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Tiamate β€” Tutorial: Drawing Bird Wings

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Description I know this topic is difficult for some people. For me, using this method has made it super easy! These aren't perfectly realistic wings by the way. I just find that they have a really good quick/quality ratio, that works fine for me when drawing angels or beasts or random birds.
If you're looking for really anatomically precise wings, check out these 2 tutorials: [link] & [link] they just take longer.

So I'm sharing /o/.

EDIT: Because some found this confusing, I'm explaining better what I mean by top/under, inside/outside:
"under-side" = stomach-side
"top-side" = back-side
"Inside" = closer to the body of the bird
"Outside" = closer to the edge of the wing = further from the body.




Beware randomly shaped birds in this tutorial and please note that if you want to make fantastically-shaped wings, you can! The main thing to remember here is the structure.

Please tell me if you find this useful, and don't hesitate to share your drawings if you use it, I'd love to see them!

Check out more of my winged art:
[link] [link] [link]
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Comments: 170

BrattyBen [2018-02-12 00:25:05 +0000 UTC]

This is amazing. Thank you!!! I am currently working on winged creatures and this has elevated my approach significantly. Kudos!

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Anti-SocialMe [2017-06-14 05:29:15 +0000 UTC]

Thank you so much for this tutorial! :3

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DarkBeforeDawn23 [2016-02-21 06:30:52 +0000 UTC]

omg, this is amazing! just what I needed <3

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Tiamate In reply to DarkBeforeDawn23 [2016-02-22 21:13:20 +0000 UTC]

Happy to help

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FOERVRAENGD [2015-09-01 21:25:21 +0000 UTC]

nice

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Tiamate In reply to FOERVRAENGD [2015-09-07 20:22:59 +0000 UTC]

Thanks :>

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KatrueYumeNikki [2015-02-24 18:14:35 +0000 UTC]

i wish you did a 'closing' wing. ;-;

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seionara In reply to KatrueYumeNikki [2016-11-07 18:22:06 +0000 UTC]

sta.sh/02zztr55bkm
In case you still need it.

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Tiamate In reply to KatrueYumeNikki [2015-02-24 22:24:39 +0000 UTC]

Hm, it's not easy even for me, so I wasn't very comfortable making a tutorial on something I haven't mastered yet. But hey! I'm sure somebody made a good one on the subject .

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KatrueYumeNikki In reply to Tiamate [2015-02-24 22:35:45 +0000 UTC]

That's okay and very responsible of you!
But no worries - if you even were - i made it already.

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Tiamate In reply to KatrueYumeNikki [2015-02-25 17:59:05 +0000 UTC]

Good for you =v=/

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KatrueYumeNikki In reply to Tiamate [2015-02-25 18:22:12 +0000 UTC]

...uh, okay.

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Paixdelesprit [2015-02-19 06:52:03 +0000 UTC]

Oh, merci beaucoup, Γ§a m'aide vraiment!!! Moi qui n'arrivais pas Γ  les dessiner, maintenant, je peux le faire!Β 

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Tiamate In reply to Paixdelesprit [2015-02-19 17:20:51 +0000 UTC]

Ravie d'avoir pu aider ^_^ !

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purpledragon829 [2014-11-05 16:27:33 +0000 UTC]

I.....WORSHIPΒ  YOU.. Thank you I REALLY do appreciate it!

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Tiamate In reply to purpledragon829 [2014-11-06 16:37:24 +0000 UTC]

Oh my xD. Happy you like it, my dear little lamb.

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snowydawolf96 [2014-10-21 16:55:59 +0000 UTC]

this is 2 good

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Tiamate In reply to snowydawolf96 [2014-10-22 14:30:19 +0000 UTC]

Lol, happy to help.

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millaoliveira [2014-08-28 05:36:26 +0000 UTC]

Thank u soooo much! β™₯

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Tiamate In reply to millaoliveira [2014-08-28 21:16:29 +0000 UTC]

Happy to help ^_^

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DandeiraArt [2014-08-13 13:08:55 +0000 UTC]

OMG! Thank you for this!!!!!Β 

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CriexTheDragon [2014-08-06 06:41:21 +0000 UTC]

This is literally THE MOST useful bird wing tutorial out there. The others - while they do a great job of teaching you how to use nature as guidance - don't make it as simple and as easy to catch on to as this.Β 

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acaidia In reply to CriexTheDragon [2015-01-05 01:46:37 +0000 UTC]

I feel completely the same way!! This is marvelous really, thank you for making it. I now feel I have a handle on wings

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Tiamate In reply to CriexTheDragon [2014-08-06 22:11:20 +0000 UTC]

Happy I could help ^_^!

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goblingrins [2014-07-30 23:35:48 +0000 UTC]

I've looked at a lot of wing references but this by far is one of the best and also easiest way.

Thanks for making!

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Tiamate In reply to goblingrins [2014-08-03 20:38:06 +0000 UTC]

Happy to help!

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CheshaZombie [2014-06-13 18:10:52 +0000 UTC]

Thanks for sharing, it gelps a lot

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Tiamate In reply to CheshaZombie [2014-06-14 12:48:33 +0000 UTC]

Happy I could gelp!

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Barbouilleuh [2014-05-06 18:18:04 +0000 UTC]

"And voilΓ " xDΒ 
super tuto! merci! Γ§a ma beaucoup aidΓ© pour la comprΓ©hension de ces p***** d'ailes xD

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Tiamate In reply to Barbouilleuh [2014-05-07 11:23:33 +0000 UTC]

Ravie d'avoir pu aider xD !

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Barbouilleuh In reply to Tiamate [2014-05-18 12:14:12 +0000 UTC]

/o/

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Kudarangan [2014-04-04 13:55:49 +0000 UTC]

Dis helps a lot

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Tiamate In reply to Kudarangan [2014-04-04 15:04:36 +0000 UTC]

Glad I could be of service

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CorvidCatastrophe [2014-01-20 16:47:18 +0000 UTC]

This is great! Thank you for this! I especially like the part about dividing it into three parts- it's ingenious.

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Tiamate In reply to CorvidCatastrophe [2014-01-20 22:54:05 +0000 UTC]

Happy to help !

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lSunnyVibesl [2013-12-24 19:27:53 +0000 UTC]

Sweet, thankies ^^

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Tiamate In reply to lSunnyVibesl [2013-12-25 11:30:35 +0000 UTC]

Happy to help, and happy holidays !

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Leehyunjoo [2013-12-22 12:46:29 +0000 UTC]

Thanks so much. ^^ Very easy to understand.Β Β 

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Tiamate In reply to Leehyunjoo [2013-12-23 08:52:23 +0000 UTC]

You're welcome \o/!

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goblaze [2013-12-20 17:18:43 +0000 UTC]

God, you're freaking awesome

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Tiamate In reply to goblaze [2013-12-20 22:48:57 +0000 UTC]

Hahaha, thanks ! XD

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azurakittyartist [2013-12-18 15:21:12 +0000 UTC]

it is hard to me... .-.

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Tiamate In reply to azurakittyartist [2013-12-19 00:59:19 +0000 UTC]

Oh no, I tried to make it easy! ;A; Have you tried doing the steps on paper? It's actually much easier than it looks...

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Forbidden-Hanyou [2013-12-17 10:39:38 +0000 UTC]

The product of your tutorial:Β 

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Tiamate In reply to Forbidden-Hanyou [2013-12-17 13:36:46 +0000 UTC]

Amazing joooob !

So ? Did you find them easy to do ? Or was it stillΒ  very challenging with the tutorial ?

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Forbidden-Hanyou In reply to Tiamate [2013-12-17 13:43:03 +0000 UTC]

They were hard in general, since I use a laptop touch-pad, but the directions were ery easy to follow, and made the steps easy to understand. ^^ Thank you.

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Tiamate In reply to Forbidden-Hanyou [2013-12-19 01:00:11 +0000 UTC]

Oh my GAWD, no wonder you had a hard time if you were using the touchpad, foooool! XD

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Forbidden-Hanyou In reply to Tiamate [2013-12-19 10:08:23 +0000 UTC]

XD I KNOW~

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EternalFyre413 [2013-12-17 02:45:06 +0000 UTC]

Thanks, now I should be able to draw bird wings better!
(while still fail at drawing birds hehe)

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Forbidden-Hanyou [2013-11-22 10:16:31 +0000 UTC]

Thanks so much. ^^ Very easy to understand. Β 

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