Kimberly Merrikin

Toys (6 files)

These are some terrible pictures of toys I did the concept design on. Once I take better pictures, I will upload those instead. It is hard to schedule a photoshoot with illusive mythical creatures.

The process with these toys is that the guy I contract for says, "Hey. I need a new line of toys - I would like to see these themes..." and then he tells me things like "pickle" or "mythical creature". Then I sit around and think of things that make me snortlaugh when I initially think of them. Then I draw those things and send the drawings off to the guy I contract for. Then he tells me how to change them - then I do a bit of magical photoshop painting to generate a nicer looking version of the drawings. Those drawings go off to a lady that sculpts clay prototypes. Then they get moulded. Somewhere in there I design the packaging and write the stories of the individual toys.