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swan-swan — A Gentle Spirit

Published: 2008-07-31 21:28:48 +0000 UTC; Views: 1544; Favourites: 53; Downloads: 11
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Description I have the unfortunate curse of having my favorite characters be incredibly difficult to draw.

But I drew him! I haven't produced a new picture of Aang in ages--I want to give him so much fanart, but his shiny head makes him hard to put on paper. I think I did all right here, though--I used a lot of reference, but for my second digital drawing in the last twenty-four hours, he looks pretty good!

I think.

I wanted to put him in his new monk's outfit--the garb of Avatar Aang. It makes him look a lot more mature (though I think my Aang-head also might have aged him up here), and more man-than-boy.

I love the pendant, too. It seems to symbolize the weight he carries, while serving as a great form of decoration!

I also think that I might have channeled a little bit of here, in the face; I was reminded rather often of her artwork while drawing him, though it may just be because of her amazingly cute Aang art (mine came out just cute, but it works).

I also like the mountains in the background.

Yeah, not dramatic or anything, but I figured that I'd give this kid some more love.


Aang belongs to Mike and Bryan.
The pic is mine.
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Comments: 36

Rosey337 [2008-09-12 01:10:25 +0000 UTC]

Do you draw in MS Paint or something? :<

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swan-swan In reply to Rosey337 [2008-09-12 01:14:01 +0000 UTC]

Yep.

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Rosey337 In reply to swan-swan [2008-09-12 23:28:09 +0000 UTC]

Oh :0 Good job! MS paint is a bastard to work with

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DragonDancer11 [2008-08-23 01:56:36 +0000 UTC]

This is a beautiful picture of Aang! Sometimes the most simple ones are the best!

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avatar-leeloo [2008-08-15 08:54:26 +0000 UTC]

I was so happy to see Aang's new garb. It's not always the clothes that make a person, but it just exuded a sense of... I dunno, maturity somehow? Avatar Aang has grown up indeed.

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RedGyl [2008-08-08 19:42:22 +0000 UTC]

He looks so sweet! You did an awesome job, and, I agree, he needs more fanart. Good job!

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mcda [2008-08-03 15:13:20 +0000 UTC]

His head looks flat. AHH, but it's great..

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Purple-Twilek [2008-08-02 21:20:40 +0000 UTC]

Love it His expression is beautiful.

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swan-swan In reply to Purple-Twilek [2008-08-03 04:12:18 +0000 UTC]

Thanks!

And thanks for the fave, too!

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avatar-shrey [2008-08-01 21:29:53 +0000 UTC]

nicely done. i don't know... aang's head seems a little squarish though, but that's the only critique i have. his new look is so cool....

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swan-swan In reply to avatar-shrey [2008-08-01 21:45:16 +0000 UTC]

Yeah, squarish.

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avatar-shrey In reply to swan-swan [2008-08-01 22:00:24 +0000 UTC]

wait.... did you do this on ms paint? it looks like it... that's amazing if you did (i totally suck at paint)

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syonanto [2008-08-01 03:45:17 +0000 UTC]

I actually had some very similar thoughts to yours on Aang's beads when I first saw them. I'm glad you put it into words, so that people can think more on his new outfit aside from the fact that it's quite similar to Monk Giatso's (sp?). Very nicely done line art, the colors are spot on! Clean and concise . I have no real critique (I think the broadness of the shoulders is perfectly fine actually, I mean, he has grown up after all xD ), except working with the shading on his shiny head xD. My advice would be understanding the roundness of his head (at the top right) and curving the shadows in the same shape rather than keeping it in a straight line until it reaches his face ^^.

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swan-swan In reply to syonanto [2008-08-01 05:47:31 +0000 UTC]

I'll look into that. I couldn't figure out what to do....so I just stuck with the closest thing.

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syonanto In reply to swan-swan [2008-08-01 18:10:23 +0000 UTC]

xD Hehe, indeed when one's lost, improvisation's often the best way to go ^^

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PhantomWolf [2008-08-01 01:16:24 +0000 UTC]

Well done!

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swan-swan In reply to PhantomWolf [2008-08-01 05:49:58 +0000 UTC]

Thanks!

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vick330 [2008-08-01 01:07:10 +0000 UTC]

Very nice, you really have the hang of cell-shading, just enough and not too much. And I agree, bald people are hard to draw, more attention has to be given to the head since there's no hair to hide imperfections.

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swan-swan In reply to vick330 [2008-08-01 05:49:43 +0000 UTC]

Thanks. Cel-shading is about all I can do. XD

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vick330 In reply to swan-swan [2008-08-01 23:39:39 +0000 UTC]

I wish I could cel-shade like you, I never seem to find the right amount of shading and go overboard

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paintedbluerose [2008-08-01 00:16:54 +0000 UTC]

The symbol, perfect. nice touch there. His eyes seem to be saying maybe he sees Katara far in the background and he's happy. Like he hasn't seen her in a while. Or something.

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swan-swan In reply to paintedbluerose [2008-08-01 05:49:14 +0000 UTC]

Oh, he's seeing her a LOT now, I think.

But it's also just a typical happy Aang bit.

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paintedbluerose In reply to swan-swan [2008-08-01 19:17:27 +0000 UTC]

I'm sure he is.

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Lord44 [2008-07-31 22:09:08 +0000 UTC]

i share that curse!
i had a heck of a time with aang's outfit when i drew it too ><

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swan-swan In reply to Lord44 [2008-08-01 05:49:28 +0000 UTC]

It's a fun outfit to draw, though.

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Lord44 In reply to swan-swan [2008-08-01 16:11:33 +0000 UTC]

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LataraTheWaterBender [2008-07-31 21:52:46 +0000 UTC]

aww, Luff it ^!^

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swan-swan In reply to LataraTheWaterBender [2008-07-31 22:07:06 +0000 UTC]

Thanks!

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theSimplyUninspired [2008-07-31 21:45:59 +0000 UTC]

Yay Aang! (Is he older in this pic? He looks a little older... Probably the shoulders.)

Now that you mention it, and pendant is pretty dang awesome, both symbolism-wise and as decoration.

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swan-swan In reply to theSimplyUninspired [2008-07-31 21:46:58 +0000 UTC]

Yeah, it might be the shoulders.

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PurpleBookLover [2008-07-31 21:37:14 +0000 UTC]

Aww, he's cute! I really like the pendant and Aang's eyes. I think his shoulders might be a little broad but other than that I love it.
Question: what do you do when it asks you for a preview image? I still haven't figured that out.

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swan-swan In reply to PurpleBookLover [2008-07-31 21:38:53 +0000 UTC]

I just use the image; I don't bother with the preview image question.

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hopelessheart330 [2008-07-31 21:33:33 +0000 UTC]

Amazing!

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swan-swan In reply to hopelessheart330 [2008-07-31 21:38:58 +0000 UTC]

Thanks.

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Ethereal-Glutton [2008-07-31 21:30:50 +0000 UTC]

WOW!!! I love his outfit, and his expression. The colors are so vibrant! Great job!!1

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swan-swan In reply to Ethereal-Glutton [2008-07-31 21:37:10 +0000 UTC]

Aww, thank you very much!

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