A commission for CrystalPhoenix, who sadly does not have an FA or Twitter that I can link to, as of last I checked. But despite that, his 8-winged phoenix sure knows how to make a big entrance~ A grand display of feather and color, to be sure.

So many colors. And the crystalline effect in both the limbs and on the feathers was a fun challenge -- it took me a bit to get right, still think I can do it much better, but I'm really happy with the result here currently. And man, if I didn't have experience with wings before, I definitely do now! Was trying to be more anatomically correct with them, while making them pop due to the effect. I think these are my best wings so far, but still see where I could do better~

CrystalPhoenix has an alternate version with smoother top wings, but I liked the layered effect and wanted to choose that for upload here. Enjoy!

Have some music!
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