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'''Josh Nizzi''' is a freelance concept artist. A Champaign, Illinois native, 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 ''[[Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen]]''. | '''Josh Nizzi''' is a freelance concept artist. A Champaign, Illinois native, 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 ''[[Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen]]''. | ||
His Long Haul design was the very first to be approved from any of the artists, and Nizzi was also responsible for [[Jetfire (ROTF)|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/news/local/2009/06/23/champaign_native_realizes_dream_with Josh Nizzi interview at News-Gazette.com, June 23, 2009]</ref> | His Long Haul design was the very first to be approved from any of the artists, and Nizzi was also responsible for [[Jetfire (ROTF)|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/news/local/2009/06/23/champaign_native_realizes_dream_with Josh Nizzi interview at News-Gazette.com, June 23, 2009. Article now requires paid archives access.]</ref> | ||
He also designed the [[King]], which he considers to be the best design job ever. Period. | He also designed the [[King]], which he considers to be the best design job ever. Period. | ||
Revision as of 08:41, 20 October 2009
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Josh Nizzi is a freelance concept artist. A Champaign, Illinois native, 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.
His Long Haul design was the very 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]
He also designed the King, which he considers to be the best design job ever. Period.
Comic covers
IDW Publishing
- Transformers: Destiny
- Transformers: Alliance #1, #2, #3, #4
- Transformers: Defiance #1, #2, #3, #4
- Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen Movie Adaptation #1, #2, #3, #4
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 who'll probably be in the third film.[2]
