A Quick Guide About My Method For Drawing Bird Wings - With Focus On Winged People, Though This All Applies

BIRD WINGS and how to have fun drawing them First, you want to fully understand wing anatomy: what bones are in the wings, how are feathers layered, and how different kinds of birds evolved different shapes of wings. The curious scientific level of the topic. There are many fantastic guides that other people have already written on the topic, so I don't need to go into all of that. I recommend: abby-howard.tumblr.com/post/94885909683 (bone structure) x.com/jenndeut/status/1101999902752677890 (feather anatomy and wing shapes) skycowboys.tumblr.com/post/708446885346672640 (simplification and texture) Said that, these are some of my methods to draw bird wings:

[text around diagrams] 1. Wings are a bird's arms. Draw some freaky arms. On winged people, you can start from drawing another pair of human arms, with all the bones in the same places, but with freaky proportions. When you draw winged people, consider that they really have four arms. This helps to consider the wing as a body part, rather than just something that is attached in the back. The position of an extended index finger corresponds with the outermost primary feather. When the wing is extended, the elbow can become almost invisible. I drew the hand over the wing only to highlight its position relative to the human hand.

[text around diagrams] 2. You can think of feathers as a cape, or a sail. To avoid wings looking stiff, you can plan thinking of them as something similar to a piece of fabric. How does the fabric bend? Where is it affected by the wind? This will help you keep these aspects in consideration at the plotting stage. You can think of three pieces of fabric. The seams align with the wrist and the elbow. Simplify or render as desired. With more practice you don't have to specifically sketch this division, you can keep it in mind while you work organically.

3. Some bonus points Change the length of the wing bones to make different wing shapes. Don't forget that the under-side of bird wings looks different than the outer-side. This method applies also to bat wings or "dragon" wings. Just add the relevant bones to the structure (and subtract the feathers). Accuracy isn't everything. You can stylize wings a lot. The wings in Sailor Moon make no anatomical sense but we love them anyway. And most importantly, as with any creative endeavor: Consider what you want and how to enjoy doing it. [Credit on the side: Rosangela Ludovico / cyborgize.it / tumblr: devilrose / instagram: devilrose.art]

A quick guide about my method for drawing bird wings - with focus on winged people, though this all applies to birds proper as well. It's all about weird arms with weird blankets.

Referenced tutorials: ❧ Bone structure ❧ Feather anatomy and wing shape ❧ Simplification and texture

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