Absolutely Incredible!!
Is the voting live? I wanna vote for this masterpeice! !!!
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Voting isnât live yet. Eljay is giving people until the end of Monday (not sure as to which timezone) to make final corrections. Voting will likely begin shortly after that.
At first I wasnât a huge fan because it was hard to make out each toaâs details, but now that we can see them as mocs, I like them a bit more. Probably wonât vote for them, even though the artwork is well made.
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Once again, some absolutely fantastic art pieces from you both. Your Artakhaâs were my two favorites in the last contest. However, I am pretty confident that I will not be voting for these. First, the entry is incomplete, with only detailed individual shots of Pouks and Gaaki; Bomonga and Kualus are missing. Second, there is a discrepancy with Pouks. In Perpâs group concept art, it appears Pouks has brown Vahki lower legs (which is supported by the reference MOC), but in Crunchbiteâs detailed shot, its a CCBS shell. Which one should be considered the âofficialâ version and will be voted on? If it is the CCBS version, I donât think that works well thematically and also breaks the color placement.
I would have loved to see this if there were more time in the entry period. Perhaps it wouldâve changed my vote.
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According to Perp, yes, but what about Crunch, who drew Pouks with CCBS legs? Since they collaborated, I would rather wait to hear what they both say. Besides, those recreations may be fairly accurate, but they are not part of the entry and shouldnât impact how people vote (they wonât for me, at least). For example, if Bomonga is supposed to have Kalmahâs armor on the shoulders, I wouldâve liked to see that in the actual entry rather than as an afterthought.
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That has none of the distinct features of Kalmahâs armor other than the general shape. There is no way of knowing thatâs what itâs supposed to be without being told, which, is disappointing. Show, donât tell.
Again, this is something that wouldâve been clear if Bomongaâs individual shot was given along with Gaakiâs and Pouksâ.
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Itâs not very relevant to make the âMOCâ version of the artwork, because the art is whatâs getting approved, not an interpretation or the artistâs vision of what it represents. What it literally appears as is whatâs being used as reference for canon.
And honestly, Iâm completely fine with Bomongaâs appearance in this artwork because the atypical hunched frame implies an atypical Metru build - and breaking the frame is what Iâm voting for.
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Since these mask designs wonât really be the true shape of their masks if they win, what power would you assign these kanohi?
Honestly, I donât really have any powers in mind when it came to these masks. I donât want to pull a Psychometry by stapling these to an established power there by invalidating some current 2D/3D artists library of work or hamper the creative freedom of an artist that decides to join the community post contests. Making a new power, giving a face to an old one; my main goal with these guys is that Bionicle gets to stay fun beyond the goal post of these contests.
If you want some âPerp3tual suggestedâ ballparks:
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Gaakiâs mask is based of Crunchyâs pre-contest Mask of Psychometry, so logically I think that can extrapolated in the direction of a mental mask. With how the top of the skull is accentuated like the Noble Komau and Gaakiâs canon mask disposition, I think thatâs a solid direction to go with it.
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Bomongaâs mask has a couple of directions you could take with it. Itâs original influence was a hammerhead shark, so you can take it in a rahi/nautical focused direction. Alternatively, the connection to the Kiril could influence it towards that direction.
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Kualusâ mask is the Makooti mask, so generally any direction youâve seen for could work here. A tech interface mask, a controlling type mask, whatever. Noble Biomechanics, Regional Sensory Aptitude; skyâs the limit.
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Pouksâ mask you could argue is closest to a Canon mask power as in early development, it was built off the mask of Adaptation. Itâs influence is still there in the top and eyes of the final design, so you can reasonably see it as a variant of the mask. I personally donât: I think its strayed enough from that mask in the face and shaping of the back side to stand by itself, but you can take it that direction if you want to.
At the end of the day, whatever power the viewer sees in the mask is as equally valid of a direction as anyone elseâs to me.
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ngl that Kualus shoulder build lookin kinda familiar 
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Rothanok finished modeling Bomongaâs and it looks great!
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Iâm always stunned by how talented the 3D mask modelers are. So sleek yet tough-looking, great translation from 2d to 3d.
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Iâm working on pouksâ mask now, but its still kinda too flat
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I donât care whatâs supposed to be canon, this is what I want Bomonga and Pouks masks to look like. Especially that Bomonga mask. Thatâs canon to me.
Pouks mask can still be canon if someone uses it in the art and wins
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I sure hope they do. Idk what their plans are, but if Perp3tual and Crunchy (I believe those are the people that made this entry, right?) made an updated art entry with the new stuff, Iâd almost certainly vote for it because the art currently looks so phenomenal. And that way, that mask for Pouks could be canon too, which Iâd love. Itâs such a bummer that the Bomonga mask that won did because Iâm not really the biggest fan especially because itâs based on the design of a mask that already exists.
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Gaaki could use the bomonga mask as well technically
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Thatâs true but I think Bomongaâs mask is too flat and angular for Gaakiâs build
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