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"The world of tea is like the universe itself--boundless, full of possibilities, with so many concoctions and brews that you could go an entire lifetime without trying them all, that new discoveries are being made after thousands of years of brewing, failures and successes all blending together to create flavors so rich in color and flavor, it makes entire nations sit in silent wonder! Together, you and I will unlock the secrets and form a brew the likes of which THE WORLD HAS NEVER KNOWN!!!"

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What, you can't see Iroh getting completely carried away when he finds out that his nephew's girlfriend brews tea, too? [link] Even more so if Mai is not that adventurous when it comes to it, but capable?

Now, I doubt he'll go THIS enthusiastic, but...she likes Pai Sho, too. Put them together, and, well, there you go.

But you KNOW that Mai would probably work at the Jasmine Dragon, too, whenever Zuko chooses to stop by; she doesn't like to sit around and do nothing, and I'm sure that Uncle would be more than happy to welcome the help. It would give him a chance to tell her embarassing stories about Zuko, too...I mean, hey, why else would he want Zuko to bring home a lady friend? XD

There's a bit of a Ratatouille flavor to this piece...subliminal, really, it wasn't exactly what I based this on. Heh.

As for the art...there are a few minor details I have issues with, but on the whole....I blew myself away. There's actually some depth, people interacting, expressions, faces that work, folds, action, a background...not bad for 95% Paint. The other five came from IrfanView, which let me resize constantly to check up on the progress and blur the background. It was definitely a hard piece to do--at 3200 x 2400 drawing size, I had to do some parts in sections and mix them later. Took me about eight hours total. It also gobbled up the last of my computer's hard drive space--I'm going to be deleting files for quite a while tonight.

I don't think I have anything else to say, really...this is my Iroh/Mai bonding pic. I still need an Appa one...I have some ideas, I'll see what I can go with. And this one was originally supposed to be a little deeper and more serious...but then I decided to just cut loose.

Comments? Criticisms? Compliments? Complaints? Lemme have 'em.

Iroh and Mai belong to Bryke.
The pic belongs to me.

Description
"The world of tea is like the universe itself--boundless, full of possibilities, with so many concoctions and brews that you could go an entire lifetime without trying them all, that new discoveries are being made after thousands of years of brewing, failures and successes all blending together to create flavors so rich in color and flavor, it makes entire nations sit in silent wonder! Together, you and I will unlock the secrets and form a brew the likes of which THE WORLD HAS NEVER KNOWN!!!"

....

What, you can't see Iroh getting completely carried away when he finds out that his nephew's girlfriend brews tea, too? [link] Even more so if Mai is not that adventurous when it comes to it, but capable?

Now, I doubt he'll go THIS enthusiastic, but...she likes Pai Sho, too. Put them together, and, well, there you go.

But you KNOW that Mai would probably work at the Jasmine Dragon, too, whenever Zuko chooses to stop by; she doesn't like to sit around and do nothing, and I'm sure that Uncle would be more than happy to welcome the help. It would give him a chance to tell her embarassing stories about Zuko, too...I mean, hey, why else would he want Zuko to bring home a lady friend? XD

There's a bit of a Ratatouille flavor to this piece...subliminal, really, it wasn't exactly what I based this on. Heh.

As for the art...there are a few minor details I have issues with, but on the whole....I blew myself away. There's actually some depth, people interacting, expressions, faces that work, folds, action, a background...not bad for 95% Paint. The other five came from IrfanView, which let me resize constantly to check up on the progress and blur the background. It was definitely a hard piece to do--at 3200 x 2400 drawing size, I had to do some parts in sections and mix them later. Took me about eight hours total. It also gobbled up the last of my computer's hard drive space--I'm going to be deleting files for quite a while tonight.

I don't think I have anything else to say, really...this is my Iroh/Mai bonding pic. I still need an Appa one...I have some ideas, I'll see what I can go with. And this one was originally supposed to be a little deeper and more serious...but then I decided to just cut loose.

Comments? Criticisms? Compliments? Complaints? Lemme have 'em.

Iroh and Mai belong to Bryke.
The pic belongs to me.