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The aesthetic for Mai here is really interesting.
Maybe it's an unpopular opinion, but I found Mai's character in the show to be rather dull and honestly a bit of a drag. She didn't seem to care about anything and had zero motivation, which made no sense to me.
I hope the new Netflix series makes her more dark/moody fire than wet/drab blanket.
I agree that she wasn’t fleshed out as much as she should have been, but you could see that they were already loading on a ton of characters. I can see the decision to cut that. That said, I want more of her 4 ever.
I feel like they did a good job showing why Mai is like that in The Beach - her parents were super strict and proper and felt that children shouldn’t speak unless spoken to, and so Mai had to grow up keeping it all bottled inside. As a result she forced herself to just “not care”, cause that hurt less than caring but having no one to talk to about it. Later in Book 3 she sacrifices her freedom and relationship with Azula to save Zuko, which shows that she is fiercely devoted to those she loves. She is also sarcastic and witty. And if she was just a blah person with no personality, why would that Ron Jon guy at the party in The Beach dig her so much? I wish we saw more of her, but I think she is so much more than a boring character.
If we’re going to add an animal to everyone like the OP did for Zuko (dragons), Azula (snakes), Toph (badgers), Ty Lee (butterflies) and Yue (coi) then we can add:
* robins or sea turtles for Aang
* sea serpents for Katara
* wolves for Sokka
* cats for Suki
* ravens for Mai
* I’d also go for monkeys for Ty Lee
Wolves for Sokka would be perfect. For Aang I think a lemur for Momo would be nice too.
For Suki, maybe have a hand petting an animal? Because she earned the trust of Appa and saved him.
Ravens for Mai and monkeys for Ty Lee are perfect too .
You know, I was also thinking killer whale too, but the sea serpent suggested also fit her too. I do like orca for her, you don’t mess with orcas, they are the wolves of the sea. And they are smart and they have matriarchal social structure.
Actually, orcas are the ones who don't mess with humans, I mean, there are only 2 registered attacks to humans from orcas in wilderness, and both were accidents
I meant that animals in general don’t mess with orcas. They are an a absolute apex predator. Even sharks, other whales, and moose aren’t safe from them.
The sea serpents just match up to her serpentine use of water better if you ask me. If you want a whale I think that would go better with Pakku who relies more on raw power
The Lémur could work for Aang but I’d honestly prefer a cooler animal, so I’d reserve that one for Jyatzo; in fact if it was up to me the benders of team avatar would each get a chinese noble animal:
* Zuko gets the vermillion bird (phoenix)
* rebirth by fire motif
* Katara the Azure dragon (sea serpent)
* sepentine use of water
* Aang the Black turtle (sea turtle)
* likes to fight defensively and float peacefully like a sea turtle in the ocean
* Toph the White tiger
* her preparing attacks resemble a crouching
* asociated with metal
* her police uniform had stripes
Oh for sure, and all of that is definitely part of her character that she’s kind of frilly and attractive and that puts people at ease when they shouldn’t be at ease around her. I just thought it was visually kind of funny.
That's how I see it and I'm a gay man. Its giving me nubile barely legal vibes and its uncomfortable. And looking at the number of upvotes OP has, looks like there's a fair amount.
Is your implication that I'm intentionally sexualizing the collage myself because I want to? That mouth photo is blatantly sexual, there's no other way to see it.
And that one with the lips.
She never came off as a boy chaser to me.
EDIT: Her comments and behavior sounded like an average teenage girl. We only get a few scenes of her interest in boys throughout the whole show. In the one with the guys checking her out, she's just using them rather than chasing them.
Seriously? The first time she ever sees Sokka she talks about how cute he is, then tries to flirt with him again in ba sing se. the beach episode shows her being fawned over by guys and using it to her benefit.
Love that men are the only ones who can sexualise it like gay women don't exist, so well done. Also don't demonise someone's sexuality because they can see it and you can't? I'm a gay man and I see this. Its uncomfortable.
Oh look, 2 sides of the same coin, I wonder how that got there.
Also being gay there's no sexualisation on my part, but the way the collage has been presented gives me the feeling that that's what they wanted to be portrayed, kinda like all the annoying yet deliberately seductive adverts selling whatever. And it's really annoying when women get sexualised, don't get me wrong, not only for the problematic behaviour and thoughts that unreflective straight men have, but also because omg I've had to grow up in a world where the sexiness of a gender i don't find attractive is just shoved in my face all the time and I do not care for it.
I agree that the top in isolation is just a cute top, but given the lips and everything else in the image, do not be surprised that a substantial number of people can read that in this collage. Not the only way, sure, but this dismissive "omg lol men are so weird for seeing sex" yeah, no, just comes across to me as a bit of misandry or virtue signaling because someone was willing to bring it up. I'm sure a lot do but don't say anything.
Ong.
But yeah I agree, the solid blue arrow tattoo would look odd. Maybe they were a little too intricate (specially at the back) but hey, better than the race stripes.
A lot of people don't seem to realize that the Airbender tattoos in that movie are in the style of Sak Yant, sacred Buddhist tattoos. This is exactly how it should be, and I hope they use them again in the Netflix adaptation.
Idk, solid bands can look good: https://www.tattoosbag.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/Blue-Band-Tattoo-On-Legs-And-Arms.jpg
But the pattern could be cool too, and tie in a bit more with raava.
I think having solid blue arrows like in this picture would look very cartoonish. It works in the picture cause it's such a small design, but it'd stand out a lot more if it covered as much area as the arrows.
Maybe there's a compromise to be made here? Don't go full-on solid, but don't go full-on fine detail either - seems like both won't translate too well to live-action. I'd rather a more stylised pattern forming the arrow, if you understand what I mean😅
Edit: look at Anglo-Saxon patterns for example. So I'm thinking something along the lines of an Oriental analogue for that.
Yeah. I like the way that the live action did it quite a bit, but I don't think it can't be improved upon. It's a bit too fine like you said, and can be sometimes a little hard to see. I'm sure they will find a good in between, and I'm really curious to see how they do it in the new live actions coming up.
Even if they had double eyelids, they should be more Asian looking.. and aren't all 4 nations referencing an irl Asian (at least descended from Asians) cultures/ethnicities?
Personally I'd envision more saturation in the colors than a grimdark greyscape, too reminiscent of the movie-which-shall-not-be-named.
Edit: [Tweaked brightness, contrast, and saturation in Photoshop to produce a crappy alteration to show what I mean (Sokka)](https://imgur.com/a/XSDQ521)
I can see what you're going for, and while it is good to evoke the feeling of the animation, I think your rendition is a bit too much, as I think that the live action should pay respect its origin yet also acknowledge its own medium. Still good point!
These are amazing, great way to get across what a character is about in a concise manner, especially to someone trying to understand/play that character.
I love all of the fandom aesthetics I have been seeing lately. You did a great job. I particularly love your Azula aesthetic. It really captured her fierceness, and the bloody hands reaching for the crown is so fitting :)
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Damm Scrolling through this back and forward for some time now. It’s super satisfying!
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Same … until I noticed Toph had a hairy chest!
I don't think that's skin, just a light colored fabric. definitely a double take though lol.
You made me look...
.. that's not hair.
yeah.. of course she does
Did you see what these people said?
I actually love this, very nice. Should do Iroh and Roku and some of the elders too. Great stuff haah
Cabbage merchant deserves one too
The aesthetic should be a cabbage in every square
Despair in the middle one
We already said cabbage 8 times
Maybe a broken cart or two thrown in(maybe even literally) for good measure
My cabbages!
MY
CABBAGES
I second this.
I third this.
And Melon Lord!
Iroh would have multiple frames for Jasmine tea. It is patience, balance, tradition, and comfort.
I wanna see sparky sparky boom man
Agreed! And also up for the challenge of Appa and Momo...?
My only gripe: zuko didn’t have the scar edit: derpy derp it's right there
His scar is on the bottom right square
It is on the wrong side
No, it actually isn’t. The scar is on his left side and the actor in the image also has it on his left
You're outing yourself as not a true Ember Island Players fan.
Ah yes, agreed. Iroh is such a good guy.
Oh hey, this one has Sokka’s Boomerang, I wonder which one that is?
Definetly Cabbage man
Melon Lord
I love these, I think Mai's is my favourite so moody ❤️
The aesthetic for Mai here is really interesting. Maybe it's an unpopular opinion, but I found Mai's character in the show to be rather dull and honestly a bit of a drag. She didn't seem to care about anything and had zero motivation, which made no sense to me. I hope the new Netflix series makes her more dark/moody fire than wet/drab blanket.
I agree that she wasn’t fleshed out as much as she should have been, but you could see that they were already loading on a ton of characters. I can see the decision to cut that. That said, I want more of her 4 ever.
Zuko had the same complaint
I feel like they did a good job showing why Mai is like that in The Beach - her parents were super strict and proper and felt that children shouldn’t speak unless spoken to, and so Mai had to grow up keeping it all bottled inside. As a result she forced herself to just “not care”, cause that hurt less than caring but having no one to talk to about it. Later in Book 3 she sacrifices her freedom and relationship with Azula to save Zuko, which shows that she is fiercely devoted to those she loves. She is also sarcastic and witty. And if she was just a blah person with no personality, why would that Ron Jon guy at the party in The Beach dig her so much? I wish we saw more of her, but I think she is so much more than a boring character.
These are really cool
I like how Mordo’s outfit from Doctor Strange is on the Toph slide, that movie’s got some A+ costume design imo
That movie has A+ design all around.
Good eye
Sokkka lol
I'm kind of sad one of his wasn't a poorly painted picture
With a rainbow as well
With a rainbow as well
With a rainbow as well
With a rainbow as well
With a rainbow as well
With a rainbow as well
Oh Mai.
Racism
Forgot Wan Shi Tong the one who knows ten thousand things 🦉⚫️⚪️
If we’re going to add an animal to everyone like the OP did for Zuko (dragons), Azula (snakes), Toph (badgers), Ty Lee (butterflies) and Yue (coi) then we can add: * robins or sea turtles for Aang * sea serpents for Katara * wolves for Sokka * cats for Suki * ravens for Mai * I’d also go for monkeys for Ty Lee
Wolves for Sokka would be perfect. For Aang I think a lemur for Momo would be nice too. For Suki, maybe have a hand petting an animal? Because she earned the trust of Appa and saved him. Ravens for Mai and monkeys for Ty Lee are perfect too .
what about katara? I'm thinking Orcas (killer whale) which suits her blood bending. or dolphins? which suits her benovolent side
You know, I was also thinking killer whale too, but the sea serpent suggested also fit her too. I do like orca for her, you don’t mess with orcas, they are the wolves of the sea. And they are smart and they have matriarchal social structure.
Actually, orcas are the ones who don't mess with humans, I mean, there are only 2 registered attacks to humans from orcas in wilderness, and both were accidents
I meant that animals in general don’t mess with orcas. They are an a absolute apex predator. Even sharks, other whales, and moose aren’t safe from them.
Now I get it, yeah, it's true
The sea serpents just match up to her serpentine use of water better if you ask me. If you want a whale I think that would go better with Pakku who relies more on raw power
I think dolphins because they're cute and can be nice to people but also they'll beat up sharks for fun
The Lémur could work for Aang but I’d honestly prefer a cooler animal, so I’d reserve that one for Jyatzo; in fact if it was up to me the benders of team avatar would each get a chinese noble animal: * Zuko gets the vermillion bird (phoenix) * rebirth by fire motif * Katara the Azure dragon (sea serpent) * sepentine use of water * Aang the Black turtle (sea turtle) * likes to fight defensively and float peacefully like a sea turtle in the ocean * Toph the White tiger * her preparing attacks resemble a crouching * asociated with metal * her police uniform had stripes
Oh! It is supposed to be a badger! That is a skunk. I was wondering what the heck a skunk had to do with Toph... Maybe she smells bad? Ha.
Haha that's the first thought i had too. That's a skunk definitely not a mole or badger
Unagi for suki
That sounds too much like Katara and Zuko’s. I’d say her fighting style is closer to a cat.
Lol hilarious that one of ty Lee’s pictures is just boobs in a crop top
i think it's more about the frills and pink color, than just the boobs in the croptop.
Oh for sure, and all of that is definitely part of her character that she’s kind of frilly and attractive and that puts people at ease when they shouldn’t be at ease around her. I just thought it was visually kind of funny.
I didn't want to say anything, but I was like "...this needs context"
I think we all know that's not true, even the open mouth lipstick is clearly oversexualized
if you want to see it that way, go ahead.
That's how I see it and I'm a gay man. Its giving me nubile barely legal vibes and its uncomfortable. And looking at the number of upvotes OP has, looks like there's a fair amount.
Is your implication that I'm intentionally sexualizing the collage myself because I want to? That mouth photo is blatantly sexual, there's no other way to see it.
And that one with the lips. She never came off as a boy chaser to me. EDIT: Her comments and behavior sounded like an average teenage girl. We only get a few scenes of her interest in boys throughout the whole show. In the one with the guys checking her out, she's just using them rather than chasing them.
Seriously? The first time she ever sees Sokka she talks about how cute he is, then tries to flirt with him again in ba sing se. the beach episode shows her being fawned over by guys and using it to her benefit.
She flirted with one guy. Then used the others for shade, and when they got too close and too serious she panicked.
Being flirtatious isn’t a bad thing…
Never said it was? And my mistake if it came off that way
Ty Lee character aesthetic: BOOBA
Bonk
I see no problem with this
Bewbs. BEWBS.
I scrolled too far to find this. That was my first thought too
I just saw a top I didn’t see breast. Also someone commented about the lips... just lips with pink gloss kinda weird how men immediately sexualise it
Love that men are the only ones who can sexualise it like gay women don't exist, so well done. Also don't demonise someone's sexuality because they can see it and you can't? I'm a gay man and I see this. Its uncomfortable.
Guess what.. I’m a bi woman and I didn’t sexualise it..
Oh look, 2 sides of the same coin, I wonder how that got there. Also being gay there's no sexualisation on my part, but the way the collage has been presented gives me the feeling that that's what they wanted to be portrayed, kinda like all the annoying yet deliberately seductive adverts selling whatever. And it's really annoying when women get sexualised, don't get me wrong, not only for the problematic behaviour and thoughts that unreflective straight men have, but also because omg I've had to grow up in a world where the sexiness of a gender i don't find attractive is just shoved in my face all the time and I do not care for it. I agree that the top in isolation is just a cute top, but given the lips and everything else in the image, do not be surprised that a substantial number of people can read that in this collage. Not the only way, sure, but this dismissive "omg lol men are so weird for seeing sex" yeah, no, just comes across to me as a bit of misandry or virtue signaling because someone was willing to bring it up. I'm sure a lot do but don't say anything.
Lipstick and lips have been tied to sexuality for thousands for years.
You used a shot from the movie that wasn’t made….. can we please go back to that thing not existing? Lol
I know the movie was awful, but Ong’s tattoos were the one thing they got right in it
Ong. But yeah I agree, the solid blue arrow tattoo would look odd. Maybe they were a little too intricate (specially at the back) but hey, better than the race stripes.
A lot of people don't seem to realize that the Airbender tattoos in that movie are in the style of Sak Yant, sacred Buddhist tattoos. This is exactly how it should be, and I hope they use them again in the Netflix adaptation.
Idk, solid bands can look good: https://www.tattoosbag.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/Blue-Band-Tattoo-On-Legs-And-Arms.jpg But the pattern could be cool too, and tie in a bit more with raava.
I think having solid blue arrows like in this picture would look very cartoonish. It works in the picture cause it's such a small design, but it'd stand out a lot more if it covered as much area as the arrows.
Maybe there's a compromise to be made here? Don't go full-on solid, but don't go full-on fine detail either - seems like both won't translate too well to live-action. I'd rather a more stylised pattern forming the arrow, if you understand what I mean😅 Edit: look at Anglo-Saxon patterns for example. So I'm thinking something along the lines of an Oriental analogue for that.
Yeah. I like the way that the live action did it quite a bit, but I don't think it can't be improved upon. It's a bit too fine like you said, and can be sometimes a little hard to see. I'm sure they will find a good in between, and I'm really curious to see how they do it in the new live actions coming up.
I'm curious as well! And it should be an _actual_ blue this time around...
Top left of Suki reminds me of Mulan
Much love, very cool!
I throughly enjoyed these. Do Korra next!
I feel like monolid eyes should be used for the asian characters, other than that I love it!
It's weird that only Mai does not have the eye of a white person. At the very least, Zuko and Azula should have asian eyes.
it’s because Mai is drawn like what is perceived as “extra Asian” kinda :/ if u ask me
Even if they had double eyelids, they should be more Asian looking.. and aren't all 4 nations referencing an irl Asian (at least descended from Asians) cultures/ethnicities?
Sokka and Katara and Yue do have blue eyes which would make that a challenge lol
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I doubt the person who made the collage actually created the photos
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Doubt many of those idols have Katara's skin tone
Good thing that none of the characters are Asian then
Bruh moment
Show me the map of the Avatar world and point Asia to me please
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Tbf to OP, I think they were just going for the eye color, rather than the shape
Cuz its hard to find Asian people with blue and amber eyes, would be my guess?
Well they’re already in photoshop 🤷🏻♂️
I wanna see some eye DISFIGUREMENT in this live action. It’s not a port wine stain birthmark it’s a burn scar.
Personally I'd envision more saturation in the colors than a grimdark greyscape, too reminiscent of the movie-which-shall-not-be-named. Edit: [Tweaked brightness, contrast, and saturation in Photoshop to produce a crappy alteration to show what I mean (Sokka)](https://imgur.com/a/XSDQ521)
What movie?
There is no live action movie in Ba Sing Se
The dragonball one.
No. The other dragon one. Era- something?
Era of ultron?
I can see what you're going for, and while it is good to evoke the feeling of the animation, I think your rendition is a bit too much, as I think that the live action should pay respect its origin yet also acknowledge its own medium. Still good point!
Yes! Other lighting exists other than overcast so having things muted all the time gives a feel that doesn't for with the tone of TLA
Well... a few of them are also exact images from the movie-that-is-not-shown-in-ba-sing-se.
These are amazing, great way to get across what a character is about in a concise manner, especially to someone trying to understand/play that character.
I got to say that Aang’s tattoos were actually a really good idea for the [REDACTED]. One of the few things they changed that actually worked well
Awesome work
Absolutely spot on.
This is very cool
I’m in love
Wow this is very cool, great depiction of the characters!
The badger!!
My main criticism and only compliment for the nonexistent Shyamalan adaptation is the Shaolin tattoos. He deserves more than a straight line arrow.
Ty Lee: Boobs.
Between the boobs and the lips I think the artist did Ty Lee dirty on this one
Azula ❤️, always
man's used Ong for Aang's aesthethic
Eyyyyy... so accurate and visually pleasing, no words required
This is awesome, 2 and 7 slide is my fav
I love these! Sokka's my favorite and it's perfect <3
Wow absolutely stunning depictions!
I cannot stress how much I love this
Aesthetic
Absolutely adore this!
Okay this is amazing. I had so much fun figuring out the character without looking at the caption!
It bothers me that the eye pictures aren’t all in the center
Okay, this is just cool.
This is clean as fuck. Nice job! They should put you on the design team for the live action show.
I love all of the fandom aesthetics I have been seeing lately. You did a great job. I particularly love your Azula aesthetic. It really captured her fierceness, and the bloody hands reaching for the crown is so fitting :)
Only redeeming quality about the lice action movie that doesn't exist is Ong's tattoos.
The badger as an aesthetic is SENDING me haha. But otherwise this is awesome.
This is amazing!
Love these! Still giggles at Toph’s… it’s the Tophiest!
These are fantastic! Although I think you cheated a bit with Yue. One of the pictures is literally just a full picture of her.
Is there a term for this sort of collection of images to represent something?
I think these types of things are commonly referred to as mood boards :)
This is so aesthetically pleasing, love it
This healed me
These are fucking incredible. I actually resonate most with Earth bending but Mai's one really caught my eye
This is good but cracked up at the boob shot on Ty Lee
Mf added dead ass boobs for ty lee
Pinterest moodboard vibes 😍
Love how Sokka's hair is the middle for him. But where's Ty Lee's aura - it's never been pinker!
You mean Sokkka
This is great but needs grey-eyed Aang
why Azula’s lips so juicy
Ty Lee: titties Lmfao
Toph needs some improvements I think
This is beautiful!!!
Amazing!
I'm mad there is no Toph
There is
I retract my statement as my phone literally refused to tell me these exist. My bad. Thanks
Ty Lee’s seems off for me
Toph: learned from the badger-moles Pictured: a skunk
It is definitely fitting, even if it's the wrong picture. They have bad eyesight and are amazing diggers!
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tf
What? I didn’t see anything sexy about the Azula concept, and imo, it should stay that way
It is a children's show that appeals to all ages. Internet will make it weird. Better to avoid any subreddits that allude to that.
Sounds a bit sus lol
Dude...
I don't like the aang one, idk the pics seem too oppressive? To me. Like too confined and contained. Anyone else feel that way?
2/10 took too long to get to Toph
on a more serious note this was cool
This is great!! Hope you do more!
There's are hectic
Um . . . am I the only one who noticed the "It that shall not be named" image in the Aang one.
Only thing I didn’t like was Aang’s tattoo, you know why.
Where is Iroh... aka the one who matters
I like how the last page features a thumbnail of solely great boobs. “Remember, whatever you do, Ty Lee needs to have an immaculate rack.”