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[[Image:1985and1986murals.jpg|right|thumb|250px|With a starting bid of $7500, that's roughly $3750 per Hot Rod.]] | [[Image:1985and1986murals.jpg|right|thumb|250px|With a starting bid of $7500, that's roughly $3750 per Hot Rod.]] | ||
'''Jeffrey Mangiat''' ( | '''Jeffrey Mangiat''' (1953– ) is the artist responsible for several pieces of early Generation 1 [[package art]], including [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]], [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]], [[Mirage (G1)|Mirage]], some of the [[Seeker (body-type)|Seekers]], and the 1985 and 1986 [[package art#Back of the box art|back-of-the-box murals]]. He also did work for ''[[G.I. Joe (franchise)|G.I. Joe]]'', ''[[Tonka GoBots|GoBots]]'', ''[[:wikipedia:Starcom: The U.S. Space Force|Starcom]]'', and ''[[:wikipedia:ThunderCats|ThunderCats]]''. | ||
After attending the Pratt Institute to study art, Mangiat began working for Hearst publications, specifically automotive renderings. Because of these he found additional work from ''Popular Mechanics'' and ''Popular Science'' magazines. His history with automotive illustration made him a natural fit for ''Transformers'' when he began doing some work for Hasbro. | After attending the Pratt Institute to study art, Mangiat began working for Hearst publications, specifically automotive renderings. Because of these he found additional work from ''Popular Mechanics'' and ''Popular Science'' magazines. His history with automotive illustration made him a natural fit for ''Transformers'' when he began doing some work for Hasbro. | ||
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*[http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=260495749158 Original Transformers Painting on eBay.com] | *[http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=260495749158 Original Transformers Painting on eBay.com] | ||
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Revision as of 18:45, 11 April 2010
Jeffrey Mangiat (1953– ) is the artist responsible for several pieces of early Generation 1 package art, including Optimus Prime, Jazz, Mirage, some of the Seekers, and the 1985 and 1986 back-of-the-box murals. He also did work for G.I. Joe, GoBots, Starcom, and ThunderCats.
After attending the Pratt Institute to study art, Mangiat began working for Hearst publications, specifically automotive renderings. Because of these he found additional work from Popular Mechanics and Popular Science magazines. His history with automotive illustration made him a natural fit for Transformers when he began doing some work for Hasbro.
Notes
- 1985's battlescene was rendered at 34"x28" and took him an entire month to complete. 1986's was rendered at 26"x24".
