Set pictures appeared to show Iron Patriot on the Iron Man 3 (2013) set. ScreenRant pointed out it's just James Rhodes' (Don Cheadle) War Machine armor in patriotic colors.

At long last we get a good look at Tony Stark's (Robert Downey Jr.) Mark XLVII Iron Man armor and War Machine's armor in new concept art. Click on the images to enlarge.

No artist is listed, but I'm guessing it's Bosnian-British comic book artist and conceptual designer Adi Granov (Iron Man, Iron Man 2). Here's a piece he did of Iron Man and it's his style.

Here the original leaked set picture of the armor and click here to see the last piece of Iron Man concept art which just showed his boots and gloves.

Via ComicBookMovie

Synopsis:
Described as a “technological crisis thriller,” set in the world of international war, arms & terror, Marvel Studios' “Iron Man 3” stars Robert Downey Jr., Gwyneth Paltrow, Don Cheadle, Guy Pearce, Rebecca Hall, Dale Dickey, Ashley Hamilton, James Badge Dale, with Sir Ben Kingsley and Jon Favreau. Shane Black (“Kiss Kiss Bang Bang”) takes over directorial duties from Jon Favreau, who helmed the first two “Iron Man” films. “Iron Man 3” is set for release in May 3, 2013.

Official Site: http://marvel.com/ironman3 

See more of Adi Granov' portfolio at www.adigranov.net

What do you think of the illustrations? Do you like the "star-spangled" armor?
 
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Here are some of the artists that worked on the superhero film The Avengers (2012). As always, there are many talented artists involved in the production of a film. These are only some of them according to IMDb.

Official Synopsis:
Marvel Studios presents in association with Paramount Pictures “Marvel’s The Avengers”–the Super Hero team up of a lifetime, featuring iconic Marvel Super Heroes Iron Man, The Incredible Hulk, Thor, Captain America, Hawkeye and Black Widow. When an unexpected enemy emerges that threatens global safety and security, Nick Fury, Director of the international peacekeeping agency known as S.H.I.E.L.D., finds himself in need of a team to pull the world back from the brink of disaster. Spanning the globe, a daring recruitment effort begins. Starring Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans, Mark Ruffalo, Chris Hemsworth, Scarlett Johansson, Jeremy Renner and Samuel L. Jackson, and directed by Joss Whedon, “Marvel’s The Avengers” is based on the ever-popular Marvel comic book series “The Avengers,” first published in 1963 and a comics institution ever since. Prepare yourself for an exciting event movie, packed with action and spectacular special effects, when “Marvel’s The Avengers” assemble in summer 2012. In “Marvel’s The Avengers,” superheroes team up to pull the world back from the brink of disaster when an unexpected enemy threatens global security.

Director: Joss Whedon

Cinematography by Seamus McGarvey      http://www.seamusmcgarvey.com/
   
Production Design by James Chinlund    
   
Federico D'Alessandro (animatics supervisor)    thefilmartist.com
   
Illustrators   
Josh Nizzi (senior illustrator)    www.joshnizzi.com
Michael Meyers (concept artist)    http://www.vladsworld.com/
Raj Rihal (concept artist)    www.totalrihal.com
Phil Saunders (concept artist)    www.saunderscreative.com
Steve Jung (concept designer)    www.stevejung.net
Kurtis Richmond (concept designer)   
Cara Brower (concept illustrator)    http://carabrower.com
Rodney Fuentebella (concept illustrator)    rodneyf.blogspot.com
Fabian Lacey (concept illustrator)    http://www.fabianlacey.com
Andy Park (concept illustrator)    www.andyparkart.com
Jackson Sze (concept illustrator)   
Tony Bohorquez (concept model maker)   
Richard K. Buoen (conceptual designer)   
Jeff Frost (conceptual model maker)   
Tani Kunitake (illustrator)   
Christopher S. Ross (illustrator)    http://dezyn.com/
Nathan Schroeder (illustrator)    www.nathanschroeder.net
Rusty Gilligan (sketch artist)    http://rustygilligan.blogspot.com/
Adi Granov    http://www.adigranov.net/
Iain McCaig    http://iainmccaig.blogspot.com/
Paul Ozzimo http://www.paulozzimo.com
   
Storyboard Artists   
Richard Bennett (storyboard artist)    www.richardbennettart.com
Federico D'Alessandro (storyboard artist)    thefilmartist.com
Darrin Denlinger (storyboard artist)   
Jim Mitchell (storyboard artist)    http://jmitchellstudio.blogspot.com/
Ryan Jeremy Woodward (storyboard artist)    http://www.bottom-of-the-ninth.com/
Jane Wu (storyboard artist)   
Bryan Andrews
   
Visual Development   
Jacob Johnston (visual development)   
Ryan Meinerding (visual development supervisor)   
Charlie Wen (visual development supervisor)    charliewen.typepad.com


I'll update this list as I find out more. If you know of any artists that worked on this that are not listed please let me know.

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Will Iron Man be duking it out with the Hulk in his "Hulkbuster" armor? Concept artist Adi Granov doesn't think so. He would know since he's worked on two of the Marvel films Iron Man and Iron Man 2.

Italian website BadTaste had an interview with Granov where he says the Hulkbuster isn't going to show up in The Avengers.

About this topic, there is [an Iron Man armor] that everybody is looking forward to seeing on the screen: the Hulkbuster.

"In the first ['Iron Man'] movie we had the Iron Monger ... the idea for him came from the Hulkbuster. I did a cover with the Hulkbuster in it. Jon Favreau liked that design and asked me to draw something similar to it for the Iron Monger. So, technically, the Iron Monger is the Hulkbuster, and that I think is why for a while we won't see it in a movie. It would only be yet another Iron Man big type of armor."

Of course he could be wrong and it may show up. But, add Renner's comment about being "the only one" who can stop the Hulk and Adi is right.

So, what is the Hulkbuster armor?

Hulkbuster Armor (Modular Add-on)

First Appearance: Iron Man (vol. 1) #304 (May 1994)

The Hulkbuster armor is a heavy-duty exo-frame (an add-on to the Mk. XI Modular Armor) designed for maximum strength amplification at the cost of reduced versatility and mobility. As its name suggests, it was specifically designed for hand-to-hand combat with the rampaging Hulk. The armor was rated with a lift (press) capacity of 175 tons. During its maiden run, the armor enabled Stark to hold his own in sustained physical combat with the Hulk. - Wikipedia

For reference, here's his concept art from Iron Man of the Iron Monger.

Iron Man movie - Keyframe art: Final pencil version of this keyframe featuring Iron Man vs. Iron Monger.

Iron Man movie - Keyframe art: Keyframe art for the first movie.

Iron Man movie - Keyframe art: Final version of this keyframe featuring Iron Man vs. Iron Monger.

Check out more of Adi Granov's work at adigranov.net

This is a cross-post from The Geek Twins.

What do you think? Should the Hulkbuster armor be in The Avengers? Will It?

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