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[[Image:Josh_Nizzi.jpg|thumb|right|He's [[King|AWESOME]].]]


'''Josh Nizzi''' is a freelance concept artist. He is well known among ''Transformers'' fans for his Movie concept of [[Long Haul (ROTF)|Long Haul]]. The design evidently helped him gain the attention of director [[Michael Bay]] and the producers of ''[[Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen]]'', subsequently earning him a job on the production staff.
'''Josh Nizzi''' is a freelance concept artist. A native of Champaign, Illinois, Nizzi is well known among ''Transformers'' [[Fandom|fans]] for his Movie concept of [[Long Haul (ROTF)|Long Haul]]. According to Nizzi, the design attracted the attention of [[Hasbro]]'s ''Transformers'' design director [[Aaron Archer]], who wanted him to do concepts for the then-unnamed ''Transformers'' sequel, and soon after, director [[Michael Bay]]'s studio hired him on as a concept artist for ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen]]''. This eventually lead him to doing concept art for multiple blockbuster films, including the {{w|Marvel Cinematic Universe}} films, where his best known designs are the Hulkbuster armors.


In May 2009, [[IDW Publishing]] will release a "Art of Josh Nizzi" book.
His Long Haul design was the first to be approved from any of the artists, and Nizzi was also responsible for [[Jetfire (Movie)|Jetfire]], the powered-up combined form of [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] and the redesign of [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]].<ref>[http://www.news-gazette.com/arts-entertainment/local/2009-06-23/champaign-native-realizes-dream-character-designs.html Josh Nizzi interview at News-Gazette.com, June 23, 2009. Article now requires paid archives access.]</ref> For ''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|Dark of the Moon]]'', Nizzi continued Megatron's evolution, as well as designing [[Shockwave (Movie)|Shockwave]], [[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave]] and [[Laserbeak (DOTM)|Laserbeak]], the [[Wreckers]] and [[Dread (DOTM)|Dread]]s...pretty much everybody except [[Wheeljack (Movie)|Wheeljack]] and [[Brains]].
 
He also designed the [[King]], which he considers to be the best design job ever. Period.
 
==Design work==
===Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen===
{{collist|3|
*[[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Jet Optimus]]
*[[Jetfire (Movie)|Jetfire]] (Body and initial face design, seen on ROTF Leader)
*[[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]]
*[[Long Haul (ROTF)|Long Haul]]
*[[Arcee (Movie)|Arcee]] (Head)
*[[Rampage (ROTF)|Rampage]] (Head)
*[[Sideways (ROTF)|Sideways]] (Head)
*[[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave]] (Initial head design, seen on ROTF Deluxe)
*[[Dynasty of Primes]]
*[[King]]}}
===Transformers: Dark of the Moon===
{{collist|3|
*[[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]]
*[[Shockwave (Movie)|Shockwave]]
*[[Driller]]
*[[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave]]
*[[Dino]] (Head)
*[[Leadfoot (DOTM)|Leadfoot]]
*[[Topspin (DOTM)|Topspin]]
*[[Roadbuster (DOTM)|Roadbuster]]
*[[Crankcase (DOTM)|Crankcase]]
*[[Crowbar]]
*[[Hatchet (DOTM)|Hatchet]]
*[[Steeljaw (DOTM)|Steeljaw]]
}}
===Transformers: Age of Extinction===
{{collist|3|
*[[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]]
*[[Grimlock (AOE)|Grimlock]] (Beast mode)
*[[Slug (AOE)|Slug]] (Beast mode)
*[[Two Head]]
*[[KSI Boss]]
*[[Creator|Creator hand]]
}}
 
===Transformers: The Last Knight===
{{collist|3|
*[[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]]
*[[Barricade (Movie)|Barricade]] (Body)
*[[Bumblebee (Movie)|WWII Bumblebee]]
*[[Hot Rod (DOTM)|WWII Hot Rod]]
*[[Nitro Zeus]] (Body and initial head design, used on toy)
*[[Infernocon]]
*[[Onslaught (ROTF)|Onslaught]]
*[[Berserker]]
*[[Bulldog (TLK)|Bulldog]]
}}
 
===Prime 1 Studios===
{{collist|3|
*''Premium Masterline'' [[Optimus Prime (G1)/merchandise#Prime 1 Studio|Optimus Prime]]
*''Premium Masterline'' [[Megatron (G1)/merchandise#Prime 1 Studio|Megatron]]
*''Premium Masterline'' [[Soundwave (G1)/merchandise#Prime 1 Studio|Soundwave]] & [[Laserbeak (G1)/toys#Prime 1 Studio|Laserbeak]]
*''Age of Time'' [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/merchandise#Age of Time|Superior]] [[Optimus Prime (G1)/merchandise#Age of Time|Optimus Prime]]
*''Age of Time'' [[Megatron (Movie)/merchandise#Age of Time|Superior]] [[Megatron (G1)/merchandise#Age of Time|Megatron]]
*All [[Prime 1 Studio#Prime 1 Artprint|Prime 1 Artprints]]
*''Museum Masterline'' [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/merchandise#P1SPowerMaster|Power Master Optimus Prime]]
*''Museum Masterline'' [[Megatron (Movie)/merchandise#P1SOverlord|Megatron Overlord]]
|}}


==Comic covers==
==Comic covers==
===IDW Publishing===
===IDW Publishing===
* ''[[Destiny|Transformers: Destiny]]''  
* ''[[Transformers: Destiny]]''  
**''[[Alliance (comic)|Transformers: Alliance]]'' #1, #2, #3, #4
**''[[Transformers: Alliance]]'' #1, #2, #3, #4
**''[[Defiance|Transformers: Defiance]]'' #1, #2, #3, #4
**''[[Transformers: Defiance]]'' #1, #2, #3, #4
*''Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen Movie Adaptation'' #1, #2, #3, #4
*''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen Official Movie Adaptation|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen]]'' #1, #2, #3, #4
==Gallery==
<center><gallery>
File:Alliance4 CoverB preliminary.jpg
File:Movie Megatron Defiance3.jpg
File:TF-Alliance03 Cover Nizzi.jpg
File:Movie Wreckage DestinyAlliancecover.jpg
File:TLK Onslaught concept.jpg
</gallery>
''[[:Category:Images by Josh Nizzi|Extended Josh Nizzi gallery]]''</center>
 
==Notes==
*Nizzi also designed an Autobot AH-64 Apache named Longbow, which he entered for a ''USA Today'' contest to design a Transformer. Nizzi admitted being a professional, he was slightly cheating and wouldn't mind disqualification, but ''USA Today'' still showed off the character.<ref>{{citesocial|link=http://www.usatoday.com/community/photos/publicgalleryphoto.htm?plckPhotoID=066ba23c-ce62-4390-9f95-658585228de9&plckGalleryID=4f01ed2c-39f0-4984-8d25-3125507394a8&loc=interstitialskip|name=Josh Nizzi|site=''USA Today''|defunct=y}}</ref><ref>{{citesocial|quote=when in robot mode the jets in his feet allow him to maintain flight. The tail rotor expands and becomes a saw on his right arm. On his left arm is the machine gun from the underbelly. Missiles fire from his shoulders.|link=https://www.seibertron.com/transmissions/josh-nizzi-creates-new-movieverse-tf-for-usa-today-contest/16238/|name=Josh Nizzi|site=Seibertron|year=2009|month=06|day=20}}</ref> The design was later used as an inspiration for [[Tomahawk (TF 2010)|Tomahawk]] in the [[Transformers (2010 toyline)|2010 ''Transformers'' toyline]].
 
==References==
{{reflist}}


==External links==
==External links==
*[https://twitter.com/n_i_z_z_i Josh Nizzi's twitter account]
*[http://www.joshnizzi.com Josh Nizzi's website/online portfolio]
*[http://www.joshnizzi.com Josh Nizzi's website/online portfolio]
**[http://www.joshnizzi.com/TF2.htm Gallery of ''Revenge of the Fallen'' work]
**[http://www.joshnizzi.com/TF3.htm Gallery of ''Dark of the Moon'' work]


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[[Category:Age of Extinction designers]]
[[Category:Designers]]
[[Category:Dark of the Moon designers]]
[[Category:Illustrators]]
[[Category:DreamWorks designers]]
[[Category:Cover artists]]
[[Category:Movie designers]]
[[Category:Revenge of the Fallen designers]]
[[Category:The Last Knight designers]]
[[Category:Visual effects artists]]

Latest revision as of 16:56, 25 August 2025

The name or term "Josh" refers to more than one character or idea. For a list of other meanings, see Josh (disambiguation).
He's AWESOME.

Josh Nizzi is a freelance concept artist. A native of Champaign, Illinois, Nizzi is well known among Transformers fans for his Movie concept of Long Haul. According to Nizzi, the design attracted the attention of Hasbro's Transformers design director Aaron Archer, who wanted him to do concepts for the then-unnamed Transformers sequel, and soon after, director Michael Bay's studio hired him on as a concept artist for Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen. This eventually lead him to doing concept art for multiple blockbuster films, including the Marvel Cinematic Universe films, where his best known designs are the Hulkbuster armors.

His Long Haul design was the first to be approved from any of the artists, and Nizzi was also responsible for Jetfire, the powered-up combined form of Optimus Prime and the redesign of Megatron.[1] For Dark of the Moon, Nizzi continued Megatron's evolution, as well as designing Shockwave, Soundwave and Laserbeak, the Wreckers and Dreads...pretty much everybody except Wheeljack and Brains.

He also designed the King, which he considers to be the best design job ever. Period.

Design work

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Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen

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Transformers: Dark of the Moon

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Transformers: Age of Extinction

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Transformers: The Last Knight

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Prime 1 Studios

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Comic covers

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IDW Publishing

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Extended Josh Nizzi gallery

Notes

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  • Nizzi also designed an Autobot AH-64 Apache named Longbow, which he entered for a USA Today contest to design a Transformer. Nizzi admitted being a professional, he was slightly cheating and wouldn't mind disqualification, but USA Today still showed off the character.[2][3] The design was later used as an inspiration for Tomahawk in the 2010 Transformers toyline.

References

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  1. ↑ Josh Nizzi interview at News-Gazette.com, June 23, 2009. Article now requires paid archives access.
  2. ↑ Josh Nizzi, USA Today (dead link)
  3. ↑ "when in robot mode the jets in his feet allow him to maintain flight. The tail rotor expands and becomes a saw on his right arm. On his left arm is the machine gun from the underbelly. Missiles fire from his shoulders."—Josh Nizzi, Seibertron, 2009/06/20
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