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coldflame2525 — Avatar Shoes
Published: 2008-07-17 00:00:01 +0000 UTC; Views: 1368; Favourites: 21; Downloads: 22
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SHOE ART!I went to the mall the other day, and I spotted a payless and I suddenly decided that I wanted to customize my own pair of shoes. Why? Because I have nothing better to do.
Bascially, these shoes have some Kiran x Kiku fluff in them (Kiran belongs to ME! and Kiku belongs to !), but I wanted to make it sort of hidden. So I used a lot of symbolism, but at the same time I wanted to give the shoes a traditional Earth Kingdom/ Fire Nation representation. So, either way you look at them, it fits.
How long did it take me to do this? About 5 hours per shoe.
Matierials: Copic Markers, Prisma Markers, Sakura Microperm Pens, and Polycolor colored pencils. Used a fixative spray-on seal when I was done.
And if you just happened to be wondering, please don't ask me to make you a pair. I'll only do this for close friends.
Sorry. Left Shoe:
Left Side: Ba Seng Se
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This was the first side I did and man it was SO much fun to do. But...it was also very challenging. ;>>
Right Side: Kiku flowers and books.
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The Chinese character means, "Kiku". It's a popular Chinese flower called crysthemum. So, yeah....hence, you know....the crysthemums.
Right Shoe:
Right Side - Fire Nation City
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This side was definately the most challenging...
Left Side - Sun, Wrench, and Chopsticks with Fortune Cookie
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Okay, the Chinese character means "Sun". Heh, Kiran's name means "sunlight" and it's the Fire Nation, so...yeah. A sun with the symbol for Fire in it. The wrench? Well, because the Fire Nation is good with gadgets and Kiran is also an engineer. Go figure. The fortune cookie and chopsticks? I don't know.
Front View:
This one was a scary attempt, but...I did it! The only symbol I was worried about what the Fire Nation one. *whew*
Back View:
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Comments: 23
these turned out absolutely flawless! i love the subtle representation for your love for avatar. It's not flat out characters on the front and it accurately portrays the show's style. awesome job! out of all the avatar shoes i've seen i would want to buy these the most!
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These shoes are really nice!!! The design won't get off when you wash them right?
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Oh, I wouldn't dare to wash them. I only wear them on certain days when I know they won't get wet, even if they do have a seal on them. ^^
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Oh, ok just wondering... I always have a lot of "what happens if" stuff in my head... I even got a shirt that says that.
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YAAY! You found me. ^^ And yeah, they are cooler up close.
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And it's a good thing you had those flip flops!
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I featured these shoes in a recent journal entry about Avatar themed shoes
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Thank you so much!
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Eeee!
Well, I'm talking to you right now, so you know how much I adore these shoes! It was totally worth the time and effort because they're both super beautiful! Maybe we should start a whole Kirku clothing line... I can design t-shirts!
Anyway! Fantastic job! Wub you!
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I WANT these shoes.
lol you did a fantastic job! Ever thought of doing the same to Crocs? I mean I know their ugly but I have seensomething like this on those kind of shoes.
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On Crocs? Really? Hnm...I don't know how well the matieral would be, but then again I've never really thought about it.
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Your welcome, it looks like many hours went into this.
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