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INTENSE · Posted: Sat Jul 28, 2001 7:49 pm

anyone out there got a good technique for defining the individual feathers on wings? of maybe just a good shot of a wing I can work from?

Thanks

THis is the image that its for....

INTENSE · Posted: Sat Jul 28, 2001 11:38 pm

getting there?

MadHatter · junior member Member # Joined: 24 Jul 2001 Posts: 10

First impression: too many small feathers.
I suggest you look to the anatomy of a bird's wing:

As you can see a each side of a bird's wing has only 3 distinct types of feathers: the primaries, secondaries, and coverts.
You may also notice that the feathers responsible for flight are ASYMMETRICAL (sp.?) they are broader on one side of the central shaft than on the other.
Thirdly, take a look at the placement of the bones and joints, they should help with the pose....

kirbyUFO · Posted: Tue Jul 31, 2001 12:57 am

if ya want more reference: http://www.ups.edu/biology/museum/wingphotos.html

a whole crapload of chopped off bird wings

[ July 31, 2001: Message edited by: kirbyUFO ]

ichiban · member Member # Joined: 20 Jul 2001 Posts: 58 Location: ny

get rid of the sword! the rest looks great without a big steel weapon in the middle!

Shirotsugh · Posted: Tue Jul 31, 2001 5:48 pm

Are the nipples emitting light? o_o

Mezoic · Posted: Tue Jul 31, 2001 8:13 pm

The sword is either a big work in progress, or you need to get rid of it. Not too much else, the anatomy looks great, the wings are a bit on the comic side, you might want to take a look at the diagram above.

Lunatique · Posted: Tue Jul 31, 2001 8:56 pm

Go to my website, look in the painting/drawings section. Then, go to the concept/sketches section. In there, you'll see a piece with a girl that has wings and a huge claw on one hand.

I basically did the wings by first painting them in solid and hard edged, then using a small brush and quickly dragging the edges of each feather out in small strokes.

Hope that helps.