Phoenix Surrounded By Swirling Fire And Embers Coloring Page

Fire surrounds this bird on every side. Long curling tongues of flame rise from the bottom of the sheet, wrap around both wings and reach across the top, and the phoenix itself is drawn so that its crest, its wing edges and its trailing tail dissolve into the same curling strokes, so it is genuinely hard to tell where the bird stops and the fire starts. That ambiguity is the appeal, and it also means you should decide the boundary yourself before you start: pick a color for the creature and a different one for the flame, and the shape will resolve as you work. Its breast is covered in rows of small scalloped feathers and the wings are ruled with long parallel blades. Small embers, diamonds and blossoms drift through the gaps. The four corners carry heavy ornaments filled solid black, the only truly dark areas on the page, and they frame the whole design like a printed tile. Warm colors throughout will serve this one better than any contrast.