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| Wing Size Matters |
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| Drawing wings on dragons and other creatures can be a challenge. These parts of muscle and skin (or feathers, or whatever the wings are made of) are a marvel because they seem to magically lift a creature off the ground. So since your creation is supposed to fly, you need to be sure it's got the strong wings to do so. And hey, the larger the wings, the better, because it allows easier flight, right? |
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| Sure, larger wings allows easier flight for a dragon or other creature, but can you go too far? Giant wings will in fact let people know it's a flyer, but all that wing mass takes up a lot of paper. In fact, you may never get to draw all of those big wings and still show the body of the monster up close on a regular piece of paper. Besides, as cool as it looks, wings that big will really make the creature clumsy when they are folded. |
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| Don't go too tiny with the wings, either. Unless you want the dragon/ creature to be flightless, or you want to draw more of the dragon rather than the wings, avoid doing this. Making tiny wings like that is like sticking a small propeller on a 500 ton plane and hoping it'll fly. The wings just aren't proportionate to the creature this way. It looks a little lazy, too. Sure, Pegasus in the past managed to fly on a miracle with wings the size of two eagles glued to him, but the point is, you're better off with the super giant wings rather than these puny ones for a flying creature. |
| A recommended size to wings for any (normal) creaure is at least slightly bigger than their body size when stretched out. Just take a look at the eagle image below. The wings are definately large enough to get the bird off the ground and into the air, yet small enough to let it show off the rest of its body when the wings are folded. Getting the right wing size for your creatures simply takes a little practice and own judgement. |
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