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I love your character Dilla! She's a cute mother to Spider, It's so very precious! Love your work!

Thank you so much!! It makes me happy you like her, she's a special character to me ❤️❤️❤️

Here’s a sketch of Dilla and little Spider, I have so many ideas for their family, can’t wait to share more!

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More Assara and Liora?? I love your art

Of course! They live in my head rent-free! I'm so happy you're enjoying them and thank you so much❤️

Here's a sneak peek:

I'm also exploring other scenarios and stories for them outside the Avatar universe 🫣 :

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how tall are assara and liora?? i adore them so much

I'm so happy you like them 😍 Thank you so much!! They've kind of been my obsession for a while so it's a joy to share my hype 🫶🫶🫶

Assara is about 350 cm tall (11 feet 6 inches). And the reason she's so big is because for starters in my art the Na'vi and Avatars are closer to their original proportions from the first film, where they were significantly taller:

And on top of that Assara herself is much taller than average, even compared to most males. (Her years spent in self-exile, fending for herself without the support of a clan also made her more well built).

And Liora is around 170cm (5 feet 7 inches) So if we're being accurate they sizes are roughly this sketch:

In my original story outside of the Avatar universe HERE, where Assara is also from a fantasy race of giants, she is around 265cm.

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As long as I can remeber since I started following your work I have always been curious about your AVATAR OC's mainly Dilla and Caleb what are their backstories? Does Dilla come from another clan? Does she have or is an anomaly/unique among other Navi? How come her eyes are white/cloudy? Are Neytiri and Della best friends? How did Caleb get in the Avatar program? Is their love story the same as Jake and Neytiri?

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Thank you so much for your kind words and your interest in my characters ❤️❤️❤️ That really means a lot, it makes me so excited when someone is curious about them! Dilla and Caleb are actually going through a bit of a redesign. They started out as part of a collab, but now I'm working on them as my own project so I’ve been updating their looks and stories.

Dilla is Omatikaya. In earlier designs she had milky white eyes and was blind, but I changed that idea. If you noticed in more recent art she now has pupils and irises.

Caleb wasn’t part of the Avatar program directly, he was a soldier assigned to protect the scientists and Avatars. He lost his way in the forest one time due to a machinery malfunction, and it was Dilla who found him and helped him return to safety through the path. That act of kindness stayed with him, and he eventually returned to seek her out again. They were very curious about each other and began meeting in secret, since humans were forbidden in Omatikaya territory.

After the war Caleb becomes Dilla’s mate and an Avatar body is made for him allowing him to act, alongside Dilla, as a sort of bridge/ambassador between the Na'vi and humans who are willing to seek a peaceful path forward.

As for Dilla and Neytiri they aren't really close. They both carry the pain of loss and displacement but their perspectives clash a lot and they deal with trauma differently. Neytiri, understandably carries deep scars from what the RDA did to her people and land, and her bitterness is directed to humans in general because of this. Dilla also carries her own scars and traumas, but her experiences with the Avatar program, her natural curiosity and empathetic will to understand, and later her connection with Caleb, pushes her toward a more complex view. Through her learnings she came to realize that the RDA doesn’t represent the whole of humanity and she recognizes the suffering and fear many humans face on Earth with their imminent extinction, and her heart breaks especially for the vulnerable and the children stuck in a dying world. She doesn’t see humans as “demons,” but as people capable of choosing their path, good or bad just the same as Na'vi. She shares Neytiri’s pain over losing their home and will always fight to protect her people and loved ones, but she also hopes for understanding, unity, and the sharing of knowledge between Na'vi and humans one day, rather than endless war. You can imagine how Dilla and Neytiri's conflict worsens after Dilla adopts Spider.

Although there are some parallels (Na'viXHuman pairing have some limitations XD) I like to think that Dilla and Caleb are also different from Neytiri and Jake. While Neytiri was reluctant at first and had no choice but to guide Jake due to her mother choosing her as his teacher, Dilla and Caleb were drawn to each other by mutual interest since the start, they were both curious to understand and connect. I also wanted to explore the idea of Caleb remaining just in his human body for a lot of their relationship and how that affects their bond, and the challenges they both face not only through a cultural, but also physical divide (which perhaps becomes less and less of a divide as their relationship progresses).

It’s still very much a work in progress, and I’m always refining things, but I hope that makes enough sense. They were basically my comfort characters for a long time so their story is very wholesome on purpose, I wanted an excuse to draw the most sweet peaceful scenes as a contrast to my more chaotic ideas XD Sorry for the long reply!

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Voice claim for Assara?

Omg you have no idea what it means to me when my character sparks this kind of curiosity ❤️

I don't have a fixed voice in mind for Assara, BUT after watching Arcane (I’m still not over it) Amirah Vann’s performance as Sevika really stuck with me. Sevika herself has become a bit of an inspiration in some scenes. Her rough temperament and her resolve, and even her sense of loyalty inspired me for the complexity I hope to portray in Assara's development (also… buff ladies 😆❤️).

This would definitely be one of my top picks for her if I had to choose:

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Hi! Just wanted to scream real quick that your art always makes me smile and you’re a huge inspiration, thank you for existing and for making cool stuff!

Omg thank you so much for screaming so kindly in my ask ❤️❤️❤️ This means more than you know! I'm honord and melting into a puddle! Thank you so much I hope you continue to enjoy

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Do you have an AO3?

Not yet, but I’m planning to make one ❤️ I miss writing and want to start sharing some of my stories and projects.

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Hi! I just found your art and its beautiful, also my mind just linked the song by Sleep at last "You Are Enough" for Dilla and Miles in your au (that I find beautiful). Sorry if it's a very random thought.

Aaah thank you so much, I'm so happy you like them ❤️ That’s not random at all! It's really sweet! It made me imagine Dilla holding her boy and just reasuring him that he doesn’t need to be anything other than who he is, that he’s already perfect and so deeply loved