Ta-Korans

 

I felt motivated to draw some humanized Bionicle designs for the 2001 wave again. I'm getting so sidetracked from finishing 2005 lol.

But I am biased, I think my favorite years aesthetically from Bionicle were '01 through '03. Like all and all, the first thing I think of when Bionicle is mentioned are those same biomechanical bots roaming a lush island. The renders to me held a strange air to them as well to me. Maybe it was the limited 3D tech at the time, but "mystical" couldn't have been a better descriptor to the images. 

Anyways, got side tracked there, I wanted to draw Tahu, Vakama, and Jaller, more so how they compare height wise. In my mind, the Turaga and Matoran share similar heights if not a little varied here and there while the Toa are visibly taller - though the height gap has been lessened between all three. Also for funsies, the Toa are still like around 7 feet tall (I always loved that fact about Bionicle). 

Also just some fun add-ins to their designs I've always been giddy about is still including their heart lights. I still imagine their internal skeletal systems to be mechanical so the heart light is an attachment that extends from their skeletal frame. Some cover it, some have it out in the open proudly. And you might notice Ta-Korans having darker colored fingernails than others. I wanted that to be like a build up of volcanic soot and rock over the years - don't know if I'll keep this design choice, but it makes them look a lil more interesting to me.

I also wanted Ta-Korans to have some sort of piercing on their bodies. I've done mostly ears so far, but I think they would pierce any part of their body. 

Either way, I hope you like this piece and a full body of these characters~