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Phoenix
By MartaNael
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So, here it is my first realistic painting!

I tried to show the embodiment of this well known myth when the bird starts igniting into flames and how she resigns herself to her fate.
Everything painted in Photoshop CS4 with my beloved wacom Graphire 4

About 40 hours including looking for references, taking lots of pics to myself for the pose and hand. References for the feathers were from sxc.hu and cgtextures. Reference for the face: [link]
Hope you like it!




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© 2011 - 2021 MartaNael
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This is a beautiful piece and I need to perhaps speak with you about a project I've been working on for a long time- this image is weirdly similar to concepts for a character and comic I created. I'm sure you're very busy and are paid well for your work, but maybe get in touch and we could discuss? I'm not talking about copyright or anything, just looking for a more talented artist to envision my story!

Someone else just recently posted this on their account: [link]
It's really lovely! Just thought you might want to know.
It's really lovely! Just thought you might want to know.
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