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Chinese Mythological Compass by ~ToonSkribblez8090:iconToonSkribblez8090:


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Submitted: January 9, 2008
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Make: FUJIFILM
Model: FinePix A205
Shutter Speed: 1/21 second
F Number: F/3.0
Focal Length: 6 mm
ISO Speed: 100
Date Picture Taken: Jan 9, 2008, 4:43:16 AM

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The guardian of the north is a black tortoise (commonly seen with a snake wrapped around it).
Correspondence: The color black, the element water, the season winter

The guardian of the east is a dragon.
Correspondence: The color blue/green, the element wood (that surprised me a bit, seeing as how Chinese dragons usually have power over water), and the season spring.

The guardian of the south is a phoenix.
Correspondence: The color red, the element fire, the season summer.

The guardian of the west is a white tiger (sometimes a kirin).
Correspondence: The color white, the element metal, and the season autumn.

The center correspones to the color yellow and the element earth. There's also supposed to be a golden dragon there too, but I already drew the east dragon and adding another one would've cluttered the picture.

I tried to make the seasons look like Chinese watercolor paintings, but it looks like I failed at that. Enjoy anyways.
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So pretty...

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Looks very good to me :)

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Cool! =D =D =D =D =D =D =D

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It's really cool!!! Nice coloured, and your draw style is great... Right to favs!!

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Very informative.

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Hooray for Byakko (Tiger), Genbu (Tortise), Suzaku (Phoenix), and Seiryu (Dragon).

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Wow, looks like this took plenty of work! The deintensified colors in the middle look nice. ^__^

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That is really cool i love it .. it so oriental ^ ^

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So they say "fuck you" to wind? Why does Wind not have a place there? Next you'll tell me they'll put "Heart" above wind...when Wind can actually be a dangerous element

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oh my god! i love this peice! i want to buy it!

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