All about the Phoenix tattoo for girls

The Firebird, Semurg, Phoenix - these are the names of the same bird, which is associated with many legends, traditions and stories with magical connotations. In different languages, the name of this bird may also differ. But the meaning, features, capabilities of a wonderful creature are very close. Such an object could not help but become one of the popular topics in tattoo.

A fiery creature capable of being reborn from the ashes - that's what, very briefly, is known about the phoenix bird. In ancient Rome, the legend about this creature appeared from the stories of the Greeks, and the Greeks heard about it from the Egyptians. How they learned about the bird is hard to say for certain. Most likely they created the legend, but there is no complete certainty about this.

The bird is the embodiment of solar forces. Even the Russian-language name of the creation - the firebird - means the same theme, explains the same meaning. With the help of this creature, nature is able to flourish. This is the symbolism of spring, which comes after a cold and lifeless winter (death), and the symbolism of rebirth after one life into another. And although the bird's magical capabilities promise something great and inspiring, it can also be dangerous.

In Russian fairy tales, the following story is often repeated: whoever finds the feather of this bird will find happiness. And this topic is one of the main arguments in favor of a tattoo with a firebird or its feather. Especially this designation is liked by girls, it seems to them symbolic and capable of working on a psycho-emotional level.

How else is a tattoo interpreted?

• Soul fire... This meaning also occurs.It speaks about the sensuality of a woman who chose such a drawing, about her passion, readiness to surrender to feelings and emotions.

• Second Life. Phoenix rises from the ashes. Broadcasting this thought in relation to human life, we can say that this is a second chance (survived a catastrophe) or, more often, overcoming a difficult period.

• Belief in luck... The Firebird meets the chosen one, it promises good luck, promises the fulfillment of cherished desires. Therefore, people who are entering a new period of life, wanting to get a tattoo that will attract good luck, can come with a request for such a tattoo. It can be anything from going to university to moving to another city.

• Restoring oneself. It is not necessary to go through something difficult, to overcome a disease or circumstances in order to want to change your life. Phoenix is ​​a bird of awakening and dawn, so a woman can simply associate a tattoo with a new self, with building herself, or, as they say now, "the best version of herself."

• Burns... There is little romance in this version of the tattoo, but there are such cases. A person who has been hit by a fire will often try to mask the disfigured areas of their skin. The phoenix, as the very creature that is being restored from the ashes, will be the most obvious, direct symbol of overcoming this formidable element. And if not all of the mutilated areas, then some of them can really be covered with this bird.

• Relocation... The phoenix bird, according to legend, could turn a lifeless desert into a blooming garden. A person whom fate brings to a not the best place on earth, to a small town or village, is afraid to get bored there (at least). And if a person goes there to light the fire of life there, to bring in his energy, then he needs such a powerful and close symbol as the phoenix. He is like an association with himself, a designation of his own mission.

• Home construction. And there is such a version: a house needs to be built on a bare piece of land. It is always difficult, and even more so if a girl takes up the matter. The logic is the same: the phoenix bird was able to rise from the ashes, from nothing, and make the surrounding world more beautiful. It's like a mandate - it worked out for her, it will work out for me.

Variants can be monochrome and color - this is above all. And if men prefer black and white sketches in relation to the phoenix bird, female preferences are more often associated with color.

Style abstraction, maybe not the most popular regarding this topic, but quite interesting in terms of ideas, ideas, expression by the master not only of his technical skills, but also of creativity. A bird in such tattoos is most often shown as one that comes to life in a flame, it is inextricably linked with it. And all this is displayed without realism and can be shown with the individual handwriting of the master. It can be a pure play of associations, intersecting with modern references, quotes, connections with current events.

The watercolor style is interesting in that it often runs away from the typical image of the phoenix bird. The element of fire is red, orange, yellow. Watercolor also offers to depict the bird in unexpected cold shades.In part, this can mean the relativity of everything, and also hint that even in a modest person, an obvious introvert, there may be a big inner fire hidden or those circumstances that personally helped him rise from the ashes.

Geometric style this theme is usually complemented by familiar shapes: a circle and a rhombus are more common than others. This is conceptually, and quite strict, and will suit those who are pleased and inspired by the clarity of the lines. The tattoo can be colored, but still there will be more black and white elements in it.

Small tattoos that, in contrast to the subject of the image, look modest, restrained, are often found in the style minimalism... Such decisions are more often chosen by people who fully understand the meaning of the tattoo, synchronize it with themselves, but do not want to make this line that is significant for themselves too expressive. And they prefer to place a tattoo on a not most noticeable part of the body.

Phoenix in graphic style features crisp, impressive detail. This is, as a rule, a bird with spread wings, in which literally every feather is traced. In fact, such a sketch is an imitation of an academic pencil drawing, in which the background is darkened. This helps the foreground look more attractive.

Also stuffed with a phoenix bird in linework style... The bird model is drawn with lines. The tattoo turns out to be light, simple. It may even consist of only contours, but it also fully presupposes the presence of artistry. The lines are complemented by shadows that are not so dark in color. They - shadows - are performed with soft passages that barely pierce the skin.

I did not stand aside and old school style... The colors red and yellow are represented here as powerfully. Tattoos are believable, if so, in principle, we can say about the image of a fabulous creature.

Finally, asian style also shows how cool and his concept can depict a magic bird.

Phoenix is ​​much less common in oriental style, but the work also deserves attention - complex, detailed. And if you want an impulsive drawing, you can pay attention to the style sketch... This, of course, is just a sketch, but that's why it is interesting. The bird looks more primitive in style tribal, but such images are quite popular with girls.

It is also worth noting thrash polka style, in which elements are unusually duplicated: usually black and red birds. Black bold dots have squares, deliberate, aggressive negligence is felt in the work.

There are not many options, but you can show your imagination.

Popular subjects.

• A bird with open wings. This is how she most often appears: without other elements, without context, only the heroine herself.

• The bird that soars out of the fire. This is an obvious metaphor, but its popularity cannot be denied. Usually the tattoo is vertical, the bird stretches upward. The fire can be under it, and cover it.

• A bird, the stylization of which is as fabulous as possible and leans towards the Slavic context.

• A bird with a huge multicolored tail. Her body itself can be of one color (orange or red), but the feathers are of all colors of the rainbow. The emphasis in this work is on the tail.

• The most fiery character, like sparks of flame that have turned into a bird. It is laconic and immediately understandable, the color is glowing, with few shades.

As the finished tattoos show, there is no place where the bird looks most vivid, it makes the greatest impression. In any place, it can surprise, look appropriate and aesthetically acceptable.

• On the hand - the shoulder and wrist are the most common, followed by the forearm and, less commonly, the hand.

• On the collarbone - it happens that a large image looks bright and interesting, but fragile girls often prefer a miniature bird in this place, so as not to distract attention from the collarbone itself, from the sculpture of the female body.

• On the shoulder blade - there are more volumetric images in this location, as well as on the back as a whole.

• On the hip - the most direct allusion to sensuality, spiritual fire, passion and impetuosity of a girl who chose such a tattoo for herself.

• On the leg, in the ankle area - the girl does not want bright signals, she does not want to be noticed immediately, but such tattoos look more mysterious, not so straightforward.

• On the ribs, on the side - for slender girls who love to walk in short, revealing outfits in the summer, such a tattoo will also be a sign of sensuality.

• On the neck - looks like special frankness, like the proximity of the topic to the bearer of the tattoo, like the utmost sincerity.

Using other people's examples, you can consider how a tattoo with a phoenix bird looks on different places of the female body.

This selection contains the most successful tattoos that have become a part of the physical manifestation of girls, which also show the professionalism of the master.

• The image covers not only the area of ​​the scapula, it is quite voluminous, colored, accentuated. The drawing is good in itself, the colors are chosen for the sake of fashion.

• Delicate but quite detailed tattoo on the leg... And without the use of color, it looks like filigree work.

• This canvas covers a whole thigh, which, of course, not every girl will dare to do. Colors are few, but they are most associated with the character. Due to the small number of colors, the work, oddly enough, looks even restrained.

• Very interesting technique... The sketch contains tenderness, delicacy, lyricism of the image. The bird does not look predatory and omnipotent, but there is enough magic in it.

• Image on hand - quite restrained, not too difficult. There are few flowers, but the message is expressive, clear, the bird is immediately guessed as a character.

• Another example of a tattoo on the arm, but there are much more flowers here. The bird's tail stands out especially, takes almost all the attention. It would be desirable to consider literally every feather in it.

• Russian folk tales often become the subject of borrowing images in favor of their appearance - for a tattoo too. And this is clearly guessed in this sketch.

• Work in monochrome - not the most difficult in technique, but voluminous, expressive. The bird "captured" the main part of the back, however, the contours of the figure and forms do not fade into the background, but, on the contrary, are emphasized.

• Colored, but at the same time minimalistic work, very bright, even cheerful. It blows with novelty, rejection of templates and stereotypes about tattoos.

• The work is simplebut will look good, especially on dark skin. Colors and shapes are enough to make the symbols recognizable.

• Color-friendly work decorates one of the most revealing areas on the female body. Its location is successful in terms of the thoughtfulness of the parts of the composition, it is complementary to the female forms.

• Two examples at once. The first is the Slavic firebird, a rather laconic and uncomplicated tattoo in a piquant place. The second is graphic, in the lower part of the leg, Slavic motifs are guessed here too.

• Monochrome taken on the side. Flowers appear next to the bird, which is not so common on such tattoos. You can imagine how they would look in color.

• Lots of color, lots of subtle details, a rather large area of ​​the body is captured. The bird looks fabulous, it seems that it is trying to convey some kind of truth.

• Very beautiful, gentle, subtle, and the place for the tattoo is well chosen.

There are examples that may seem seen, seen many times. But they are so good that a person, looking at them, is happy to repeat his favorite images and outlines. There are examples (especially in watercolors) that look the most fresh, lightweight, which is very suitable for the generation that today "rushed" into a tattoo and made it an active, significant part of its own person.