My take on the giant lion-turtle island from one of my favorite shows, Avatar: The Last Airbender:
The text in Chinese says “In the era before the avatar, we bent not the elements, but the energy within ourselves.” This is the original moment in the show that inspired this scene:
I wanted the style to look like old Chinese artwork, where they tell the story in calligraphy on the artwork, like this example:
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The lion turtle represents power before the age of the avatar; so I wanted to work in a mix of art styles that would fade from the foreground (showing the avatar in a modern 3D style) to an old painting style in the background (the lion turtle island). The effect is based on depth from the camera and appears more natural than a simple painting filter.
