Tainted and birthday sale…

April 9th, 2012

I just finished two new pieces,  “Tainted (1 and 2)”.  They are custom 3″ Android vinyl toys.  This was my first foray into customizing the toy representation of Google’s Android mascot, and I’m pleased with how they came out.  I guess I was not the only one, because they both sold before I even had the chance to edit proper pics of them.   Stay tuned, I am working on lots of stuff, including some more custom ThreeA figures, some Funkeys, and a series or two of 3″ Dunnys, all of which will be hitting my online store:

  http://alarment.storenvy.com/

Speaking of online store, in honor of this being my birthday month, I am offering a special discount till the end of the April.  So when you check out at my online store, just use the following discount code

bday15

to receive 15% off the listed price of any item!

So here they are, “Tainted (1 and 2)”…

alarment tainted android toys

alarment tainted android toys

alarment tainted android toys

alarment tainted android toys

alarment tainted android toys

alarment tainted android toys

alarment tainted android toys

alarment tainted android toys

and what others are saying…

toysrevil.blogspot.com

spankystokes.com

so behind… (La Belleza, Outer Space Men, M’Ickey)

March 9th, 2012

I really hate doing this, lumping together several different works into one post.  I keep finding that I forget to update here with each new project completed.  Bad updater…

If you want more real-time artwork updates, come be my friend or be a fan on Facebook:

http://www.facebook.com/alarment

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Alarmentcom/141419375895879

Anyways.. it has been a busy 2012 so far for me art-wise.  Three shows in three months, and for each of these shows only  a couple weeks (or less) to prepare a piece for each.

I already posted about the first show, Kickflip (see here).  Originally, I was going to submit two pieces, but already found a buyer for one of the decks, so it didn’t make it to the show.

This skateboard deck is titled “La Belleza”.

alarment La Belleza

alarment La Belleza

 

alarment La Belleza

alarment La Belleza

I then found out about another show that was happening in February that I wanted to participate in.  The show is called Toypocalypse 2: Futuretro and was held at the TT Underground Showroom in NYC.

Found out about this show very late, and after getting my hands on some Outer Space Men, I had about a week to get them done.

For some images from the show, click here.

alarment outer space men group

alarment outer space men group

And again, found out about another showcaswe (Play Imaginative x Disney) very late in the game.  After seeing what my fellow customizes where doing with this blank Mickey, I knew I wanted to be part of this as well.

So I came up with M’Ickey

alarment m'ickey

alarment m'ickey

As always, to see more images, please visit my ART GALLERY and thanks for looking!

To see what others had to say about M’Ickey:

www.spankystokes.com

plasticandplush.com

urbanvinyldaily.com

tenacious-toys.blogspot.com

La Tristeza

January 5th, 2012

Right before the end of the year, I got back into a painting mood.  This mood change was prompted by the deadline of an upcoming show.

The show I was working toward is Kickflip at the Rendition Gallery in Fort Collins, CO.  The theme of the show as told by Rendition Gallery “An art exhibit themed on skateboards and shoes. Paintings, drawings, mixed media, and photography will be on display. Lots of hand painted skateboard decks will grace our walls.”

A few years ago I had ordered some blank decks, but the opportunity to work on them had never arisen before.  I stared worked on two decks, and regularly posted work-in-progress shots to my Facebook pages (Allan’s page and Alarment.com’s page) and got lots of positive feedback.  So much so that one of the decks sold before being completed while a third was commission in a similar style by an artist friend.  So I only ended up competing one skateboard deck to be included in the show.  It is titled La Tristeza, and can be seen below.  I will post more images of the other decks when they are done.  Again, my Facebook pages are the best way to follow my progress on uncompleted works.

The show opens Friday, January 6 and runs to January 27.  If you are in the area, stop by and see my deck along with the works of many other talented artists.

alarment La Tristeza 1 allan armenta

 

alarment La Tristeza 5 allan armenta

Winter Sale…

November 28th, 2011

Just in time for the holidays (and the tail end of Cyber Monday, ha) I am having a sale at my online store!

alarment.storenvy.com

Just use the code: allan20

at the checkout page to receive 20% off any and all items in my store.  So go ahead and treat yourself to that one piece you have been eyeballing, or surprise a friend with collectable art!

 

they are making the rounds…

October 21st, 2011

Masked and Infected have hit the blogoshopere.  To see my pieces getting some attention at various toy/art blogs, please see the links below.

toysrevil.blogspot.com

tenacious-toys.blogspot.com

kollectiblekulture.com

plasticandplush.com

spankystokes.com

Infected and Masked (Store is now live!)

October 12th, 2011

Infected.  What was once a device from a war long forgotten, now serves as a shell to something altogether different. No longer controlled by artificial intelligence, it is now inhabited by a beast of organic origins, whose ultimate purpose is unknown.

Infected is a customized ThreeA WWRp Bertie crafted with acrylic paints and Magic-Sculpt. It stands at approximately 5″ tall.

Masked.  A creature spewing its bile and venom into the world. Its visage so horrible, it wears a gilded mask to hide its true appearance. A creature out of one’s dreams, one of many that pollutes thoughts and corrupts minds.

Masked is a customized Munnyworld Mini Bub crafted with acrylic paints and Magic-Sculpt. It stands at approximately 4.5″ tall.

Infected and Masked (along with other pieces) are now available from my online store: http://alarment.storenvy.com

For more images, visit my Online Gallery

alarment Infected Masked Allan Armenta

It’s ALIVE!!!

October 8th, 2011

Quick update, Have a couple of pieces (The Seeker and The Becoming, which can be seen in earlier posts) in the It’s ALIVE!!! group shop at The Rendition Gallery, in Fort Collins, CO.  The show just opened yesterday and features many a spooky artwork by some very talented artists.  If you get a chance and are in the neighborhood, please stop by.  The show runs from October 7th to November 2nd.

For more information, see the links below…

Rendition Gallery

Facebook Event Page

Catching up…

September 7th, 2011

Really fallen behind with updating over here.  The following three pieces (The Becoming, Chompie, and Pained) appeared in the Tiny Terrors group show at Cellar Door Gifts & Gallery (http://www.cellardoorgifts.com/).   Chompie and Pained are still available at the gallery with a few of my other works.   The Becoming will be available in my online store soon (http://alarment.storenvy.com/).  The Gremlin and Skully were done for the Kidrobot Forums dunny trade and the Custom Toy Union Forums dunny trade.   In the works I have a custom Munnyworld Mini Bub, a ThreeA WWRp Bertie, a couple Mini Munnys, and working on a series of six 3″ dunnys.  Stay tuned…

 

The Becoming – 4.5″ H x 4.5″ W x 2.5″ D, crafted with acrylic paints, wood, and Magic-Sculpt.

alarment The Becoming Allan Armenta

alarment The Becoming Allan Armenta

alarment The Becoming Allan Armenta

 

Chompie – 2.5″ Qee

alarment Chompie Allan Armenta

 

Pained – 3″ Dunny

alarment Pained Allan Armenta

 

Gremlin- 3″ Dunny

alarment Gremlin Allan Armenta

 

Skully- 3″ Dunny

alarment Skully Allan Armenta

The Seeker…

April 30th, 2011

Here is my newest custom, named The Seeker, which is my submission to the Munnyworld Megacontest. What was once a Raffy, this creature is a continuation of my series of ‘shadow people’, that come from my dreamland/nightmare world. Some times cute, but many times more on the strange and scary side, they inhabit my subconsciousness. To see and/or vote for him visit:
Munnyworld Megacontest
It is currently on the second page, but as more entries come in, it will move back. Also, check out all of the other awesome vinyl artists and their submissions. There are many talented people who have participated in this.
Hope you enjoy :)

alarment the seeker allan armenta 1

alarment the seeker allan armenta 2

Big Update…

April 26th, 2011

Ok, made lots of progress on the alarment site.  Not everything in complete (like image names) but at least I have the majority of my documented works online.  To view them, go to the ART GALLERY on the right or use the following link.

ART GALLERY

Lots more cool stuff to follow, like an online store!