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ElenaLeetah — Tutorial: How to make light-weight wings (Kamael)

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Description I've been asked many times how we made our kamael wings. I really didn't plan to write a tutorial EVER, but after 50th questions I gave up.
That’s not the only or best way to make wings, but there were demands, so I comply

Wings made by Desler (ErikDesler ) and me (ElenaLeetah ).
Tutorial made by me

РУССКАЯ ВЕРСИЯ - ЗДЕСЬ

Those are our kamaels, thanks to those costumes this tutorial was created:

       
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ElenaLeetah In reply to ??? [2013-01-18 08:43:13 +0000 UTC]

Thank you

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guardianhawkpool In reply to ??? [2013-01-17 06:59:06 +0000 UTC]

they are so beautiful though.... ;w;

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ElenaLeetah In reply to guardianhawkpool [2013-01-17 10:14:24 +0000 UTC]

Thanks

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guardianhawkpool In reply to ElenaLeetah [2013-01-17 18:13:06 +0000 UTC]

no problem

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RakuenInAutumn In reply to ??? [2013-01-16 21:15:46 +0000 UTC]

OH MY GOD IM CRYING THIS IS SOO BEAUTIFUL

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ElenaLeetah In reply to RakuenInAutumn [2013-01-17 04:06:46 +0000 UTC]

) Thank you

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Seiryuu-san In reply to ??? [2013-01-16 17:06:20 +0000 UTC]

OMG this could just work for my Hawkgirl costume!! Thank you so much for sharing this with us.

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ElenaLeetah In reply to Seiryuu-san [2013-01-16 17:43:32 +0000 UTC]

You're welcome Hope it'll help in your project!

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ShiningForceKaya In reply to ??? [2013-01-16 15:47:13 +0000 UTC]

This is neat, thanks for sharing!

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ElenaLeetah In reply to ShiningForceKaya [2013-01-16 17:42:55 +0000 UTC]

You're welcome

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MissSarawyn In reply to ??? [2013-01-16 12:41:03 +0000 UTC]

This... is awesome!

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ElenaLeetah In reply to MissSarawyn [2013-01-16 12:46:34 +0000 UTC]

Thanks We did try our best

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MissSarawyn In reply to ElenaLeetah [2013-01-16 13:00:16 +0000 UTC]

You sure did a great job on that

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IBTryster In reply to ??? [2013-01-16 07:00:35 +0000 UTC]

THANK YOU for this tutorial!! This is exactly what I have been looking for for my own wings, thank you thank you!

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ElenaLeetah In reply to IBTryster [2013-01-16 07:10:35 +0000 UTC]

You're very welcome I really like the idea that this tutorial helps smb.

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AeryonSun In reply to ??? [2013-01-16 06:13:24 +0000 UTC]

These are fantastic!

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ElenaLeetah In reply to AeryonSun [2013-01-16 06:20:29 +0000 UTC]

Thanks

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Sarinilli In reply to ??? [2013-01-16 05:33:01 +0000 UTC]

Wow. Those look AMAZING...is it safe to assume they cost less than feather wings?
Been looking into that method and feathers for a pair of wings about this size would be around 200 dollars. Not including the rest of the materials. @_@

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ElenaLeetah In reply to Sarinilli [2013-01-16 06:21:01 +0000 UTC]

Yes, those are way cheaper.

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Sarinilli In reply to ElenaLeetah [2013-01-16 08:29:41 +0000 UTC]

Awesome! Thanks so much for putting this up! You just saved myself and my closest friends a LOT of money down the line! ^_^

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ElenaLeetah In reply to Sarinilli [2013-01-16 09:48:31 +0000 UTC]

Yoy're wolcome, glad to be of some help

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ElvenPhoenixFaye In reply to ??? [2013-01-16 02:22:37 +0000 UTC]

Wow, they look so realistic for being just some foam Really creative!

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ElenaLeetah In reply to ElvenPhoenixFaye [2013-01-16 05:18:19 +0000 UTC]

Thank you The need makes you creative

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ElvenPhoenixFaye In reply to ElenaLeetah [2013-01-17 12:53:11 +0000 UTC]

No problem!
I see I might have to try making it sometime!

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ElenaLeetah In reply to ElvenPhoenixFaye [2013-01-17 13:18:21 +0000 UTC]

You won't know what you're capable of until you try.

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ElvenPhoenixFaye In reply to ElenaLeetah [2013-01-17 22:19:48 +0000 UTC]

Right!

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MadRatBird In reply to ??? [2013-01-16 01:15:20 +0000 UTC]

I have an odd feeling this is going to be a DD pretty soon. :3.

Awesome tutorial!

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ElenaLeetah In reply to MadRatBird [2013-01-16 05:19:32 +0000 UTC]

I don't think it's worth the DD, but thanks a lot!

Thanks for the kind words

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animegirl007 In reply to ??? [2013-01-16 00:41:38 +0000 UTC]

Amazing ...Thanks for the tips

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ElenaLeetah In reply to animegirl007 [2013-01-16 05:20:08 +0000 UTC]

You're welcome, I hope it'll help.

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ishrana In reply to ??? [2013-01-15 22:54:33 +0000 UTC]

What is this white material?

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ElenaLeetah In reply to ishrana [2013-01-16 05:21:24 +0000 UTC]

The polyethylene foam

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Sharpe19 In reply to ??? [2013-01-15 20:22:33 +0000 UTC]

My main inquiry isn't so much the wing itself (although this tutorial may home in hand at a later date) but the harness in which you have rigged the wing to. It's just perfect for so many things I need to make haha!

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ElenaLeetah In reply to Sharpe19 [2013-01-15 20:32:53 +0000 UTC]

Thank ~ErikDesler - the holder is his know-how

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cheekytenshi In reply to ??? [2013-01-15 19:35:44 +0000 UTC]

beeautiful job!

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ElenaLeetah In reply to cheekytenshi [2013-01-15 20:14:09 +0000 UTC]

Thank you It was fun, too!

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EchelonErased In reply to ??? [2013-01-15 18:53:28 +0000 UTC]

Hmm, this should be helpful But question: can you use posterboard for the feathers instead of stiff fabric? I'm going for a (much more) solid structure with my wings but I still want the feather layers to be prominent.

If you can offer any advice on this, much thanks to you

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ElenaLeetah In reply to EchelonErased [2013-01-15 20:18:38 +0000 UTC]

M-m, I haven't work with this material, but if I understand correctly what you mean - It might work, but wings can come out heavy and stiff. If this is what you are aiming for, than posterboard will do

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EchelonErased In reply to ElenaLeetah [2013-01-15 21:25:34 +0000 UTC]

Thank you very much for (trying) to help me I'm getting a head start on my Halloween costume (yeah, already ) and I just have NO IDEA what to do as far as actually building these wings.

(i'm making an Angel costume)

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ElenaLeetah In reply to EchelonErased [2013-01-15 21:56:37 +0000 UTC]

You're welcome.
Way to go with your costume!

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EmoLexi353 In reply to ??? [2013-01-15 18:11:52 +0000 UTC]

Tensai! Genius

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ElenaLeetah In reply to EmoLexi353 [2013-01-15 20:18:50 +0000 UTC]

Arigatou! Thanks

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Phoenix001 In reply to ??? [2013-01-15 18:08:38 +0000 UTC]

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ElenaLeetah In reply to Phoenix001 [2013-01-15 20:19:13 +0000 UTC]

*waves hand in greetings*

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Rockabell-Neko In reply to ??? [2013-01-15 18:08:25 +0000 UTC]

This is perfect 8'D
every other tutorial says I should use real feathers... but... where the hell am I gonna get them from? ;A;

this is a lot more useful

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ErikDesler In reply to Rockabell-Neko [2013-01-15 21:07:57 +0000 UTC]

By the way, You can buy real feathers on Ebay. Our friends do that for their wings. Their wings looks much better. But for our purposes real feathers was impossible to use.

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Rockabell-Neko In reply to ErikDesler [2013-01-15 21:12:02 +0000 UTC]

Really? thanks~
I would feel bad using real feathers for making wings (I have pet chickens so it'll be a bit awkward )
thanks again~

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ErikDesler In reply to Rockabell-Neko [2013-01-15 21:16:01 +0000 UTC]

But despite the awkwardness you perfectly understand how nice to feel real feathers

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Rockabell-Neko In reply to ErikDesler [2013-01-15 21:17:29 +0000 UTC]

Yeah, of course~

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ElenaLeetah In reply to Rockabell-Neko [2013-01-15 20:19:55 +0000 UTC]

It's nice to hear it was helpful, thanks

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