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1 Draw a circle at a slightly tilted angle to form the face. Add a rectangular shape
for the body form.

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2 Pencil in the top level of the wings. They are leaf shaped and should be placed at
angles as shown in the accompanying image. Keep them simple at this point.

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4 Create the shapes for the arms. In this drawing, the arms are extended away from
the body. To achieve this look, draw three oval shapes within the boundary of the
rectangular shape, as shown.
Add two drawing guidelines inside of the circle. This denotes the positioning of the
eyes on the face, to be added in the next step.

5 Focus on the face and hair. Sharpen the facial line by changing the circle guideline
into a more pointed, heart base shape. Draw in small ovals for the eyes.
Around the face, draw in the lines for the hair as shown, assuming you want long
hair for your character. By all means make it shorter if preferred.
At the base of the rectangular body form, pencil in the top of the character's legs,
using half squares.

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6 Begin refining some of the features as follows:

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Begin shaping the rectangle into a dress hugging the character's figure.

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7 Continue adding in more details:

Draw the nimbus over the head.

Refine the wings by drawing in feather tips and rounding the overall wing shape as
shown. This part might take a bit of time and erasing and trying again; take it slowly
until the desired wing form emerges.
Shape the eyes slightly.
Continue shaping the dress and include the crossover ribbons at the chest level.

8 Erase all the unnecessary lines.

9 Color the drawing. While this drawing has used pink and blue colors in the main,
you're free to choose any colors you'd like.
For the wings, focus on shading in a jagged manner, to try to keep the idea of
feathering and lightness. It's also a good idea to match the wing color with the
nimbus color, to carry through the idea of radiance and an aura.

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10 Try your hand at some other anime wing ideas. Once you're comfortable
shaping and shading the wings, the possibilities are endless, including rainbow A D V E RT I S E M E N T

wings, steel wings, soft or hard wings, shiny wings, etc.

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What if I want to draw skeleton dragon wings?

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Draw bones instead of the wing joints, then add torn webbing in between. Place shading
beneath each joint to add shadows.
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How do I draw Phoenix wings? Like wings made of fire?

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Draw wings similar to those of a falcon, then add fiery details to the ends of the feathers.
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How do I draw a bunny's eye?

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Just draw a normal anime eye, but without eyelashes or other details. Basically, draw a
circle inside an oval to make an eye, then add highlights and shading.
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Is there a way to draw anime wings in detail?

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Yes. If you want to draw bird or angel wings, draw a faint outline, then draw the individual
feathers. It takes a while, but it pays off in the end!
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How do I draw the joints of anime wings?

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Start with the back joints and draw an oval shape to represent the back shoulder blade.
Then, a pinky away from a circle and curve, as shown. Then, draw the bottom circle and
connect the lines.
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How can I draw devil, demon or dragon wings?

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Draw pointy wing tips like veins, then draw tattered and ripped wing fillings. And color the
wings red or black.
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About This Article

Co-authored by:
Kelly Medford
Professional Artist

This article was co-authored by Kelly Medford. Kelly Medford is an American painter based in
Rome, Italy. She studied classical painting, drawing and printmaking both in the U.S. and in
Italy. She works primarily en plein air on the streets of Rome, and also travels for private
international collectors on commission. She founded Sketching Rome Tours in 2012 where she
teaches sketchbook journaling to visitors of Rome. Kelly is a graduate of the Florence Academy
of Art. This article has been viewed 84,238 times.

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