Popular Post Onyx.5 Posted September 17, 2014 Popular Post Share Posted September 17, 2014 (edited) We are proud to present our newest paramilitary product, the Techno Organic Armor unit, or TOA. Made as a supplementary full body armour system that easily fits over a standard issue Motor Assisted Techno Organic Reaction Axiom Nervesuit, a TOA unit is a composite of high strength metalic cladding and exo skeleton components, combined with muscle cell cultures grown from a DNA sample of the TOA's designated pilot. When a designated pilot that has undergone full TOA certification and registration enters their designated unit, the muscle cells "fuse" with the pilot, allowing for direct neural control of the unit and enhancement of the pilot's strength and stamina. Undifferentiated cell cultures contained within the TOA unit grant it amazing regenerative capabilities, allowing for easy replacement of damaged components and limbs in the field, without the need for advanced medical or biotechnology training. Because all living cell components are derived from pilot DNA, in the event of catastrophic system failure or loss, a replacement TOA unit can be grown, and the pilot reconditioned for subsequent redeployment. TOA units are built with only the most advanced digital and organic security features, with bioinformatic feedback and DNA recognition as a design paradigm. TOA units will never activate for any adversary that gains physical access to the unit. Your control is assured, from cell to circuit™. No matter whether you're ensuring the security of your assets and personell or enacting a proactive interests protection plan, act with confidence: act with TOA. Product rollout to selected enforcement agencies is scheduled to begin soon! Note: Because cell cultures will reject all organisms attempting to access the unit that are not the designated pilot, TOA units may not be transferred between pilots. This is by design. We strongly recommend against attempting activation of a TOA unit with any person who is not the designated pilot for that unit. If you require additional TOA pilots, please aqcuire individual TOA units and TOA operation certification for each additional pilot desired. Note: Please allow several minutes for fusion and diffusion of cell cultures at the activation and deactivation of the unit, respectively. Note: Images shown are for demonstration purposes only, and may not reflect the final product. All designs subject to change. Edit: Well, everyone, you've twisted my arm. Here's a new Tahu drawing, featuring exlusive guest star Lewa. Edited November 25, 2014 by Black Six 38 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pohatu: Uniter of Stone Posted September 17, 2014 Share Posted September 17, 2014 Where can I buy one of these? I need this so I can do lots of strenuous activity since I'm a wimp. Quote I HATE SCORPIOS ~Pohatu Master of Stone, 2015 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
25K Now! Posted September 17, 2014 Share Posted September 17, 2014 That is incredibly snazzy. Why the katana though? And how are Exo-Toa like ... even stronger versions of a T.O.A. suit? Quote http://vimeo.com/198967785 BZPRPG Profiles Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Cod Posted September 17, 2014 Share Posted September 17, 2014 Amazing! It's very clear that a lot of effort was put into this concept, from the artwork to the descriptions to the suprisingly well-fitting acronyms. The result is an interesting take on an old concept, and by far the best human/bionicle combination I've ever seen. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Onyx.5 Posted September 17, 2014 Author Share Posted September 17, 2014 Dear RahkshiToa88:Thank you for your interest in the Techno Organic Armour unit system! Unfortunately, TOA units are not available on the consumer market at this time. We are currently investigating potential distribution channels and legel authorization measures, but due to regulatory complications, we can not provide an estimated date of availability. While we would like to assure you that a TOA unit would be fully capable of executing everyday activities while protecting the pilot from excessive stress and exhaustion, TOA units are currently not approved for civillian, labour, or light and heavy industrial use. Rest assured, we continue to push for wider acceptance and availability of TOA units in all sectors as we strive to meet your needs. Please check back later! Don't actually check back later, I'm probably not going to change anything.Dear Onarax:What you are seeing is a prototypical TOA unit model. As with all TOA units, the unit is speci-Okay I can't keep this up. And your comment doesn't really work with an in-character response anyway. So, uh... katana, right. Well, the simplest answer is that I don't think very hard when I draw these. But that answer is also unsatisfying. So, Tahu is well known for carrying a fire sword, but I wanted to draw him holding an actual physical sword of some kind, which he would then use to channel his flame powers. Rapiers and similar swords were right out, as I wanted something that was predominately a slashing weapon. Overall I just thought that the japanese concept of the sword, as a fast, fragile, but incredibly sharp weapon, fit much better with the concept of elemental fire than the heavy, defensive, club-like concept of the ancient european greatsword. Now, if you were really looking closely, you would ask why Tahu is holding it in his left hand. And for that, you might want to go back to my first answer.As for Exo Toa, I actually made a topic a while ago with some thoughts and drawings of Exo Toa in this universe, though it's probably out of date with my headcanon at this point. While TOA merely contiain artificial muscle to supplement the pilot's strength, External Xenobiological Operating Techno Organic Armor* units are entirely self contained biotech organisms, capable of independant movement and thought (in keeping with the original Bionicle lore), which help augment the pilot's decisions making process, and allow the EXO TOA to have split-second reactions to possible threats without input from the pilot. Also, EXO TOA are serveral stories tall. So in effect, Toa = power armor, Exo Toa = giant mecha.*[somebody please save me from my own backronyms]Dear MrCod:Thank you so very much, sir! That's what I only hoped to hear. The flavour text was pretty fun to write, I've always taken a perverse joy in creating jargon. It's going to take a lot of work to top "proactive interests protection plan". The idea of a human/bionicle combination is the entire point of this world, although it actually started when I was thinking about how I wanted to deal with the Kanohi masks in my Bionicle art. After all, how do you portray facial emotion on a piece of metal? The common approaches tend to be not bothering with facial expressions at all (the set-style approach), incorporating animate features directly in to masks (the movie-style approach), or doing away with the masks altogether to just have faces (the human bionicle approach). None of those entirely appealed to me. I was thinking about sci-fi in general when I realized I could draw the masks as helmets, thus preserving both the cool, technological feel of the metal masks, and the squishy, relatable form of the human face. And then I just expanded that approach to the entire Toa, and viola, you get the idea of Toa as armor. So I can draw all the little techno details I want, and then draw fully humanized characters, and they don't have to be in seperate worlds. I get to have my cake and eat it too. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taka Nuvia Posted September 17, 2014 Share Posted September 17, 2014 Somehow your art style looks familiar, but I can't exactly say why. O.o(though I probably could've seen that old Exo-Toa of yours which you mentioned earlier? Could be.) Anyway, these are awesome! I love the way the first neither has nor actually requires outlines, and the way the arm and leg are kind of fading into the background. All three together may look more like concept art for, say, a videogame rather than product promotion, but the text ad you wrote up is quite intriguing, as is the concept as a whole.(I've always enjoyed human/bionicle combinations, and yours just works so well. ) Colours, proportions, shapes - everything is awesome. C: Quote My art collection topic - updated! (21/09/2021) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Banana Gunz Posted September 19, 2014 Share Posted September 19, 2014 This is just absolutely beautiful. Nothing else for me to say. Thank you for pleasing my eyes so much. Quote tumblr: it's a lovely place to be if you've gone madflickr: mah yummy gross pics mmmPew Pew Pew Pew Pew Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DLVasco Posted September 19, 2014 Share Posted September 19, 2014 Awesome design and very interesting style too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
randomreviewerbros Posted September 19, 2014 Share Posted September 19, 2014 Man these are too cool, looks like a lot of effort went into this, great job! Quote Go check out our Youtube channel! We review BIONICLE and other LEGO related items! https://www.youtube.com/user/RandomReviewerBros Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Onyx.5 Posted September 20, 2014 Author Share Posted September 20, 2014 A big thanks for your kind words, everybody! You're right, TN - I've been drifting towards the sort of concept-art mindset, where fine details get sacrificed for the sake of getting a general idea across, without spending tons of time on a single image. I've never been good at getting clean outlines or smooth, polished looking images, and while sooner or later I'm going to have to conquer that dragon, for now I've decided to explore what happens when I simply throw cleanliness and outlines in general out the window. I guess I lean on an impressionist approach quite a bit as well. I've also recently stopped beginning my drawings with a sketch and then painting/inking over it, instead I just start with the dark colour and carve out the shapes I want. I think that's saved a lot of time. An intriguing concept is what I aim to deliver, and I hope I can get people to consider for themselves how they can bring a unique interpretation to the Bionicle world. Because I assure you, this isn't a special ability given only to a chosen few. As for why you'd recognize my art style... well, darned if I know. I know I recognized you pretty quickly, no surprise there, but I can't say I've posted many topics on GA, or anywhere really. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Katuko Posted September 20, 2014 Share Posted September 20, 2014 I love it. Most of the time when people humanize BIONICLE characters, it looks a bit strange. In this case you've made the Toa into some kind of power armor suit, and that is awesome. It looks sleek and deadly at the same time, and the somewhat sketchy style brings to mind gritty sci-fi settings. Very nice work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Endless Sea (Alaki Nuva) Posted September 20, 2014 Share Posted September 20, 2014 Reminds me of Warframe. This is by no means a bad thing. Quote It is not for us to decide the fate of angels. Dominus Temporis, if you're out there, hit me up through one of my contacts. I've been hoping to get back in touch for a long time now. (Don't worry, I'm not gonna beg you to bring back MLWTB or something. ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Lakata Posted September 21, 2014 Share Posted September 21, 2014 This is stunning, absolutely love the approach, very stylized, but still detailed, which is quite a feat to pull off. Quote My Soundcloud Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P~M Posted September 21, 2014 Share Posted September 21, 2014 I love this so much! The rough, sketchy style combined with the BIONICLE elements really makes this incredible to look at. I especially love the way you designed the opening Hau (Harassment Avoidance Unit?). The katana fits really well, and the fierce, dark red silhouetted style definitely makes me want to stay at least 10 feet away from this Techno Organic Armor unit. I'm also really in love with the Lewa drawing. The way the suit is patterned along his back really gives it a BIONICLE feel, although I'm not entirely sure why. Your style is stunning. Make more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wazdakka Posted September 21, 2014 Share Posted September 21, 2014 I like the sketchy water-color-esque art style a lot. Very different from most Bionicle art. Quote Steam Name: Toa Hahli Mahri. Xbox Live Gamertag: Makuta. Minecraft Username: ThePoohster.Wants: 2003 Jaller (from Jaller and Gukko), Exo-Toa, Turaga Nuju, Turaga Vakama, Shadow Kraata, Axonn, Brutaka, Vezon & Fenrakk, Nocturn, ORANGE FIKOU.I got rid of my picture, are you happy? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Onyx.5 Posted September 22, 2014 Author Share Posted September 22, 2014 Glad to see people are liking my approach to illustrating these. I only really starting drawing things this way recently, but I find it's a fun style to work with. And again, I'm hoping to bring something a bit different to GA, both in concept and in technical approach.Endless Sea, it's funny that you should mention Warframe (warning, it's a fairly violent game, if you're not interested in violent games, you're not going to get much out of it). A friend introduced it to me and I played it for a few months a while back. It was fun for a while, though the gameplay doesn't change much, so I eventually drifted off. The art direction was certainly interesting though, especially how the titular Warframes relied on huge amounts of detail and texture to define them. As pretty as they were, personally I actually try to avoid relying too much on fine details in my designs, I try to use large shapes and silhouette definition, though I'm not sure how much I'm succeding. I'd like to simplify these TOA further, actually, but I'm still messing around with them, trying to find some aspects to make them unique. The bulky armor collars seem to be a start, though I worry sometimes that I'm just ripping off the Grineer, heh. While I don't conciously reference it, I guess I can't deny that Warframe might be exerting some amount of influence on me (case in point: Katanas). The sci-fi, biotech-heavy setting sure shares some similarities with Bionicle. Though if we want to talk about influences, it might be worth considering Evangelion (warning: 1, Eva can be graphic at times; and 2, it's almost two decades old so there are spoilers aplenty on the wider internet). The more I think about it, the more I like the design of the Eva units. They have a very smooth, uncluttered and sleak design by mecha anime standards, and at the same time the famous shoulder pylons are an interesting detail that makes them immediately recognizable. That's the sort of silhouette-defining design feature I'm attracted to.5-O: Ah, the Kanohi. I'm still not entirely sure how to deal with integrating them in to my world. I have the character's faces, and I have these segmented armor helmets that are based off the character's original signature mask, and neither of those really lend themselves to being swapped out or collected. My current thought is that Kanohi might actually be more like special programs or functions that are installed as a part of a TOA unit loadout. This would help explain the swapability and collectability of Kanohi, while still allowing me to keep the physical helmets as an integrated part of the TOA, and as a visual signifier of the pilot, which never changes. I don't even want to think about creating acronyms for every Kanohi name... I might just say that the names are simply names, though I have to admit, Harassment Avoidance Unit is pretty good. And I still have to figure out what KANOHI will stand for. Something Ancillary Nueral Operation Something Instance... No, how about... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chro Posted September 22, 2014 Share Posted September 22, 2014 (edited) I don't even want to think about creating acronyms for every Kanohi name... I might just say that the names are simply names, though I have to admit, Harassment Avoidance Unit is pretty good. And I still have to figure out what KANOHI will stand for. Something Ancillary Nueral Operation Something Instance... No, how about...Just throw Kinetic in front of that. Kinetic always works for K-word jargon.Or maybe Kakorrhaphiophobic? EDIT: Kyriolexic? Keloid? Kinetogenic? Kilobase? Doesn't have to make a ton of sense as long as it sounds pretty epic. Edited September 22, 2014 by Chro Quote save not only their lives but their spirits Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calvirick Posted September 22, 2014 Share Posted September 22, 2014 I don't know what all the discussions all about, but that artwork, man... I've always been a huge fan of artist that still post un-finished looking work. It shows their style and how they make it, and that's always so cool to me. It has very good use of color and I don't think I have any critique for it. Because I can't think of any as of now... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oroki Posted September 23, 2014 Share Posted September 23, 2014 *Gasp* What an awesome! This style looks kinda like cell-shading. I love how detail are suggested rather than included, escpecially on his right arm. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eyru Posted September 24, 2014 Share Posted September 24, 2014 Holy beans, I love this! Your style is eye-catching and striking, and you've done a great job of melding the organic and mechanical elements of the Toa. Your style is minimalist in a way, but it communicates so much detail. I'm absolutely in love with this, if you couldn't tell. Anyway awesome job! Keep up the great work. Quote BRPG Forum Rules • BZPRPG Starter Topic • Q&A Compendium • SK:A Profiles Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chro Posted September 24, 2014 Share Posted September 24, 2014 Edit: Well, everyone, you've twisted my arm. Here's a new Tahu drawing, featuring exlusive guest star Lewa.Oh man. And I thought one was cool. Quote save not only their lives but their spirits Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ziontyro Metalhead Posted September 27, 2014 Share Posted September 27, 2014 This would be epic as a cosplay, as long as you wouldn't mind someone building it. It probably would have to be super simplified in order to make it work somewhat. Quote BBC 70 Skeletron Robot. http://www.bzpower.com/board/topic/18967-bbc-70-skeletron-20/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pohatu: Uniter of Stone Posted September 27, 2014 Share Posted September 27, 2014 I wonder if that Lewa suit can wind-fly. Quote I HATE SCORPIOS ~Pohatu Master of Stone, 2015 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle K. Posted September 29, 2014 Share Posted September 29, 2014 HEEEeeeyyyyyy I love this! You have some beautiful gradients going on with the slate blue and red, and that subtraction method is utilized here so well. I like your forms and the suggestion of detail, good technique here. Loving the silver forearms, you should keep those. The sword instead of fire is a wonderful way to "cool down" a Toa of Fire and along with the pose, gives it some maturity and weight that is difficult to achieve. Your Matoran emerging from the suit contains more movement and contrast, which helps demonstrate that you know what you are doing. I would like to see the same kind of attention to anatomy on Lewa however, his torso is pretty much a trunk (where Tahu's is layered and shaped in all three) and the humpback makes little sense in connotation with his character or function- rather like someone like Onua or Pohatu who in comparison with Lewa, would probably have to be enormous! If these suits are indeed grown from hosts maybe their actual form should differ more radically as well? Tahu's bulk at his neck gives him power while Lewa's just stunts his proportions which, while correct enough, look wrong due to the hump. I love that you've made a new world out of this concept, much cooler than just "new tahu suit." With perhaps a hint of highlighting or refocusing the light and adding details in more strategic places you'd have professional tier work and so far with what you have it totally shows that already. I saw on DA you said to someone you were using Alchemy, I think it would be cool to see you push that into some of your Bionicle work and give it some of these textures and shapes you used. Well you got me out of the woodwork... now to disappear forever... again. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Onyx.5 Posted October 1, 2014 Author Share Posted October 1, 2014 Chro: Ah, 'kinetic'! That's a good one, might have to use that. Personally I lean towards making the acronyms make as much sense as possible, but, there's really only so much you can do. Looks like it's time to crack open the ol' dictionary.If there's one big thing I've learned recently, it's how much of a figure you can obscure or ignore while still getting a message across, and how you can still suggest detail without actually drawing in all of it. Case in point being the first drawing: you can see that Tahu's left arm (his right from our POV) has different colours and some details, meanwhile his right arm is just a silhouette. Because I haven't done anything to obviously suggest a pronounced asymetry, you assume that his armor is symetrical and that all the details I put on his left arm must also exist on his right arm, even though I didn't draw them. Which means I can use that to introduce moody or dramatic lighting or to put an emphasis on strong graphic shapes instead of spending time filling in every bolt and screw. Now, putting in every last detail with technical precision is of course a look in itself, and one that I highly admire, but, right now it's not where I'm at.Ziontyro: If someone actually undertook trying to make a costume like this, I'd be honoured. If anyone wants to try it, that would be amazing and they have my full approval. Besides, it's Bionicle, it's not exactly like I own the copyright anyway. But yeah, it's either going to take a simplified design, or a really dedicated builder. At least they wouldn't have to wear their mask all the time to stay in-character.Oh, and Rahk, I assure you, Lewa's suit is perfectly air transportation capable. That's what the built in jump jets are for.And by Mata-Nui's mercy, it's UK. I was sort of afraid you'd show up, I didn't know what you'd say if you did. And as someone with some serious artistic chops around here, what you say carries some serious weight. I take your comment as high praise. You're entirely right about Lewa, though - while I was drawing him, I did struggle to get the upper back of his suit to look right, and it still looks off, resulting in humpback Lewa. Now that I look at it again, it's a bit clearer where I overextended the armor. And his torso is pretty bulky, yeah. I told myself that, hey, they're armour suits, so of course they'll be bulky, I don't need to worry about it, right? But I suppose I could add more definition than that, and vary the shapes more between toa. Ah, character design basics. And I'd like to keep the armor collars as a defining feature of all my toa, but, that doesn't mean I can't experiment with the form. So I'll keep that stuff in mind for future drawings. And I'll keep working on lighting stuff, and... aw man, I don't have any highlights! How did I not notice for so long? As for Alchemy... man, Alchemy. Fun program, I always found it a bit uncomfortable having to go back and forth between programs to draw things, but I suppose that's a digital art skill in itself. While I have been focusing on pure brushwork, I guess I ought to start thinking about how I'm going to start incorporating more texture in to these, whether through Alchemy or custom brushes or photobashing or what have you. But anyway, thanks a ton for stopping by, your observations are as acute as ever. Hope you're enjoying your stay as part of the BZP scenery. Do we even have any natural woodwork around here anymore? I thought they replaced it all with synthetic fiber... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toajomo Posted October 22, 2014 Share Posted October 22, 2014 This artwork is great in like eighteen different ways and I love you for making it. Quote If you use correct grammar in your posts (or try hard to), place this in your signature. Join Myst's campaign for correct grammar usage on BZPower! Credit to Click for the awesome Bionicle 2015 spinnie! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blueblur21 Posted November 25, 2014 Share Posted November 25, 2014 This is great but I'm still getting a generic Gundam anime vibe from the human pilots. Still good, though. I wonder what Gali would look like. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
user-402520536 Posted November 25, 2014 Share Posted November 25, 2014 Great job, man. Dang, I'm so jealous of your art... Keep up the good work, and you definitely deserved that feature. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flex Lord Splash Posted November 25, 2014 Share Posted November 25, 2014 What about elemental powers? Does this Tahu T.O.A unit come equipped with a flame thrower? Quote BZP-RPG Profiles Marvel Profiles Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Space Urchin Posted November 25, 2014 Share Posted November 25, 2014 Wow... I've seen Bionicle art before that I thought was great, but yours takes the cake and adds candles. The art style caught my eye immediately, with the contrast especially. The proportions look great, as if it was a real armor suit, and yet it adds a sci-fi element that no real-life object yet invented could embody. On the last profile shot, the accented colors make it stand out even more than the unique style already does! The wires in the second one are really neat, too, and the placement of their connecting ends is great. I hope you'll draw more of these, 'cause so far, Tahu and Lewa look really great! (That axe)If these were real,if they were selling to the public, andif I had money, I'd buy one. Quote BZPRPG:Vergissmeinnicht Active Characters Inactive CharactersMercureGidaZel'Sai - NaberiusSkoll Brickshelf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iku Posted November 26, 2014 Share Posted November 26, 2014 Great Beings, this is a really well thought-out concept and I'd love for you to take it further and draw comics with a narrative. These ideas are too good not to be explored. Create a blog and start fleshing out your world. Roll in all the fandom glory. This is beautiful, both in art and story. Please, please, for the love of Mata Nui, expand this. Quote "Keep in mind that if Star Trek fans had, as a group, said, 'No point in talking about this anymore, it's never going to come back,' it never WOULD have come back." -Greg Farshtey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nidhiki of the Shadows Posted November 26, 2014 Share Posted November 26, 2014 You know, I'm going to be honest: I am not a fan of human Bionicle art. But you just made it cool. That seriously looks awesome and I kind of want to see an adaptation like this. xD The art is really stylized and really aesthetically pleasing. Hope you do the other 4 Toa! -NotS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J46 Nui Posted November 26, 2014 Share Posted November 26, 2014 This style looks great. It sort of reminds me of the sketchy illustrations from the Metal Gear series. I'm glad that this made the front page. It definitely deserves it. I can't wait to see more. Quote PSN ID: darthlegoGamertag: SPARTAN J46Steam name: jumpy46 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toa Jaxus Posted November 26, 2014 Share Posted November 26, 2014 One of the better humanised toa I've seen. Most are somewhat disappointing, but this is actually quite awesome. Strangely the other one is a low tech one where everyone is maori/polynesian in ethnicity. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LockmanCapulet Posted November 26, 2014 Share Posted November 26, 2014 This has got to be one of the most awesome adaptations of anything I have ever seen anywhere ever. Holy cow. Amazing work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shadox Posted November 26, 2014 Share Posted November 26, 2014 Dang. I'm a sucker for cel-shaded, high-contrast, low saturation images so this looks good to me anyway, but man it's amazing! If New Bionicle were darker like the Inika artwork, I could totally see this being the art style instead of what they ended up with. This is prime art right here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tahtorak ate my house! Posted November 27, 2014 Share Posted November 27, 2014 FANTASTIC artwork and fictional bio there, Onyx! For the bio, I love how you get inspiration from biotechnology. As for the artwork, it is truly remarkable and reminds me of... (see further comments below in this post)Somehow your art style looks familiar, but I can't exactly say why. O.o(though I probably could've seen that old Exo-Toa of yours which you mentioned earlier? Could be.) Anyway, these are awesome! I love the way the first neither has nor actually requires outlines, and the way the arm and leg are kind of fading into the background. All three together may look more like concept art for, say, a videogame rather than product promotion, but the text ad you wrote up is quite intriguing, as is the concept as a whole.(I've always enjoyed human/bionicle combinations, and yours just works so well. ) Colours, proportions, shapes - everything is awesome. C:Is it just me, or this art style reminds me of the Mecha/Tokusatsu genre? Oh, and also Metal Gear art style too. Quote Your left brain contains nothing right, while your right brain contains nothing left. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Volatile Posted November 27, 2014 Share Posted November 27, 2014 SHUT UP AND TAKE MY MUNNEH!!!! Quote Just because you're trash doesn't mean you can't do great things. It's called garbage can, not garbage cannot! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Onyx.5 Posted December 2, 2014 Author Share Posted December 2, 2014 Well well, featured topic, how about that. I have to admit, it's a bit exciting. But, come on now, stopping to acknowledge being featured is a bit tired by now, no? It's expected, but not particularly exciting to read. But, now I have to start thinking more seriously about what to draw next... Still, thanks for the kind words everyone, I assure you I took the time to read what everyone has to say, even if I didn't directly respond to you.Blueblur, ah, how refreshing to see someone stopping to point out something they're not such a fan of. On reflection, I must admit, I mainly focused on illustrating the concept of there being human (or cyborg) pilots at all, rather than taking the time to flesh them out and show them as unique people. I guess I ought to work more on that side of things in the future. Funny that you should mention Gali, I've been thinking about that myself. It's tempting to do things like de-emphasize the shoulders and bulk up the leg armour, but my current thoughts are that the sets never made any effort to distinguish Gali as female through her amour, so why should I? You know, do things Samus style. But, taking the opportunity to add visual variety has its draws too...Flex, despite all the various modifications I've made to the way the Bionicle world works, Toa maintain their ability to directly manipulate their respective elements. I haven't decided whether they get to keep that power outside the TOA unit itself, though I'm leaning towards it being specific to the unit. That said, I did consider giving them elementally appropriate weapons... but ultimately, I think that if you want to see flamethrowers, you're going to have to go to the Exo-Toa models.Iku, you seem quite adamant on your position. I'll see what I can do, though I'm already involved in another, non-Bionicle related project. Otherwise I'd be devoting more time to drawing these! You can bet the universe isn't going away any time soon though, it'll keep brewing away in my mind, and sooner or later I'll have a new batch of drawings and concepts.J46, funny you should mention Metal Gear. I've never played the games or really been a fan, but I have to say, every time I chance upon one of Yoji Shinkawa's drawings for the series, I've always liked the look. It's a comparison I'll gladly take, and with any luck I can get closer to his calibre of work in the future. Plus there's those robot designs. So cool, but always just a little bit unusual or awkward, in a way that makes them stick out in your mind. That's the sort of thing I can appreciate.It seems we have a few HB converts. Walking the line between BZP's long tradition of seperate 'movie' and 'humanized' styles was a major goal of mine, so it makes me happy to see people enjoying these drawings who usually don't enjoy anything with a human face on it. I think a major part is still keeping the strong emphasis on cybernetics and biotech, as they're such an integral element of Bionicle that I always find it a bit weird seeing someone completely strip them out. Not that it's bad when someone does, by any means. The more people try different things, the better. But that should help illuminate my personal philosophy towards my Bionicle art, at any rate.Aaaaand Tahtorak with a second reference to Metal Gear's art. Man, and at the time I drew these, I wasn't thinking about Metal Gear at all. I suppose now I'm forced to acknowledge the similarity. Tokusatsu I'm not so sure about, as I've watched literally none of it. But Mecha? Yes. Very much so. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vezon shall Return Posted December 3, 2014 Share Posted December 3, 2014 Snake... looks like a new type of Metal Gear. Nah just kidding, but seriously, it looks pretty good. I really like the more distinctive art style, it has a very dynamic perspectives. 9/10. (Oh you just got trolled... because it's really a 10/10) Peace out Peace Walker. Quote "Don't! They will kill you like a small dog. Instead let your anger be as if it were a monkey on a treadmill; confused and tripping around." -Lelouch of Britania- (Here is my BZPRPG Profile, Diotrua.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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