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Published: 2012-05-25 03:17:34 +0000 UTC; Views: 105126; Favourites: 3269; Downloads: 1976
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Description
Welcome to my ultimate wings tutorial.
This tutorial will demonstrate how I create wings.
Through this tutorial you will learn:
1. How to draw your own digital feather using a mouse or pen tablet.
2. How to sketch out a rough wing outline and feathers.
3. How to position and shade feathers.
4. How to use the burn tool to add depth to a wing.
This tutorial is meant to create a fantasy wing, not a realistic one.
This tutorial is copyright to *thy-darkest-hour
The wings it contains may not be replicated. This tutorial is meant as a guide, not as a means to re-create my wing set. Please don't use it for that purpose.
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... how long did that take you? itssoamazingbytheway
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The wing, working straight through took about, I'm guessing, 4 hours, add another hour or so for the tutorial. Thanks by the way, glad you like it.
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Wow~! O.O I would have never thought of that. That is amazing ^_^ <3
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I am very picky with the stuff I fave.
But you, my good sir/lady... I take my hat off.
Perfect, amazing, and above all, easy to understand.
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Thanks so very much 
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I've been looking everywhere for a decent tutorial on how to make Fantasy wings. Thanks for sharing
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I really hope that this tutorial is helpful to you 
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This is one of the best tutorials I've seen for making wings thank you
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THanks so very much, I'm really glad that you think so
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thanks for sharing your technique
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Thank you very much. This will come in very useful with future images.
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You're welcome
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I'm mostly a paper/pencil/inking kind of artist, and rarely do anything other than color with a computer, but if I ever wanted to learn to do more I will definitely look up your tutorials. The detail is amazing for a step-by-step, and the instructions are simple yet informative.
I would suggest a bit more color to draw the eye along through the text as much as it is drawn by the wings, and perhaps a small sample of what wings look like in other perspectives (or even a link to a picture in which you used this technique). I do applaud the separation of the feather from the wings, a kind of layered learning a lot of tutorials miss out on.
Great tut, keep it up!
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Let me just say that most of my wings start out on paper drawn with a pencil before they ever land on photoshop. I'm glad that you find the instructions simple, I hope that they're easy to follow for a broad range of skill levels.
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Thanks so much for making this! Right now, I totally suck at drawing wings, so this will help me a lot!
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I'm weird. Got a problem with that?
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Awesome tutorial! Though, personally, I think the wing would be a bit thicker where it connects with the body. A lot of people make wings really thin there, which doesn't make sense in terms of logical anatomy.
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Thank you
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seems like an angel has come down and taught us how to draw his/her wings ... this tutorial is very helpful!
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Thank you 
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Thanks so much
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Exceptional! Thank-you very much for this!
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While I totally get the need for watermarks, is it absolutely necessary to put them on every single step? It sort of detracts from the image, and makes it a bit difficult to see what you're trying to draw. Not only that, but you're teaching others how to draw something that looks exactly like this, so why is there a need to ensure your drawing is strictly yours? Either way, its a pretty handy tutorial, so thank you for sharing it.
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The goal is to teach others how to create a wing, not copy mine exactly, I prefer the watermarks to at least help prevent copying to a small extent.
Glad you like the tutorial.
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you're welcome!
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you're very welcome!
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I don't know, all your feathers look really furry, the outside ones a usually really smooth
See the left picture > [link]
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Yes, they do appear a bit furry, but that is what I intended, this is after all, a fantasy tutorial and is not meant to portray a real bird wing or feather type as mentioned in the deviation description: "This tutorial is meant to create a fantasy wing, not a realistic one."
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Even so, making the end feathers sleek looks better aesthetically as well, doesnt really have anything to do with the fact that its "Fantasy" I wasn't saying you needed to make the whole thing totally realistic, just those few details that make it look better.
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To each their own, I'm pleased with the result at present.
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Wow, such a helpful tutorial. Very beautiful set of wings!
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