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Published: 2008-05-16 07:11:17 +0000 UTC; Views: 55442; Favourites: 1271; Downloads: 1093
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Description 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 Pretty cool.

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?!

Here are my references for the robes:
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And the patterns that I used:
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Comments: 278

CrazyJen In reply to ??? [2008-05-17 19:02:21 +0000 UTC]

To me, fanart that represents the artists own style the most is the best then fanart that looks like an exact copy of a charrie and whatnot. So your drawing is exccellent in this view^^

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NautilusL2 In reply to CrazyJen [2008-05-17 20:01:42 +0000 UTC]

Oh wow then. I guess I feel honored that you like it so much then You're right, we should use our artistic license to make our own renditions instead of carbon copies!

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CrazyJen In reply to NautilusL2 [2008-05-18 10:11:43 +0000 UTC]

Totally agree with you on that point yes! I used to hate my fanart because i couldn't draw in the origial style like others couldm but then i thought about it, it's even better if it's not a copy and since then i came to appreciate my ownstuff more then i did:>

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NautilusL2 In reply to CrazyJen [2008-05-19 05:34:29 +0000 UTC]

Thats so inspirational! Im so glad that you found yourself able to enjoy your work! I'm getting there too and this picture certainly helped out!

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arez77 In reply to ??? [2008-05-17 10:36:28 +0000 UTC]

whoa . . .

fantastic !

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suiseiusagi In reply to ??? [2008-05-17 10:06:06 +0000 UTC]

What beautiful work! The clothes look great, they both look gorgeous, and your description is beautiful too! I agree with you completely.

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NautilusL2 In reply to suiseiusagi [2008-05-17 18:38:00 +0000 UTC]

Thank you! I'm glad that you agree with my reasons that means a lot to me

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zar33n In reply to ??? [2008-05-17 04:08:22 +0000 UTC]

Mad props to the different shades of fire ^^ Sometimes, we all need a bit of bright color

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NautilusL2 In reply to zar33n [2008-05-17 06:42:51 +0000 UTC]

thank you! We all need a little color everyonce in a while. I think the fire nation would agree with you

And thank you for acknowledging my attempt for getting a different kind of fire represented!

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MizSweet In reply to ??? [2008-05-17 03:33:58 +0000 UTC]

Just remembered something: in a fic I wrote once, I made them wear white and later found out it was the color of robes on occasions of death in China... not sure really but just a random note XD (though I get what you were trying to do with the color choices!)

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NautilusL2 In reply to MizSweet [2008-05-17 06:41:35 +0000 UTC]

Yeah, I actually went through a lot of research into Chinese fashion because I wanted to make the Fire Nation somewhat historically based. I know that white is a mournful color but I still wanted it to be part of the 'life giving' fire. I also found out that unlike in western civilization, yellow is their royal color, not purple. So the lightest part is actually a yellow/champaign color instead of strict white

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MizSweet In reply to NautilusL2 [2008-05-17 14:59:37 +0000 UTC]

OH!! I see the yellow more now lovely no matter what I say though!

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NautilusL2 In reply to MizSweet [2008-05-17 18:32:12 +0000 UTC]

Thats too kind Thank you anyways! What is this story of yours, Ilove to read!

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elionora In reply to ??? [2008-05-17 01:43:29 +0000 UTC]

those are pretty XD certainly would be a nice change for the fire nation.

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NautilusL2 In reply to elionora [2008-05-17 06:37:42 +0000 UTC]

I agree, the fire nation is in need of a nice, big change. I think Zuko would do well to make it.

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jesus-freak91 In reply to ??? [2008-05-17 01:07:34 +0000 UTC]

They're outfits are so detailed. This is really beautiful.

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NautilusL2 In reply to jesus-freak91 [2008-05-17 06:37:07 +0000 UTC]

Thank you so much! I am glad you like it!

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zutara-is-tru-luv In reply to ??? [2008-05-16 23:30:33 +0000 UTC]

Very vibrant. I LOVE IT. And they both look hot!

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Ayame-Vampire-Queen In reply to ??? [2008-05-16 22:30:40 +0000 UTC]

Oh wow, the picture is so beautiful. I really wish that would be the ending of the entire series.

*sighs*

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NautilusL2 In reply to Ayame-Vampire-Queen [2008-05-16 22:44:08 +0000 UTC]

same here... same here... *pats back*

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dangerouswithapen999 In reply to ??? [2008-05-16 21:56:19 +0000 UTC]

This is a really nice picture, though it's not exactly to my taste(I'm a Kataanger). I like what you did with the clothes. The Fire Nation's usually so dark.

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NautilusL2 In reply to dangerouswithapen999 [2008-05-16 22:48:32 +0000 UTC]

Thank you! I am glad that you enjoy it still. I am a Zutarian by nature but do not participate in ship wars or the like really...

I actually started off with the drawing of Katara and was going to keep her by herself. I knew that I wanted the robes to represent life and renewal i.e. fire so it was only after I started painting Katara that I realized the only reason she would be in these particular elaborate robes would be if she were in some kind of ceremony. So thats why I put Zuko in there

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Parcel-Sisters In reply to ??? [2008-05-16 21:10:15 +0000 UTC]

gah!!! COOOL!

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SeleneBlack646 In reply to ??? [2008-05-16 19:26:20 +0000 UTC]

Love the colors.

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Katessa In reply to ??? [2008-05-16 18:42:36 +0000 UTC]

Omg, my friend showed me this picture today, and I have to say it is amazing!! It's so beautiful, and so well done. Instand fave!

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NautilusL2 In reply to Katessa [2008-05-16 19:33:38 +0000 UTC]

Thank you! I'm glad your friend recommended it! I am glad that you like it!~

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Katessa In reply to Katessa [2008-05-16 18:42:54 +0000 UTC]

Instant* Silly typos.

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AtomykTickTock In reply to ??? [2008-05-16 18:25:26 +0000 UTC]

This is absolutely gorgeous!!! And the symbolism of the colors totally works for them. Man, I have to catch up with Avatar... I think I last saw when Zuko's sister was being quite the bitch and I stopped watching... >_< I'll have to start up again...!

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NautilusL2 In reply to AtomykTickTock [2008-05-16 19:32:53 +0000 UTC]

YAY you read my symbolism rant! Thank you so much. It's not just the picture that I want people to see, I have a message that I am trying to convey. A message that apparently is making sense!

And Zuko's sister is a handfull... you just gotta push through her bitchiness... enjoy watching it over again! I started to last month...

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AtomykTickTock In reply to NautilusL2 [2008-05-16 19:35:29 +0000 UTC]

haha Yes, I actually READ artist's descriptions thoroughly. *le GASPE!* It totally made sense to me!! ^_^

I'm on my summer break right now, so I'll go on mah anime sites and watch the episodes I totally missed.

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NautilusL2 In reply to AtomykTickTock [2008-05-16 19:44:17 +0000 UTC]

Gah.. I wish I was on summer break .... Well enjoy it while you have it!!!

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CleverBlue In reply to ??? [2008-05-16 18:01:32 +0000 UTC]

Oo, very nice job on the clothes!!!

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paintedbluerose In reply to ??? [2008-05-16 17:50:00 +0000 UTC]

I like it. It's very cute. The colors are awesome. Love how it's not just one.

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DeFemme In reply to ??? [2008-05-16 15:25:15 +0000 UTC]

AAAHaha, Pink. I know I'm slowly coming around to the BRIGHTcolor stuff, but I'm only on 'Step 2-Rehabilitating yourself to neon colors' and this is like, step 10.

There's no pink fabric in the fire nation because Ty Lee stole it all.

I just imagined this scene in my head when I saw this...
Katara: Zuko, wear this! We'll match!
Zuko: No. (pink+zuko=die)
K: PLease?
Z: I hate pink.
K: Wear it or I'll cut your bal-
Z: Ok fine...Damn.

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NautilusL2 In reply to DeFemme [2008-05-16 19:30:13 +0000 UTC]

a simple "oh that looks nice Hayley" would have done too.

I just looked at the picture and... I don't see Zuko wearing any pink. I purposefully did not put pink on him because I didn't want comments of people saying he's a girly boy or what have you.

And these aren't neon colors unfortunately... darn I wish they were. You should see my reference pictures, they wear BRIGHT colors. Its a royal thing I believe... I'm just trying to incorporate a little history.

And luckily for the fire nation Ty-Lee is not a thief so there can be colors all around!! I think I am going to post the pictures of the random Fire Nation characters I drew just so that yall can see what the Fire Nation looks outside of black gold and red.

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DeFemme In reply to NautilusL2 [2008-05-17 00:20:30 +0000 UTC]

I was just kidding hayley.

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DeFemme In reply to DeFemme [2008-05-17 00:21:24 +0000 UTC]

Oh that is pink. Definately pink. Nothing wrong with pink, I think pink is snazzy!

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admiralteaspoon In reply to ??? [2008-05-16 13:43:42 +0000 UTC]

Oooh...I love the detail and thought you put into the design and colors.

It's fantastic.

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Flemse In reply to ??? [2008-05-16 12:42:35 +0000 UTC]

awwwe, cant help feeling sorry for aang though, looks like he'll have to settle for some tough toph love, but i think she's got her eye (or feet) on sokka (like all the other femalie characters that arent related to him)

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NautilusL2 In reply to Flemse [2008-05-16 19:23:58 +0000 UTC]

I actually like the Toph love I think Aang would like some Toph love too! But then I also think the crush with Sokka is cute.

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coolcasa1989 In reply to ??? [2008-05-16 12:37:37 +0000 UTC]

I like your ideas of using all of the colours of fire. I really think Zuko would do that since he saw all of the colours in one of the episodes

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NautilusL2 In reply to coolcasa1989 [2008-05-16 19:20:04 +0000 UTC]

Thank you! You read my reasons... that makes me happy. I agree with you, I think that Zuko would definitely push towards a new era of... acceptance really. And it would eventually transpire into the fashion they wear. Like the hippie movement, it all started with a passion for peace and acceptance and the fashion followed the trend!

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Alycat In reply to ??? [2008-05-16 12:30:41 +0000 UTC]

I love the robes. Fantastic job with them, and the colors are just perfect for them.

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NautilusL2 In reply to Alycat [2008-05-16 19:17:52 +0000 UTC]

Thank you! I'm glad that it pulled through!

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OneAzureSky In reply to ??? [2008-05-16 12:17:21 +0000 UTC]

Haha, I love Avatar. Can't really say the same about Zutara, but I love the way this is drawn.

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xxZutaraFanxx In reply to ??? [2008-05-16 12:13:27 +0000 UTC]

This is sooo pretty!!!!! I love their clothes!!!! Its fantastic!!

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NautilusL2 In reply to xxZutaraFanxx [2008-05-16 19:16:50 +0000 UTC]

Thank you! I'm so glad that you like the clothes!! Worked hard on them I did! Thank you for the comment!

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xxZutaraFanxx In reply to NautilusL2 [2008-05-19 08:55:21 +0000 UTC]

Welcome!!! I can tell that you worked really hard on them....the intricate detail is something that add to the beauty of this picture.

Again, beautiful...simply beautiful!

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xcgirl08 In reply to ??? [2008-05-16 11:18:28 +0000 UTC]

Ooooohhhhh....I LOVE this. Such intricate detail: I've been staring at it for going on five minutes now. Zuko's robe is my favorite part.

I also think Katara would throw in some blue into the outfits just to have her Water Tribe heritage acknowledged. One does not marry a master waterbender and expect otherwise.

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NautilusL2 In reply to xcgirl08 [2008-05-16 19:16:07 +0000 UTC]

Thank you! I'm glad that it can be studied for a while! I went searching for emperors robes on the internet and found out that they are wonderfully elaborate and rich in color.

And I think that Katara would enjoy these robes because there is blue and it does represent her Water tribe. But even more than that, Zuko is wearing blue, acknowledging that the Water tribe, is now part of his life.

And even more than that, the color scheme here was actually inspired by a picture of a sunrise coming over the ocean. It all ties in together

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