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A New Beginning

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EDITED March 12th : add some stuffs and color balancing
EDITED March 10th : on contrast and color applied
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Background Story
Fenghuang are mythological birds of East Asia that reign over all other birds. The males are called Feng and the females Huang. In modern times, however, such a distinction of gender is often no longer made and the Feng and Huang are blurred into a single feminine entity so that the bird can be paired with the Chinese dragon, which has male connotations. The Fenghuang is also called the "August Rooster" (traditional Chinese: 鶤雞; pinyin: kūnjī) since it sometimes takes the place of the Rooster in the Chinese Zodiac. In the West, it is commonly referred to as the Chinese phoenix.

Traditional Chinese 鳳凰
Simplified Chinese 凤凰

Its body symbolizes the six celestial bodies. The head is the sky, the eyes are the sun, the back is the moon, the wings are the wind, the feet are the earth, and the tail is the planets. Its feathers contain the five fundamental colors: black, white, red, blue and yellow. It is also sometimes depicted as having three legs.

The concept of this artwork is about rebirth that signified a new beginning. Phoenix reborn with fire surrounding it.The Reborn as it represented a new beginning with the mythical creature Phoenix symbolizing Rebirth
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AaronMiller's avatar
:star::star::star::star-half::star-empty: Overall
:star::star::star::star-half::star-empty: Vision
:star::star::star::star::star-empty: Originality
:star::star::star::star::star-empty: Technique
:star::star::star-half::star-empty::star-empty: Impact

Fun subject. Great line work and control. I understand wanting to protect the image but watermarks always detract from pieces impact. I know it's a catch 22.
The biggest problem this image suffers from is a lack of contrast. Open this in PS and set to greyscale and you will instantly see what i mean. the second thing I notice is that your light source isn't lighting the face that's right in front of it. It seems to be lit from below and only with edge lighting. A few adjustments to your contrast and lighting and you'll have a much more dynamic and exciting piece.