I wanted to go a bit more in-depth with this piece that I did for zukka week 2023 because i got inspired to do more insane clothing details. ID in ALT.
Ramble about the influences/inspirations below:
Design inspirations for Sokka's clothing are mainly Inuvialuit and Yup'ik, with Nenets, Tlingit, and Chukchi inspiration for the tassels, patterns, belt and beadwork. I mixed these with the ornaments canon shows us used by the Northern Water Tribe, and also in Legend of Korra. I got particularly excited about drawing from Inuvialuit sources since the tassels we see in canon look like they could be inspired by this. Going beyond canon's animation-friendly colour scheme, I drew from Nenets patterns/embroidery/sashes and Yup'ik beadwork for accent colours. I think in the future I'd like to find ways to incorporate more Tlingit-style patterns since I rarely see them in fanart (which is a shame - they're stunning), but since they tend to be very big I ultimately decided to only include them as a nod in order to keep the regalia recognisable as 'Water Tribe'. I wonder if I could start using Polynesian influences as well?
Zuko's headdress and particularly the shoulder garment and beaded embroidery draw heavily from women's clothing styles of Lê Dynasty Vietnam. The other main influence is men's royal clothing in Tang Dynasty China, and patterns worn by Mongolian Khatun. Since we have a bit more to go on in canon as to what fire nation regalia looks like, I blended that in as well. I got particularly excited about the embellishments on Lê Dynasty clothes because I could give a little nod to Zuko's dragon-fire by adding more colours to the embroidery. In the future I think I'd want to make the Mongolian influence a bit more obvious... perhaps even push the envelope by incorporating some Bashkir designs, though I'm not sure how well that will go.
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Ways To Use Each Element In Spells
Fire:
Candles
Burning Herbs
Using Ashes
Bonfires to Raise Energy
Burning Petitions
Melting Things
Water:
Water Bowl Spells
Enchanting Water
Using Spiritual Waters + Colognes
Sprays
Soaking Items
River Magic
Air:
Verbal Spells
Blowing Air / Smoke
Incense
Bells
Sound Bowls
Wind Cleansing
Storm magic
Earth:
Salt Bowls
Burring Items
Plants + Herbs
Crystals
Dirt Spell Jars
Making Terrariums
Plant Wards
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How do you feel about shark Vox? Cuz homie Vox with a shark tail in your style would be so rad ngl
Shark Vox is epic‼️‼️ I need him to be real
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The sea is an element of love. The Greeks say so. Aphrodite emerged from the water.
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It's crazy how cishet men can be given a tool like AI and the most ""creative"" use a good portion of them can come up with is to generate a poreless white femoidian lich with a dead expressionless face. Kind of impressive
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I had a lot of fun with this months pin up. If you'd like to see the full/not for kids version, link here!
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percabeth underwater kiss lives rent free in my mind
bonus: everyone losing their shit because percy and annabeth are FINALLY together like c’mon guys ABOUT DAMN TIME
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