Phoenix character design

A concept of slavic firebird made last summer for a VR project. Art direction by Andrey Astakhov https://www.artstation.com/astahoff

"From the ashes, I rise again." Talene is an agility-based support hero of the Celestial faction. She can summon meteorites, revive herself, and sacrifice her attack rating to heal her allies. Her ultimate ability "Fire Born" allows her to don a phoenix form until the end of battle, where she converts her health to a shield. Talene called in lamentation, her tears sizzling over her beak and falling hot to the ground. Her mother’s lifeless form lay still beside her, still beautiful, black and…

Animals inspire some of the most beautiful tattoos, but this one even interacts with the body it covers. Inked by an Austrian artist Andre Zechmann, it features a colorful phoenix, and the shoulder movement makes it look like the creature is flying.