For the peice, I wanted to homage the G2 concept art since whilst I see no narrative continuity, I do think an aesthetic homage is warranted given the subject matter of the contest, hence his character framing is designed to homage the Art of Bionicle cover art. They’re two variants of the character image (one gold, one silver) that homage the interior of the Codrex.
Here’s my take on the Mask of Creation. I wanted to strike a balance between the G2 masks structure and G1 iconography. The mask itself contains detail parallels between all the Mata Masks, Ignika, Avohkii, Kraahkan and Kini-Nui/Coliseum in addition to the runic disposition the mask canonically is in.
Additionally, I made a few monochromatic art peices to better visualize the mask on the character, so here’s a link to that.
This guy presented a very different challenge to Helryx, but I think he came out just as I wanted him to. There’s a cute Easter egg for those who’re attentive. I hope this one doesn’t have too much water for people.
I just love this
Also, a nice touch that with the golden masks, the Toa Mata in the canisters are normal, and with the silver one, they are in the stars-adaptive versions.
Holy crap, this is just… wow. I don’t even know what to say. This has such a style and finest and confidence to it - simply spectacular! Absolutely amazing. Really love the Mata in the background, harkens back to Mata Nui story. I’m in awe!
Simply fantastic! I love everything about this - I can’t even pinpoint the best part, everything here works so well: the visual adaption of the moc, the colors, the atmosphere, and that mask design is just This is definitely my favourite entry.
If that’s not too much of a hassle for you, could you also upload the “main picture” of the mask in gold? I really like how it looks in that color on Artakha, but all mask pictures are in black-and-white. I would love to see all these intricate detailis in gold.
Colorized versions of the portraits should be up. Imgur’s being weird with me, so I had to make a new gallery for them, but as long as its accessible, it works.
Fantastic work! That concept art is on another level. Have you ever made any tutorials on your painting process? Would love to get some pointers from you!
This is definitely my favourite entry.
