#diecast probems

[cars2-renaissance]

Absolutely. They did him dirty.

Hmmmmmm maybe I should get my die cast out and see what I can do…

I JUST DISCOVERED SOMETHING THATS GONNA CHANGE THE DIE CAST CAR GAME FOREVER

Okay so you know how the die cast of Leland is permanently stuck with that stupid expression like

Come on, Mattel. They did him dirty.

Well I always wished I could change his expression. I’m a pretty good artist. I could probably do it but there’s no way in hell I’m defacing an extremely rare die cast over some cosmetic thing. Like the eBay prices say it all.

But then I got an ✨idea✨

Now this method can and will be refined. This is my first attempt but already I’m thrilled with the results!

Post-it notes. Okay hear me out

I cut the sticky end with an exacto-knife into the shape of Leland’s windscreen then put it over his eyes. It’s not the best fit cause I was just experimenting but it still does the trick. The adhesive on the post-it note is so weak, it doesn’t damage the original paint at all but it still stays in place pretty well. Then I got to sketching

I marked out the expression I wanted him to have. Ideally the post-it would be white but I made do with what I had and after going over the whites of his eyes with a gel pen, you can’t tell the difference.

Then I colour matched with my colour pencils, sharpened them to the finest point I could get and got to colouring! I drew with the post-it directly on him since it was just pencil, not paint, I wasn’t scared of causing any damage. Then I went over everything with a super fine tipped micron to clean things up and

Holy shit it worked! like damn I wasn’t expecting it to come out this good!!! I am THRILLED I can’t wait to make more of these! The photo shoot possibilities are ENDLESS IM SO EXCITED

And the best part is, I can just peel off the post-it whenever I want factory-made Leland back! Ahhhhhhh I’m so excited!!!