Nude Banana Girl Sold Out

The very limited nude variant is technically sold out for all intents and purposes online. I do however have one more copy in my personal possession that I can sell to anyone interested. Shipping cost may vary though. If you're interested email me at bill@billpresing.com and we can work something out.

There are regular grass skirt versions still available but they are running down.

Banana Girl Signing

It might be a bit late for a Banana Girl launch party, but we're having one anyway.
At the TR!CKSTER store: 2631 Ashby Ave, Berkeley, CA. 94705
NOVEMBER 30th, 2012 – 6:30p

I'll be there signing statues, books, cards or whatever you want.
Stop in and say hello.

‘Trick’ and Mortar

Tr!ckster, the pop up store and home to all things creator owned, now has a permanent brick and mortar location in Berkeley CA.

2631A Ashby Ave.
Berkeley, CA 94702
510-665-8900

Hours: Tuesday-Sunday 11am-7pm

Tr!ckster carries everything I have available here on the blog including Banana Girl statues. So if you're in the area and want to save yourself some shipping costs, stop on by.

APE 2012

I'm going to be at the Alternative Press Expo in San Francisco this weekend. You can find me at one of the Red Window tables 526, 527 or 528.

I'll also have a fresh supply of Banana Girls on hand!

Bananas by Anders

Banana girl sculptor Anders Ehrenborg made this really cool image with his 3D model of the statue.

Banana Girls Are Back!

Banana Girl Statues are now available for order.

Designed by Bill Presing and Sculpted by Anders Ehrenborg in association with Digital Banana Studio, Banana girl is a fully painted urethane resin statue. She stands 6 1/2" tall (Including the base) and is individually numbered and limited to an edition of 225 copies. A certificate of authenticity signed by the creators will be included in every box.

The base price for the statue is $150 US plus $25 for 10 day shipping anywhere in the world.

choose statue shipping method

statue + 10 day shipping + tracking $175.00 USD

Also available is this nude variant. Identical in every way, save for the severe lack of hula skirt. This edition also contains the same certificate of authenticity and is individually numbered and limited to a mere 25 copies. However as of this writing there are only 6 copies of the variant left.

The base price for the statue is $300 US plus $25 for 10 day shipping anywhere in the world.

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nude statue + 10 day shipping + tracking $325.00 USD

All statues ship directly from the manufacturer in China. Estimate 1 to 10 days for them to ship it. For US customers the tracking numbers will activate once the package enters the United States.

Tr!ckster 2012

I had a great time at Tr!ckster this year! Thanks to everyone who pulled themselves away from the con to come and visit.

I'm happy to say I even managed to squeeze in a few commissions while I was there.
Thanks for the scans guys!

Banana Girls at Tr!ckster

Banana Girl Statues have arrived just in time for Tr!ckster 2012. Tr!ckster is the creator owned pop-up event near the San Diego convention center during comic con. These Banana Girl statues will be available for purchase there.

But first, my favorite part. The unboxing.

Also available at Tr!ckster will be my usual books and cards as well as these new signed art prints featuring the original Banana Girl piece.

I'll be attending Tr!ckster much of Friday and Saturday, but the statues will be available from day one. See you there!

Banana Girl Pre-Orders are Closed

Banana Girl pre-orders are now closed. Regular orders will resume in the near future though, so keep your eyes on this space.

Banana Girl Shipping Update

To those who pre-ordered the Banana Girl statue, I want to give an update on your order. As you have probably noticed there has been a slight delay in the manufacturing, I was expecting them to ship by the end of June. I apologize for the wait, but it's nearly over. I've received conformation that they will ship early next week, possibly even as early as Monday July 9th. If you ordered the nude variant, it will ship even sooner. This week I was told.
Again, thank you so much for your patience.

Banana Girl Production Update

The statues are nearly done!



This photo shows the design being silkscreened onto the bottoms of the bases, but as I understand it assembly has been completed and the manufacturer is now making it's final rounds of quality control before boxing them up. So I'm anticipating that they'll be ready to ship any day now.

For the moment Pre-orders are still open.

Banana Girls on Parade

Banana girl statues are well into production, as demonstrated by the photo below.

Everything is moving along on time for a release late this month.
Pre orders are still open.

The statue was actually modeled digitally by Anders Ehrenborg in Z-Brush. You can see the original digital model in the video above.

Below are some photos of the unpainted prototype.

Banana Girl Realized

My Banana Girl piece is now a statue! Sculpted by my friend Anders Ehrenborg in association with Digital Banana Studio. As I write this she is well into production with a ship date of late June this year. She stands 6 1/2" tall (Including the base) and is individually numbered and limited to an edition of 225 copies.

A limited quantity is now available for pre-order, once they're ready they'll ship directly from the manufacturer to you.

I've set up a separate blog to showcase additional photos and information as well as handle orders.

Click here to pre-order!

Also available is this nude variant, sans skirt for an additional cost. These are limited to an edition of a mere 25 copies.

Pre-order here!

Bananas For Process

I scanned this one in progress for your enjoyment.

First I "inked" the line art with acrylic.


Second I built up layers of acrylic wash. to create the forms and values. This is the underpainting.


Thirdly and finally, I lay down a transparent layer of concentrated watercolor.


The study is done simultaneous to test the colors.

Bananas From Heaven

Medium is my usual acrylic wash, concentrated watercolor combo.

Fun With Produce

These are some exploration drawings I'm doing for a piece in an animated short by my good friend John Banana of Digital Banana Studio fame. Unfortunately she's not going to be animated if that's what your thinking. It'll be an illustration in the short.








More as it develops.