Soon, IDW brought him in as an inker (responsible for filling in the outline drawn by the penciller) on Transformers: Defiance, the prequel to Revenge of the Fallen film. 'Eventually IDW (Publishing) saw it and they asked me if I wanted to work on Transformers,' he says. So, he started posting his drawings online. After studying art and design, Griffith got into graphic design for a while but his interest remained in drawing. Griffith also professes his love for the six other artists behind its creation. Portacio inked a lot of Adams' early work and worked on The Punisher and Iron Man but he is perhaps best known for starting the revolutionary Image Comics. Adams worked on major Marvel titles like X-Men, Fantastic Four and Hulk among others. Growing up in the late 80s and early 90s, two of the most important influences on Griffith's comic stylings were Art Adams and Whilce Portacio. And the painter's influence in Griffith's artwork for Transformers is visibly evident. Da Vinci had a remarkable ability to create a sense of depth and three-dimensionality in a two-dimensional frame. Especially Leonardo (da Vinci),' he says. 'They really influenced the way I draw people and figures. Having studied fine art in school, he was fascinated by the Renaissance painters. Soon, he got into the comics and then came the cartoons.įor as far as he can remember, Griffith always wanted to draw. His brother convinced his parents to buy him one and Griffith too helped himself to a Bumblebee. Of course, it is hard to deny the unquestionably large-scale appeal of robots that transformed into cars and vice versa. One day, his older brother came home from school with fresh news of what was one of the hottest toys at the time - Transformers. Like most kids, he grew up reading Spider-Man, Batman and the usual Marvel and DC essentials. Griffith started reading comics when he was eight years old. Spider-Man: Across The Spider-Verse & The Little Mermaid take Hollywood inclusivity to next level Content Creator Dolly Singh To Make Her Cannes Film Festival Debut This Year

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