>>7003005Those look like fucking ass (in my opinion) and you're dumb for liking them (in my opinion). Only Takanuva is acceptable.
I hate art like this because it doesn't even look like they're wearing masks, which is such an important part of Bionicle. I'd have no idea that the top left was meant to be wearing a Huna (or even that it was meant to be a toa/matoran) if you hadn't said so, and I still don't know what the top right is meant to be. I only know bottom left is a Pakari because I recognize Takua, but that picture makes him look like fucking Homer Simpson. If I was unfamiliar with Bionicle I could probably tell that they were meant to be robots but I'd have absolutely no idea that those were meant to be masks on top of a separate head.
I feel like if you really can't get a Bionicle to portray emotion using eyes and body language then putting eye brows on top of the mask is just about acceptable. But I disagree that the examples you posted are all that different from 'mapping masks onto human faces.' The masks are rigid, metallic masks. They shouldn't move. I mean, by definition a mask covers up someone's face: it is not actually their face. Just smashing human facial expressions on top of the masks is a bizarre rejection of the source material. Consider that always wearing a mask is something that could set the matoran races apart from everyone else: there's a dozen other races who can all emote, but matoran always have their faces covered. Make a big deal out of it. Give them exaggerated eyes and gestures. They've got big glowing eyes: eyes are one of the most expressive parts of the human face. It's why Disney and nips give their characters great big fucking eyes, not giant cartoony mouths.
If you're going to give them mouths then at least do it like the movies: small mouths framed by a larger mask; overlapping slats that form lips; glowing lights behind a grill. But don't give them big fat dick sucking lips or a Homer beard to make it stand out.
