All Ao Dai

One of the warmups from my stream! I really wanted to get the feel for my stylus again by working in hatching and textures in the same way I would with pencils (it was fun to say the least)

Like I said before, Vietnamese Keith is one of my favorite headcanons for Voltron bc 

1) I’m Vietnamese 

2) Vietnamese people are hardly represented in TV shows in general

Voltron leaves a lot of room for Keith’s backstory so I don’t think it’s far fetched!! I could see him missing foods from his childhood, and going to festivals with his parents as a wee child. TToTT Here’s a doc by @lutrinaee if you want to see more about this headcanon from another voice! (Thanks for putting this together! <3<3)

Part of my AP Art Concentration Portfolio; art inspired by art noveau artists 

my last braincell: everyone looks good in áo dài. go to sleep.

A while ago I was asked about the construction of the Vietnamese Ao Dai and Chinese Cheongsam/Qipao. I had a few dresses at my disposal and figured it would be fun to do a compare and contrast. Due to the small collection, I was only able to photograph a few samples (all tailored circa 2000s, except one I’m sure…). This basically just covers the “classic” tailoring styles of Ao Dai and Cheongsam/Qipao. The latest trends may not adhere to it!

“Taiwan’s photoshopping really is something else…”

((She looks so regal! Process sketches will be up on my art account, @ravioliguacamole

Gift for @siartha of her ATLA character, Fei-An