Zukka Trash

the original red/blue ship

[3cosmicfrogs]

I wanted to go a bit more in-depth with this piece that I did for zukka week 2023 because i got inspired to do more insane clothing details. ID in ALT.

Ramble about the influences/inspirations below:

Design inspirations for Sokka's clothing are mainly Inuvialuit and Yup'ik, with Nenets, Tlingit, and Chukchi inspiration for the tassels, patterns, belt and beadwork. I mixed these with the ornaments canon shows us used by the Northern Water Tribe, and also in Legend of Korra. I got particularly excited about drawing from Inuvialuit sources since the tassels we see in canon look like they could be inspired by this. Going beyond canon's animation-friendly colour scheme, I drew from Nenets patterns/embroidery/sashes and Yup'ik beadwork for accent colours. I think in the future I'd like to find ways to incorporate more Tlingit-style patterns since I rarely see them in fanart (which is a shame - they're stunning), but since they tend to be very big I ultimately decided to only include them as a nod in order to keep the regalia recognisable as 'Water Tribe'. I wonder if I could start using Polynesian influences as well?

Zuko's headdress and particularly the shoulder garment and beaded embroidery draw heavily from women's clothing styles of Lê Dynasty Vietnam. The other main influence is men's royal clothing in Tang Dynasty China, and patterns worn by Mongolian Khatun. Since we have a bit more to go on in canon as to what fire nation regalia looks like, I blended that in as well. I got particularly excited about the embellishments on Lê Dynasty clothes because I could give a little nod to Zuko's dragon-fire by adding more colours to the embroidery. In the future I think I'd want to make the Mongolian influence a bit more obvious... perhaps even push the envelope by incorporating some Bashkir designs, though I'm not sure how well that will go.

[fanfic-gremlin-ft-trauma]

mai and zuko bestieism is so important to me

(ids in alt)

[petricorah]

weapon swap, idea from @itadorifushi thanks for the ask~~ [ids in alt]

[moncuries]

fire lord zuko and his very close friend ambassador Sokka thanks to the canadian museum of history for its archive of inuit and cree clothing that i referenced :] some beading inspired by Paatlirmiut

[babblingblueberry]

--- @ash-and-starlight won 2nd prize in my 1k give-away: A mono-colour drawing of her choice. She wanted to see some Kyoshi warrior Sokka and Lee with the good Tea Zuko ! ! 

When you're trying to impress the cute server at the teashop you gotta brag about how you went head to head with the Blue Spirit and almost won, too!

[yvainart]

pov you’re sokka who’s got woken up by soft sobs seeing zuko who’s sitting on the edge of bed in the darkness of night only illuminating by moon’s (yue) light

we love good husband comforting his other half after nightmare

[babblingblueberry]

--- Draws my favourite blorbo from the waist up against a blank background. What else is new? ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

[ash-and-starlight-deact]

season 2 romancing (+ extremely low quality kissy)

[ash-and-starlight-deact]

Yo I know sokka in Slut WearTM like crop tops is a gift from the gd heavens, but we NEED more Zuko in crop tops and a ponytail, like in canonverse too imagine him in unbelted Firelord robes in the summer or some shit or the MELTING Sokka’s mind would do when he turns up in causal wear for like a night out in loose pants and a short shirt and a high ponytail PHHHHEWWWW ~my mind would freaking melt. Does any of this have to do with that one art piece you made years ago of Zuko in a crop top for nebulastucky’s fic? Maybe. Has that been my definitive version of 20-something canon Zuko since you first seared it into my brain? Absolutely.

bestiest anon so true but please direct those compliments to the one and only @bleekay bc the crop top art you’re talking about is actually theirs!

anyway. this ask lived rent free in my head for ages so i thought i’d also contribute to the slutwear zukka posting

bonus

[teddyberr]

Going back to my roots

[your-royal-momoness]

Zuko, hungover: please tell me I’m imagining that I claimed I was the king of all the turtleducks

Sokka: I would, but then I’d be lying to the King of All Turtleducks

[filialdisciple]

Aang: Here's the royal proclamation you signed to officialize your title, Turtleduck King, sir

Aang, gesturing at Appa whose saddle was inconspicuously emitting quacking noises: And the loyal subjects you collected last night

[your-royal-momoness]

@azu1as they announce their engagement via turtleduck gram as only the King of All Turtleducks would

[your-royal-momoness]

Tags from @erisenyo

This would be so funny because u know Sokka never calls Zuko anything but his name even when he’s firelord but the MOMENT this happens, Sokka only calls Zuko by royal honorifics

[yvainart]

what if they met (sokka probably wrote a whole fanfiction about blue spirit x him)

[bonksoundeffect]

Yo it's Lee with the good tea

[avatarninja]

I feel like sokka's vibe (especially in season 1) is just That Guy who is so Normal that he comes right out the other side as Weird.

[petricorah]

long hair sokka truthers lets goooo [id in alt]

[petricorah]

Art request if it inspires you: Sokka gleefully painting, perhaps ink on his face :D Hair as long as you want lol

as long as i want, you say?

thanks for the ask! this was fun~

[capt-snoozles]

zukka + izumi as interactions between my sister and her son

( the bottom one is my favourite )

[zukoisgayforsokka]

[ID: Three different digital drawings of Sokka, Zuko and baby Izumi from Avatar the Last Airbender. In the top drawing, Sokka is sitting cross legged, baby Izumi on the ground in front of him, her head in his lap. Sokka is bending over, his fingers on her cheeks, she looks very happy. The caption '~pth~'.

The second image below it is of Zuko sitting on the right facing left. His tank top has dropped sleeves and we can see the side of his binder. His hand is out, brandishing his first finger at baby Izumi as he speaks. Izumi is laying in a baby bouncer, sucking her thumb, cherry blossoms float down around her. Zuko's speech bubble reads 'Remember, you don't ever have to let anyone in your bubble, it's Your space', emphasis on the final 'your'.

In the bottom image, Zuko is squatting on the left looking right, wearing the same clothes as before, talking to baby Izumi. His forearms rest on his knees, in his hands he holds something small and green, presumably baby socks. Izumi is on the right happily in her baby bouncer. Zuko's speech bubble reads 'Can I put socks on you? Yeah? Cool'. End ID] @atladescribed