For some reason, nature has decreed that people are born without wings and can only fly with the help of various technical devices. Perhaps this is what explains the interest of many artists and illustrators in depicting wings. Wings are different in shape and structure, but almost all of them can be divided into three large groups - bird, insect wing and bat wing.
Instructions
Step 1
Learn the anatomy of the wing before drawing. If you are drawing a bird's wing, take a close look at the structure of the bird's skeleton. It is similar for all birds - small or large, proportions will change. The wing shape is given by long feathers, small feathers cover the top of the feather.
To draw the bird's wing, first sketch out the line for the skeleton. Then, one by one, start drawing layers of feathers, from the shortest to the longest. Then work on small details - draw grooves on the feathers, additional small feathers that will add realism to the wing.
Step 2
If you are drawing a bat wing, start with the building here as well. Bats, like humans, belong to mammals, so the structure of their wings will somewhat remotely resemble a human hand.
Draw the base of the wing from the shoulder joint to the tips of the toes. Give it the shape that the wing will take afterwards. By the way, unlike human fingers, a bat's fingers will never be fully extended.
Draw a webbed wing along the marked joint lines. Add some volume and shadow to the fingers and claw.
The ability to draw such a wing will help you learn how to draw, for example, dragon wings.
Step 3
To draw the wing of a butterfly or any other insect, look at a few photos with such wings. You will notice that these wings are multi-veined and look like a plant leaf when you look through it at the light. Sketch the general outlines of the wing, separate with a pair of guide lines and draw veins with thin lines.
If you are drawing a butterfly, then add patterns and drawings on the wing, and then paint in bright colors. Also, if you are drawing a butterfly wing in close-up, be sure to depict the scales that cover the wing.
