It's summer, and I wanna get nice and sweaty over some convention commissions. WON'T YOU HELP A POOR BOY OUT?
It's TFNATION time, the convention with a heart bigger than the giant robots it celebrates. It's on from 8th - 10th August 2025 at Hilton Birmingham Metropole Hotel, just outside Birmingham UK. I'm taking on some pre-show commissions! And you can tell me what you need below. Art-wise, I mean. Emotional support/character assassination can be provided, but only in person at the show.
Details below, follow the instructions, hit the Comments Section, and just tell me what you WANT from me, I'm beggin' ya.
Pre-Order Price for an A4 Black & White TORSO is £80 Add £60 for ONE additional character
Live-Action Movie Designs £100 :)
To be eligible for these, all you need to do is:
* Reply in the comments section below
* State YOUR name, the name of the CHARACTER you want, the VERSION (G1, Beast Wars, IDW, etc) and of the character you want.
* State YOUR name, the name of the CHARACTER you want, the VERSION (G1, Beast Wars, IDW, etc) and of the character you want.
* State the day you're attending and want to collect your commission on. All art will be ready for collection on Sunday 13th, unless you're a Saturday-only attendee, so let me know!
* Sorry, no fan/original characters, but feel free to request non-TF characters!
*Payment must be CASH ONLY upon collection/completion of artwork please!
*No over-the-top amounts of props or quirky accessories! (eg: Optimus Prime pushing a shopping trolley full of discounted porcelain.) They take additional time to research and/or design. But all reasonable requests considered! :)
*Sorry to announce, not interested in drawing explicit romantic Transformers scenarios. Apols!
* PLEASE only order a sketch if you will be able to attend to pick it up, and, you know, pay for it.
15 comments:
Hello Nick, Gerry Barrett here.
I would like to commission you for 2 separate torso commissions this year, but I would like it if you treated them as one interconnected piece, kinda like a comic spread, if you catch my drift.
Basically I would like the 2 commissions to be of Transformers One Optimus Prime meets the Iron giant, with each character getting their own page, but don't be afraid to draw the characters overlapping each others page, as I fully intend to display them side by side. I understand they will be charged as 2 separate commissions at £180 and I am totally fine with that!
now I know the Iron giant is considerable a bigger bot than OP, I mean he can fit a whole car in his hand, but if it makes life easier, I'm totally fine with you ignoring the scale between them and making Iron giant just a bit taller than OP.
as it stands right now, I may only be attending the Saturday, rather than the whole weekend, though that may change, but it's probably best to stay on the safe side and go with Saturday.
Best regards and looking forward to seeing you again this year
Gerry Barrett
Hiya Nick!
Joe Boyd again!
I would like 1 Torso piece of Beast Wars Waspinator in the middle of getting his head blown off with a very surprised expression on his ugly mug as his head is in the air!
I'll be attending the whole weekend and will be leaving on the Monday but I would like to be able to pick it up on the Saturday if possible so I can get it signed by Scott McNeil. Not that I didn't enjoy sitting in Reception with you on the Sunday while you finished drawing Animated Shockwave XD
Thanks so much, Nick!
Hi Nick,
Andrew Esson, I’m looking for a torso piece of IDW Arcee (preferably her Spotlight: Arcee design but whatever works for you is fine!). I’d like some sort of action-y pose of her holding her dual swords, but I’m comfortable with whatever creative liberties you’d like to take.
Hoping to collect it on the Sunday.
Thanks & see you there!
Hello Nick, Sun here again :)
I would like to commission a torso piece of IDW Starscream and Jetfire. The general idea is that I want to see them after a long day at the lab, maybe the experiment didn't go well, and there was an explosion of something? There can be soot on their faces, and they both look beaten up. Starscream looks pissed and is about to explode, while Skyfire is awkwardly smiling and scretching his head. Hope it makes sense! I don't have a specific pose in my mind as I would totally leave it up to your interpretation, but if you need it, I can email you a quick sketch reference :)
And I'm attending both days.
Cheers and thank you so much!
Hi Nick, can I please get a torso of G1 UK Marvel comics version Impactor looking bad ass. (Not the Zombie version of him) I should be able to collect on the Sunday although probably leaving sharp at the cons end. Cheers - Stu.
Hi Nick! Jolene here. Since it's the 20th anniversary of both the revival series of Doctor Who and of Transformers Cybertron, I'd like a piece with both the Ninth Doctor and Vector Prime!
Suggested pose etc: Nine is examining his sonic screwdriver, which he's scanning the camera/viewer/POV with. Maybe he looks surprised, maybe concerned, maybe excited? Up to you! Behind him, Vector is also examining the sonic from a distance, and stroking his chin - he's fascinated by this fellow time traveler and his strange technology.
Was hoping to get a full figure piece, but money's tighter than I'd like - hopefully this suggested composition works with the torso only version. Feel free to make any changes to make it more fun to draw!
Will be there all weekend, as per usual!
Hi Nick, Can I get a torso commission of G1 Prowl giving a police information briefing to an autotrooper. I’ll be at TF Nation on the Saturday daytime only this year. Thanks
Hi Nick
It's Joseph here again for more armada joys haha.
If possible can I get 2 commissions please, one with armada blurry, and the other armada scavenger, thank you for your time, be there all weekend.
Thank you, have a nice day
Hi Nick!
Looking to celebrate your earliest IDW mainline appearances… G1 Sixshot!
Looking like someone emptied a salvo on him and he’s unimpressed, looming at the viewer with a ‘my turn’ energy, just something really gnarly and dangerous!
Fox will be all weekend to pickup!
Hi Nick
Could I please have a commission of a torso of your IDW springer and Milne’s rodimus singing karaoke drunk together? A power ballad/duet passionately maybe. I’ll give you creative freedom with posing and and expression work. Go ham
Enjoy the rest of your day 🙏
Hello Nick
Gerry barrett here once again. And this is my final commission I promise.
I would like a torso of the Mech "Gurren Lagann" from the anime of the same name. My only really "notes" is that I would like his iconic HUGE drill in place of his right hand (it works the same was as like optimus's axe can come out of his hand) as he's doing a cool action pose.
Also while it is just a mech thats pilotted by a person, it can express, so draw him doing like a epic yelling face.
As stated previously, more likely than not I'll only be there the Saturday this year.
Best of wishes
Gerry Barrett
Hi Nick, Richard here. Can I get a Sunstorm going supernova. Laughing like a mad god as he's almost melting and ripping apart from his own heat. I'm there all weekend.
Richard Delafield
Hey Nick,
Sorry that I'm writing so late, but if it's still possible to ask you for commission, I'd like to.
Honestly I've a problem of what to ask you for- I know I'd like art of Jazz (preferably IDW, but G1 is cool too!) with a bit more on a cheerful side like with a smile or something (sorry, I might be going through a bit rough patch of time at the moment, and I count him as a comfort character.)
I'll be there whole weekend, leaving on Monday.
Thank you, and have a nice (cool) day,
Ewa.
I’d love to request something of Rook from IDW/Combiner Wars and Energon Checkpoint (the Prowl-themed Rodimus) please.
They’d either be doing a fist bump or thumbs-up for something lighter or if an action-ready pose fits I’d be happy with that. My headcanon is they’re both Elite Guard members and kind of a unit. There’s not much fiction on either so if one or both are gender flipped I’d be happy for you to do whatever works. I think Checkpoint wearing a pair of aviators to differentiate them more from Rodimus/Prowl would be a cool detail if that’s ok. Rook wearing knuckle dusters would fit them but I’m happy with whatever works :)
I’m about both days at TFNation so I’m all good to pick up on the Sunday no problem.
I loved the work you did on RID15 Strongarm for me in 2023 btw, thanks so much again.
Hello!!
Is it possible to request IDW Brawl with his little martini? I’m so captivated by it.
I’m only around on the Saturday unfortunately - sorry!!
Thank you so much!!
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