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Serio555 โ€” How to draw wings

Published: 2004-10-17 10:23:56 +0000 UTC; Views: 129780; Favourites: 2056; Downloads: 8555
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Description Now, I'm not a proffesional artist, but I think I've found a simple method when it comes to drawing feathered wings. There are lots of variations on the technique, but the basis is quite simple. The main variation for me comes from altering the feather shape and regularity to suggest characteristics like hardness and stiffness, and you can alter the feather shape for fancier stuff.

And it doesn't take too long, either. The wing I drew here took me roughly 20 something minutes, plus scanning time in between steps.

This is the method I used in my angel drawing [link]
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Comments: 148

Serene-Hikari [2007-06-02 17:38:35 +0000 UTC]

This was a lot of help! Thanks!

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J-o-n-n-y [2007-04-21 15:21:24 +0000 UTC]

amazing, nice one. im just now trying to get into drawing- which i havent done since i was forced to in art class a good 6 years ago. tryin to teach yourself a new skill is sooo much easier when people like you share their experience. cheers

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Serio555 In reply to J-o-n-n-y [2007-04-23 00:15:04 +0000 UTC]

Keep at it. I only started drawing seriously a few years ago, and my drawing experience before that was limited to art lessons back in primary school.

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jeanblansa [2007-04-11 06:14:46 +0000 UTC]

very usefull ... thanks

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Lord-Salles [2007-04-09 00:19:17 +0000 UTC]

tks for this ... i loved
and i love wings , evere kind of wings.. *.*

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Serio555 In reply to Lord-Salles [2007-04-17 01:01:01 +0000 UTC]

especially chicken wings for me

but making them requires a barbeque instead of drawing equipments

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WeezerWolf [2007-03-03 02:48:07 +0000 UTC]

woa u ARE a good artist! kewl

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azumangafaerie [2007-01-17 03:39:28 +0000 UTC]

Yay! A wing guide! Happiness!!!

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Teh-Charlie [2007-01-02 14:16:33 +0000 UTC]

Thanks you for this. Its really helped me with a current project. *faves*

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super-fly-rules [2006-10-19 10:15:38 +0000 UTC]

Thank-you for an extraordinary tutorial. It is helping me with some upcoming art, you may see it when it comes out.

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fallen-angel-lucien [2006-08-03 20:16:14 +0000 UTC]

thanks dude i needed this 2 help me finish my fallen angel. thanks ^-^

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keira8070 [2006-06-11 16:05:57 +0000 UTC]

Oooo! I might need this for drawing my griffin fursona! *favs this and checks out your other tutorials*

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ShanyBoy-XX [2006-06-07 20:41:18 +0000 UTC]

Wow. super cool and very helpful!

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myGRUDGE [2006-06-06 00:39:23 +0000 UTC]

THANKS!!!!

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StarrenPiece [2006-05-01 22:29:08 +0000 UTC]

THANK YOU.

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Hythine [2006-01-28 23:48:35 +0000 UTC]

this helps so much

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frostclown [2006-01-11 05:38:53 +0000 UTC]

this is really helpful to starting artists like me... thanks!

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mudflap [2006-01-07 01:02:20 +0000 UTC]

This shall help

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Sora-Neko [2005-10-10 08:47:19 +0000 UTC]

THANK YOU SO MUCH!

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Azawindam [2005-09-24 00:39:56 +0000 UTC]

Finally I found a profitable instruction!
Good Job. ^^

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Serio555 In reply to Azawindam [2005-09-24 04:46:49 +0000 UTC]

profitable? You're not trying to sell it, are you?

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Azawindam In reply to Serio555 [2006-01-11 12:38:58 +0000 UTC]

ah sorry. Correction-a valuable tutorial

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AmbrMerlinus [2005-08-11 02:14:46 +0000 UTC]

This was really cool and helpful. Thanks!

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The-Atheist [2005-07-14 08:37:29 +0000 UTC]

thank you soo much! This'll help me a lot. thank you thank you thank you!
Pst..can you make a tutorial like this one for hair? Loose hair? If you can't or don't want to, that's fine

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jaggedice200 [2005-07-12 13:24:02 +0000 UTC]

This is a good tutorial, wish I had it ilke 2 weeks ago
before that contest I entered XD
Good tut

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AceOfHearts [2005-06-17 19:24:28 +0000 UTC]

I've always sucked at drawing wings. It's really great for artists to share ideas and styles with other artists. I always love it when people really show that dA is a community.

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Alakazam [2005-06-10 11:24:05 +0000 UTC]

Thank you!! Thankyouthankyouthankyou!
I've been searching for something like this for ages! I hope this will help my wingtrainings a bit

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Magicade In reply to ??? [2005-05-20 11:39:51 +0000 UTC]

awesome tutorials! thank u! iยดll fave some of them.they might come in handy..

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Rosytoadfoot In reply to ??? [2005-04-04 02:00:03 +0000 UTC]

wow...that's cool..............

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desertsprout [2005-03-23 09:06:40 +0000 UTC]

great tutorial.

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Everild-Wolfden [2004-11-19 20:22:12 +0000 UTC]

Fantastic - now I know where I've been going wrong with my wings. Thnks!

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DjSammyk [2004-11-11 01:51:56 +0000 UTC]

thank you loads helped me out in a tight spot

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Kuon [2004-11-04 03:19:14 +0000 UTC]

I would say I love you, but that would be entirely inapporpriate.

I'll just say I love this tutorial! I've been searching for a good one for wings for like.. ever.

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Serio555 In reply to Kuon [2004-11-05 04:02:28 +0000 UTC]

Haha.. Yeah, I think that would be a bit awkward. Anyway, this is just pretty basic stuff cause' I can't do anything too complicated.

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turquoisetelescope In reply to ??? [2004-11-03 17:00:51 +0000 UTC]

this is a nice little helpful thingermerbob.... i think i will use it...

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LadyRandess In reply to ??? [2004-10-31 05:14:45 +0000 UTC]

This really helped me, thanks!

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Zkord [2004-10-26 01:44:15 +0000 UTC]

Wow this is great- You make it look so simple.

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jessielynn85 [2004-10-23 04:13:11 +0000 UTC]

SWEET! this is helpful! Thanks Surya!

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Janigany [2004-10-18 14:01:47 +0000 UTC]

Flagged as Spam

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Serio555 In reply to Janigany [2004-10-18 21:47:00 +0000 UTC]

No worries

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karensakai-cosplay [2004-10-17 21:36:25 +0000 UTC]

wow this could help meh!

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Oreilla [2004-10-17 19:16:46 +0000 UTC]

Ahhh! thank you thank you!!! You're my HERO!!!

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Serio555 In reply to Oreilla [2004-10-18 01:54:27 +0000 UTC]

you're welcome.

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Oreilla In reply to Serio555 [2004-10-18 02:37:14 +0000 UTC]

thanks, i'm so happy, I'm gonna draw a pretty wings picture, and show you!

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Mirach-Virin [2004-10-17 11:00:24 +0000 UTC]

I'm not good at drawing, but i can recognise a good tutorial And i think this one is good

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coolmarvin [2004-10-17 10:27:30 +0000 UTC]

wow i could use this to help me ^^

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Serio555 In reply to coolmarvin [2004-10-17 10:30:37 +0000 UTC]

That's good to hear. Always happy to help.

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coolmarvin In reply to Serio555 [2004-10-17 10:38:12 +0000 UTC]

thanks

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