None of my pictures have served so many purposes as this one, it's a ordinary gift/belated birthday gift/make-up gift for a conflict that never existed- and it's my 70'th submitted piece.

Although I'm highly bothered by his optics I can simply not ignore the chance to say that this piece won't be found anywhere else on ze internetz - I've used many, many references from prime and bayverse to get the parts I wanted but the perspective is handmade as is the lightning - it's like a tiny wimsy little savepoint in my evolution since it's half realism without redrawing a already existing piece ~

The reason it took some time was - the optics, I didn't mirror the basic sketch against a lightsource sketch so when I was done with nearly half of the piece I noticed his left eye was about twice the size as the other.
it gave the impression of Optimus glaring suspiciously at the viewer, figuring it wasn't a very nice image I did my best to correct it.
I've to hire Death the kid to teach out some symmetry if this continues

It would have been fantastic with a smiling Optimus no? It's such a rare sight, but I had this hunch that I'd either screw up his chin or the basic smile so mr. Faceguard covered for me. (=v=)