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My beautiful Savannah Na’vi inspired by the Himba (OvaHimba) tribe of Northern Namibia. I traded the stripes for a more cheetah like pattern.

Himba people, especially women, are famous for covering themselves with otjize paste, a cosmetic mixture of butterfat and ochre pigment. It helps to cleanse the skin and protect it from the hot and dry climate! The style of hair depicts womanhood. Often times the plaits of braids covering face in a veil like fashion will indicate a pubescent status, whereas women who wear an Erembe style show they’re no longer children

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So are we just in the So'lek fan club at this point with the release of the new Avatar game? This game is really just so beautiful and I couldn't resist doing a quick sketch of this guy ✨️May color at some point but was just inspired, never drawn Na'vi anatomy so a study for that to!

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Oh no, they are so small! 🥺 *eats them*

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i wanna know what the different body paint colors mean!! 😩

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eetu looks like young jake

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Okie nefika aside.

LOOK AT HER!!!

Mama kataru!!! 🥹🥹🥹🥹🥹

So kind and beautiful!!! Y'all there isn't enough appreciation for her!! We gotta fix that!!

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My interpretation of Arctic Na’vi. May flush out more later.

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This screen grab I took has me in a chokehold 👀 and that’s just now he look at you before he kiss the life outta you. Hooded lids and full of lust. Damnnn

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So‘lek, Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora

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mothers

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atwow characters as humans compiled together!

tried making the human sully kids resemble themselves more + cleaned up my sketches of the metkayina kids

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Tsu'teys relationship with Graces was interesting tho wish they'd gone more into it. he clearly sees her more as a mother figure than his own mum

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I could literally die, they look so good 😩

by CrazyTom0712 on Twitter

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So I had a few people ask for my thoughts on the upcoming “ash people” or fire na’vi so here is a concept of a cute couple and headcannons:

I think they will be a people associated with fire because their clans are located at the base of volcanos, benefitting from the volcanic earth.

bioluminescent dots glow red/orange

Eyes have adapted to extreme light and heat and in situations will turn into small slits.

Called ash people because of volcanic ash being constantly on their feet, they also have adapted to have thicker skin on hands and feet that can handle heat.

Charcoal and ash are commonly used in body paint and decoration.

Weapons and jewelry are made from obsidian like rocks and leather from large Komodo like lizards that dwell near volcanic openings.

OH YES their ikrans are basically large Komodo dragons that can run across volcanic plains. Initiation to becoming a warrior includes venturing into an inactive cave system to trap and tame your mount.

They actually have a very rich diet as volcanic soil is extremely fertile, very diverse and wild plant like grows from large inactive volcanic cracks.

this is all my thoughts based on the idea of “ash people” I have not done any actual research into what my man james in planning.

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Especially Neytiri was completely stripped from an own storyline. She was a mother, and an amazing warrior - the end

But when you paied attention you saw that she never trained to become a water species. She was still flying with an Ikran, she didn’t knew how to hold her breath under water. There was so much grief to explore in her character. Leaving behind the place where all her ancestors where buried (which was specifically important towards the end), not being able to fulfill the promise she gave her father. The bow being broken…

I understand they wanted to shift the focus from the parents to the kids but this movie was 3 hours long, no one can tell me there was no time for her character

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If you loved Avatar and wish you could help indigenous people survive and fight back against colonization, but all you have to offer is your money, here's a good all-round charity: