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Chinese Mythological Compass by *ToonSkribblez8090:iconToonSkribblez8090:


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Submitted: January 9
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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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~Pendragon9:iconPendragon9: Jan 9, 2008, 8:56:55 AM
So pretty...

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*darkwolfswordsman65:icondarkwolfswordsman65: Jan 9, 2008, 9:00:28 AM
Looks very good to me :)

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~Skooterwolf:iconSkooterwolf: Jan 9, 2008, 9:16:20 AM
Cool! =D =D =D =D =D =D =D

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~K9Rottweiler:iconK9Rottweiler: Jan 9, 2008, 9:26:38 AM Mood: Joy
It's really cool!!! Nice coloured, and your draw style is great... Right to favs!!

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~madfather:iconmadfather: Jan 9, 2008, 11:02:09 AM
Very informative.

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~BaronOBeefDip:iconBaronOBeefDip: Jan 9, 2008, 11:16:07 AM
Hooray for Byakko (Tiger), Genbu (Tortise), Suzaku (Phoenix), and Seiryu (Dragon).

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~tragedyann:icontragedyann: Jan 9, 2008, 11:55:36 AM
Wow, looks like this took plenty of work! The deintensified colors in the middle look nice. ^__^

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*Paul16:iconPaul16: Jan 9, 2008, 1:01:08 PM
That is really cool i love it .. it so oriental ^ ^

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~Vfanatic:iconVfanatic: Jan 9, 2008, 1:16:11 PM
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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~ViolinPlaya06:iconViolinPlaya06: Jan 9, 2008, 1:38:20 PM
oh my god! i love this peice! i want to buy it!

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