The Energon Pub

News Credits: 293 · by **shajaki** » Wed Jun 03, 2015 8:26 pm

Awesome work! Its neat to see the work in progress. Thanks for sharing

News Credits: 6188 · by **Va'al** » Thu Jun 04, 2015 3:15 am

Whoah man! Do you do all your work digitally, or do you try layouts on paper first?

I'm seriously in awe at the speed that you do your work (having seen some of your videos), and am curious as to how the process works!

News Credits: 5 · by **jamesraiz** » Thu Jun 04, 2015 4:20 am

Hey Va'al! Thanks so much man

. Layouts I always do digitally mainly because it's easier for me to move things around, enlarge/shrink objects and such - then I print it out and transfer to boards but very loosely - I do most of the detail work in the inking process.

News Credits: 6188 · by **Va'al** » Thu Jun 04, 2015 4:45 am

That is probably the first time I hear of the process that way round! Most artists I talk to either work full digital, or start on paper then move to screen. Fascinating.

Will you be sharing a video of this piece with us, too?

News Credits: 5 · by **jamesraiz** » Mon Jun 08, 2015 10:17 am

Va'al wrote:That is probably the first time I hear of the process that way round! Most artists I talk to either work full digital, or start on paper then move to screen. Fascinating.

Will you be sharing a video of this piece with us, too?

I absolutely will - though I didn't have enough time to get it done for today - hopefully tomorrow

News Credits: 5 · by **jamesraiz** » Mon Jun 08, 2015 10:32 am

: Layout Transfer

Okay so here's where we're at - I finished off the digital layout, printed it out and loosely lightboxed it onto 2 11x17 boards (so piece will be 22x17)

Then I started inking! I should have done the Joes first because they were in front, but I wanted to get the bulk of the work done and start with the TFs. So here are Optimus, Ironhide and DotM Bumblebee:

News Credits: 6188 · by **Va'al** » Mon Jun 08, 2015 10:57 am

Duuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuude.

How long does it take for a piece like this, inking-wise?

News Credits: 293 · by **shajaki** » Mon Jun 08, 2015 11:21 am

The amount of detail in Bayformers is ridiculous... you pull it off nicely ;)^

News Credits: 5 · by **jamesraiz** » Mon Jun 08, 2015 12:41 pm

Va'al wrote::HALUC: Duuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuude.

How long does it take for a piece like this, inking-wise?

About a 2-3 hours each - note I do this for a bit after work so I got kids running in and out of the room lol!

News Credits: 5 · by **jamesraiz** » Mon Jun 08, 2015 12:43 pm

shajaki wrote:The amount of detail in Bayformers is ridiculous... you pull it off nicely

Lol thanks

Though when these two pieces are done, I think I'll definitely go back and do a G1 piece - or maybe a Tribute to the original 1986 Transformers movie! We'll see

News Credits: 5 · by **jamesraiz** » Wed Jun 10, 2015 2:14 pm

Hey guys - here's my update for today:

News Credits: 293 · by **shajaki** » Wed Jun 10, 2015 3:14 pm

Jazz is lookin mighty sweet. And I only just now realized the vastness of this piece :shock:

News Credits: 1642 · by **D-Maximal_Primal** » Wed Jun 10, 2015 3:47 pm

This is gorgeous, simply gorgeous. I cannot wait for the whole thing!

News Credits: 5 · by **jamesraiz** » Fri Jun 12, 2015 2:14 pm

Here's today's update - I am hoping to finish the entire thing by Monday because I'm hoping to get this badboy colored asap

Started putting some Joes in there...

News Credits: 6188 · by **Va'al** » Fri Jun 12, 2015 2:19 pm

I'll give you a spotlight on the front page on Sunday, with all the WIP photos so far!

(But that seriously looks amazing. The detail! The lines!)

News Credits: 5 · by **jamesraiz** » Fri Jun 12, 2015 2:23 pm

Ah thanks buddy! Hey - with this guy almost there, we can get started on the Decepticon/cobra one - possibly next week?

News Credits: 6188 · by **Va'al** » Mon Jun 15, 2015 9:32 am

Remember when IDW artist James Raiz joined forces with Seibertron.com to figure out who should feature in his TFCon debuting print? We asked who you would like to see from the live-action movieverse for both G.I.Joe and Transformers - and James went and drew pretty much all the nominations!

If you haven't been following his progress in the Energon Pub thread (which you should) check out this working process video he shared with us - and be ready to be amazed. And keep your optics tuned for the next round featuring Decepticons and Cobra characters soon!

News Credits: 61 · by **EvasionModeBumblebee** » Mon Jun 15, 2015 10:41 am

Hooooooly scrap.

That is AWESOME! Nice job dude!

(Thanks for putting DOTM 'Bee in there by the way xD)

News Credits: 1642 · by **D-Maximal_Primal** » Mon Jun 15, 2015 10:45 am

Cannot wait till we get some Joes and some colors in there. This thing is really coming together beautifully!

News Credits: 19 · by **Carnivius_Prime** » Mon Jun 15, 2015 11:39 am

Beautifully done.

News Credits: 6188 · by **Va'al** » Tue Jun 16, 2015 2:56 am

Hot on the heels of his Optimus Prime spotlight video for the TFCon Transformers/G.I. Joe print, artist James Raiz has opened up the second round of nominations for the Decepticon/Cobra sibling piece!

Much like the first round, you get to choose one Decepticon and one Cobra character from the list below (if you think that someone is missing let us know!), and James will then take the final nominations and include them in a print - but hear it from him:

DECEPTICONS:
Megatron
Bonecrusher
Frenzy
Starscream
Barricade
Blackout
Brawl
The Fallen (ROTF)
Megatron (ROTF)
Starscream (ROTF)
Grindor (ROTF)
Soundwave (ROTF)
Ravage (ROTF)
Devastator (ROTF)
The Doctor (ROTF)
Megatron (DOTM)
Starscream (DOTM)
Shockwave (DOTM)
Soundwave (DOTM)
Barricade (DOTM)
Lazerbeak (DOTM)
Igor (DOTM)
Galvatron (AOE)
Stinger (AOE)
Junkheap (AOE)
Traxes (AOE)
Lockdown (AOE)

COBRA
Cobra Commander
Destro
The Baroness
Storm Shadow
Zartan
Doctor Mindbender
Firefly
Zandar

News Credits: 6188 · by **Va'al** » Tue Jun 16, 2015 2:57 am

Nominations post. All votes are counted here!

Decepticons
Brawl |
Barricade |||
Starscream ||
Bonecrusher ||
Blackout ||
Megatron |
Shockwave ||
Lockdown |

Cobra
Destro ||
Baroness ||||
Cobra Commander ||
Zartan |
Firefly |

News Credits: 8 · by **Autobot Roadburn** » Tue Jun 16, 2015 3:37 am

I know nothing about GI Joe, so I'm just going to not vote on that so the people with opinions can. That said, I would love to see Brawl on the piece. He was one of my favorite Con designs from the first movie.

News Credits: 19 · by **Carnivius_Prime** » Tue Jun 16, 2015 4:02 am

Lockdown for sure. He was cool!
Barricade (is there any difference between first movie and DotM Barry?) with Frenzy.
Need a Megatron, I'll go with DotM cos I like his truck mode, his body design and the cloak and chains.
Got to have Starscream. again not sure what difference is between RotF and DotM versions but one of those cos I like 'tattoos'.
Soundwave (DotM looks best to me) with Ravage and Laserbeak.
Shockwave just cos.
Maybe Stinger just to annoy Bumblebee.

Like Michael Alex Kawa on Facebook · by **Michael Alex Kawa** » Tue Jun 16, 2015 4:40 am

First off I have to say that the art so far is looking AWESOME!!!!! :grin:

Now for my choices for Cobra and the Decepticons.
For Cobra I pick - Destro :COBRA:

and for the Cons I choose Barricade

( I would say with Frenzy

, but I can only choose one).
Bonecrusher would be awesome too, but if I had to pick one it would be Barricade.
You do have someone missing, I can't stand her, and I can't believe I am even bringing her up, but from ROTF there was Alice, she was a Decepticon......I guess.

Well like I said the art is already looking awesome and I can't wait to see the finished product.