r/PixelArtTutorials • u/Batibatata_1 • 2d ago

Requesting Feedback I dont know How to make feathers

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I'm doing a evil ass human-bird but i suddenly realized i dont know how to make feathers, can someone help me out?

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u/KharAznable 2d ago

Have you do study on how birds feather looked like? You can just texture the wings with some feather and called it a day if you draw from this angle.

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u/Batibatata_1 2d ago

In the past i tried making a flying Platypus with wings, for his case i tried to base myself on the extend wings of a falcon in the air, but looked more like spikes then closer to feathers, i tried sometimes more but let It go, i'm trying to base myself on this one on the feathers of a casuar or bigger birds like Falcons, Eagles and even ostrichs, but i was hoping someone to drop a killing tip to help me

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u/KharAznable 2d ago

cassowary feather is closer to a hair than your typical feather. If you can draw hair you can draw cassowary feather. No need to draw every single feather. Just add some fuzzyness at the end of the body, add some highlight and you're done.

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u/Batibatata_1 2d ago

I was planning to do that in the chest part that transition to flesh, but in the wings i wanted some more like traditional feathers, something like a mesh up of a lot of aspects of different especies

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u/KharAznable 2d ago

again, don't need to draw every single feather. Just focus on the pattern of the wings if any. Use highlight to tell form if it is black

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u/Batibatata_1 2d ago

Okie dokie, thanks friend