BIONICLE Canon Contest #1: The First, Part 2 (Art)

Crunchy · July 25, 2020, 3:15am

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BIONICLE Canon Contest #1: the First, Part 2 (Art) Entry by CrunchbiteN Artwork

[Helyrx_Illustration] [HelryxContest_CrunchyConcept] Thank you for stopping by to read this topic. I originally drew this concept of a Helryx back in 2015. With the conclusion of the MOC portion of the Helryx contest, I’ve concluded that my old mask concept did not suit the new Helryx so I looked to design a new Mask of Psychometry. As stated in the linked caption, the initial inspiration for my first iteration came from Helryx’s background as the leader of the Order of Mata Nui so I looked to Axonn’s and Brutaka;s masks as well as pre-Colombian headdresses for inspiration. For the first round of iterations, I approached several different visual motifs to help define the silhouette. I looked at Khing’s and Galva’s take on the Mask of Psychometry as their masks were prominently used i…