The Old Masters

Bumi: "Weeell... look who's here!"

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It's Avatar week! Best occasion to finish a long planned fan art of the masters.
Ok, I admit that's not really what I planned. Originally I wanted to arrange the Gaang with their teachers therefore the order. Means Aang in the middle, Katara and Zuko on the left, Sokka and Toph on the right. (And yes, teacher/student doesn't match for Bumi/Toph but actually Bumi is the only Earthbender that doesn't look like a total wimp besides Toph. XD) But uhm, yeah, I'm just too slow to paint this stuff. Outlines took me forever! T_T (Don't know if I'll ever manage to finish the whole set - at least not before the finale.)

So here you see just the old Masters:

Iroh - Why is it so hard to draw Iroh? Argh! It's nearly impossible for me to capture his <strike>awesomeness</strike> irohness (<- is beyond awesome!). <_<
Pakku - I'm convinced that guy dropped into a pot of awesome-sauce as a child and the effect will last forever! Side effects may be some character flaws like arrogance and being a macho but still...
Gyatso - Sadly he's dead for about 100 years and probably had a crowning moment of awesome back then considering all the dead fire nation soldiers around his skeleton. Today he'd so be Iroh's BFF playing pai sho all day long, drinking excellent tea and eating delicious fluffy cakes. <3
Piandao - The youngster among the old masters but still has earned his status by defeating a 100 men army that had come to arrest him after he deserted the army. They never bothered him again and so he can still live in his huge mansion - a luxury Jeong Jeong could just dream of while still playing hide and seek in the woods. lol
Bumi - Our beloved mad genius. I always have to smile while drawing him. Seriously there should be a book like "The pleasure of painting Bumi" or something. ^^

All in all hope you like the little ensemble.
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Characters don't belong to me - I just enjoy making portraits...

Edit: Woops... forgot some shades on Bumi. Fixed.