Avengers: Infinity War - Iron Man Mk 50 suit-up

This was a sequence of frames I did to illustrate the layers of nanotech that make up the Bleeding Edge armor. I didn't want the suit to just flow on like T2 style liquid metal, or conversely to just form conventional tech. It needed to develop organically and in a way that made functional sense, hence mimicking an anatomical model of neurological, circulatory muscular and exoskeletal systems. Each of these layers would have formed in an overlapping way in waves, so the whole transformation would happen very quickly.

Stage one: Original undersuit (design by Josh Nizzi.) The nanotech was intended to flow out from the main RT in the chest as well as the satellite arc reactors along the body.

Stage one: Original undersuit (design by Josh Nizzi.) The nanotech was intended to flow out from the main RT in the chest as well as the satellite arc reactors along the body.

Stage two: neurological/circulatory systems laid down first.

Stage two: neurological/circulatory systems laid down first.

Stage three: Basic layer of core muscle striation is formed next.

Stage three: Basic layer of core muscle striation is formed next.

Stage four: Bulk muscle and exo-structure is built up.

Stage four: Bulk muscle and exo-structure is built up.

Stage five: Outer skin is beginning to form.

Stage five: Outer skin is beginning to form.

Stage Six: Suit up is complete.

Stage Six: Suit up is complete.