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23Oct/120

My Reference Collection for Drawing Wings

I write and draw a variety of fantasy creatures, from angels and demons and the in-between, winged humanoids of all shapes. I've picked up a few reference links along the way, which I'll share in this post, and every time I run into other resources for drawing wings or people with wings, I'll drop the link here too.

Even if you're not into art, there's a lot of knowledge of flight and wing design that can be useful to people writing about flying characters, whether it's a dragon or a demigods.

Enjoy.

Tutorials

Slim's Bird Wings and Flight Tutorial

Slim's Bird Faces Tutorial

Slim's Straight-Billed Bird Tutorial

Thoughts on Wings by AuroraCarina-chan

CactusArt's Bird Wing Tutorial

Driany's Wing Tutorial (Anime style with some wonky anatomy)

WindFalcon's Realistic Wing Tutorial

Nambroth's Realistic Bird Wings

Nomers-Sushi's Basic Wing Tutorial

How to Animate a Bird In Flight (Though it's focussed on animation, it's a great resource for anyone interested in the movement behind flight.)

Reference Images & Videos

Slater Museum Wing Collection

Wing References by AuroraCarina-chan

SenshiStock's Wing Stock Images

Videos of Awesome People Being Awesome

You know what your day needs?

Awesome People Being Awesome

So here are some videos of, you guessed it, awesome people being awesome.

First up, awesome sporty ladies being awesome and doing what they love:

0 Videos of Awesome People Being Awesome

And now, awesome LGBT people showing Disney that a dude can still get his Prince Charming:

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24Dec/110

Favourite Christmas Songs

While I'm in the Yuletide spirit - I thought I'd share my favourite Christmas song.

And my less-serious other favourite Christmas song:

(I'm trusting that you've all heard my third favourite Christmas song, 'Fairytale of New York', because it's nearly inescapable with Christmas music playing everywhere at this time of year.)

If you've got a particular favourite, drop me a link in the comments. :) I'm off to continue spending my evening with my head in a book...

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