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This picture was more or less a visualization of what the Fire Lord and Lady's clothes look like. I really wish I had the patience to put a background in here, but alas - I do not.There are a few reasons for this picture.
First of all. I like Zuko and Katara together. It gives me nice fuzzy feelings inside
Second of all, I am really tired of seeing pictures of 'Fire Lord and Lady' ONLY dressed in the colors black, maroon and gold. So here is my long shibang about the fashion of the Fire Nation.
What I know is that there are many colors that make up fire, be it a camp fire, a candle, the suns rays, a comet hurtling towards earth... there are many colors in fire. I think it actually goes blue, white, yellow, orange then red from hottest to coolest.
What I am trying to express is the idea that for a hundred years, the fire nation rained down destructive fire and thus, for a hundred years, it was a fashion staple to only have red, black and gold. But with Zuko as the new Fire Lord, I am sure that he and Katara would want to push the war as far out of the way as possible, leaving it to the history books. He wants the nations to prosper, which led me to thinking about 'a new day rising' The sun rising. The suns colors as it rises.
The robes that this new king wears are those of energy and hope. A new flame; a young spark emerging from the ashes of the corrupted fires that spread through out the kingdoms. This is the beginning of something new, and I whole heartedly think that Zuko and Katara would be the first to embrace such a change.
And its kinda neat, because when you squint your eyes, and look at them, they do kinda look like flames
So do we all get the symbolism? I only ask because I really want to get my point across.
Red+black+gold=destructive, corrupted fire of the war
Blue+yellow+orange=sunrise, reborn energy, life
And the third thing is I cannot believe that the fire nation only has gold thread and black and red dye.... in its entire kingdom. No way. Ty-Lee got some pink, so where the heck did the rest of the pink cloth go?!
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Comments: 278
Lord-Azeran In reply to ??? [2009-11-07 23:32:19 +0000 UTC]
You make an excellent point about the color scheme being used in the Fire Nation. Actually, I am inclined to agree with you about the uses of the new colors, though white...well, we did see it at a funeral, so it could stand for rebirth. And the blue Katara would definitely wear, considering she is Water Tribe. Which reminds me, I love the swirls on her headdress and sleeves
You did a fabulous job my lady *bows*
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fairytalefreak [2009-11-01 09:35:06 +0000 UTC]
I love ZukoxKatara. Aang is a little bit too young to be together with Katara (or... clearly not, since they ended up with each other)
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charla316 In reply to fairytalefreak [2009-12-28 18:31:59 +0000 UTC]
tekently aang is 112 years old just because he didnt hit pupirty yet doesnt mean he's not mature enough for kutara why all th misery for aang its always the inacest like yugi in all his misery atem/yami always takes over his life..... never mind
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cookiemonster134 In reply to ??? [2009-10-31 03:12:04 +0000 UTC]
What happened to the pink?
Ty-Lee took it of course!
They are so pretty! Katara's dress I especially love.
*squints* THEY LOOK LIKE FIYAH!
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mochamouse4 In reply to ??? [2009-09-13 05:19:09 +0000 UTC]
*gasp* wow that kimono is beautiful.....its the most beautiful kimono i have ever seen great job....keep up the good work
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NautilusL2 In reply to mochamouse4 [2009-09-15 00:30:12 +0000 UTC]
aw thanks, thats so nice
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bai-xue88 In reply to ??? [2009-06-12 05:09:09 +0000 UTC]
very cute! i adore the glance they're giving each other - the loving look on zuko's face is so cute.
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RitsukoRyoku In reply to ??? [2009-05-16 06:25:53 +0000 UTC]
I agree with you and appreciate the broader color scheme
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ScreamTillHeaven In reply to ??? [2009-04-28 07:06:22 +0000 UTC]
Zuko and Katara together also give me a warf and fuzzie feeling inside XD hehe i really love this more than the traditional outfits that they wear, they wear really boing stuff >.< lol
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NautilusL2 In reply to ScreamTillHeaven [2009-04-28 16:53:08 +0000 UTC]
Oh yay! Zutara is really fun aint it? Im glad you like the clothes, I think that they would be more extravagant if this was in real life
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ScreamTillHeaven In reply to NautilusL2 [2009-04-29 07:21:13 +0000 UTC]
Zutara is epic! lol yeah they are more lively than the ones in the show.. so Mai like XD haha but yeah that would be pretty sick if they were like this in real life! i would try and save some money to get one XD lol and then if i got it my family would be like "O_o.. why did you get something like that?" XD
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AKarswyll In reply to ??? [2009-04-18 22:15:32 +0000 UTC]
Beautify drawn and coloured. I really like the selection of colours to depict the alternate 'fire' shades that exist in nature.
Great break from primarily red, black, and gold for these characters in this situation.
Thanks for putting so much thought into this!
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NautilusL2 In reply to AKarswyll [2009-04-20 23:51:37 +0000 UTC]
thank you for understanding and recognizing the thought process that went into the construction of the picture! really thats awesome. you just made my day thanks!
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sapphire1126 [2009-03-28 17:33:09 +0000 UTC]
I absolutely love their outfits! You have a really good point with the colors.
Zutara forever!
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NautilusL2 In reply to sapphire1126 [2009-03-30 19:04:23 +0000 UTC]
Thank you!!! Im so glad you like the picture! The colors is mostly what I was trying to get at.. yea
Hail Zutara
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MooFace In reply to ??? [2009-03-01 22:07:10 +0000 UTC]
I love the clothes designs and the colours are beautiful! (:
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Nisha313 In reply to ??? [2009-02-24 07:50:49 +0000 UTC]
Its so cool to see another colour added in to a picture. Normally they draw this pairing with there countries clothing! Nice job
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NautilusL2 In reply to Nisha313 [2009-02-24 18:13:37 +0000 UTC]
thank you! Im glad that you like the added color - I think that its silly for them to only be in red OR blue
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Nisha313 In reply to NautilusL2 [2009-02-25 12:12:20 +0000 UTC]
Thank you, thats what I think. I mean if your going to mix the two at least have the clothing envolved aswell.
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NautilusL2 In reply to Nisha313 [2009-02-25 19:20:52 +0000 UTC]
Oh definitely! I just can't believe that there are no other colors that they could get and wear. That blue, red, yellow and green are the only colors on the planet! Obviously other characters wear different colors (Ty Lee in pink, Princess Yue in purple, etc.), so why shouldn't they? They should be mixed
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Osiris-of-the-Dead [2009-02-01 09:17:33 +0000 UTC]
Not a fan of the couple, well not an open fan, but this is fantastic! The colors are lovely, and Zuko looks refined and stronger than he was as a teenager. Katara, ah, Katara. Breathless I say!
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NautilusL2 In reply to Osiris-of-the-Dead [2009-02-02 22:46:06 +0000 UTC]
Thank you! The pairing wasn't the main focus, so Im glad that you could enjoy it while not being an open fan anyways!
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Osiris-of-the-Dead In reply to NautilusL2 [2009-02-05 07:07:00 +0000 UTC]
You're very welcome. The colors are so pretty, you can get lost into them. (swirls and swirls)
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jack22 In reply to ??? [2009-01-29 08:35:37 +0000 UTC]
So, I think this is totally hilarious, because my boyfriend just got me totally obsessing over Avatar in the past two weeks.
Also: I'm totally digging the colors.
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NautilusL2 In reply to jack22 [2009-01-29 18:14:08 +0000 UTC]
YAY!!! Join the sensation that is Avatar! Im glad you like the colors - I was hoping that yall would
Whos your favorite character so far?
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jack22 In reply to NautilusL2 [2009-02-13 04:28:52 +0000 UTC]
So far I definitely love Sokka and Toph. And Uncle Iro. Because he's hilarious.
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NautilusL2 In reply to jack22 [2009-02-13 19:42:49 +0000 UTC]
he is hillarious! Sokka is my friend Jackie's favorite character. I think. It may have changed since then. Toph is definitley the coolest girl in the show though
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shayu1618 In reply to ??? [2008-12-27 19:00:34 +0000 UTC]
wow... this is really nice..
oh and yeah, Zutara 4eva..
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andreayehp In reply to ??? [2008-12-26 21:39:46 +0000 UTC]
really nice design, but I'd rather see in there Mai xD
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NautilusL2 In reply to andreayehp [2008-12-27 20:38:44 +0000 UTC]
thats cool. I just wanted to design prettiness.
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svettstrumpa In reply to ??? [2008-12-12 11:38:17 +0000 UTC]
wow! Awesome! I really like Kataras dress :3
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Yukina-chun In reply to ??? [2008-12-11 22:18:24 +0000 UTC]
This so so beautiful~~
Their royal clothes are really elegant
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alexielshadowangel In reply to ??? [2008-11-25 23:49:13 +0000 UTC]
Ooooo, very nice. I like the nice touch of blue among the reds and golds, as well as the pink on Katara's. To me it looks as if they're about to get married.
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NautilusL2 In reply to alexielshadowangel [2008-11-30 05:16:00 +0000 UTC]
thats what I was hoping for Im glad you enjoy the picture!
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milkstache In reply to ??? [2008-09-03 04:38:23 +0000 UTC]
OKAY, WHATTHEHECK.
I was so sure I had favorited this amazing-and-absolutely-stunning-and-detailed piece before!
Well. Consider this a DEFINITE FAVE.
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NautilusL2 In reply to milkstache [2008-09-03 07:12:13 +0000 UTC]
haha! Ah well thank you for the fave! Im so flattered!
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ShikuroxKanno In reply to ??? [2008-08-21 06:11:46 +0000 UTC]
You really made a good job on the robes
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