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'''Josh Nizzi''' is a freelance concept artist. | '''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 (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, 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> | |||
==Comic covers== | ==Comic covers== | ||
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**''[[Alliance (comic)|Transformers: Alliance]]'' #1, #2, #3, #4 | **''[[Alliance (comic)|Transformers: Alliance]]'' #1, #2, #3, #4 | ||
**''[[Defiance|Transformers: Defiance]]'' #1, #2, #3, #4 | **''[[Defiance|Transformers: Defiance]]'' #1, #2, #3, #4 | ||
*''Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen Movie Adaptation'' #1, #2, #3, #4 | *''[[Revenge of the Fallen Movie Adaptation|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen Movie Adaptation]]'' #1, #2, #3, #4 | ||
==Footnotes== | |||
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==External links== | ==External links== | ||
*[http://www.joshnizzi.com Josh Nizzi's website/online portfolio] | *[http://www.joshnizzi.com Josh Nizzi's website/online portfolio] | ||
{{DEFAULTSORT:Nizzi, Josh}} | {{DEFAULTSORT:Nizzi, Josh}} | ||
[[Category:Designers]] | [[Category:Designers]] | ||
[[Category:Illustrators]] | [[Category:Illustrators]] | ||
Revision as of 08:38, 30 June 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, and Nizzi was also responsible for Jetfire, the powered-up combined form of Optimus Prime and the redesign of Megatron.[1]
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
