People are created and live without wings - that is what nature ordered. Or God, as you like. Therefore, accordingly, we cannot fly on our own. But interest, and even love, for mankind's flights always existed, at all times. The inventors came up with various devices and devices that, according to their considerations, would help people to fly up in the air and realize the cherished dream for many - to see the world from a bird's eye view! Not all of these devices were successful - most of the projects turned out to be worthless and failed. But the sheer scope of thought and action has always been astounding.
Great painters
Many artists also puzzled over how to draw wings: bird, angel, demonic - different in structure and purpose. Angels and demons in the religious paintings of great creators inspire and amaze the imagination of young (and not only) draftsmen. Everything is so filigree, with great credibility and in details written that you never cease to be surprised: maybe they really saw it all personally!
Today, we will consider in more detail how to draw wings in stages. We hope that with our step-by-step instructions this will be made much easier! But first, a little theory.
Structure and shape
The appearance of the wings and wings impresses with its diversity. On earth and in heaven there are a great many creatures capable of flying (plus those that exist in our imagination)! And, thinking about how to draw wings with a pencil or paints, you need to know at least approximately their structure. Here, again, we learn from great artists. To depict a bird or its wing, they carefully studied first the anatomy of the body: bones, muscles, feathers. In as much detail as they are, we, of course, will not do this, but we certainly need to know the “base”.
Three varieties
Almost all wings can be conditionally combined in structure into three large groups:
bird wings;
insect wings;
wings of bats.
Moreover, note that even angelic ones resemble huge bird birds, and some demonic ones resemble bat wings!
Feathered
If you are going to draw bird wings, before that carefully consider the image of the skeleton of a bird (wing bones). The structure is similar for everyone, only the proportions change. Outlines are set by large feathers. Small feathers cover the wing from above, completing the picture. In accordance with this, we begin the lesson "How to draw the wings of birds."
Step 1. We outline the curved line of the skeleton of the wing. It will not be visible afterwards, but as a skeleton we will need it.
Step 2. We begin to draw layers of feathers - one after another, from short to long. Only three layers. We finish the sketch, remove the excess lines with an eraser.
Step 3. We detail our image: we finish or select small feathers on top, draw grooves on them - this will add realism.
Step 4. The lesson "How to draw the wings of birds" is almost finished. If desired, you can paint the resulting image with paints - watercolors or gouache. It is possible to use various techniques, but more on that in our other lessons.
Batman
If you are going to draw bat wings , we also recommend starting with the structure. These animals, like humans, belong to the order of mammals. Therefore, the structure of their wings is vaguely reminiscent of a human hand, covered with a leather cloak. First you need to draw the base of the wing - from the shoulder to the fingers, slightly bent. Then, along the previously outlined lines of the joints, we depict the membranous wing. The next step is adding details: we draw the claws on the fingers, draw the wool, apply shadows. So it turned out the real “vampiric” wing.
Secret: in this way you can also depict the dragon’s wing and Batman’s wings if you draw in an anime style.
Insects and their friends
If you are going to draw wings, for example, butterflies, pay attention to the fact that they have an infinite number of veins and somehow remind us of the structure of the leaf when you look at the light through it. And also - they are symmetrical! So, we begin the lesson "How to draw butterfly wings."
Step 1. We outline the general outlines of the planes (they resemble two semicircles - small below and larger above) on each side of the insect body.
Step 2. We draw a network of veins in thin lines - like a leaf of a tree.
Step 3. Add beautiful patterns on the wings, draw the scales with which they are covered.
Step 4. If desired, make a drawing in color: paints or pencils. So our butterfly will look much more attractive!
Sublime Spheres
And in conclusion, a few words about how to draw angel wings. If you have already painted birds, it will be much easier.
First, draw a figure of a man in an old dress. Above his head is a halo. On the sides we will depict two curved hemispheres. These are the future wings of an angel. We detail them in the same way as birds - in rows of feathers. Draw the contours and remove the extra lines. Our picture is ready! We only recall that the wings of an angel are powerful and wide, almost at full height. Good luck