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kelly1412Let the devil sleep (Azula)

Published: 2012-08-07 15:51:57 +0000 UTC; Views: 85778; Favourites: 6185; Downloads: 1426
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Description This is one of two Azula fanarts I made by myself that I love. This artwork was made in a Goal, I've written the background below, please read if you're interested.

First, I hope this drawing can comfort people who have been hurt by the latest leaked comic page from "promise3", in which Azula finally makes an appearence but she's being treated savagely.
kelly1412.tumblr.com/post/2890… (beware of spoiler)

This is just too painful to watch!!! I'm seriously hurt!!!
Thank you for all your comfort and telling me to look on the bright side. I sincerely thank you for your kindness....
But...I'm afraid that words don't really help me out of this... There are 1000 reasons to cry for the sadness and there are 1001 assumptions that things will get better.
But it isn't about reasons, it's about emotion. Just like being cut by a knife, it immediately starts bleeding and feeling excruciatingly painful!! This is just a pure physical reaction and can't be prevented or negated by any logic or reason.
I'm hurt and in pain now, that's all, whatever Gene's gonna do or whatever we might be able to see in the future of the story doesn't change the way I feel right now!

I tend to still keep a positive outlook and hope for the best, believing that the Search will be a great story and everything will become better. But no matter what reason, I can't take more plotlines like this.

I normally hate being ridiculous.
But forgive me this time:
If you support my Azula and Avatar fanart, and don't want to see my future works influenced by a broken heart, please contact geneluenyang on twitter and tell him that Azula needs to be treated fairly and deserves a happy ending, though please be sure to say it in a polite and rational manner.

Please let her sleep rather than being ruined.

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Wai...t... did I.... Just.... OMG!!!! I got a DD!!!!!!! I don't deserve it and I Can't be happier!!
I was dreamed about DD but never expected one lovely shinning under my art.
and Being feature beside such obviously talented artworks is so flattering.
I can't say it's an excellence art, and I can't believe after almost half year absent from dA, still someone remember me and my works. This means much to me than a DD *tearbend*
I feel I got the courage and desire to draw again, no matter what is happening in reality.
Drawing is part of my life and so you are.

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I never expected a cosplay base on this piece, but AlevBlack did an amazing job and made it beyond beautiful!!~

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*hand drawn lineart; shot by camera; and colored in Photoshop; without tablet; about 4 hours; at Old Melbourne Goal cell 25 Level 1.

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Comments: 306

PervertAnimeFangirl [2013-02-02 10:34:28 +0000 UTC]

your style is awesome *__*

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LillyMil [2013-02-02 09:53:47 +0000 UTC]

realy nice, Love youre stile

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XHikariChanX In reply to ??? [2013-02-02 09:19:22 +0000 UTC]

so beautiful

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H-Sayuri [2013-02-02 08:25:46 +0000 UTC]

I love your art style omg

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LaRatty [2013-02-02 08:21:33 +0000 UTC]

Very beautiful! I love the composition.

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Kanamioshi [2013-02-01 18:48:52 +0000 UTC]

B-E-A-UTIFUL!<3

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HaraaJubilee [2013-01-18 07:59:24 +0000 UTC]

I haven't read The Promise but from your description I feel torn as well. I don't think Azula deserves to be treated poorly, she has had a hurt childhood as well. She believe that her own mother thought she was a monster, in truth that wasn't the case ;n;

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rfmadison [2013-01-17 08:04:07 +0000 UTC]

I wanted to say that this piece is absolutely gorgeous. I'm not sure if you were going for "peaceful," but that's how I think Azula looks right now.

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kelly1412 In reply to rfmadison [2013-01-17 11:16:43 +0000 UTC]

that's exactly what I want to express here

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kinade0lexis [2012-12-27 03:07:39 +0000 UTC]

Wow! pa favoritos XD

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5015682 [2012-12-23 07:46:19 +0000 UTC]

Here is the link.
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lynnyu [2012-12-22 02:29:38 +0000 UTC]

WOW! This is stunningly beautiful. I am without words.

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fayiyong [2012-12-12 23:51:08 +0000 UTC]

My MOST favourite one!

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kelly1412 In reply to fayiyong [2012-12-13 01:22:25 +0000 UTC]

one of my favourite too
although some people feel peace and calm doesn't fit her, but I believe people who truly loves her will find comfort this.

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fayiyong In reply to kelly1412 [2012-12-13 01:37:38 +0000 UTC]

Yeah. I don't personally think that Azula's crazy evil. She has this 'weakness spot' in her mind, and actually longing for her mom's comfort. I can see the reason why she loathes Zuko--she thinks he stole their mother's love. And her escape was none but her cruel father. Well, bad ending.

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AlevBlack [2012-12-10 21:32:10 +0000 UTC]

Always a great piece of art I love this drawing. So inspiring

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squid95 [2012-11-10 22:20:29 +0000 UTC]

NICE WORK!!

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Somnium-23 [2012-10-20 20:37:47 +0000 UTC]

Hmmm, what do you mean with "savagely"? I mean, she's being treated humanly in this comic. It's not like all of those fan art depictions where her treatment is practically medieval. The restraints are probably more for the sake of her own safety than any others, who knows if she will start clawing at her throat if they remove them.

Okay, I don't know if perhaps you have any bad experiences with mental hospitals. If so then I'm sorry. It's true that many mental hospitals don't treat their patients with care, but from the looks of it this doesn't seem to be the case here. It just seems to me like a nice facility which is not a prison but a recovery center, with caring nurses that see to the comfort of the patients, perhaps a walk in the park with a wheelchair can be refreshing. But of course they have to take her mental condition in mind, it might be unwise not to put restraints on her arms and legs.

Of course we don't know exactly what kind of treatment she's been given yet, but considering that she's the Fire Lord's sister and the Fire Nation's cultural values of refinement I don't think she's being abused or anything.

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Lordhiros [2012-10-12 02:22:36 +0000 UTC]

I really love your work with her.
Today she is the better character to improve history.
Lost years of Aang ang "gaang" may be cool but the her history is incomparable.

Great work, I always come to your page looking for more.
Congrats.

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MiraVixen007 [2012-10-11 17:31:51 +0000 UTC]

The details on this are gorgeous. Her hair, the cloth surrounding her, the lily, the fallen royal hair piece, all of it is just wonderful.

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IadmireART2012 [2012-10-11 02:12:59 +0000 UTC]

U make hair look so COOOOLL

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koreangal12 [2012-10-08 02:05:19 +0000 UTC]

You must reeally admire azula because you paint her a lot, do ya?

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zakiaybee122 [2012-10-07 21:03:38 +0000 UTC]

beautiful

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Miss-Audaum-Lovet [2012-10-07 15:35:37 +0000 UTC]

beautiful

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jashin3378 [2012-09-29 19:15:07 +0000 UTC]

evil as she may be, which she really is, Azula is so beautiful. especially in your style of drawing!

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Dolmek [2012-09-25 14:59:45 +0000 UTC]

I love the way you use the lights ... and uses colors .... superb!

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DeadlyIlluminati [2012-09-24 23:50:33 +0000 UTC]

I love this

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inginuyasha [2012-09-22 19:42:03 +0000 UTC]

So beautiful ^_^

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UncleUndertaker [2012-09-22 09:14:57 +0000 UTC]

It's so strange to see her calm like this...

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kelly1412 In reply to UncleUndertaker [2012-12-13 01:20:43 +0000 UTC]

yeah, it may be.
but I believe for people who loves her, it's not

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UncleUndertaker In reply to kelly1412 [2012-12-13 11:03:59 +0000 UTC]

Yeah, I guess that's true She's so pretty regardless <3

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tetragona [2012-09-21 16:50:50 +0000 UTC]

This is just lovely. The coloring is simply ethereal, and I love love love the detail of her hair ornament & strip of cloth lying beside her. "Let the devil sleep" is also such an evocative title!

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Ilda28399 [2012-09-21 16:13:31 +0000 UTC]

i know a song a girl wrote about Azula. its on youtube and she sing it. its called Daughter of The Moon, and its soo freaking perfect for her
and this drawing its so amazing ))))))

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catchingfire2520 [2012-09-20 01:12:29 +0000 UTC]

I love your artwork! I agree, the previews make me sad. But your artwork makes me feel so much better about Azula's future. Thanks for being so awesome!

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5015682 [2012-09-08 18:18:09 +0000 UTC]

Were you able to read those stories I suggested?

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Polardarkness [2012-09-04 17:25:13 +0000 UTC]

I just love the amount of detail.
When I saw you didn't used any tablet...
I hope somethay I will be able to make this kind of stuff without tablet too
Keep up the great work!

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kelly1412 In reply to Polardarkness [2012-09-10 01:13:26 +0000 UTC]

the tablet don't mean anything really, but your skill does

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HyeDaa [2012-09-02 14:23:02 +0000 UTC]

The color is just sooo delicate! <3 aww

and to the leaked page, please please please, was that the last page of the LAST page of the comics? geeez! I hope by december they will release "The Search" :/ I miss uncle Iroh, i hope they show him in the next issue

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alyannalouise [2012-09-02 09:06:52 +0000 UTC]

she looks so innocent here..

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tokyocalling In reply to ??? [2012-08-31 00:19:53 +0000 UTC]

I'm a sucker for this kind of style. Great job!

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melonbun695 [2012-08-30 04:17:18 +0000 UTC]

i was wondering where do u read the atla book? i cant find it. could u pls tell me? btw this looks beautiful

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Rozevelt [2012-08-27 13:01:43 +0000 UTC]

I absolutely adore it. And the title...it's brilliant! Fitting!

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BendingMasterB10TD [2012-08-26 09:09:27 +0000 UTC]

Indeed, you don't want to see her when shes cranky!

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Angemin [2012-08-21 21:37:13 +0000 UTC]

so beautiful

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Adeyah241 [2012-08-20 07:04:06 +0000 UTC]

This is beautiful! I'm almost speechless! Azula is not my favourite character from atla, it's sad to see people rubbishing her and saying stuff like " oh she was just a crazy b***h, she deserved what happened to her and all that. What is even more sad is what gene yang seems to be doing to her story. I wrote to him in may asking if I will be seeing azula in his series, he replied saying that she will be making an appearance in the last installment of the promise, I was so excited, but the recent leak has really disappointed me. Azula deserves a chance at having a normal life. I don't think they will ever be able to come up with a character and complex and deep as her in LoK. I just hope the Search will be better .
Anyway , I looked through your other stuff too and it's great!

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fireonthewind In reply to Adeyah241 [2012-08-23 06:01:07 +0000 UTC]

I just think they don't know what to do with her. She is the most powerful female in the series,as well as the most complex. I think for the writers this caused a problem;she had a following, but she was the bad guy, what to do? So they had her go crazy. A redeemed Azula, with her intelligence, her skills, her strength, her drive can go far:but what would that mean to Zuko and Aang? I would like to see her become ruler of a nascent nation - she was meant to be a ruler, and healthy, out of Ozai's influence, she'd be a superb one.

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ForeignMusicLyrics [2012-08-19 16:41:52 +0000 UTC]

This is really fantastic work.

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Idelle-Arthura [2012-08-19 10:20:24 +0000 UTC]

Somehow she reminds me of Sleeping Beauty (in a good way). She's beautifull.

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catpins [2012-08-17 14:15:07 +0000 UTC]

That leak broke my heart :c...

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SheWhoWalksWithThee [2012-08-16 19:53:01 +0000 UTC]

...!!!

Though it's not Korra-related, i'd really really love to feature this piece in the Fanart album of my Korra Facebok fanpage . May I have your permission?

Also...stalking your gallery for more fanfood, if you don't mind ^^

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