jasjuliet:

sifu-kisu:

Avatar: The Last Airbender — Concept Art Spam
Episodes: S3E4 — “Sokka’s Master”

“Many of our side characters, like June and the pirates, were modeled after friends we knew. We always wanted to model a character after Sifu Kisu, but it had to be just the right one. When the talented and wise swordsman Piandao was developed as a mentor for Sokka, Kisu perfectly fit the part.”

“We ended up using swords from Sifu Kisu’s vast collection for the props in “Sokka’s Master.” They were ornate as far as TV animation props go, but I thought it was worth the extra effort to make these particular weapons look special.”

taken from the “Art of the Animated Series” pre-production artbookimages were scanned in by kartikeya200; I’m just spreading the magic around

Click here for more concept art

There is a surreal feeling finding these randon gems

I’m hoping to get the A:TLA art book for my birthday!