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Published: 2005-10-05 00:08:45 +0000 UTC; Views: 68344; Favourites: 1160; Downloads: 5991
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Part one of the feather tutorial series I'm planning on doing. I've had a few people request a tutorial on how I do feathers in colored pencil, so here is the first one. Solid colors and layered feathers.To view this tutorial, you must click on 'full view.' This will open the FULL tutorial in the same window.
Colors used:
Cloud Blue
Light Cerulean Blue
True Blue
Copenhagen Blue
Indigo Blue
Black
Other Tutorials:
Realistic Wing Tutorial Part I : The open wing, viewed from below.
Realistic Wing Tutorial Part II : The half-open wing, viewed from above.
Upcoming tutorials may include:
Coloring feather patterns (bars, spots, etc)
Coloring feathers with watercolor
Coloring feathers with alcohol marker.
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Comments: 71
Thank you this will be really helpful since most tutorials for this is for photoshop and I like using colored pencils! :3
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Amazing. Clear, concise, and fantastic. Really helpful. This is so helpful.
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This tutorial has helped me immeasurably tonight. 
Thank you for posting this. It has been extremely helpful in getting me in gear to work on some feathery shenanigans.
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Hi
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very, very useful and easy to follow. thank you!
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thanks,you really helped me out with those featers!
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That's strange...all the " Fullview, pls." tutorials I can't open... even with fullview! I downloaded it but it doesn't help...
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This tutorial is wonderful! Thanks for putting it up!
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Yup.. Still the best feather tutorial out there. 
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Sorry, I was going to put the link with my reply but failed to remember. [link]
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Awesome! I really like the inner (white) feathers - they have a good texture.
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Many thanks, it was made possible by this tutorial so more thanks to you.
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Here, go look at this image I just uploaded, the feathers in the wings were all created using your technique.
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Wow! Very nicely done!
I looked at this tutorial and thought, "Oh boy... I have a LONG way to go to graduate from my comparatively primitive feathers."
Thank you for the lesson! I will surely put it to good use.
~ bjs1990peregrine
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These wing tutorials are very helpful. I haven't drawn many bird-winged creatures because i find drawing feathers so hard... but these make it seem a lot easier! Thanks. Definitely gonna have to try practicing drawing bird wings now!
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Hmm, I clicked on the thumbnail and it showed up for me. Did you try clicking 'download'?
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i can see it now!!
i think it was my computer acting crazy as usual
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I love draw feathers. Thanks! This really helps!
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Great Job! The colors are so smooth and the tut. is very easy to follow!
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great tutorial ^_^ it is very helpful and great drawing of that feather, btw
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You can draw feathers and wings really good! This tutorial looks so realistic!
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amazing! thank you so much!I erally neded something like this
xx
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Wow... that is pretty. Feather's are difficult to draw, especially colouring them properly. Thanks, I really needed this kinda thing!
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I can't wait to see the patterned feather tutorial because I have a Jennaei(a species of winged people I created) character who's wings are mostly white with pale, buttery yellow on the undersides of her wings(just the coverts), and orange edging her all her coverts on the topsides. I've been slowly killing myself trying to figure out how to make her wings look how I want, both in shape and color...and your tutorials are life saver. 
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You're welcome!
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This is going to help me a bunch. Until now my feathers looked like saw blades, and I happen to use Prismacolour pencils, too!
Will you do one with markers, too?
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wow 
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Interesting. I don't think I'll be drawing a whole lot of feathers soon, but it'll be helpful if I do.
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Great tutorial...I've been doing a lot of birds lately, so this will help on my next one!
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Dude, this is the most helpful thing I have EVER come across on deviantart. You are an absolute LEGEND. Thanks a million!
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This tutorial is really nice...^^
I'm just starting out with colored pencils and I'm glad this one goes step-by-step, not jumping into one part to another...^^
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Feather tutorial!! <3 <3 Thank you...I don't usually do traditional media but perhaps I can replicate it somehow in oC...yay! *pairs up with your wing tutorial*
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