by beyonce Jul 30, 2010   33
About this Style BEIjing huanying ni i have a jingjing plushie, so I decided to try and recreate all of the Fuwa with my own special flair. :3 Straight from Wikipedo: The Fuwa (Chinese: ((***)); pinyin: Fúwá; literally "good-luck dolls", also known as "Friendlies"), were the mascots of the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. The designs were created by Han Meilin, a famous Chinese artist. The designs were publicly announced by the National Society of Chinese Classic Literature Studies on 11 November 2005 at an event marking the 1000th day before the opening of the games. There are five fuwa: Beibei, Jingjing, Huanhuan, Yingying, and Nini. Together, the names form the sentence "***", or "Beijing huanying ni," which means "Beijing welcomes you". Originally named 'The Friendlies', they were promoted as 'Fuwa' when there were concerns the name could be misinterpreted.  Cultural inspiration: Traditional Chinese New Year decorative picture of lotus and fish; fish design from Neolithic artifacts. Olympic Ring: Blue Represented Element: Sea Actual Fengshui Element: Water Personality: Friendly, and a leader Represented ideal: Prosperity Represented sport: aquatic sports In traditional Chinese culture, the fish represents prosperity, as the character for fish (***) sounds the same as that for surplus (***). The "carp leaping over the dragon gate" is a traditional allegory of following one's dreams and achieving them. The patterns from Beibei's headgear comes from artifacts unearthed at Banpo, site of a Neolithic village of the Yangshao culture. I know it's supposed to be a brighter green, but I thought this looked more tranquil. c: ...And I can't work that green at all. :c UGH The legs, I couldn't get them light enough. :c w/e close enough ty taryn for letting me borrow the tat sheet D: *** i fail and need to fix this or something idk Tags: ankle wraps, archduchess, argo, argo blackout, argo blackout liquid liner, asia, beibei, beijing, beijing huanying ni, bidoof battle brigade, biscotti, black, blackout, blue, blush, bow, china, elegant oriental, elegant oriental slip, fairy lipgloss, flats, floral, flowers, fuwa, green, nature, no GA, ocean, olive, olympics, ooh la layers, pearls, pink, rainyday, rainyday verdure, ribbon, roq candy turvey, salon, sea, set, sheer, simplistic flats, summer top, tattoo, verdure, vest, water, white |
