This is my entry for the Spread Open Media Contest. As it turns out, I got 3rd place. I can live with that. I really enjoyed working on this contest. The phoenix represents the changing nature of open media...how it always reivents itself.
Download mythical firebird vector design in tribal tattoo style for free for your Greek, Persian, Arabian, Egyptian, Roman or Chinese mythology themes. The phoenix is a sacred bird with a tail. It lives for 1000 years and is then reduced to ashes, from which a new phoenix arises, reborn to live again.
This hand drawn vector was inspired by the recent trend towards cool vector heraldry. I wanted to give designing something like this a try, but also wanted to try to steer somewhat away from the classic heraldry beasts like lions, dragons, griffins