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Long Lost Friend Studio makes all kinds of things from illustration to sculpture and dioramas. Our YouTube channel posts videos about art and creativity. Monsters. Muppets. Movies. Comics. Cartoons. Cute & Creepy http://youtube.com/c/longlostfriendstudio
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This week's video, another in our Never Done It series, we carved a couple of monsters out of wood. This little sheet ghost was up first. Check out the video here: youtu.be/VtWI8Uf7lrI #ghost #woodcarving

Happy World Dracula Day to all who celebrate. #WorldDraculaDay #needlefelting

We watched Revenge of the Creature while inking this and had a blast. Our movie review (and ink process) is this week's video. youtu.be/pYdpapMGAjQ #monstermovie #universalstudios

Tried an experiment! I'd never dyed or felted fiber fill, but I sculpted this Yoshi for this week's video and he turned out pretty good. #needlefelt #art #yoshi

We needle felted Yoshi #needlefelting #nintendo #art

Having some fun this past Quickie Mickey Day with Steamboat Willie and Runaway Brain Mickey #QuickieMickey #art

#art #supermario #needlefelting

#psycho #art

Our process on the Super Mario diorama for the Gallery1988 show, Back To 1985. Show's up now. And so is our process video: youtu.be/_N4sbhSRSso #videogames #diorama #mario #needlefelting

For anyone looking to try needle felting, I broke down all my favorite tools, materials, and tips in this week’s video. Have fun! #needlefelting #needlefelt #howto #bunny youtu.be/vgsdej3ZVRc

We used part of Stephen King's The Monkey to practice making horror comics this week. And we got voice actor @owenmccuen.bsky.social to add some drama to the mix. Process video and Owen's dramatic reading here at the link: youtu.be/eQqIkaBmPag #StephenKing #TheMonkey #comics #art

Four new portraits are hanging askew in the Scooby Doo Haunted Gallery. Our favorite ongoing commission. See the process video here: youtu.be/-5LtaTpVb04 #scoobydoo #art #hannabarbera #monstermonday

We love Phil. Here's a link to the video of him inking the Grinch, the one he made for our winter monster challenge.

We really had a lot of fun sculpting, felting, and building these goofballs this year. #artvsartist #artvsartist2024

Ringing in the holidays with a Winter Warlock diorama (and rewatching hours of Rankin/Bass specials to set the mood). Winter's got posable arms, a movable mouth, and an icy heart that melts when you give him a Choo-choo. youtu.be/5YENK6gXdCk

Some of my favorite projects in the studio feature @runredrun.bsky.social and her needle felted muppets. I'm constantly pushing for more Muppet dioramas. #Muppets #needlefelt #sculpture

Did a bit of sculpting for this latest project, a Sleepy Hollow signpost diorama. Our process video: youtu.be/jfgR4EDrOdk Thanks to @owenmccuen.bsky.social for the voice over work. #sculpting #sculpture #diorama #miniature

We were thrilled to be a part of the Raised by Rainbows: Puppet Pals show at Gallery1988. This is our piece, Running The Show featuring Kermit the Frog at his desk backstage at The Muppet Show. See the show here nineteeneightyeight.com/collections/... #muppets #diorama #needlefelt #sculpture

This year's Halloween card was inspired by Over the Garden Wall (celebrating 10 years!). See our process video on YouTube. youtu.be/S_em5Wt5cGw

Celebrating horror movies with Gallery 1988, our piece — Beware The Fly! — is part of the gallery's Cover Your Eyes horror show. You can see our process video on YouTube and view the whole show at the Gallery 1988 website: nineteeneightyeight.com/collections/...

Happy Birthday, Mary Shelley! What would we do without you? These are most of the Frankenstein-inspired projects V ( @vincedorse.bsky.social ) and I have worked on since we started goofing around in the studio. #Frankenstein #MaryShelley #monster #horror #classichorror

Michelle finished a Usagi Yojimbo commission for a Patreon supporter in this week's video while @vincedorse.bsky.social needle felted Usagi's arch nemesis, Jei. youtu.be/u903OvV0SmA

Built a monster in this week's video and a cozy, crumbling castle for him to live in. youtu.be/moQksDgiHag

We tested out Blink Ink and Dr PH Martin's Black Star Ink to see which was the blackest, mattest ink. Check out our video to see which we liked better. youtu.be/rczvJYYt97w

We sculpted a Milo from The Mask for the Thirty Years Later show at Gallery1988. Check out the show here: nineteeneightyeight.com/collections/...

“Like, twenty-five dollars for an action figure and the ankles don’t even work, Scoob!” youtu.be/Eoqv6Q905H8

We made a PSYCHO diorama of Mother Bates in the fruit cellar. We painted the “scene” in greyscale to match the b/w movie. We made the reverse side look like flats used on set in a movie studio. "No, I will not hide in the fruit cellar. You think I'm fruity, huh?"-Norma Bates youtu.be/YZPfmxwTByI

Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes opens this week! Already got our tickets!

We celebrate the Bride of Frankenstein's 89th Birthday in this inked portrait. youtu.be/igrho22pwUs

Ink, wash, and watercolor illustration of Miyamoto Usagi from Usagi Yojimbo. youtu.be/Bb8yBnYWWhI

Who remembers the Flintstone's episode with Fred's Uncle Giggles? We do! And we draw him and talk about the episode in this week's video. youtu.be/KU9H9k7X0Q8

We battled it out in a Sculpt-Off in this week's video. Ghostbuster's themed Clay Mini-Puft vs Felt Mini-Puft. youtu.be/lXl4Ksq_Y00

We made a part two to our How To Make a Mini-Comic video to answer some questions we got over the years. Voice actor @owenmccuen.bsky.social helped us out in this video again! youtu.be/SqTdzmLKOH8

We had a lot of fun woking on this Fozzie Bear piece for Gallery1988's "Off The Leash" show. Bonus: we got to work with voice actor @owenmccuen.bsky.social for our process video! youtu.be/wLCrycqu7HI?...

Some shots of our Godzilla Minus One piece. We did a blog post and video of our process. www.vincedorse.com/longlostfrie...

This year’s holiday card! The Monsters and Villains of classic Rankin/Bass Christmas specials, done in watercolor. youtu.be/6tpA79gJcEc

Our Holiday Video this year is the long lost, chaotic, alternate ending to Emmet Otter’s Jugband Christmas. Watch the video showing the alternate ending here: youtu.be/2kNQ1a95wKU

Working on a project where we need to cannibalize an old action figure for parts and clothing and it looks like Chachi’s headed to that big malt shop in the sky. Wah Wah Wah, Blue Eyes.

Details from one of the Halloween dioramas we made this week. Video's here: youtu.be/Nd7HP5JLg8c

Muppetober Day 31. Uncle Deadly! Vince's inks at @vincedorse.bsky.social Our video on watercoloring the Muppet monster is here: youtu.be/tfidAiLKKIQ

Muppetober Day 30, Rowlf! Just one more after him. Vince’s inks at @vincedorse.bsky.social Today’s one-minute process short’s here: youtube.com/shorts/wEr35... #Muppets #Muppetober #Rowlf #ink #watercolor

Muppetober Day 29, Miss Piggy Vince’s inks at @vincedorse.bsky.social Today’s one-minute process short’s here: youtube.com/shorts/uN1lm...

Muppetober Day 28, Bunsen Honeydew. Vince’s inks at @vincedorse.bsky.social Today’s one-minute process short’s here: youtube.com/shorts/lBVbz...