Reincarnating Phoenix

hey guys, please lemmi know what you think about it:

v1 v2 v3​

all C&C welcome, i'm trying to get better at it

 

Nice colors, effects, and flow. I think the depth is little bad; maybe have the phoenix stick out just a little bit.

 

thanks i'll try to fix it, best way to do that is with a layer with blur filter and erasing the phoenix and a layer with sharpen filter and erase the background?

 

Don't forget to burn, dodge, level and exposure! Kiu-

 

updated first post with a v2 of the sig, any further comments or critics?

 

V2 looks alot better but it isn't finished. You still need the phoenix to pop out alot little more.

 

updated again real quick, i did some b/w gradiantmapping n it makes the phoenix pop out more but lose some color :X dunno if i like it but its just a real quick try out as my dinner is getting cold atm

 

I like v2...focal isn't that bad considering it's a phoenix in a fire..anyways, effects, flow, and color scheme all are nicely done.

 

Yes! V3 is way better!