The light is probably too harsh bare. Look up diffuse light, you can make simple stands with waxpaper or fabric and position them in front of your lamps to make the light softer and more even.
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you can look up some basic three point lighting techniques and some simple ways to diffuse your lighting systems. I suck at it but when I find motivation to set everything up I usually get good results.
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I think the problem is I’m using two different types of lamp and one is far brighter than the other. The setup is very slapdash, using what lighting sources I already have. Trying to fix it digitally.
how do i vote for a moc.
The voting period hasn’t started yet. Right now is the submission period. When that’s over, a poll will be put up.
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You will however need to meet these requirements to be able to vote once the polls go up:
The details of the voting system will be explained with the polls as usualy, I’d assume.
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Could the guidelines maybe clarify that the hammer Artakha was seen using was from his forge, and not designed as a weapon/warhammer?
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Artakha did use a warhammer in his forge though, for whatever reason. It would be nice if it was brought up but I don’t really see the issue.
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Here go, boys.
Not the best photos, but it’s the MOC that counts.
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This definitely should have been considered, but I think it’s a little late to change it now.
But if it’s not too late, this should definitely be clarified.
I’m no metalworking expert, but I’m pretty sure blacksmiths don’t use 6’ hammers.
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We link directly to where it is clarified it is a hammer from his forge.
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Listen man its a world where biomechanics beings channel elemental energy and have emotion, but not romance. It doesn’t have to realistic 
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hey so first time entering a contest on here and have a couple quick questions:
- how would i post my entry when the time comes? just make a new thread or is there anything else?
- given that sand green is the most accurate possible color (and given that, the color i’m going to be using), how heavily system is allowed as long as it’s still identifiable as bionicle?
- is a tertiary color allowed? ie green, gray, and gold (green armor with gold accents)?
All of these questions are answered in the rules posted at the beginning of this topic.
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With regards to the warhammer thing, a lot of people are kinda assuming that warhammers are massive… which they aren’t. Your idea of a warhammer is probably more akin to another weapon, the maul.
Warhammers are one-handed weapons, which would be used in conjunction with a shield or a buckler. Like maces, they were a common choice for knights after armour became too thick and sturdy for swords to work against them. They also tend to be sharpened, which makes them look a bit more like a big, heavy warpick.
Bionicle does have a preference for oversized weapons, and those oversized weapons being used one-handed. Lhikan’s swords, anyone? So I’m not saying that anyone making something more akin to a maul for their Artakha is wrong, but in terms of what warhammers are actually like, using one in a forge isn’t quite as ridiculous as it sounds.
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Most BIONICLE weapons operate under “rule of cool” rather than any real-world practicality. How are Brutaka’s swords supposed to work? Is a sword blade no longer effective if it’s shaped like fire? How does Mata Nui defend himself when his shield has massive gaps in them?
People wielding impractically oversized weapons is also common in other fantasy media. Cloud’s buster sword, anyone?
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But I think the problem here is that his hammer isn’t a weapon. It’s a tool from his forge.
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My thoughts on this - the hammer really isn’t described…well at all in the canon. It’s just stated he grabbed a hammer in his forge that he took as a war hammer. This, to me, leaves it open for interpretation as to it’s look. Additionally, as has been stated, BIONICLE weapons (which pretty much are all called tools half the time anyways) and tools don’t really adhere necessarily to the conventions of items in our world. A forge hammer might be massive. It might be tiny. If it had more descriptors, It’d be grand and would narrow it down more. But it doesn’t :/. On the flipside, from a creation standpoint, it lets people be more creative on that area of the MOC - Some will be giant and complex, some smaller and more muted. Nice with a contest that does have a decent number of restrictions as is!
I̶’̶m̶ ̶e̶a̶g̶e̶r̶l̶y̶ ̶a̶w̶a̶i̶t̶i̶n̶g̶ ̶a̶n̶ ̶A̶r̶t̶a̶k̶h̶a̶ ̶w̶iel̶d̶i̶n̶g̶ ̶O̶n̶e̶w̶a̶’̶s̶ ̶l̶i̶t̶t̶l̶e̶ ̶h̶a̶m̶m̶e̶r̶ ̶X̶D̶
-Solaris Magnus
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Now I’m picturing Artakha holding a minifig hammer between his fingers. XD
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Fair enough.