#WhatsNewin2020: TIGERBILL from 1000Tentacles
1000Tentacles reveals the first character figure from his upcoming "Wild Things" to be unleashed into the toy-wild: Introducing "TigerBill"! Brandishing an axe and a gnarly demeanour, this was what WanKok Leong had to share about the character creation:
"One thing for sure, I wanted Bill to hold a weapon, and fighting axe is the first thing in my mind. Cloak with the word “标”printed on it."
(Above image: Initial concept art for TigerBill)
"The figure hand sculpted by me, in epoxy clay. Draw the tiger stripes on surface, marking for color sample. Once sculpting was finished, the master was separated into parts. TigerBill has 7 articulation points in total." (Instagram / Facebook)
And while the aesthetic-style is very much WanKok's, I am intrigued to know off this character has any specific connection to his previous worlds of "Screaming Monster" - which also includes "Monster Tree Trunk" ... (The above-featured artwork is from his 2018 solo show "Kid & Monster" at Trendy, Thailand).
