User blog comment:Echo 1/Two Toa of Water/@comment-958607-20140930111814

Very impressive indeed. What stands out the most to me here is your decision to combine both the breathing tube/facial hair of the Elda to the Kaukau on Hahli Inika. It really harkens back to that poor little Chronicler, wandering around Mata Nui, hacking away at anything in sight in wild and fanciful hopes of finding widgets. It's a great hybrid of the two masks, combining some of the best elements of each and actually looking like Hahli. It's very impressive, though I'm not so sure about the... rear. Looks rather noticeably like a scantily-clad swimsuit. But I really do admire the additional tonal details here, such as the muscles on the chest, the pattern of the shoulder armor, and the fact that her Energized Harpoon has been made into part of a longer staff. Suits her well and looks a lot more practical.

As for Nokama (my favorite character of 2004), I really do admire how faithful you have been to the movie rendering of the character. Right down to the inclusion of a heartight, the shape of the lower legs, and the general shape of the head with the brainstalk at such an angle. I also admire your artistic choice to emphasize the size of her hips and thighs. Looks a lot more feminine and is a far more classy way of conveying her gender than giving her pronounced breasts, as I'm sure many other 'artists' would have. It does slightly detract from the overall proportion of the drawing - making the upper half look a little squished in comparison to the legs - but makes for a far more realistic effect. As I recall, Nokama and Gali had shrunken-down torsos anyway. While this version does not have the lighter shade of blue that so endeared the movie version, I actually don't miss it. This seems far more accurate to the original set and is a nice blend of the animates and physical representations of Nokama.

Overall, another astounding display of artistic prowess. I always love the detail of your drawings as well as the mixture of humanistic features in combination with the mechanical. Keep it up!