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

gen.make · July 24, 2020, 1:49am

BIONICLE Canon Contest #1: The First, Part 2- "Secrets of Helryx" By Vorik Artwork

[cps project comic1] [cps project all archive] The ancient, the determined, Helryx returns in the latest issue of Destiny War! Styled after Randy Elliot’s work with the comics, this is my depiction of Helryx. I found it best to depict this character as familiar as possible, shying away from artsy interpretation. The first image depicts Helryx discovering rahkshi fragments as mentioned in Destiny War, to which she will use her mask powers on. The mask itself was inspired by the original Faber “tohunga” concepts. There are some direct design elements from the noble mahiki, noble komau, akaku, pakari and hau masks which carried over into my rendition. The overall shape of the mask was inspired by KingK’s own version. From the get go I knew Helryx needed slanted eyes. It evokes wisdom and…

Here is my entry. Had tons of fun exploring the Randy Elliot comic style. Here goes!