18:59 end of panel
18:58 Casey says he has fewer funny bits, more tragic. Sarcastically, "It was funny when they made me redraw half an issue, hilarious." And Robbie once drew an issue with Skywarp as F15 when he should have been an F22 and had to edit that in Photoshop, just because that was so ingrained.
18:57 Josh B says craziest thing is getting to know the other guys.
18:57 Do you have any funny stories? Josh P was in college when working for Dreamwave and there was an Energon issue of Tidal Wave vs. Ironhide that he had to do at the same time as his finals. He took some caffeine pills and on the mark of the 3rd day they started to affect him to the point he was putting salt in coffee. After finishing all the work, he was watching TV and after a while someone told him the TV was off the whole time.
18:55Josh P also says the hardest part is not falling in love with the other guys!
18:54What do you find is the most challenging part of your job? Deadlines. Casey says it's his own obsession for detail. Josh B agrees it's battle between deadlines and wanting artistic perfection. Josh P thinks this is also a positive thing because you have to learn to accept your flaws a little bit more. Robbie agrees with that balance.
18:52How much freedom do we have to the art interpretations? Robbie says we have some degree of interpretation, but tried to stick with EJ Su design at the time, but were generally given free reign of how to design a new character unless it would drastically change a look. Josh P gets a lot of freedom, especially with generics in the background, but you usually can't alter much from the artist design. Josh B says IDW is cool with then putting out what they want that creates the best product in the end. Casey says it's rare to have to be reigned in, but he would try and do unique panel layouts, but once got told to do simple boxes.
18:48Who is the first character you drew officially and unofficially? Casey unofficially no idea because of being a kid, tracing around a toy on a piece of paper to color in. Professionally drew Megatron first with the Reflector "Killing Joke" cover. Josh B has been drawing since he could pick up a pencil so can't remember unprofessionally, also can't remember first drawn character professionally, but remembers coloring Armada profile books and Jetfire first a a pro. Josh P also has drawn since he was spawned and can't remember the first one, but remembers a Galvatron mug he would draw because he liked it, but also remembers first pro drawing was SG Steeljaw for FunPub and also Wheeljack was the first one colored. Robbie probably thinks it may have been Soundwave first ever, and the first pro work was the Ultra Magnus cover.
18:45What's your favorite character to draw, and who's your comic art inspiration? Robbie's favorites are g1 characters, and he's been inspired by cartoon. Josh P favorite is Bunblebee because of personal connection, or anyone with a fun shape/silhouette. Working with Derrick a lot and have gotten a lot of inspiration. Josh B likes Optimus or anyone with a faceplate, and he's inspired by Geoff Senior and Derrick or Scotty Young. Casey's favorite is Jazz because he likes guys with faces and distinct personalities, and is influenced by all the guys that work in TFs especially with first name of Josh, but really try and steal a little from everyone because they all bring something to the table. Also Wildman and Senior, or Jim Lee and Todd McFarlane or Liedeld as a kid, or Rizzo of 100 Bullets or Batman stuff, Brian Hitch.
18:40 Is there more pressure to get comics done faster today, and does it affect how you work? Josh P says TFs popularity being so high makes a push to tell more stories, because you want to tell more and get them out faster. Josh B and Casey agree there isn't necessarily more pressure, but having to finish some work before designs are finalized can be difficult.
18:38What do you color with, and how long does it take to color a page? Robbie works in Photoshop on a tablet. Josh P uses Photoshop CS5 with Bamboo tablet. Josh B uses Photoshop CS and a cintiq, and it takes about 4-5 hrs per page.
18:36What has been your favorite thing to work on in the past year? Robbie's was the Spotlight Ultra Magnus comic, also Bot Shots and Angry Birds TF. Josh P. Liked the script reading work. Josh B. liked the Timelines book and subscription characters. Casey thought the Combiner Wars covers were great to work on.
18:34How do you get to work as an artist? Robbie says to start young, keep drawing, don't quit or get discouraged, share your art online and don't be afraid to show it and accept critique. After you establish a portfolio, go to conventions and show it to others in the industry.
18:34this is going to be a Q & A session
18:33Robby Musso, Josh Perez, Josh Bertrum, Casey Collier are here on the panel.
18:28the panel is finally about to begin
18:14The auditions are running over, so the art panel should start soon.
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