The Arms of Toa Tahu


I’ve been experimenting with Danish heraldry.

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Love it, super unique vibe.

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erm he never used that shield :nerd_face: :point_up:

For his coat of arms, it’s not bad, but it doesn’t have enough Tahu-specific details and also includes details that have nothing to do with Tahu, including a striped headband and the Onu-Matoran miners’ head candle. It’s a nice aesthetic, and I’m hoping to see more of the Toa Mata represented in this fashion.

Still no eyes :dizzy_face:

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Yeah you’re right; I chose to weight the heraldry rules a bit over the bionicle lore to get the heraldry features in— after all, no Bionicle has a crest or wreath, but they sort of needed to be there. The candle I chose because it’s fire; the MNOG reference was a nice bonus. Glad you like it; I might do more if I find the time. @TheMOCingbird thank you!

I have drawn so many eyes over the last year, you should be proud. Here’s some that I didnt even need to draw; I did just because I could.


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Was there any reason you chose the Bitil wing piece for Tahu, specifically?

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Looks so cool!

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Very neat, of course I would like to see coats of arms for other Toa!

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I found it to be the most vaguely shield shaped piece that still had some funky Bionicle features but that also wouldn’t look too weird if I smoothed out the center section for the charge to go on.
@ToaKebaka @TheTDChronicler thanks!

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Me likey.

I agree with the criticisms that Ghid has, but I do think as a crest for maybe Bionicle in general, it’s pretty darn good. Definitely something I have never seen before, and the Bitil shield goes pretty hard as the main shield.

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Now this is a really awesome take on Tahu with European culture. I love it. Say can you do this again but with Japanese style Ukiyo-e? I wonder how Tahu would look in Samurai armor.

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@Minethuselah Thank you! @Au-Plau-Se Thanks. I think that could be cool, but I’m not very well versed in Ukiyo-e so there may be better artists than I to pursue that

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from Imgflip Meme Generator

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Considering that you draw quite frequently and post said drawings to the Boards I see no reason why you couldn’t do this yourself

real foap energy

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I would like to but I do not have the digital app or software that @Sabretooth uses to create such a old tan paper style in the artwork.

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You very frequently use pen and paper. Why not try staining the paper with a light brushing of coffee? It can produce a similar effect.

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I’ve come to collect.

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I cannot risk it as if I tried to do that I could end up ripping the paper and destroying the drawing.

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Sounds like skill issue tbh :triumph:

It’s a common enough practice that I don’t see why you need Sabretooth to make art for you instead of making it yourself

Sonus is a dead man :eye: :eye:

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The nuva symbol into the 5hield is really clever. Text is really small though, hard to read.

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You are not wrong, even if I used the matoran alhabet to decode the font the font on the artwork is too small making the writing fell illegible.

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