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Published: 2009-08-15 05:29:26 +0000 UTC; Views: 564; Favourites: 7; Downloads: 0
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Description Geeze. How long have I been working in photoshop? Like a few months?

This one took quite a long time to do. Procrastinating included it took all summer.

The flowers in the backdrop stood for something significant to Zuko's personality, but I have long forgotten what they stood for and how it tied in. They were also a last minute decision. It looks much better now. I think I cropped about a 1/2 inch off of the left side.

I have a katar picutre planned, but I'm not sure If I'll make it all painterly like this one.

I owe so much of my talent in photoshop to my oil painting teacher Ms. McCoy. I loved her lessons, but I no longer have the funds to take her classes. Her lessons will always be a muse to my works.

I don't know why but i don't like drawing male nipples. They just turn out weird looking.
Zuko belongs to the Nickolodeon Co.
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Comments: 13

hwoarang11 [2009-10-01 04:42:14 +0000 UTC]

i like how u did the fire

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Pokeaday In reply to hwoarang11 [2009-10-02 18:36:48 +0000 UTC]

thank you. There were some very helpful tutorials on Da that I used.

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Phyrflie [2009-08-23 07:04:26 +0000 UTC]

I love it, but I think the head may be a bit too big, same for the hands, and I don't think I remember Zuko being that muscular. He's actually more of a slender build.

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BabyMomo [2009-08-16 16:50:20 +0000 UTC]

Omg girl, wow. I remember the line art for this and it came out fantastic.

Don't fear the nipples. :3

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Nambs [2009-08-16 02:40:03 +0000 UTC]

Oh WOW, this is cool! The fire is especially impressive

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Pokeaday In reply to Nambs [2009-08-16 06:39:49 +0000 UTC]

Thanks. I found a few great tutorials on Deviantart.

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Nambs In reply to Pokeaday [2009-08-16 15:23:53 +0000 UTC]

lol ponytail zuko makes me happy. :3

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Christoff-D [2009-08-15 07:26:43 +0000 UTC]

Looks pretty much amazing!

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Pokeaday In reply to Christoff-D [2009-08-15 09:02:56 +0000 UTC]

Thank you Chris! <3

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LSingh [2009-08-15 05:48:43 +0000 UTC]

wow, very ethnicy, like something you'd find in a chinese mural or tapestry

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Pokeaday In reply to LSingh [2009-08-15 09:02:39 +0000 UTC]

I was inspired by this cool Chinese type painting at one of those cheesy 'starving artist' fairs. The work feature a woman holding an instrument and there were flowers and wheat and a goose in the background. It was an obvious recreation but I like it enough to do this.

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LSingh In reply to Pokeaday [2009-08-15 14:28:12 +0000 UTC]

A goose would've been awesome. But not any goose, a... duck-goose... stupid avatar and their animal hybrids

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Pokeaday In reply to LSingh [2009-08-16 06:41:35 +0000 UTC]

You mean a turtleduck. *sigh* that's an actual animal from the show. I am a nerd.

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