Transformers Generations Combiner Wars Bruticus Art by Marcelo Matere
Monday, November 20th, 2017 5:33PM CST
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The image mirrored below is none other than the protagonist of the second arc of IDW Publishing's Till All Are One, the first Gestalt love of many a fan, the second version of itself in the Generations line - the more successful compared to the first, no doubt - and the merging of the five Combaticons: Bruticus! Check out the packaging art below, and refresh your processors with a browse through our gallery here, where you will also find individual galleries for Onslaught, Blast Off, Swindle (Lives), Vortex, and Brawl.
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Posted by Deathsanras on November 20th, 2017 @ 6:10pm CST
It's all very Dreamwave. In the bad way.
Posted by Va'al on November 20th, 2017 @ 7:49pm CST
Deathsanras wrote:What is with this reaching-and-pointing schtick/stock pose for all the box-art?
They need to ..grab your attention.
Posted by Seibertron on November 21st, 2017 @ 12:04am CST
While I agree the hand reaching out or finger pointing pose is way over done, what is the alternative? The fist clenched pose that has been way overused in comics and action figure artwork for decades?
Posted by Deathsanras on November 21st, 2017 @ 3:21am CST
Seibertron wrote:Marcelo has done thousands of amazing pieces of Transformers artwork over the past 15 years.
While I agree the hand reaching out or finger pointing pose is way over done, what is the alternative? The fist clenched pose that has been way overused in comics and action figure artwork for decades?
Since the artwork isn't even articulation-accurate, the answer would be "anything".
The hands have to be doing something, obviously, and the options can be summarized as either "open" or "closed". However, it's the pathological need to have them outstretched to the buyer ("Buuuuuyyy meeeeeee") that is tiresome and Dreamwavey/unimaginative. A running pose, for example, has context for the arm movements.
I would argue the alternatives are extremely simple: anything that does not make a single hand the central focus of your entire art piece. Unless maybe it's Shockwave or Scrounge. These characters/toys have body parts and features other than their hands. Use them.
Posted by Agamemnon on November 21st, 2017 @ 8:30pm CST
What?
You'd rather they were drawn picking another bot's nose? You're a bunch of weirdos...
Posted by Sabrblade on November 21st, 2017 @ 9:08pm CST
Well, yeah. You can pick your friends, you can pick your nose, but you can't pick your friend's nose.Agamemnon wrote:They should draw them picking their own noses.
What?
You'd rather they were drawn picking another bot's nose? You're a bunch of weirdos...
Posted by TF-fan kev777 on November 21st, 2017 @ 9:15pm CST
Sabrblade wrote:Well, yeah. You can pick your friends, you can pick your nose, but you can't pick your friend's nose.Agamemnon wrote:They should draw them picking their own noses.
What?
You'd rather they were drawn picking another bot's nose? You're a bunch of weirdos...
Wait, I thought it went: You can pick you nose, and you can pick your friends, but you can't wipe your friends behind the couch.
Posted by Bronzewolf on December 12th, 2017 @ 1:02pm CST
I did the character pencils for this Silverbolt packaging art!
Which showed almost nothing of the full figure art on the box...which was one of my favorites of the batch, Silverbolt with his feet on the ground, mustering up the courage to blast off and join the fight!
I did the character pencils for this Combiner Wars Voyager Optimus Prime packaging art!
Only the head and shoulders appeared on the front of the box, so here's the full figure.
©Hasbro, Inc. 2017
Posted by Randomhero on December 12th, 2017 @ 3:17pm CST
Posted by Sabrblade on December 12th, 2017 @ 3:30pm CST
Huh?Randomhero wrote:Ken Christianses! There’s a name I haven’t heard for almost ten years! Did spotlight Wheelie and nothing! I wish he’d do more work for IDW
Posted by o.supreme on December 12th, 2017 @ 3:33pm CST
Posted by Emerje on December 12th, 2017 @ 4:22pm CST
Emerje
Posted by Randomhero on December 13th, 2017 @ 1:16pm CST
I don’t know how but I got them mixed up for whatever reason. Probably because their bot faces are similar.
Posted by WreckerJack on December 14th, 2017 @ 6:35pm CST
The image mirrored below depicts Victorion in her combined form and the vehicles that make up her combiner team. Pyra Magna, Dust up, Jumpstream, Stormclash and Skyburst are all in vehicular mode. (We wonder where Rust Dust drove off to.) Here is what the artist had said about some of the design process that went into this piece -
Victorion - Combiner Wars Package art Pencils. 2015 - Full Poster.I had to draw all elements separately, them the designers could arrange them to the Horizontal Package and the Vertical Poster!
Posted by Sarahthecutevixen on December 14th, 2017 @ 6:43pm CST
Posted by WreckerJack on December 14th, 2017 @ 10:56pm CST
GrandGalvatronG1 wrote:explains why rustdust looks like a last minute addition
I also noticed that Victorion in the line art does not have Rust Dust on her chest, but on the finished poster she has an armor plate that kinda looks like her. Either way I am really glad they included her, she is a really fun transformer and really finishes off how Victorion looks in robot mode.
I think my love of small transformers is because of Rust Dust. I never bought any on my own before I got the Victorion set. I had assumed that bigger bots meant better articulation and stuck with deluxe/warrior on up. Now I am the proud owner of several other really fun small transformers.
Posted by Va'al on December 18th, 2017 @ 3:49am CST
This is the official pencil art that was used for the packaging, meaning that there are several more layers to the image applied by the studio that creates the final artwork - but it's always fascinating to get a look at the process involved in the creation of any type of artwork for the franchise, nonetheless. Take a look at the two deluxes from the very first wave of Combiner Wars below.
Posted by Randomhero on December 18th, 2017 @ 8:05am CST
Posted by gothsaurus on December 18th, 2017 @ 9:30am CST
And now that we have finally found homes for those limbs — and some combiner names and stories from Hasbro, Botcon and TFCC — I'm a lot more excited to have those guys attached to Modulus, Galvatronus, or Wreckage.
Posted by william-james88 on January 2nd, 2018 @ 2:32pm CST
This is the official pencil art that was used for the packaging, meaning that there are several more layers to the image applied by the studio that creates the final artwork, which Ken also added after each of the pencil drawings. It is really cool to see that Ken used only elements found within the toys and while the packaging artwork cropped a lot of the images, we can now see his full pencils.
Posted by gothsaurus on January 2nd, 2018 @ 2:38pm CST
Posted by o.supreme on January 2nd, 2018 @ 2:42pm CST
Posted by gothsaurus on January 2nd, 2018 @ 2:51pm CST
I'd love to see a thread devoted to everyone's fan gestalt. Curious to see how people have paired them up... and how the colors and characters match together. Could have some ground rules that a name and short bio have to be provided with photos (?)
Posted by o.supreme on January 2nd, 2018 @ 3:00pm CST
My Decepticon combiner unfortunately is not so palatable to the eyes but... Grand Scourge has CW Blastoff and Vortex as his arms, and for the legs -Off Road & BC 2016 Terrorsaur.
Posted by gothsaurus on January 2nd, 2018 @ 3:15pm CST
Maybe with the upcoming odd-man-out bots like Jazz, Darkwing, Dreadwind, Wreck Gar and (mystery color) Blast Off... maybe we will have some more options for our fan combiners. Of course with Inferno, we have another puzzle altogether. (ha)
Still planning my own customs to finish out Magnaboss. The sticker set was a nice idea, but didn't quite scratch the proverbial itch.
That all reminds me, still waiting on that G2 Protectobot set, Hasbro!
Posted by Rainmaker on January 3rd, 2018 @ 5:24am CST
Posted by Deathsanras on January 3rd, 2018 @ 9:31am CST
By simply doing anything else.
Posted by Ultra Markus on January 3rd, 2018 @ 7:25pm CST
gothsaurus wrote:I'd really love to see a book put together of all this art. I'd buy it in a heartbeat.
like the genesis art of transformers book that came out years ago which we were supposed to get a volume 2
but never happened
maybe somebody will make another book with more current stuff
Posted by o.supreme on January 4th, 2018 @ 9:17am CST
Posted by gothsaurus on January 4th, 2018 @ 9:28am CST
Posted by Tyrannacon on January 8th, 2018 @ 12:53pm CST
Be sure to check out more of it by clicking the pencil drawing of Combiner Wars Streetwise above. There's also a lot of other Transformers art on hand there too that are not packaging art that are genuinely awesome as well.
Posted by TF-fan kev777 on January 8th, 2018 @ 5:17pm CST
Posted by RodimusRex on January 8th, 2018 @ 6:27pm CST
Seibertron wrote:Marcelo has done thousands of amazing pieces of Transformers artwork over the past 15 years.
While I agree the hand reaching out or finger pointing pose is way over done, what is the alternative? The fist clenched pose that has been way overused in comics and action figure artwork for decades?
Reading a book and drinking a latte?
Sorry.
Cyber-latte?
Posted by Emerje on January 8th, 2018 @ 8:20pm CST
TF-fan kev777 wrote:Anyone else notice he has a 5mm port for the HFG on each leg? Whoops! accidential symmetry.
That was the first thing I noticed. Just double checked and they didn't correct it when the line art was colored, the comic cover has both as well. Oops.
Emerje
Posted by TF-fan kev777 on January 12th, 2018 @ 4:17am CST
Edit: The weirdest part, they were with wave 1 PotP prime masters, deluxes and voyagers.
Posted by Bounti76 on January 13th, 2018 @ 4:01am CST
If you want to pick this combiner up, please click here to be taken to her order page and enjoy!
GIRL POWER!
When we saw the name of this Transformers set, we were hoping for mandatory bustles and robots that turned into penny farthing bicycles. Oh wait. VictoriOn. We'll go out and come in again.
It's the fan-built gestalt Transformer Victorion! You guys picked all her particulars (including making her and all her Autobots female). Now you can proudly display your creation on your collectibles shelf. These Rust Renegades, Pyra Magna, Dustup, Jumpstream, Skyburst, Stormclash, and Rust Dust, each come with their own unique weapon which then combines into a giant super blade of ultimate awesome.
Product Specifications
Transformers Combiner Wars: Victorion Torchbearers
Officially-licensed Transformers merchandise
Includes 6 figures: Pyra Magna, Dustup, Jumpstream, Skyburst, Stormclash, and Rust Dust
They combine to make a massive Victorion figure
Each figure converts from robot mode to vehicle mode and back
Pyra Magna: Voyager class, 13 steps
Dustup : Deluxe class, 11 steps
Jumpstream: Deluxe class, 11 steps
Skyburst: Deluxe class, 12 steps
Stormclash: Deluxe class, 12 steps
Rust Dust: Legion class, 6 steps
Dimensions: Roughly 12" tall when assembled into Victorion
Includes 6 figures, poster, collector card, poster, accessories, and instructions
Ages 8+
WARNING - SMALL PARTS - Not intended for children under 3 years of age.
Posted by Mindmaster on January 13th, 2018 @ 10:17am CST
Hopefully it’ll still be there when I get paid again at the end of the month.
Posted by Rated X on January 13th, 2018 @ 1:08pm CST
Posted by primalxconvoy on January 13th, 2018 @ 9:22pm CST
Posted by Carnivius_Prime on January 14th, 2018 @ 2:44am CST
Posted by primalxconvoy on January 14th, 2018 @ 2:46am CST
Carnivius_Prime wrote:I still can't figure out that colour scheme at all. It's just such an eyesore.
I agree. I hope that I can use some reprolabels and some custom paint to fix it to my liking.
Posted by Va'al on January 16th, 2018 @ 3:13am CST
Additionally, fellow artist Marcelo Matere has also uploaded his take on packaging art for the combined form of the Protectobots: Defensor, and the Combiner Wars bizarre creation (in both the toyline and the comics event) Galvatronus. Check it all out below!
Posted by Hydrargyrus on January 16th, 2018 @ 8:29am CST
We have been betrayed.
Posted by Jelze Bunnycat on January 16th, 2018 @ 1:11pm CST
MagicDeath wrote:That’s Blast Off’s packaging art with Firefly’s head.
We have been betrayed.
But... but... why?!
If Blast Off had used the Firefly head, he'd have been the first of only two straight redecos in general retail (next to Smokescreen, with Quickslinger as an exclusive instead); the rest all had switched out parts, I guess that played a slight part. Good to know that head was at least considered...
Posted by william-james88 on January 16th, 2018 @ 1:42pm CST
JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:MagicDeath wrote:That’s Blast Off’s packaging art with Firefly’s head.
We have been betrayed.
But... but... why?!
If Blast Off had used the Firefly head, he'd have been the first of only two straight redecos in general retail (next to Smokescreen, with Quickslinger as an exclusive instead); the rest all had switched out parts, I guess that played a slight part. Good to know that head was at least considered...
How was Votex different from Alpha Bravo?
Posted by Jelze Bunnycat on January 16th, 2018 @ 2:13pm CST
william-james88 wrote:JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:MagicDeath wrote:That’s Blast Off’s packaging art with Firefly’s head.
We have been betrayed.
But... but... why?!
If Blast Off had used the Firefly head, he'd have been the first of only two straight redecos in general retail (next to Smokescreen, with Quickslinger as an exclusive instead); the rest all had switched out parts, I guess that played a slight part. Good to know that head was at least considered...
How was Votex different from Alpha Bravo?
OK, first, shared with Votrex, of three. In my defense, I didn't consider Alpha Bravo because he isn't a Classic Aerialbot member.
Posted by william-james88 on January 16th, 2018 @ 2:55pm CST
JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:In my defense, I didn't consider Alpha Bravo because he isn't a Classic Aerialbot member.
Its been 3 years, lets not start that again
Posted by Hydrargyrus on January 16th, 2018 @ 4:47pm CST
And let’s be honest, Alpha Bravo was a Vortex redeco.
Posted by Jelze Bunnycat on January 16th, 2018 @ 5:38pm CST