Friday, February 20, 2015

Draw Stickman Wings

A stick-man may be simple in theory, but the only real limit on stick-figure drawing is your imagination. Adding wings to your stick-man can turn him into an angel, a powerful superhero, or a tiny fairy. Wing styles are entirely up to your, but the basics behind drawing a set of wings are going to be the same no matter how you choose to fill in the details.


Instructions


1. Start drawing at the intersection between your stick-man's arm and body. Wings would begin on a subject's upper-back, so this is the best location on a simple stick-man.


2. Draw a large arc up and over the arm of your stick man. This serves as the top of the wing, where you might find a supporting bone. The arc should begin at the shoulder, move up to around eye level, then head back down and end near the knee.


3. Draw another simple arc from the bottom point of the wing, connecting to the waist of your figure. This will create a simple wing shape that can be filled in with color, feathers or left blank.


4. Create another wing on the opposite side of the character by closely mirroring the first wing you drew.


5. Study images of birds and flying bugs for ideas on different types of wings. Bats, for example, have only two wings, while dragonflies have several sets. You can use these as inspiration to create an army of winged stick figures.