Ruben Procopio, a man of experience in the animation sculpture field, caring 24 years at the Animation's Home, Disney Studios. Now he is working in the collectable and comic field which clients include Electric Tiki, Cartoon Network, Warner Bros, Bowen Designs and Disney.

Name: Ruben Procopio
Birth date: 11/21/61
Studio name: Masked Avenger Studios
Headquarters location: California. USA. (818) 720-3786.
Experience: 25 yrs.
Material preferences: Sculpey, Super Sculpey, etc... and a bucket of patience! .
Sculpture’s size: Any where's from 6" to life size, it's all a challenge...
Influences: Adolfo Procopio (Dad and mentor, who is a sculptor as well, worked for Disney for 35 yrs. on any ride imaginable for the parks), Michealangelo and all the renaissance greats... Bernini, Cellini, Canova, Donatello, Ghilberti, Verrocchio... animalier Barye, Fredric Remington, Albert Dorne, my good friend and other mentor Alex Toth, 'nuff said!, Neal Adams, Don Newton, Jose Luis Garcia Lopez, John Buscema, Burne Hogarth, and last but not least my buddy George
Pérez.
Companies: Disney Studios ( for 24ys.), Ruby-Spears, Cartoon Network, Electrictiki, ...and currently DC Direct,Bowen Designs.
Expectations: To give as close to the spirit of life into a piece as possible, and to please the fans of course.
Advice to new sculptors or amateurs sculptors: Make sure that you have and study the foundations of this art form, anatomy, design, composition etc... and study all the great sculptors of the past and present. Be humble in your approach and try your best to do your best when doing any and every piece. Meet your deadlines, a gentleman's agreement written or by shaking hands goes a long ways today if you mean it.
Other: A quote from Leonardo (Oops, he belongs on the list above as well), get as close to reality in your work as possible, then explore your imagination...