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shipleyweasley — ZW11 Day 1: Masks

Published: 2011-09-02 03:15:13 +0000 UTC; Views: 2707; Favourites: 145; Downloads: 23
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Description Okay, so I know that this is reeeeaaaallllyyy late, but this is my first time ever doing Zutara Week, and I'm not good at all at Adobe Illustrator, so it took me a really really really long time.

Anyways, as you can tell, this is a moment when Katara, The Painted Lady, unmasks the Blue Spirit to find out that it's Zuko. She's not surprised because she had a feeling that Zuko was the Blue Spirit, but she wasn't sure until now. She's glad that the face behind the mask is Zuko because she secretly has feelings for Zuko (though they might not be a secret for very long). Zuko's thinking something along the lines of, "Yes, Katara, it's me. And I hope I'm good enough for you."

I got the idea for this composition from this image: [link]
Everything else I just used small references or I just made it up myself.

And if you didn't notice already, the background is Yin and Yang, or Tui and La, because they represent Zuko and Katara's relationship: two opposite forces that work to balance each other out and create harmony.

Hope you like it!

EDIT: I tried to change it, but for some reason the background is getting a little messed up. If you expand it, though, the weird black background should be gone.

EDIT 2: Fixed it!!!!
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Comments: 16

Silvanne [2012-05-10 14:44:48 +0000 UTC]

Cool!!

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shipleyweasley In reply to Silvanne [2012-05-15 02:29:14 +0000 UTC]

Thanks!

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Silvanne In reply to shipleyweasley [2012-05-15 08:24:16 +0000 UTC]

anytime!

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kitkatklb90 [2011-11-19 03:21:02 +0000 UTC]

Flagged as Spam

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shipleyweasley In reply to kitkatklb90 [2011-11-20 04:47:42 +0000 UTC]

Thank you so much! And no, I don't mind you sharing it just as long as you credit me in it, which I see you did, so thank you.

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MeteorLeopard [2011-09-06 14:22:47 +0000 UTC]

Its very nice, especially Katara and Zuko as characters. The background though is a bit flat and almost overbearing to the foreground. Perhaps fading it a little more would help next time.

My favourite part is the intricate patterns on Katara's gauze-hat thing.

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shipleyweasley In reply to MeteorLeopard [2011-09-09 01:28:06 +0000 UTC]

Okay, thanks! Yeah, I'm new to digital art, plus I don't have much experience in doing images with decent backgrounds, so thanks for the advice!

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ooamaimomooo [2011-09-04 17:50:22 +0000 UTC]

wahhh it's so cool! I love Katara's expression in this. * ^ *

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shipleyweasley In reply to ooamaimomooo [2011-09-09 01:28:16 +0000 UTC]

Thanks!

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TheOfficialLocked [2011-09-04 11:06:44 +0000 UTC]

Wow, cute!

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shipleyweasley In reply to TheOfficialLocked [2011-09-09 01:28:28 +0000 UTC]

Thanks so much

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MrsZeldaLink [2011-09-03 23:45:10 +0000 UTC]

Aw, it's just so cute! X3

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shipleyweasley In reply to MrsZeldaLink [2011-09-09 01:28:38 +0000 UTC]

Thanks so much!

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TrueImmortality [2011-09-03 18:40:42 +0000 UTC]

I love the composition! It's so balanced!

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shipleyweasley In reply to TrueImmortality [2011-09-09 01:28:47 +0000 UTC]

Thank you so much!

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Tayalia [2011-09-03 14:48:08 +0000 UTC]

Lovely.

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shipleyweasley In reply to Tayalia [2011-09-03 14:50:44 +0000 UTC]

Thanks!

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