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For conceptart.org's Creature of the Week. The prompt was to design a phoenix of a different element and show various stages of its life cycle. Detail of the chick: click here
Though this rarely-glimpsed bird superficially resembles a ratite at first glance, it is speculated to be more closely related to Phasianidae. The chick is able to walk and fend for itself within hours of hatching, protected by fuzzy down that looks like dandelion seeds. The plumage of the mature bird is laden with chlorophyll from which the animal seems to draw its energy, though the mechanism behind this ability is still poorly understood. When the bird reaches the end of its life, seeds and spores that have collected in the feathers grow, facilitated by the nutrient-rich mulch that was once the bird's body. After many years, one of these plants will produce a single enormous acorn from which a new phoenix chick will hatch.
Though this rarely-glimpsed bird superficially resembles a ratite at first glance, it is speculated to be more closely related to Phasianidae. The chick is able to walk and fend for itself within hours of hatching, protected by fuzzy down that looks like dandelion seeds. The plumage of the mature bird is laden with chlorophyll from which the animal seems to draw its energy, though the mechanism behind this ability is still poorly understood. When the bird reaches the end of its life, seeds and spores that have collected in the feathers grow, facilitated by the nutrient-rich mulch that was once the bird's body. After many years, one of these plants will produce a single enormous acorn from which a new phoenix chick will hatch.
Category Artwork (Digital) / Fantasy
Species Phoenix
Size 1200 x 612px
File Size 205.6 kB
This reminds me of the dawn of computer animation, back when Pixar and other new companies were eager to show off the emerging technology. A great many of them worked with marvelous abstractions like this. They were beautiful then, and they're just as beautiful now.
A lovely piece of work, Rah-Bop.
A lovely piece of work, Rah-Bop.
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