So a few months ago I got my first tattoo, the head of a phoenix. I knew I wanted to eventually get the entire phoenix finished covering my back so I started to mess around with and idea. Any criticism or advice will be greatly appreciated. I dont really know much about drawing birds and styles much, but i referenced a lot of other art and came up with an idea. My concern right now is the right wing, because its going to have to wrap onto my side, which is fine, but im having trouble finding a position that would look natural like that. I am also not sure about the bottom of the bird, before the tail. Once again any advice is helpful. And the if you click through my album you’ll see what I am building off of. Thanks.

-Jon