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

burgex · July 24, 2020, 5:06am

Hello, here’s my entry that I had for this contest.

BIONICLE Canon Contest #1: The First, Part 2 (Art) - Submission by burgex Artwork

I am newer to these boards, but I am a longtime fan of Bionicle. My main reason for entering these contests is that I feel that I’ve finally gotten to the point where I can do these characters justice with the skills I have. That being said, here’s my submission: [helryx final] Mask (sketch): [mask] Mask (color/ink): [mask] Bionicle is a very interesting setting for me, because most of the cast are the results of alien but intentional design that I can take apart and figure out through drawing. Helryx, especially, is a character I like to wonder about since she has a very distinct origin - she’s uniquely what amounts to “a prototype Toa”, with her design informed to a degree by the Glatorian, her predecessors in a sense. When I saw the winning MOC, I was struck with a bolt of ins…

Thanks so much for your consideration and I had a lot of fun!