Ben Proctor, Lead Robot Illustrator for Transformers, has posted up many designs, videos and explanations for the movie version of Transformers. Be sure to click all the images as they are not just thumbnails of the entire picture but a window into just one portion of the whole. Definitely a must see website for any Transfan. Also be sure to check out other projects as also show great designs for other movies such as Superman Returns and many more projects. Below is the hi-res final design ILM version of Optimus so can have fun with the details. Be sure to check the full gallery above for more hi res pics. Thanks to readers for the link.Interesting discoveries includes Blackout naming goes from Devastator to Incinerator and then Blackout. Design work for the Transformers apparently started in mid to late 2005 with final designs confirmed around February 2006. Awesome prop that should get re-created and sold - Frenzy's blades. I noticed that Frenzy's design work went up to June 06, probably because no toy would designed so didn't need to give Hasbro the same year plus lead time for toy production. Other pics of note include the Mountain Dew bot, Toaster-bot used in the Dew commerical, Nokia Bot, and AllSpark which has lots of detail on its surface.
Ben Procter TF Designs - Talk about the how to of the process, very interesting read.
Gallery of Designs - 99 pics of TF design goodness. Go to bottom, many have hi-res versions availabe.
The top picture of prime is so ugly. Sad that they even though of changing his head that much.
ReplyDeleteI love the alternate Ratchet... Sad they finally choose this ugly yellow Hummer...
ReplyDeleteAnd Arcee designs are cool too! Hope She will be in the inevitable sequel!!
how do u see the videos?
ReplyDeleteI'm sure he did the best he could given that someone told him exactly what to do. This stuff is ugly. Glowing nipples for eyes, fish lips, too many little tiny parts hanging off, and Bumblebee with a S&M ball in his mouth(no doubt the real reason he could not speak).
ReplyDeleteThis led to a line of truly ugly toys that kids might not be attracted to.
Oh, and "Yes." I am a hater. I it when the Transformers look ugly. This is what's left when Unicron has bad Mexican planets for dinner and has to sit on the uni-Jon all day.
Why even bother with the sleek cars when they become hardly finished animated jump piles? Why can't sleek cars become sleek robots????? WHY????
But I am complaining to a group with it only going to say 'Dud, you are a hater. Go away.'
Dud, you are a hater. Go away.
ReplyDeleteThe second movie rocked. But is swear I saw bonecrusher in vehicle form in it which is weird, because as you know, he got his head cut of in movie 1
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