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Published: 2012-05-04 06:40:49 +0000 UTC; Views: 7479; Favourites: 590; Downloads: 85
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I decided to finally use Sta.sh, whoo
Thanks to Korra, I'm watching the original Avatar series for the first time. I'm at the beginning, but I got impatient and painted this before I could wait for Zuko's hair to... change
Drawn from scratch, photoshop CS5
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I really like the lighting of the flame and how you shaded the shadows, catching his serious expression!
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You're welcome! And thanks for the llama!
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So incredible. I love the style and coloring you used. It's so intense!
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You have got some EXCELLENT surprises waiting for you in the last season! It's amazing! So glad you're watching it. Better late than never!
Also this art piece... it's wonderful. Interesting that you drew him with this hair style if you're still at the beginning. It took me a looong time to get accustomed to this hair style. For the longest time Zuko was not Zuko to me without the bald head ponytail.
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The hair, I'm not sure but it might be because the first time I came across Avatar was seeing fanart of Zuko, and he had this hair so I never really forgot it. I actually expected to see him like this in ep1 and was surprised.. LOL 
Thanks so much!
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The changing of the hair is sort of symbolic. I listened to an interview once where he talked about how that represented the beginning of a change in Zuko's life and how it was somewhat of a big moment. He was not happy about Zuko in the Avatar movie (which is basically horrible on all accounts) starting out with a head full of hair because it basically removed the possibility of that incredibly symbolic moment when Zuko cut his ponytail off.
Avatar is such a great show. It may be for kids, and really goofy at times, but anyone who REMOTELY plays a main roll in ANY way gets wonderful character development. And by the last season, almost all the goofiness is gone, and there's just seriously amazing plot-ness. And tears. Lots of tears. Few main characters are able to pass through season 3 without crying.
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xD That movie.. I heard lots about it.
I see I see. I guess there is a certain danger to fanarting before knowing a story properly, and for the future I will definitely remember that.
and yeah! I kind of sense that already, just a few episodes of Legend of Korra won me into the entire series.
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Nah, no problem with drawing him with hair instead of the ponytail.
I thought it interesting how the two different series started. The first series very slowly, casually, and goofily. Then plot slowly starts to build up and grow until there's all kinds of stuff going on and it's deeply involved. With Korra, they did things COMPLETELY different, and aaaaall the crap she's going to have to deal with was thrown in all in episode 1.
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I think, maybe with the original series they needed time to demonstrate the whole setting and the idea of bending, while with Korra they assume the viewers are familiar to some point already? Idk
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Well also they wanted the new series to be different from the original. They don't want it to be just a repeat. I thought it was kinda silly that even as a little girl Korra could bend 3 different elements when it always took past Avatar's a long time. But after discussion with my siblings, I realized it's because the first series was all about Aang mastering the elements, and they don't want to do the exact same thing in this new series. I was quite surprised by seemingly all major elements being thrown in immediately, but I think it will make for quite an interesting series.
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Mm, I like this! I love the fire especially, but his chin should not be so pointed! A slightly more defined jawline should do the trick c:
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Ahaha..I couldn't decide between keeping the anime structure or trying to make it realistic, so I ended up with a weird mix 
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OMG this is probably one of the best Zuko fanart pieces I've ever seen! Awesome work!!!
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I'm so happy to hear it xD Thanks so much!!
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yayyy i'm so happy you watched korra hahaha
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yess fire prince
Thanks so much!
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Nice to meet you too, Zu- AGHHA! GAWD WHY'D I SHAKE YOUR HAND?
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He can take my right now if he wants ...
Beautiful work!
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He's just... so... hot!
I love the firelight lighting and how his scarred side is thrown into shadow!
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