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Tumblr'd here! [link] please reblog instead of reposting!

Here's Mulan, continuing off my Disney Fashion Revamps! :D I tried incorporating aspects of the traditional Qi Pao and Han fu. As a result, it didn't turn out very modern at all, but I think I'm ok with that!:XD:

I went with this composition mostly to show the 'reflection' theme, but also because I couldn't choose between the color schemes! The pink was probably more iconic, but she always seemed more in character with the green… :shrug: Out of curiosity, which one do you guys like more? :aww:

Also, points for those who spotted the chinese characters on the dress! :la: As some of you may know, the original legend of Mulan was passed down from a centuries old chinese poem/ ballad. I wanted to include that somehow, so if you look at the 'fanned out' part of the dress, you'd see parts of the poem I wrote down! ^.^ (along with some other random ramblings) xD and umm.. ahaha… sorry..my mandarin penmanship is actually quite awful... :T

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Drawn in photoshop CS4 with a wacom tablet
Mulan © Disney
art © me, Vivian Lin
Please do NOT use or alter without my permission! Thank you!
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~Anime-Girl-2008 5 days ago
Nice! Check this [link]
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~Angel-Dust-Ryuuki Apr 19, 2013  Student General Artist
Just wanted to let you know I featured this work in my journal because of how much I love it! [link] Thanks for creating such wonderful stuff and keep up the great work!
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*Vilva Apr 20, 2013  Hobbyist Digital Artist
Aww thanks so much! :heart: I'm glad think so!:hug:
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~Angel-Dust-Ryuuki Apr 20, 2013  Student General Artist
Keep up the great work. It really is a beautiful design. =)
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~SkyFitsJeff Apr 15, 2013
Really nice work.
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~MeiCheng Apr 15, 2013
Pink is my favourite :D
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~AbbyMeyer Apr 8, 2013  New member
I love Mulan! That film was my childhood. :D
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~ryruko Mar 31, 2013  Hobbyist Artist
Absolutely fantastic!
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~Trunse Feb 22, 2013  Hobbyist Traditional Artist
I'd say the iconic pink dress was too much of a dress up for it to be really mulans. I mean, they do make a point out of her not feeling like herself when she's like that. I think another deviant shoomlah put it quite nicely when she said about her final green costume "she never seemed at home in either the matchmaker costume or the armor, so this seemed like the best "Mulan has come into her own" middle ground.
The pink one is still beautiful though.
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~MiryanaStorm Feb 20, 2013
These designs are so beautiful! Adding the poem was a great idea.
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