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'''Jeffrey Mangiat''' (1953-) is the artist responsible for some of the back-of-the-box [[packaging art]] murals, specifically | '''Jeffrey Mangiat''' (1953-) is the artist responsible for several pieces of early Generation 1 [[packaging art]], including [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]], [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]], [[Mirage (G1)|Mirage]], some of the [[Seeker]]s, and the 1985 and 1986 back-of-the-box [[packaging art]] 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 illutration made him a natural fit for ''Transformers'' when he began doing some work for Hasbro. | |||
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* 1985's battlescene was rendered at 34"x28" and took him an entire month to complete. 1986's was rendered at 26"x24". | |||
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Revision as of 21:29, 27 October 2009

Jeffrey Mangiat (1953-) is the artist responsible for several pieces of early Generation 1 packaging art, including Optimus Prime, Jazz, Mirage, some of the Seekers, and the 1985 and 1986 back-of-the-box packaging art 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 illutration 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".

