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SpiritOasis — Learn to Love Again

Published: 2006-12-01 00:29:00 +0000 UTC; Views: 1194; Favourites: 33; Downloads: 12
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Description It's Tursday. And it's the day before the season finale and my inner Zutarian is going crazy. So what if I drew this instead of doing my AP Stat homework? This episode could be epic for us!

I just had to do cave drawing. I just had to. I couldn't resist!

Anyway, the reason Zuko's hair is all over his face is because we don't know what will happen in the end. Will she heal the scar? Or will he once again refuse the help, and continue to carry the burden of his father? We just don't know, which is why I kept the left side of his face a mystery.

I also decided to do this in pencil since you guys have no idea as to what I'm really capable of. Photoshop doesn't do me justice at all. Nope. Maybe I should just stick with pencil and practice with the tablet until I get better -- either that, or I should just acquire more patience XD

The drawing was inspired by these lyrics:

"I Will Learn to Love Again" - Kaci

Drowning in tears that won't be me
I will soon be free the chains of all this pain inside
And though I cry it wont be long till' I regain the strength to know
I can go on
I will find my way through the heart break I will not give up on love
I believe

I will learn to love again, I will learn to trust
Once this heart can start to mend
I will learn to
Learn to love again

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Drawn with .7 Mechanical Pencil and shaded with a 4B and 6B

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(c) Bryan and Mike of Avatar: The Last Airbender

w00t for Zutara!!!
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Comments: 23

Alexwind [2008-03-31 05:25:13 +0000 UTC]

wow very nice

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Katsari-chan [2007-01-12 11:21:53 +0000 UTC]

This looks so smooth~ I love the shading!

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hues-of-hazel [2006-12-01 03:11:24 +0000 UTC]

Wow, you're right; that Tablet doesn't do you any justice at all. This is beautiful! The shading is gorgeous. *__* The mood is so . . so perfect. I love how you drew Zuko, all sexy and mysterious with his hair covering his eyes. And I love Katara's expression! She's like, disbelieving, wary, hopeful ( totally turned on. *shot* ), and enchanted all in one go!! You did a great job ( my Cave Pic doesn't even come close to this. XD; )!

GWARGH, you gotta do more!! *~*

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SpiritOasis In reply to hues-of-hazel [2006-12-01 03:21:46 +0000 UTC]

Don't worry, I will! I'm so glad that you pin-pointed all the expressions that I was trying to portray. And yes, Katara is totally turned on by Zuko's sexiness. I mean, who wouldn't?

As for the tablet thing, yeah...I'm not so great at it yet XD; I'm more of a traditional art kind of person, but whenever I scan in anything it looks like crap ;~;

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hues-of-hazel In reply to SpiritOasis [2006-12-01 15:27:32 +0000 UTC]

Well, this sure as hell doesn't look like crap! *luffs it*

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dukgrrl [2006-12-01 02:01:31 +0000 UTC]

Nice!!! I like how his hair is falling in his face actually. It is damn sexy.

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SpiritOasis In reply to dukgrrl [2006-12-01 03:19:53 +0000 UTC]

Yeah it is! That's why it's so fun to draw hair on our little Zuzu XD

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dukgrrl In reply to SpiritOasis [2006-12-01 04:08:22 +0000 UTC]

Hah! Zuzu, best nickname ever. lol

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Irrel [2006-12-01 01:45:49 +0000 UTC]

THE CUTE! *drools*

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cynicalplushie [2006-12-01 01:39:44 +0000 UTC]

I love the drama that the monochrome shades provide. Quite the bit of tension there! I could feel the blush crawling across my cheeks.

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SpiritOasis In reply to cynicalplushie [2006-12-01 01:50:21 +0000 UTC]

Yes! I'm glad you were able to "feel the mood" XD

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MizSweet [2006-12-01 01:24:00 +0000 UTC]

OMG!! OMFG!! THIS IS BRILLIANT! there are no words... i'm just so... speechless...

BRA-VO! it completely captured that one moment when zutara would be at its prime!! and you drew this right before! oh thank you! and the hair on zuko is perfect!!! i actually think that she does heal it, but i don't think he can just, not have a scar anymore, just like that ><' so it might take a few episodes to get rid of, just like he grew out his hair lol but omg! so excited now!! one day!!

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SpiritOasis In reply to MizSweet [2006-12-01 01:49:47 +0000 UTC]

Really? You think she will? I can't even begin to explain as to how I would react XD I'd probably be speechless and stare at the screen for HOURS. Thanks for the comment!

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MizSweet In reply to SpiritOasis [2006-12-01 01:57:49 +0000 UTC]

omg!! me too!! i'm going to "try" to not think about it so the time goes by faster! lol and no problem!! hope your hiatus is going well ....or is that over? well whenever it is... more zutaraness if ya can!! that would be awesome!! ^^ k, gotta seriously start my hw now lol

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SpiritOasis In reply to MizSweet [2006-12-01 02:01:26 +0000 UTC]

Meh, the hiatus is kind of over -- I just need to finish one of my drawings for my portfolio and I'm done. Okay. I lied, the hiatus is over XD

*goes back to drawing and homework*

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sylvacoer [2006-12-01 00:58:58 +0000 UTC]

Stats? As in "statistics"? (O_O)

DIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE EEEEEEEEEEEEEEE~~~!!!! STATISTICS BE DEH EBIL!!!! Hated 'em my undergrad years, hate 'em even more now that I'm taking them for my msters!

Oh and yes - squee~!

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SpiritOasis In reply to sylvacoer [2006-12-01 01:48:26 +0000 UTC]

Yes...Statistics. And we're doing probability and logic ;~; *DIES* I hate this unit SOOO MUCH D:<

Thanks for the comment!

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Jelly-Pup-Rawr [2006-12-01 00:55:43 +0000 UTC]

Oooh. Pretty. O.O

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saraistarr [2006-12-01 00:54:39 +0000 UTC]

Ohh wow, I think you're right. =3 This is better than your photoshopped stuff. ^^ Maybe you should do the lineart on paper, and color it in PS?

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SpiritOasis In reply to saraistarr [2006-12-01 01:47:20 +0000 UTC]

I've tried that...I'm thinking of doing the art in pencil first with all the shading done, and then coloring it photoshop -- when I did just the line art on paper and then coloring it in photoshop, it came out all crappy >.> That's why I think doing the shading with the pencil first will be better ^-^

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MistEternal [2006-12-01 00:53:31 +0000 UTC]

This is wonderful! And I downloaded the song you said inspired it, its really good! I can see how it would inspire some good Zutara.

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SpiritOasis In reply to MistEternal [2006-12-01 01:45:55 +0000 UTC]

Yes, the song is amazing XD

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BeyondSight [2006-12-01 00:40:55 +0000 UTC]

I agree this is gonna be huge!

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