Our very own David Scroggy, VP of Product Development, was instrumental in getting our Spider-Man Syrocco-style statuettes to their final state. We are really excited for the San Diego Comic-Con Exclusive version so David decided share the process he went through to get the original statue produced. Come to the Dark Horse booth at Comic-Con #2615 to find out what the SDCC exclusive looks like.
We started with a pose idea that showed a 1963 version of Spider-Man with his early “web wing” costume. We were also inspired by a detail of artist Steve Ditko’s unique drawing of Spider-Man’s hands.
We did not want to extend Spider-Man’s arms that wide, so we did a quick photo showing a suggestion for a revised pose. Yoe! Studio then made a control art illustration.
The statuette was then sculpted in clay to establish its basic structure.
Fine detail was applied to a wax casting made from the clay sculpture. This is the wax, with close-ups of the head for better understanding of its details.
Upon approval of the wax, we went to a painted prototype.
The final version shows the tin box and pin-back button with the prototype.
