trust me, phoenixes take a lot of practice! I would go a bit easier on the air brush and instead focus on blending, make the colors fade together so they look brighter and more alive.
fairytales are more than true; not because they tell us that dragons exist, but because they tell us that they can be beaten. -G.K. Chesterton
Thank you. And actually. As I was finishing I had tried to give a thin outline but it looked really bad so I'm like "Screw it!" *table flips* "It's going on as is!" But thank you, I'll keep that in mind as well