HOW I DESIGNED BARRAKI PRIDAK | LEGO BIONICLE DESIGNER Part 1

Welcome back!

Thanks for tuning in to my 3 Part Bionicle Retrospective Series. For parts 2 & 3 see below:

Part 02/ NUPARU:    • HOW I DESIGNED MAHRI NUPARU | LEGO BI...  
Part 03/ The Lost MAKUTA:    • THE UNRELEASED MAKUTA PHANTOKA | LEGO...  

This episode it’s all about PRIDAK! Pridak is the character/toy I created for BIONICLE during my time as a designer for The LEGO Company.

Follow along as I create several paintings in honor of PRIDAK all the while sharing stories and insights into my creative process on the BIONICLE team.

Also, lots of never before seen behind-the-scenes artwork. This one is dedicated to all the die hard BIONICLE fans!

As always, thanks for watching!

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Website: https://www.brianandrewellis.com
My Instagram:   / brianellisart  

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Music:

Intro theme: Phantom Antenna
Original episode music/composition: Phantom Antenna
Mentor/Studio Gear: Eric Watkins


Timestamps
00:00 Intro/Hired by LEGO
00:50 Bionicle Team Bonding/Pridak Inspiration
02:38 Kit Bashing and sculpting
03:20 Original Pridak Design
04:50 Recreating the original spine
06:10 The Original Squid Launcher
08:10 The Pridak Blood Controversy
10:09 BZ Power
10:49 Barraki Packaging Design
13:10 Closing Thoughts