Anime Figures

Why Do You Buy [????]

by radiantdreamer September 09, 2010 in Anime Figures 47 comments tags: anime figures, figure addiction, impulse purchases, love plus, nendoroid, takane manaka

I'm sure a bunch of you buy figures you have no clue where they're from. Why do you buy [????]? Do you end up watching the series afterward, or while the figure is still in preorder? Have there been cases where you canceled a figure because you watched the series?

Bakemonogatari & animeshumi Contest Results Are In!

by radiantdreamer September 01, 2010 in Anime Figures 38 comments tags: animeshumi, bakemonogatari, contest, nendoroid, petit, puchi, radiantdreamer

So the contest is finally over. I was still getting entries an HOUR before the closing time at midnight, and some even after the closing time (sorry, those entries didn't count!) So what are the results? Let's get these guys to find out...

Clalaclan – Beauty in Armor

by radiantdreamer August 26, 2010 in Anime Figures, How To Draw Anime & Photoshop 38 comments tags: 1:8 scale, ABS, Alter, anime figure, clalaclan, photoshop, PVC, radiantdreamer, shining wind, zombies

It's been a long time since I've done a figure photoshop, but I'm glad I finally took some time to do one, and boy it was a lot of fun! Check the video, and the review of this incredible figure!

RadiantDreamer.net Now Live! Giveaway Has Started!

by radiantdreamer August 18, 2010 in Anime Figures 80 comments tags: animeshumi, bakemonogatari, contest, giveaway, live, nendoroid petite, radiantdreamer

Thanks, everyone who waited! My blog is finally up and running! The contest has finally started! Click to learn more!

Celica Mizushiro + Custom Base Tutorial

by radiantdreamer June 04, 2010 in Anime Figures 29 comments tags: 1:8 scale, beatmania, celica, figure, konami, mizushiro, nekomimi, punk, PVC, visual kei

Rare figure, GET! Plus a tutorial on how to make a custom base! Let’s get started!

Figure Care – Dusting, Cleaning, and Leaning!

by radiantdreamer May 28, 2010 in Anime Figures 97 comments tags: clean, compressed air, dust, figure care, fix, ignis, leaning figures, magic eraser, maintain, mr. clean, PVC

On occasion, figures need some maintaining. It doesn’t happen very often, but when it does, sometimes you’re at a loss on what the best methods would be. Today, I’ll share with you the methods that I use, that I’ve found effective to clean dirty figures, fix leaning figures, and dusting figure displays and figures.

Broken Pegs and How to Fix Them – The Rise of Rize

by radiantdreamer May 21, 2010 in Anime Figures 53 comments tags: broken peg, drill, elwing, fix, goodsmile, rize, tutorial

If your figures have this problem, you will surely benefit from this post. Some of you may remember this image from one of my random photo posts. You may shudder now, but read on to find out the good this ends up being.

Random Photos 2

by radiantdreamer April 16, 2010 in Anime Figures, Things I Find Interesting 33 comments tags: apple, darkstalkers, dsc-tx1, giant boxes, hatsune, konata, marisa, miku, radiantdreamer, rin, sony, street fighter, Taiga, tokyohunter, world is mine, yotsuba

A lot has happened since the beginning of the year until now. Much of which has been backlogged due to a busy schedule. It’s not just games, but life in general, and the fact that I’ve been trying to stay busy. This week is no different. Another major project has landed on my lap (that I can’t reveal), which I’m more than happy to do. But I can’t neglect my readers. You guys are very important to me, and it means a lot when you guys come check out my small little world, and comment. So here’s a bunch of photos that I’ve taken since arriving back from Singapore, many of which are things that I want to talk about in the future on this blog, but have been backlogged.

Kagamikusagi! Photoshop Love! <3

by radiantdreamer April 09, 2010 in Anime & Video Games, Anime Figures, How To Draw Anime & Photoshop 52 comments tags: death note, final fantasy xiii, gemini sunrise, kagamikusagi, mice heist, miku, miles edgeworth, nendoroid, photoshop, resonance of fate, rosenqueen, sakura taisen, sakura wars, tangerine tango, trickshot games

Gomen-ne! No Easter Eggs here!

Improv Painting, Unexpected Purchase

by radiantdreamer March 05, 2010 in Anime Figures, How To Draw Anime & Photoshop 38 comments tags: faerie, goodsmile, K-ON!, nendoroid, photoshop, ritsu, ruka, vocaloid

An unexpected purchase last Friday – I went to Aberdeen Center and saw Ruka for sale at one of the figure shops. Many bootleg nendoroids around, but I could tell this one was authentic. My Ritsu arrived in the mail on the same day too. Two more to go, and my K-On! collection will be complete. I’ve got a special photoshop idea in mind once that happens. A new painting that I did. Only took about 5 or 6 hours, this one. It’s sorta “improv” painting. No reference photos or anything, and just paint whatever comes at the moment. It’s a wallpaper, so click on it if you want to see the full size. Here’s a youtube video of it too! Do you recognize the songs? [pro-player]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jYqsZh2nljk[/pro-player] Still on switched gear, so see you all again next time! Stay tuned!

Taiga, Olympics, Valentines, CNY, Oh My!

by radiantdreamer February 12, 2010 in Anime Figures, How To Draw Anime & Photoshop, Things I Find Interesting 55 comments tags: chinese new year, olympics, Taiga, torch relay, valentine's day, Vancouver, year of the tiger

Pretty big megapost today! It’s time for Chinese New Year (with some Taiga!), Valentine’s Day, and the Vancouver 2010 Olympics! I thought about doing separate posts for each, but they’re all pretty important! Let’s get started!

Random Photos

by radiantdreamer February 05, 2010 in Anime Figures, Things I Find Interesting 59 comments tags: apples, ignis, konata, miku, nendoroid, random, rin, saber, shadowlady, shana, yui

So I’ve got a nice commissioned job that I have been working on this week. No time to do any other photoshop work, or talk about anything else. But instead of leaving you hanging, here are some random photos I took over the past little while. Enjoy!

My Current Collection – January

by radiantdreamer January 29, 2010 in Anime Figures, Things I Find Interesting 62 comments tags: aerith, ah my goddess, alice, Alter, Alvis Hamilton, aria, asuka, ballistics, belldandy, black lagoon, black rock shooter, burst angel, cloud, evangelion, fate stay night, final fantasy, gemini sunrise, good smile company, gothic devil girl, hardy daytona, human mage, K-ON!, Kannagi, Kotobukiya, Last Exile, lineage II, masamune shirow, miku hatsune, motorcycle, my collection, needa, nendoroid, pia carrot, queen's gate, raquel gothic, revy, rize, saber, sakura, shall, shana, shuraki, tifa, tony aka, vocaloid, yuffie, yuna

I’m sure most of you have come up against the problem of owning too many anime figures, that you’re running out of room. My own personal solution is to rotate them, and keep some of them in storage. This keeps things fresh. You may recall a previous post on my collection, so let’s see how things have changed since then.

Christmas Miku! Happy Holidays from Radiantdreamer!

by radiantdreamer December 23, 2009 in Anime Figures, How To Draw Anime & Photoshop 35 comments tags: christmas, goodsmile, hatsune, miku, nendoroid, photoshop, radiantdreamer, xmas

Happy Holidays! It’s the holiday season! With Christmas fast approaching, I thought I’d celebrate by creating a photoshop of a Xmas Miku! I was going to do this photoshop on Friday, but guessing from how busy Christmas Day will be, I figure I’d do an early photoshop post this week instead. This actually took a bit longer than I had expected, but it turned out pretty good. Click on the image for a 1280 wallpaper! I’m not 100% sold on the hat. I guess part of it is because it still looks so much more detailed and sharp compared to the simple design of a nendoroid. Plus the lighting is wrong to begin with. I could have painted my own hat, I guess. [pro-player]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wCr0ZUspsqg[/pro-player] Though it was a rough start, it’s been a great year for RadiantDreamer! I hope the trend continues next year. Have a safe and Merry Christmas!

Dark Saber Lily

by radiantdreamer December 18, 2009 in Anime Figures, How To Draw Anime & Photoshop 26 comments tags: dark saber, photoshop, saber lily

A bit of a lazy post today, so I’ve cut straight to the chase. 🙂 I was inspired after seeing this post of someone’s Saber Lily mod. Since I have zero skill in painting my own figures (well, that’s not true, but it might as well be), and I most certainly wouldn’t want to risk taking apart my Saber Lily for this, I decided the next best thing would be to make a photoshop version. I got lazy this time, and ended up using one of the shots previously posted in the Omake, but I probably would have gotten a similar result had I done a re-shoot anyway. Here’s a youtube video of it being made: [pro-player]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d_7aOr_vnO8[/pro-player] And also, here’s a 1280 wallpaper! Enjoy!

Saber Lily Omake!

by radiantdreamer November 13, 2009 in Anime Figures 29 comments tags: figure, figures, good smile company, goodsmile company, konata, nendoroid, omake, photography, radiantdreamer, saber, wallpaper

A bit of a lazy post this week, not because I don’t want to, but because I don’t have time at the moment. I’m getting ready to take a trip to Singapore next week, so from here until the beginning of December, you probably won’t see a photoshop post. But I may keep you updated on AFA 09 and whatever cool things happen while I’m there. I’ve decided to take this opportunity and post some of the omitted shots from both Winged Lily and Angel Lily. By the way, all these pics have larger versions if you click on them.

Anime Figures

Help Me Pay for Hosting