August 16, 2012

Colin Heck just brought this to my attention: Jeremy Zuckerman’s Avatar: The Last Airbender score… in the Olympics? Or at least what looks like an Olympic qualifying event? For synchronized swimming? This seems real. And if so, why didn’t we know about it? I have no idea how they got the music. But hey, that’s really cool! Yay Brasil!

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Filed under: avatar: the last airbender ATLA jeremy zuckerman the track team score london olympics synchronized swimming 
August 16, 2012
I stopped by Ryu Ki Hyun’s office to say hi and saw these cool head studies that he had done on a drawing pad. He told me these were from last year’s Comic Con, before the signing. His wife told him he better practice. HA! In the end they told us to stop including drawings at the signing because it was taking too long, which always makes us sad. Anyway, these drawings make me happy.

I stopped by Ryu Ki Hyun’s office to say hi and saw these cool head studies that he had done on a drawing pad. He told me these were from last year’s Comic Con, before the signing. His wife told him he better practice. HA! In the end they told us to stop including drawings at the signing because it was taking too long, which always makes us sad. Anyway, these drawings make me happy.

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August 15, 2012
I’m having fun looking through the roughs for these old DVD covers. This one is from October of 2005, and is a rare case where I am actually happy with the final version, even now. I like this sketch too, though. This piece always felt very serene to me.

I’m having fun looking through the roughs for these old DVD covers. This one is from October of 2005, and is a rare case where I am actually happy with the final version, even now. I like this sketch too, though. This piece always felt very serene to me.

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Filed under: Katara avatar: the last airbender atla artists on tumblr Bryan Konietzko DVD cover pencil rough 
August 14, 2012
More old stuff while I’m buried in new stuff. This was the rough for one of the last DVD covers I did in 2008. As usual, the rough was a lot cooler than the finished piece.

More old stuff while I’m buried in new stuff. This was the rough for one of the last DVD covers I did in 2008. As usual, the rough was a lot cooler than the finished piece.

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Filed under: artists on tumblr Bryan Konietzko avatar: the last airbender atla dvd cover pencil rough 
August 10, 2012
Still brutally busy, so I’m digging into the archives. This is about as far back as I can dig (10+ years), as this was one of the three color illustrations I did for our initial pitch of Avatar. This image is in the art book, but it is a little small and printed too dark, so I thought it would be cool to show it here. As detailed in the book, we gave our pitch to Nickelodeon two weeks after coming up with the idea. That was a crazy, fertile two weeks. (I saw a couple of the notes on my dashboard for that Zuko sketch. Yes, Mike and I created Avatar in the spring of 2002, so we’ve been living with the main characters for over 10 years now, even though they didn’t hit the world stage until early 2005.)

Still brutally busy, so I’m digging into the archives. This is about as far back as I can dig (10+ years), as this was one of the three color illustrations I did for our initial pitch of Avatar. This image is in the art book, but it is a little small and printed too dark, so I thought it would be cool to show it here. As detailed in the book, we gave our pitch to Nickelodeon two weeks after coming up with the idea. That was a crazy, fertile two weeks.

(I saw a couple of the notes on my dashboard for that Zuko sketch. Yes, Mike and I created Avatar in the spring of 2002, so we’ve been living with the main characters for over 10 years now, even though they didn’t hit the world stage until early 2005.)

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Filed under: Avatar: The Last Airbender ATLA pitch concept art Bryan Konietzko artists on tumblr 
August 7, 2012
ZUKO SKETCH Happy ten years, buddy.

ZUKO SKETCH

Happy ten years, buddy.

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July 20, 2012
This is an update of sorts, based on a little concept I did almost exactly 10 years ago. I worked on it a few minutes at the end of each day this week. *Trying* to get better at digital painting. Hope you guys enjoy it. Have a great weekend!

This is an update of sorts, based on a little concept I did almost exactly 10 years ago. I worked on it a few minutes at the end of each day this week. *Trying* to get better at digital painting. Hope you guys enjoy it. Have a great weekend!

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Filed under: artists on tumblr Bryan Konietzko Aang avatar: the last airbender atla digital painting illustration 
July 18, 2012

Perfect Ember Island Players Koizilla. Note the tiny Zhao toy in its clutches.

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July 18, 2012
AMAZING UNCLE IROH! That’s his daughter as Zuko next to him. She introduced him to the series and talked him into cosplaying. He was really into it though, as anyone willing to carry a tea set around the convention floor has to be.

AMAZING UNCLE IROH! That’s his daughter as Zuko next to him. She introduced him to the series and talked him into cosplaying. He was really into it though, as anyone willing to carry a tea set around the convention floor has to be.

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July 18, 2012

Katara (this was a popular version this year), Korra with snazzy spindles, and the Obscure Cosplay Award for “That One Equalist Lady In The Audience.”

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Filed under: The Legend of Korra LOK avatar: the last airbender ATLA SDCC cosplay Katara Korra Equalist 
July 17, 2012
Earth Azula (sung to the tune of “Earth Angel” but in the Locrian mode) and her Dai Li crony. Great costumes!

Earth Azula (sung to the tune of “Earth Angel” but in the Locrian mode) and her Dai Li crony. Great costumes!

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Filed under: avatar: the last airbender atla SDCC cosplay Azula dai li 
July 17, 2012
Dedication.

Dedication.

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July 17, 2012

Petite Mako (SOOOO many women dressed as Mako and Bolin. LOVE IT!) and Battle Katara.

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July 17, 2012
Our buddy Chandler, the publicist for The Track Team. He’s been talking about this Zuko cosplay for ages! Nice work, man! P.S. I forgot to mention: I love the girl desperately crouching and hiding her face with the “art of” book. HA! She is like that in a few of my shots. She could have just turned the other way, but this technique draws a lot less attention. EDIT: Oh, yeah! There are TWO girls hiding their faces with the book. I didn’t even notice the second. Maybe it is a good technique for blending into the background. Private detectives have employed it for ages!

Our buddy Chandler, the publicist for The Track Team. He’s been talking about this Zuko cosplay for ages! Nice work, man!

P.S. I forgot to mention: I love the girl desperately crouching and hiding her face with the “art of” book. HA! She is like that in a few of my shots. She could have just turned the other way, but this technique draws a lot less attention.

EDIT: Oh, yeah! There are TWO girls hiding their faces with the book. I didn’t even notice the second. Maybe it is a good technique for blending into the background. Private detectives have employed it for ages!

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Filed under: SDCC Zuko cosplay avatar: the last airbender atla 
July 17, 2012
Note Aang’s sweet marble trick from “The Warriors of Kyoshi.”

Note Aang’s sweet marble trick from “The Warriors of Kyoshi.”

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