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Welcome to a showcase web site for Richard Dixon's Creative Image Making Toy Photo Design Studio Brand .

The Studio has provided a creative photography and visual image design service for the Toy Industry and Children's Comics Publishing in England for over thirty years .

The web site is also the home of Richard Dixon's Childrens Photo Story Adventures - SEASTAR 5 INVADERS FROM THE ABYSS and SINBAD GOLD RAIDER HEROES .

If you like what you see on the site and have any questions about my work...please email me at the studio with your details ......richarddixontoyp@btinternet.com  

We respond to emails within 24 hours .

We hope you enjoy your visit to our site.....and keep us on your radar to visit us again soon.....

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This is a specially created Photo Story Underwater Adventure Saga for Children in nine episodes .

The story was written by Richard Dixon in October 2012 and then created over a four year period in a fully illustrated model animation style format . All the current episodes are available to view on this web site - just check out the page menu top left on this page . 

So far the SEASTAR 5 project has received over 77,000 public viewers on this studio web site to look at this underwater adventure Sci-Fi photo story series made in the north of England by Richard Dixon since the first completed episodes were released for viewing .  

The next episode for SEASTAR 5 - The Man from Lemuria / Episode 10 is due for a web release in December 2019 .

SEASTAR 5 The Series is now available to Book Publishers , Games Producers and TV - Film Company Producers who would be interested in taking the production into a possible concept development for the children's market...just email us with your contact details and we will get in touch....use the studio email to contact us....richarddixontoyp@btinternet.com     

Above.....SEASTAR 5 gains its first press newspaper article ....dateline 3 APRIL 2018...in England.....Lancashire Blackpool Evening Gazette .

The Production has also recieved two illustrated articles in UK Science Fiction - Media Magazine - INFINITY......together with over thirty media web sites taking promotional articles on the series for public display .

Richard Dixon would like to thank the following for their help in the making of SEASTAR 5 .....Monster Flying Bug - Peter Montgomery.....FX on SeaTrak Photography - Al Kent.....Lemurian Dungeon Scene and Marine Lab Island Photography - Lee Richardson......SEASTAR 5 FXGraphics - Poster Art - SEASTAR 5 Insignia Design - Connor Magill / Northern Ireland.....Electrical FX on submarine models -James Mercer .....Lemurian Sub Craft Insignia - Imortal Graphics USA .

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Our latest Children's story series has been inspired by the Arabian Knights stories of Sinbad the Sailor .

The story is called " SINBAD GOLD RAIDER HEROES " .

Visual Storyteller Richard Dixon's re - imagination of the Tales Of Sinbad will give the original hero a new style of action adventure in a photo story series like no other .

Its being created at his north of England Studio using a digital photography model animation format with a sci-fi-fantasy look ....which will give children a specially designed fully illustrated adventure storyline to excite their imagination at every turn of this four part story saga....

Our first image has now arrived on this page - a character design supermation art work image....more images will be released to this site very soon..........

SINBAD GOLD RAIDER HEROES ...a new kind of adventure story for children is coming...

If you would like to have more details on this new production concept just email us at the studio and we can arrange for a production brochure to be sent out to you when they are available very soon......email us...richarddixontoyp@btinternet.com 

PIRATE GIRL CHARACTER DESIGN - from SINBAD GOLD RAIDER HEROES

RICHARD DIXON SUPERMATION ART IMAGE  2019 .

PIRATE GIRL / SINBAD GOLD RAIDER HEROES TEASER POSTER - RELEASED TO FACEBOOK  AND LINKEDIN WEB CHANNELS - FEBRUARY 2019 .

SUPERMATION ART IMAGE - RICHARD DIXON 2019 .

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NEW FOR 2019......

We launch a new section on the web site...check it out on the left side menu.....a look at our work in the UK Toy Industry and Children's Comics covering the last thirty years . Our work with Kenner Toys - Bluebird Toys - Hasbro Toys - Mattel Toys - Marvel Comics - Panini Comics - Titan Comics - MGA Toys USA  - Toontastic Comics - Cartoon Network Comic - Warner Bros Looney Toons - GEMMA Cards - Pedigree Books  many more......

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NEW FOR MAY...2019....

MORE ACTION MAN PHOTO STORY ADVENTURES.....CHECK THEM OUT FOR A WHOLE WORLD OF ADVENTURE......

ACTION MAN IMAGES COPYWRITE MARVEL COMICS UK AND PANINI COMICS UK - ACTION MAN COPYWRITE HASBRO TOYS UK .

MY STORY.........

 HOW IT STARTED ,

WHERE ITS BEEN ,

AND WHERE WE ARE GOING ...........

Richard Dixon started photography for the Toy Industry and Children's Comics in 1989 following a College Photography Course in Blackpool and ten years photographing portraits , weddings and general product advertising photography in the North West of England .

The starting of photography with the Toy Industry followed a period of work practice in the Financial Services Sector with National Savings over a number of years . His skills in photography were soon realised by the Management of National Savings in their staff news magazine and photographing the Miss Premium Bond Contest for the Government Agency . This work quickly introduced him to Public Relations Managers for Companies in Lancashire who helped spread the quality of his work to a larger audience with articles in the regions newspapers and magazines  .

Advertising photography was his next target in the Entertainment and Leisure Industry in the North West who started to use Richard's photography in an increasing number of areas . Trust House Forte Leisure , Odeon Cinemas and First Leisure Corporation were the first to use his talents in promotions and photography of their Leisure Centres , Hotels and in their Theatre promotions .

His next move forward was unexpected , into the Toy Industry following a chance meeting with Animation Director Mark Hall from Cosgrove Hall Animation Studios in Manchester . With Mark's guidance and encouragement Richard began to learn the art of photographing miniatures at his Television Studio in Manchester .

Other professional meetings followed with Gerry Anderson and Ray Harryhausen the Monster Animation Film Modelmaker .

 Richard started to learn how to film models on miniature sets with Movie and TV style presentation techniques and then apply them to his own projects . He produced a set of demonstration toy photography images of his work which would form a presentation to take and show the Toy and Publishing Industries what he could achieve with his techniques.

With his presentation folio and an extensive mail shot publicity drive he began his journey forwards into the Toy Industry and Children's Comics.

Soon his miniature photography product work started to become noticed by Toy Company Marketing Directors and the first to give him a chance on a major product for Toy Advertising was Bluebird Toys in Swindon.

They allowed him to create his new realistic style with presentations for their new product line in 1990 - ZERO HOUR....with Catalogue photography ...posters...model display dioramas for the Toy Fair in London and Harrogate...Christmas Display in Hamleys London...and his first advertising pictures in childrens comics.

Richard also assisted the Bluebird Marketing Director and the TV Commercials Director in setting up the model production sets at the filming of the TV Commercials for the Zero Hour Brand / Manta Force and Polly Pocket at Jacob Street Studios in London during his time when he worked for the Company .

More presentations of his work followed to 3D Licensing / Kenner Toys / Griffin Bacal Advertising Agency London and Universal Pictures with Saachi and Saachi in London for the movie Robin Hood Prince of Thieves Licensed Toy Range for Europe as his work style gained interest from the top Companies dealing with the Toy Industry .

Richard's new style of presentation with Zero Hour quickly came to the attention of Hasbro's Marketing Department in London and he was asked to start producing work for their Action Force Range and continued with Hasbro's GI JOE Range.

Additional work assignments followed from Bluebird Toys to promote their MIGHTY MAX range.....

Then Hasbro's ACTION MAN was re-launched in the UK after many years. It was the end of 1996 .

Richard produced three concept presentations of images for the Action Man Product to show how his new realistic work style could be used to benefit the advertising of the product .The images were shown to Hasbro's Creative Director Edward Catchpole who immediately gave Richard the go ahead to take the work to their Licensing Associates to be used in the promotions for the product range.

Some of the first Licensing work was completed with Richard's TPD STUDIOS for GEMMA CARDS who released an Action Man Greeting Card Range which featured this new realistic style of photography presentation . Pedigree Books took further images for their Action Man Annual Cover and inside pages .

Marvel Comics in the UK under Panini Publishing had also just launched ACTION MAN COMIC . It was early 1997 and now required some additional photography for the new Comic.

With Hasbro's help Richard produced two sample covers , Action Man Raid Cover MAY 1997 and Action Man Sniper Cover JUNE 1997  for the Comic using his realistic photomation work style . Both covers were accepted for publication . The journey forward with Action Man had started for Richard Dixon and his model animation style of work which would take him on to a whole new level of professional work .

Richard was asked to come on board and join the Marvel Comics UK team working on the Action Man Comic and he started to produce a series of realistic images for the comic......and to continue with them over the  next eight years with the creation of over 60 fantastic realistic cover pictures and posters....lots of competition pages photography and Action Man support material ....his style of realistic photography images were now getting national recognition across the industry .

With the success of the ACTION MAN COMIC pictures , Marvel Comics UK owners PANINI UK gave Richard's Studio the opportunity to create a series of realistic Photo Story Special Editions of the Comic .

Using Model Animation on model sets and movie style photography techniques with real backgrounds ...fifteen photo story concepts were written and produced by him before handing over to his Editors to prepare the dialogue sections and finishing for publication , sets were designed and photographed at the Toy Photo Design Studio in Lancashire by Richard over a number of years......the ACTION MAN COMIC SUMMER and WINTER Specials selling over half a million copies in sales.....a superb window for the Action Man Product and proved a very successful Comic in the UK .

While at Marvel Comics Richard also created a number of posters and related image material for the TRANSFORMERS Comic together with some Lara Croft TOMB RAIDER Comic images which were done for Playmate Toys promotional purposes to promote sales of product on-line .

Following eight years with MARVEL COMICS / PANINI COMICS the next step forward came with the re - launch of MASTERS OF THE UNIVERSE from Mattel Toys . Richard Dixon helped Mattel launch the toys through ToonTastic Comics based in Oldham England , when an action Comic was created to tell the continuing stories of He-Man . A number of display sets were created with the full assistance of Mattel UK and a series of images of the toys were created in a SuperPhotomation technique . This blends Photography , Artwork and Model animation together to give a realistic appearance to the presentation of the toys in magazines .

The next publishing project after Masters of the Universe came along very quickly...MGA Toys from the USA launched " The Bratz " .

Titan Magazines in London published the Girl's Magazine and Richard joined the team over a six month period to create a series of images for the toys in the magazine as it was released .

A number of unique posters were created to show the figures in realistic sets , again SuperPhotomation techniques were used to blend real life settings with the figures to create a standard of realism that matched the best of CGI images at the time without a monster budget being used.....a successful magazine which helped promote Richard Dixon's TPD STUDIO's to a wide audience across the UK and Europe .

Over recent years along side his Toy Industry Advertising work , Richard Dixon has started to write his own adventure stories and illustrate them in photo story concept presentations .

Using his successful model animation photography experience for Action Man Comic he has created a new underwater Science Fiction adventure photo story series saga for Children....SEASTAR 5 INVADERS FROM THE ABYSS  .

The series of nine completed Sci-Fi story episodes currently have been seen by over 77,000 people on visits to this web site .

Currently the project is now picking up over 2000 new visitors to view the project every month and another episode is in production .

Richard Dixon has also now started work on another ambitious photo story concept production inspired by the Arabian Knights Stories of SINBAD THE SAILOR .

This new production entitled....SINBAD GOLD RAIDER HEROES will again use a style of Model Animation to tell the story in a Photo Story Concept Format Presentation .

Updates on SINBAD will be appearing on the web site during the year .

If you like what we do and would like to talk with us about our work ....

.....just email us......richarddixontoyp@btinternet.com .....we would love to hear from you....

THE BRATZ.......from MGA TOYS USA......Richard Dixon was asked to provide a realistic style of photography for the launch of the BRATZ MAGAZINE by Titan Publishing in the UK . With full product support from the American Company that created the Brand Richard Dixon designed and produced a series of images over a six month period to bring the product line to children's comics .

MASTERS OF THE UNIVERSE - MATTEL TOYS UK - TOONTASTIC COMICS - IMAGE BY RICHARD DIXON TPD STUDIOS - ARTWORK SUPERMATION IMAGE TOONTASTIC COMICS .ALL RIGHTS RESERVED TO THE COPYWRITE HOLDERS OF THIS PRODUCT AND ARTWORK .

BRATZ CHRISTMAS POSTER - CREATED BY RICHARD DIXON . Full product support from MGA Toys Marketing Department - USA ...BRATZ MAGAZINE - TITAN COMICS UK . All rights to this image are with the copywrite holders of the Magazine and Toy Product .

SECOND POSTER ADVERTISING FOR SEASTAR 5 / 2016 .

ARTWORK BY CONNOR MAGILL - DIGITAL ARTIST - NORTHERN IRELAND .

MINIATURE MODEL CREATION AND PHOTOGRAPHY DESIGN - RICHARD DIXON TPD STUDIOS UK .