We Are Indie Toys: Make Your Own Resin Characters

I have to honestly say that I feel a little ripped off purchasing this book. The sample of the book here on Amazon looked great but unfortunately this is the very best part of the book. This book mainly consists of well photographed images but is totally lacking in the "making" department. Most designers give the same advice over and over again. Trivial little things like "watch out for air bubbles". Really? You can't get more basic than that. Any ideas of casting painting and design are gleamed from the few photos that show but do not explain the process or examine the details. So it's really a product picture book. I read it from cover to cover in under 10 minutes. If I had seen the book on a bookstore shelf I definitely would not have purchased it when there are so many other good books out there on most of the things a book like this hints at covering but totally fails. Resin can be a little tricky but do not rely on this for any hints, tips, and secret little tricks. Very, very disappointed seasoned professional. But the photography is well executed as a product picture book with little variety of styles. You will definitely find more information spending 5 minutes on the net then it takes the time to order this book.

I got this book thinking it would be an a-z guide on how to create and make resin figures.But it's mostly just a glossary of artists who currently are in the resin making field.Mainly showing the creations the artists have made and although beautiful and amazing to see it is no where near complete enough to help a beginner get their feet wet in the creation of making resin characters.There are about 25-30 artists included and the book gives a bio on each artist.Then each artist is basically given 2-3 paragraphs on "helpful" tips of creating resin figures.Most just gloss over the resin making process (But never an a-z guide) and just offer random tips that aren't all that helpful.Like one artist says make sure enough air holes in the mold but where am I supposed to go from there?If you want a coffee table book or one that shows some amazing artwork this is the book for you.But if you are wanting to actually get into the creation of resin characters it is lacking a lot.

The title of this book is misleading. Although it does give a few hints on how to make your own resin figure, it DOES NOT adequately break it down step-by-step. Here you'll find pretty pictures with artist introductions and their technique tips. That makes it more of a coffee table book that is better purchased as a paper or hardback, and not a Kindle download as I did. If you are looking for detailed instructions on this subject matter I suggest you look else where.

A waste of time. Kind of got lucky honestly that the book got ruined because of bad weather. There is at best 3 useful blurbs about how to make resin toys. If you want another art book, go for it. But if you want a book about making toys, go somewhere else. Lol, they actually give you better resources that would be a billion times more informative and free.

This book is one of my favorites!It's full of amazing toy artists who share their experience in making their own toys with some helpful hints and photographs of how they do it.Though its not a step-by-step guide of how to make your own toys, its not something you should turn your nose up at if you're looking for inspiration or advice from other artists

Neat book of other people's work but not informative or helpful to anyone trying to learn how to make their own

Love ALL of Louis Bou's work! And he's such a fantastic and creative person! Excellent!

A great overview of the resin figure makers world.

Given as a gift recipient was pleased

If you are looking for actual ressources and tutorials on molding and casting resin toys this publication is extremely shallow and disappointing.