Today, I worked more on the phoenix’s wings and legs. I haven’t finished yet, but hopefully I’m close!
Here’s what I’ve done:

• Fleshed out the shading and made the wings bigger two times
• Shaded the foot
• Added tufts to the phoenix head

This has all been to make the bird look more like a phoenix! I’ve gotten criticism that it looks like a chicken, so I tried to make the proportions more accurate, sharpened the feathers, and tried to make the features fancier.

I am told that it still looks like a chicken! Unfortunately, I’ve decided not to add flames, or make the bird thinner, or make the wings bigger (again), because this has already taken far too long! I haven’t even started animating yet! XD

That’s not to say that these aren’t valid criticisms. These are very good suggestions, but I’d like to move on to other game art, not just the boss.

I plan on finishing the art and at least starting animation, so that I can work on projectiles, the player, the boss health bar, etc! :)