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So, remember that one time way back when? When Aang kind of saved Mai's life and her mom's and her baby brother's, but she thought he'd tried to kill them all and chased him around the city with knives?

They're going to have to talk about that at some point....

I initially just wanted to draw that scene (it's been in my head since before season three even started!), but then I came to the realization that I could double up and make it my obligatory "thanks for everything!" picture. I wanted to have Mai bowing...but I couldn't decide on a pose for Aang, so I went with him giving the counter-bow. Because the Fire Nation respect-gesture is made of win.

So, I went all foolish and made, well...THIS. A background. Lots of shading. Full-scale picture. Hands. Faces. Open eyes. Blushes. Clouds. Folds.

All in Paint.

Okay, I lie, I used another program to add a touch of blurring and to sharpen the two figures, but pretty much everything was done in MS Paint. Drawing, coloring, cel-shading, background....

Lots and lots of references used, obviously.

It's not just Mai's bonding picture with Aang (yes, it's becoming a theme in my gallery, like Zuko's field trips), but it's also my favorite female and my favorite male character from the show meeting up.

And no, I don't ship them. Much. They'd never work as a couple...too different of personalities! And they're set in relationships already.

But Mai owes a lot to Aang, so a "thank you" might work. I might do something else, though...hehehe....

This show was amazing. I've never developed such a fascination for characters--this even surpassed my desires to study Harry Potter. There were so many characters, so many situations, and so much CHANGE. It was a true epic, mixed with a few romantic subplots and a lot of action and adventure! Not to mention architecture, cultures, history, and a whole slough of awesometastic creatures!

Ignore the shading, I messed up a lot...I used random references, so...yeah. I think proportions turned out decently, though!

This will probably be my last submission before I go on vacation, too, so don't expect updates for a while! This is what you get!

Sorry about the cheap background, too. I used a screencap for reference in drawing and coloring...Fire Nation architecture FTW!!!


Everything in Avatar belongs to Mike and Bryan.
This picture is mine.

Thanks for viewing! And reading, if you read this whole thing! Have a cookie! :cookie:
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Keanny's avatar

Mai could have decided to be Aang's new friend when she betrayed Azula for Zuko.