Comment 93159

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MaskedLin
Feb 1, 2018, 11:14:15 PM UTC
I like how she has more rustic reds than firey colors, I always imagines phoenixes only being flame-like when using their magic, but that might just be me.

Comment ID 93159

[Art] phoenix rising
Firiel
Feb 6, 2018, 5:36:56 AM UTC on [Art] phoenix rising
I don't think I was imagining her as quite a firebird level of continuous flaming, but... had some idea she might be able to flare her magic in self-defense or for mating display even when it's not time for a rebirth burning?

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  • MaskedLin
    Feb 8, 2018, 7:31:46 AM UTC
    That would be fitting, flame catches the eye strongly, so why not use it for display?
    • Firiel
      Feb 9, 2018, 6:39:56 AM UTC
      Precisely! ^_^
      ...Suddenly picturing fantasy zoologists trying to get in close enough to observe the mating dance without getting singed. :p
      • MaskedLin
        Feb 11, 2018, 8:09:19 AM UTC
        "Now make sure to bring your modacrylic coats, ladies and gentlemen, these are not canaries!" XD
        • Firiel
          Feb 17, 2018, 12:06:47 AM UTC
          *laugh* Oh yeah. ^_^
          ...I imagine photographing them has gotten a lot easier since the rise of digital cameras - all of that rapid movement and sudden bursts of light - can you imagine the effort that would go into getting a good shot of them the old-fashioned way! And also thinking - if there was an American subspecies - Audobon did a mixture of life studies and posing dead ones to get his detail work. Would he have ever been able to successfully take a phoenix, or just - give up in frustration after a week of near-burns?
          • MaskedLin
            Feb 20, 2018, 11:27:22 PM UTC
            Digital photography has made capturing such things easier for sure! Though I'd imagine Audobon would have to give up, phoenixes tend to turn into a pile of ash in death.
            • Firiel
              Feb 25, 2018, 4:27:11 AM UTC
              Heh. Point.
              His notebooks would just contain a number of frustrated life-studies and rambling comments about wondering how closely they were related to the ones in Egypt.