#zutara pandaverse

[perfectlypanda]

Katara: ...what did you wish for?

Did I download and teach myself a new animation software solely so I could animate Zuko and Katara watching floating lanterns? Yes, yes I did. It was quite a learning curve, but I enjoyed the challenge! I'm excited to keep experimenting.

I may share the clip in video format later, since the animation itself is high res, but converting it to a small file gif for Tumblr really impacted the quality.

♥ Please do not repost. If you like it and want to show people, share a link to this page instead. Thank you!

#zutara #zuko #katara #fire lord zuko #ambassador katara #atla #pandaverse #zutara pandaverse #look I made a thing

[perfectlypanda]

Zutara Month 2023 Day 26: How I Met Your Mother

Sneaking into Zutara Month at the last minute like what. I may go back and change the ending of this sometime, I’m not thrilled with it but wanted to finish it before Zutara Month was over.

♥ Please do not repost. If you like it and want to show people, share a link to this page instead. Thank you!

#zutara #zuko #katara #zutara month #zutara month 2023 #fire lord zuko #master katara of the southern water tribe queen consort of the fire nation #kya #princess kya #kallik #prince kallik #steambabies #pandaverse #zutara pandaverse #druk #fire noodle #look I made a thing

[perfectlypanda]

Zutara Week Day 5: Respite

These were actually meant to be part of a larger piece for the day 1 theme "Home", but... art was refusing to art (I have so many sketches and half finished pieces I started for ZK Week, but things were just not working). So instead, we'll use there peaceful family moments in the South Pole for "respite"!

Kya pops up the most in my art, but Kallik makes an appearance here! He's Zuko and Katara's second child, and only son.

♥ Please do not repost. If you like it and want to show people, share a link to this page instead. Thank you!

#zutara #zutara week #zutara week 2023 #zuko #katara #fire lord zuko #master katara of the southern water tribe queen consort of the fire nation #atla #avatar #prince kallik #pandaverse #zutara pandaverse #steambaby #steambabies #fire nation royal family #look I made a thing

[perfectlypanda]

Their Royal Majesties, Fire Lord Zuko and Master Katara of the Southern Water Tribe, Queen Consort of the Fire Nation

In my feels again about Katara and Zuko finding a partner in each other who supports them through good and bad. And about their marriage making Katara the most politically powerful woman in the world as she damn well should be.

♥ Please do not repost. If you like it and want to show people, share a link to this page instead. Thank you!

edit: Tumblr it’s been 24 hours why is this still not showing up in the Zutara tag

#zutara #katara #zuko #fire lord zuko #master katara of the southern water tribe queen consort of the fire nation #atla #zuko/ katara #avatar #pandaverse #zutara pandaverse #I actually drew this like... last summer? #look I made a thing

[perfectlypanda]

Zuko has a whole closet full of teapots that Iroh has given him because he doesn’t have the heart to give any of them away. (Zutara, fire noodle #9)

♥ Please do not repost. If you like it and want to show people, share a link to this page instead. Thank you!

#zutara #fire noodle #zuko #katara #fire lord zuko #master katara #druk #pandaverse #zutara pandaverse #atla #I know it's been a bit since the last one but nothing I was drawing was coming out the way I wanted #look I made a thing

[perfectlypanda]

When visiting the many islands that comprise the Fire Nation, it was not uncommon for their royal majesties Fire Lord Zuko and Master Katara to don the traditional dress of the host island.

Almost as soon as I had finished working on the art piece I did with Zuko and Katara in Thai inspired outfits, I knew I wanted to do something similar but with outfits inspired by the Philippines (or outfit, sorry Zuko I find women's fashion more interesting than men's).

Before jumping into the commentary, I'll stress that this design is fantasy inspired by the Philippines. Although I did research, it is not an accurate representation of Filipino national costume, nor is it meant to be.

This was more challenging in some ways than the Thai piece, because even though the Thai piece required a ton of detail work, I was creating a design much closer to its real world inspiration. In this case there wasn't a specific "look" I was trying to recreate, instead I wanted to create a design inspired by the traditional fashion of the Philippines. However, 1). pre-colonial fashions were very different from the Spanish inspired styles that arose during colonialization and that have since evolved into modern traditional Filipino attire, and 2). the Philippines is home to many different indigenous groups, each of whom have their own traditional costumes.

Originally, I wanted to exclusively look to the pre-colonial period for inspiration, but when I looked only at pre-colonial designs, I found I missed the iconic silhouettes seen in modern Filipino dresses. So I widened my research scope to see how I could combine pre-colonial with elements of modern fashion.

For pre-colonial styles, the best historical resource is the Boxer Codex. Karakoa Productions was also a helpful resource to see how pre-colonial looks were being interpreted from historical illustrations and descriptions into real world garments. I looked at modern designers from the Philippines to see how they were playing with the design of terno (which often feature the iconic butterfly sleeves I wanted to include). One design I was really inspired by was a look worn by Filipina actress Kathryn Bernardo.

Both written and illustrated accounts of the pre-colonial era in the Philippines emphasize the prevalence of golden jewelry, so Katara has a gold necklace, bracelets, hair beads, and belt. Katara's belt is inspired by two main sources. The first is an extant kandit (royal belt) woven from gold wires in the Museo ng Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas's pre-colonial gold collection. The dangles on it are loosely inspired by the beaded belts made by the T'Boli people.

With Katara's skirt, I tried to blend the longer style of skirts seen in the Boxer Codex, with a striped pattern inspired by the numerous woven designs I found in traditional indigenous attire. The specific photo I used as inspiration was labeled as being from Kalinga, but I found similar weavings from other groups as well.

The flowers in Katara's hair are flowers found in the Philippines - sampaguita, waling-waling orchids, plumeria, hibiscious, and santan. She also wears her dual moon-flame tiara.

♥ Please do not repost. If you like it and want to show people, share a link to this page instead. Thank you!

#zutara #katara #master katara of the southern water tribe queen consort of the fire nation #atla #pandaverse #zutara pandaverse #the Philippines holds special significance for me so I hope I did it justice #look I made a thing

[perfectlypanda]

The best boi (Fire Noodle #11)

♥ Please do not repost. If you like it and want to show people, share a link to this page instead. Thank you!

#zutara #fire noodle #Druk #Zuko #Katara #fire lord zuko #Master Katara of the Southern Water Tribe Queen Consort of the Fire Nation #pandaverse #zutara pandaverse #look I made a thing

[perfectlypanda]

Zutara Steambaby Week Day 6 - Tea Party

I had been really excited to use @steambabyweek to show off more of Kya, Kallik, and Kira, but life has been... a lot. Still, I didn’t want to completely miss out, so here’s a little moment with Kya and Druk.

♥ Please do not repost. If you like it and want to show people, share a link to this page instead. Thank you!

#zutara #steambaby week #steambaby #fire noodle #princess kya #fire lord Zuko #master Katara of the southern water tribe queen consort of the fire nation #Druk #adventures of fire noodle #pandaverse #zutara pandaverse #look I made a thing

[perfectlypanda]

Summer: Ember Island Vacation 

Previous: (Spring: Fire Lily Festival)

♥ Please do not repost. If you like it and want to show people, share a link to this page instead. Thank you!

#zutara #zuko #katara #fire noodle #steambabies #fire lord Zuko #Master Katara of the Southern Water Tribe Queen Consort of the Fire Nation #Princess Kya #Prince Kallik #Princess Kira #Pandaverse #Zutara Pandaverse #druk #fire nation royal family #ember island #this pushed my skill level and thus took so loooooong #look I made a thing

[perfectlypanda]

“I’ll take care of you." / "It’s rotten work." / "Not to me. Not if it’s you.” - Anne Carson (Fire Noodle #15)

Had a hard time with this one and others, been in an art slump.

♥ Please do not repost. If you like it and want to show people, share a link to this page instead. Thank you!

#zutara #zuko #katara #fire lord zuko #master katara of the southern water tribe queen consort of the fire nation #fire noodle #druk #adventures of fire noodle #pandaverse #look I made a thing

[perfectlypanda]

Every time (Fire Noodle #14, Zutara)

♥ Please do not repost. If you like it and want to show people, share a link to this page instead. Thank you!

#zutara #fire noodle #zuko #katara #druk #fire lord Zuko #Master Katara of the southern water tribe queen consort of the fire nation #the adventures of fire noodle #pandaverse #look I made a thing

[perfectlypanda]

But I'm a fire and I'll keep your brittle heart warm If your cascade ocean wave blues come Peace/ Taylor Swift

♥ Please do not repost. If you like it and want to show people, share a link to this page instead. Thank you!

#zutara #zuko #katara #fire lord zuko #master katara of the southern water tribe queen consort of the fire nation #atla #avatar #cozy fall vibes #When you've stared at something so long that you're sure there are mistakes but also you're /done/ #look I made a thing #pandaverse

[perfectlypanda]

Kya asleep = no more story. Kya awake = more story. Solution = wake up Kya. (Zutara, Fire Noodle #12)

♥ Please do not repost. If you like it and want to show people, share a link to this page instead. Thank you!

#zutara #zuko #katara #fire noodle #fire lord zuko #princess kya #druk #the adventures of fire noodle #pandaverse #thank you to A for being an awesome beta reader! <3 #look I made a thing

[perfectlypanda]

Been sketching some Zutara fam in the South Pole since I haven’t done much of them in SWT gear.

♥ Please do not repost. If you like it and want to show people, share a link to this page instead. Thank you!

#zutara #zuko #katara #fire lord zuko #master katara of the southern water tribe queen consort of the fire nation #southern water tribe #doodles #steambabies #princess kya #prince kallik #princess kira #pandaverse #look I made a thing

[perfectlypanda]

When visiting the many islands that comprise the Fire Nation, it was not uncommon for their royal majesties Fire Lord Zuko and Master Katara to don the traditional dress of the host island.

Zutara Week Day 1: Tradition

I’ve been working on this one for... a month? On and off. Earlier this year I pinned some beautiful Thai brocade to a Pinterest board, and then kept thinking about how I could incorporate something like it into a Zutara piece. Although Japan and China are usually listed as primary inspirations (with a nod to some Southeast Asian elements), given that the Fire Nation is on the equator and is a volcanic archipelago, I’ve always head-canoned that areas of it swing much closer to the cultures of tropical Southeast Asia. So creating a piece inspired by Thai national dress gave me a chance to indulge that headcanon (and an excuse to stare at many photos of gorgeous Thai clothing). 

While I did end up doing a lot of research, I must stress that these are a fantasy inspired by Thai national dress. These are not meant to be accurate representations of Thai national costume, because I know they aren’t, and because I took liberties in my design choices. For example, Katara and Zuko are wearing outfits of different levels of formality, because I couldn’t resist putting Zuko in something that would show off his lightning scar. There are also many overlapping elements between Thai and Cambodian national costume, and the images I used as inspiration may not always have been correctly attributed. If you’re interested, the website for the Queen Sirikit Museum of Textiles explores the history of Thai formal wear and has a lot of lovely photos. 

It’s hard to see in the finished image because it’s shrunk down, but I designed the pattern for Katara’s skirt from scratch based on similar styles I found, but incorporated a flame in the middle of the design for a Fire Nation touch. The small gold embroidery on Zuko’s pants uses the inner most flame of this design. Zuko wears his Fire Lord crown, and Katara wears her dual moon-flame crown. Katara’s tiara-esque headpiece was inspired by images of Thai theatrical performers. Zuko’s shoes are inspired by similar long toe Thai shoes I found, although not from any one specific source.

Please forgive the background, backgrounds are hard. 

♥ Please do not repost. If you like it and want to show people, share a link to this page instead. Thank you!

#zutara #zutara week #zutara week 2022 #zuko #katara #fire lord zuko #master katara of the southern water tribe queen consort of the fire nation #are there still mistakes? yes. am I super done with it? yes. #I am very tired #pandaverse #look I made a thing

[perfectlypanda]

Quick sketch of Iroh and Kya  ♥ Based on @lukzoe’s post in the Zutara tag. I think this is one of the first times I’ve drawn Iroh?

♥ Please do not repost. If you like it and want to show people, share a link to this page instead. Thank you!

#zutara #steambaby #princess kya #iroh #zuko/ katara #pandaverse #look I made a thing