How to Make Homemade Mighty Muggs
Mighty Muggs are 6-inch vinyl figurines with giant heads and small bodies. Hasbro released the original versions of the Mighty Muggs, which were designed to look like characters from the Star Wars movies, Marvel comic books and GI Joe. Today people can make their own Mighty Muggs to look like any character. As long as you have patience and a little painting skill, you can make your own customized figurine easily.
Things You'll Need
- Blank Mighty Muggs figurine
- Soap
- Water
- Primer paint
- Reference material
- Pencil
- Acrylic paint
- Paint brushes
- Matte sealer
Instructions
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Creating Your Mighty Mugg
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Buy a blank Mighty Muggs figure. Black and white blank figures are available online.
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Wash your Mugg with soap and water.
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Put down newspaper at your work station to prevent the paint from getting everywhere.
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Prime your figurine with a primer base coat. Let the figure dry before proceeding. This usually takes about 15 minutes.
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Use reference material to decide what how want to the figurine to look. Find pictures of your character online or in magazines and comic books, and choose the picture you want your character to resemble. Consider the facial expressions, outfit details, highlights and shadows.
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Pencil your design into your Mighty Mugg figurine. Take your time with this step. It's easier to make changes with pencil than with paint.
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Start painting your Mugg with acrylic paint. Do this in stages, with the lighter colors first and the darkest ones last. Let your each coat dry thoroughly before moving to the next. Each coat should take about 10 minutes to dry.
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Paint on details such as facial expressions and small costume accessories after you have finished painting the bigger color blocks.
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Spray your finished figurine with matte sealer once you are satisfied with how it looks.
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Tips & Warnings
Treat your Mighty Mugg with care. You want it to last a long time, so make sure you wash the blank figure, prime it before painting and seal the paint afterward so the paint doesn't chip off or fade.
Share your Mighty Mugg with others on an online forum. There's a huge Mugg fan base ready to provide encouragement and constructive criticism for your next project.
Keep a window cracked and the air circulating while painting, because fumes can be a problem.
