So, along with the attempt at very basic animation, I thought to myself: “How can I contribute to the Bionicle fanbase more?” Well, what better way to do so than to sketch some Toa? Of course, the sketches won’t be set accurate, but more of my own little twist on what the story of Bionicle would look like. So, I decided to start with Onua pondering about life before battle (like all people do):
It doesn’t seem like much now, but I am proud of how well the head turned out. I also like the idea of the Toa gaining tattoos for their feats in battle, like in Avatar or Filipino culture (I think). I am going to add a bit of a 2015 aesthetic to his armor and even plan to add a little homage to his 2001 form soon. It isn’t quite finished at the moment, but, as always, let me know how I’m doing.
It’s getting better. I think I should edit that lower arm piece to make it less round and narrow. Also planning to make the left arm bare instead of covered. I also like mixing robotic elements and armor with cloth/fabric. Maybe I’ll add the cloth from the polybag as a sash or an equivalent of Destiny’s Titan Mark. Anyways, progress so far:
Well, I wasn’t able to finish it tonight, but I’ll try to work on it during the weekend if schoolwork doesn’t keep me too busy. I’m surprised on how well the hands turned out since I’m usually horrible with them (hence the reason my drawings are usually from the shoulders up).
I think I’m pretty much done with Onua, but I still want to add some background characters like some Onu-Kotan Warriors based off the matoran from the MNOG games.
I’m not sure if I could. I’m not really in a position to take on a bunch of requests or receive money for my drawings. I would like to hear any suggestions and maybe sketch them when I can, I just worry about too many requests or just not being able to do any drawings. Really, this was something I felt like doing for no particular reason and wanted to see what other people think.
