How Wings Work -- A reference for creature props

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    This is a quick little animation comparing anatomy to photos and to live film so people can easily create "real" looking wings for their projects.
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  • @gryphern
    @gryphern  15 років тому +59

    I believe the correct phrase is "one bad relationship away from becoming the crazy bird lady." *Firm nod.*

  • @Samata94
    @Samata94 6 років тому +59

    Ten years later and this is still a great ref video for wings. Really nicely put and I love the treatment the bird get. I have seen to many videos using animals as props to illustrate a point and having zero regards for the animals comfort.

  • @RiverVmanna
    @RiverVmanna 14 років тому +14

    Your relationship with your little buddy is adorable.
    I wish I had the video rolling always so I could catch some very entertaining moments with my duck. He is so much smarter than most people give ducks credit for. Giving them sincere attention develops a rich character. Otherwise they just think of you as a source for food. I see that you are aware of all this already.

  • @gryphern
    @gryphern  14 років тому +44

    Yeah, cats are super bird killers, and even if they just bite, their pointy tiny teeth kind of inject bacteria, so what they don't chew up they infect to death. I had 3 cats when my bird was little, and only one of them was allowed to be out and about when the bird was. The bird loved the cat and would run up to it and yell "kiss kiss!" then proceed to smooch it on the nose. The cat also followed the bird and made distressed yowls when the bird went somewhere "illegal" like the coat closet.

  • @Ash-gl2bb
    @Ash-gl2bb Рік тому +11

    14 years later, and this has been extraordinarily helpful in my wing design for angels

  • @tobyarmbrust8260
    @tobyarmbrust8260 10 років тому +86

    YOUR BIRD IS ADORABLE!!!

  • @erenender66
    @erenender66 2 роки тому +17

    thank you for making this! i'm an artist who's trying to work with avian characters and this is going to really help me in character design and anatomy

  • @forgoodforall
    @forgoodforall Місяць тому +1

    was randomly curious about wings, stayed for you and your bird being cute together. Thanks for sharing.

  • @ianthefifth7790
    @ianthefifth7790 10 років тому +10

    2:07 "I'll knock yer fookin ead m8 swear it on me mum."

  • @meepmaster3863
    @meepmaster3863 11 днів тому +1

    Using this for a animation 15 yrs later, thank u!

  • @raysartworld2030
    @raysartworld2030 9 років тому +44

    You are Awesome!! This is the absolute best explanation I've found to date. Fantastic simplification and thus a tremendous help in my with my artwork. Thank You...

  • @lunahaddixmoon953
    @lunahaddixmoon953 7 років тому +13

    This was a very informative video. I do a lot of drawing and started learning about wings. this helped a lot with wing anatomy.

  • @nidhishshivashankar4885
    @nidhishshivashankar4885 7 місяців тому +2

    I wish I saw this video years and years ago, “they don’t just fold but they twist around” just unlocked a lightbulb in my head 🤯 thank you so much

  • @AnnamaeTezuka
    @AnnamaeTezuka 11 років тому +3

    Than you SO MUCH for this reference. It was really informative. The live bird demonstration was both a great theory-into-practice example AND absolutely adorable. That bird's a cutie.

  • @a.p.3430
    @a.p.3430 9 років тому +21

    Rudy is adorable

  • @Cocoa9o
    @Cocoa9o 10 років тому +11

    This was exactly what I was looking for thank you bunches!! Also you have an adorable bird!

  • @audreywhalen5141
    @audreywhalen5141 3 місяці тому +2

    This is super helpful and exactly the resource I was looking for. I’m trying to make a possible crow stuffed animal and I wasn’t sure how to do the wings, but if I imitate the bones and joints with wire I can just put the feathers and stuffing around it and it will bend realistically (in theory). Thank you!

  • @muhammahnumanmughal7817
    @muhammahnumanmughal7817 2 роки тому +2

    I came here because I wanted to animate my bird's wings but stayed because the video is fun.

  • @Aikachi
    @Aikachi 16 років тому +1

    You are a wonderful person. I don't really create props, but remembering the wings as different sections will help me draw wings more realistically, thank you!

  • @13x666
    @13x666 9 років тому +14

    Everything about this video is brilliant! :D

  • @Pandapelt
    @Pandapelt 12 років тому

    THAT BIRD IS SO ADORABLE and well trained it seems

  • @itsgreenandblue1033
    @itsgreenandblue1033 7 місяців тому

    Great resource for me! been studying birds for animation; rudy is great and I enjoyed him messing around with you at the end

  • @tkudla707
    @tkudla707 10 років тому +7

    Your bird is so cute

  • @squidyparty
    @squidyparty 3 роки тому

    12 years and this is still very useful

  • @khaza1wolfgurl
    @khaza1wolfgurl 11 років тому +7

    Thank you for posting this!! I've always wanted birds, but at the moment I'm not so fortunate! :) I am aspiring to make a semi-realistic, baby griffon plush with a pose-able skeleton, and I want to make sure I get the wings right, especially! (if I get this right, I'll make an adult one as well! ^^-)

  • @clonious
    @clonious 11 років тому +4

    "screw this, i'ma go fly over on that chair. woo, nice view from up here, I can see my cagey thingy from here! Woh, the seed giver is commin over here... back off fella! I'ma bite ya! Take that! Aagh, backed against a ledge! grab ontah the finger! Wow hey, wot ya doin?! Get yer hand off me! Oi, that's my wing, lego my ego! I'ma bite yah, I'ma bite yah! Owch, twistin the wing, twistin the wing!"
    ...Sorry, the bird was talking in my head. I had to type it out.

  • @cravenlunatic1
    @cravenlunatic1 16 років тому

    This was quite informative, and the bit at the end with your bird was absolutely adorable. He's the cutest. ^^

  • @FHBStudio
    @FHBStudio 8 років тому +1

    Added to my list of art tutorials. Though I'm not into making props or suits, it really helps in understanding wings better, despite already being able to draw decent ones ^^ Thanks for the upload, and thanks to your bird friend :3

  • @xXSnowFrostXx
    @xXSnowFrostXx 10 років тому +3

    your bird is precious:33 thank you so much for this reference

  • @sjafalconz
    @sjafalconz 14 років тому +2

    "...ever to appear in a japanese anime" i love u already haha XD

  • @maxhu4976
    @maxhu4976 9 років тому

    Thank you so much for this video, the reference was really helpful! Plus his colored feathers were perfect for showing the different parts of the wing, and Rudy was so funny :)

  • @gryphern
    @gryphern  14 років тому +1

    Ducks and geese are amazing. When they decide they like you, that you're part of their "flock," they stick with you unlike any other animal. And they have a clear sense of trust. I used to go walking at dawn in summer, and I chased a red fox off from a goose nest. After that I was "in" and the geese would let me in really close to play with their goslings for years after.

  • @emb3r371
    @emb3r371 3 роки тому +1

    as someone who is animating a crow, this is super helpful

  • @HikaruTokeshi
    @HikaruTokeshi 15 років тому

    I've been watching all of your videos.They're great!They are actually quite helpful!

  • @JonnieZombie
    @JonnieZombie 15 років тому

    This was a surprisingly good video. You explained things very well and had fun with a parrot. Will watch more of your videos.

  • @gryphern
    @gryphern  12 років тому +1

    He is a blue-fronted Amazon. He is at least 25 years old, but his history is unclear before then. He is trained to return to my arm during flying, so he goes outside a lot. His favorite thing in the world is digging holes in lawns and his favorite food is yogurt covered raisins. He lives his girlfriend and has his own porch. He is the best of my birds at counting and recognizing numbers. He was Ben's pet when Ben was a little boy and we got him back now that Ben is an adult.

  • @mentallyy.sillyy
    @mentallyy.sillyy Рік тому +1

    Thank you!!
    This 14 year video helped me understand bird wings more then my art teacher tried to teach me 😭

  • @TheGazingHeart
    @TheGazingHeart 9 років тому +3

    wonderful reference and adorable bird! thank you!

  • @13gondolla37
    @13gondolla37 12 років тому

    This is so incredibly helpful! Also that bird is the most adorable happy critter, I just wanna hug it!

  • @oceanblue2358
    @oceanblue2358 10 років тому +12

    This is good for 2D art too. Thanks.

  • @Hubotnik
    @Hubotnik 15 років тому

    excellent video, this has been an amazing reference for a personal project I've been working on. Thanks!

  • @clearly-ambiguous
    @clearly-ambiguous 14 років тому

    Your bird is amazing. He is soo cute (personality-wise too)!! Thanks for the vid, it was really informative. : )

  • @lutfullahkarahanl2998
    @lutfullahkarahanl2998 3 роки тому

    I found you so many years later but i love you

  • @cathicksartist
    @cathicksartist 14 років тому

    This was great. This really helped me out with my project. Thank you!

  • @pierredesroberts8985
    @pierredesroberts8985 Рік тому

    Thank you, i learned a lot!... And i am now envious of having a bird like yours as a friend! 😃

  • @jonbarbosa9331
    @jonbarbosa9331 11 років тому

    Needed help with animation on a mechanical robotic wing model on Maya and this helped me understand how it works. Thank you so much! and that bird is awesome!

  • @Nyokee
    @Nyokee 2 роки тому

    Super useful and your bird is so cute 😍

  • @cermet7276
    @cermet7276 7 років тому +8

    Thank you so much for this! I am working on a fantasy novel, where humans have wings (but they're not angels!) and this helped me more than I can tell. Thank

  • @user-gn6jj8qh1w
    @user-gn6jj8qh1w 4 роки тому +1

    I was looking for a reference but this video is too cute for a study of anatomy XD

  • @PlayLikeJairus
    @PlayLikeJairus Місяць тому

    My left ear loved this.

  • @ooferz3256
    @ooferz3256 7 років тому

    This was very useful and an amazing reference I used for an animation I'm doing, plus it made me laugh. Birds are awesome

  • @FinnIsSleepy
    @FinnIsSleepy 11 місяців тому

    I’m trying to make wings that will work like a birds (except for flight ofc) so this helped alot! Ty!

  • @jasontassell
    @jasontassell 14 років тому

    great video, really useful reference - thanks!

  • @AudaciouslyDeluded
    @AudaciouslyDeluded 11 років тому

    Thanks so much for this video, it's a big help for me! I'm building a Secretary Bird in 3D and understanding how the wings fold is a massive bonus.

  • @rabidpadme4298
    @rabidpadme4298 2 роки тому

    Thank you so much!!! This was extremely helpful!!!

  • @screenmagic13
    @screenmagic13 16 років тому

    I often find it necessary to break all these rules within the same film... it certainly adds production value! :)

  • @screenmagic13
    @screenmagic13 16 років тому

    Great! This gave me a clear direction for how to rig my bird model.

  • @indelaxiom
    @indelaxiom 13 років тому

    This is a very very good reference video...Thank you soo much!!

  • @vlenhoff
    @vlenhoff 12 років тому

    Excellent video, thanks!

  • @rashmiranjannayak3251
    @rashmiranjannayak3251 6 років тому

    Your bird is very pretty and supports demonstration; u trained so nice. Thank you for sharing.

  • @heynando
    @heynando 11 років тому

    lovely video!

  • @nikolasnico4820
    @nikolasnico4820 11 років тому

    Great video. I really enjoyed watching it. Thank you.

  • @Miyuki0Urahara
    @Miyuki0Urahara 14 років тому

    i love this. it's a great reference

  • @Flash5Cartooning
    @Flash5Cartooning 11 років тому

    I'm struggling with a duck rig at the moment and this was very helpful. Thanks!

  • @danieldesenhodaniel
    @danieldesenhodaniel 9 років тому

    Great video for finally understand this! thank you!!!

  • @MichaelLevyVt
    @MichaelLevyVt 13 років тому

    This video is so helpful! Thanks!

  • @JBrooks018
    @JBrooks018 10 років тому

    wonderful reference, thank you!

  • @ichigotv
    @ichigotv 13 років тому

    This really helped. Thanx a bunch.

  • @FlatFish100
    @FlatFish100 14 років тому

    i LOVE your parrot!!! :D

  • @juliadagostino2436
    @juliadagostino2436 11 років тому

    Your bird is adorable

  • @gryphern
    @gryphern  13 років тому

    @TiannaMVA pt 1 Rudy is a blue-front Amazon, specifically the xanthopteryx subspecies (which is why he's so yellow on the head and in his elbows [wing-bows??]) He's 22 years old, and supposedly was trapped in the rain forest as a baby before going through 4 different homes of people who couldn't care for him. He still says all the things he heard at those houses in the voices of the people he lived with, which is why he can say "I'm talking to you so listen you f-ing fat w-ore."

  • @AriesSeason
    @AriesSeason 11 років тому

    That's good to know, your birds so cute you taught him well ^.^

  • @swordofkings128
    @swordofkings128 9 років тому

    Wow, very good informative video! Im trying to model a flamingo. Everything is easy but the wings had me stumped! This helps me understand how i should go about making my wings! Thank you :)

  • @SheenaIsAPunkRocker
    @SheenaIsAPunkRocker 13 років тому

    Such a cute video :)

  • @gryphern
    @gryphern  13 років тому

    @GeenaKay As a note, the bones in an out-stretched wing don't go perfectly straight out like I showed. I exaggerated for illustration purposes. Even a perfectly straight looking wing has a slight bend in the elbow.

  • @TheComingApocalypse
    @TheComingApocalypse 14 років тому

    That's a beautiful bird. Bird is the word.

  • @katkat5020
    @katkat5020 10 років тому

    great material, thanks a lot!

  • @SwollaG7
    @SwollaG7 14 років тому

    Cute and functional. =D Faved and 5-starred.

  • @vuIturecuIture
    @vuIturecuIture 13 років тому

    thats a beautiful bird u have there, i have always wanted a bird

  • @polilyen
    @polilyen 6 років тому

    I am in love with your birb :0

  • @beentheredonethatb4
    @beentheredonethatb4 10 років тому

    Great video and Rudy is a cutie. Love his personality.

  • @derp-construction3341
    @derp-construction3341 Рік тому +1

    That is the first time I've seen an Amazon put finger in its beak, and the finger come out intact..

  • @veizour
    @veizour 13 років тому

    Thanks for the details! (researching wings for R/C ornithopters)

  • @Contret
    @Contret 8 років тому

    Thank you so much! It's really helpful!
    And I have the same guitar C:

  • @gryphern
    @gryphern  16 років тому

    That was very kind, thank you!

  • @isyeetboi2331
    @isyeetboi2331 6 років тому

    Your bird acts exactly like my dog, it's so cute! 😂

  • @SmilinSweetpea
    @SmilinSweetpea 15 років тому

    It's my birth month flower. I used it once intending it for a password on a BB, but I accidentily entered it in the user name section, and a number of friends at church called me by that name for MONTHS. I grew to like it, so now I use it everywhere.

  • @pang1oss
    @pang1oss 13 років тому

    good stuff!

  • @BarneySaysHi
    @BarneySaysHi 16 років тому

    Cool bird!

  • @darkknight3961
    @darkknight3961 6 років тому

    adorable parrot!

  • @FlashBranson27
    @FlashBranson27 10 років тому

    that was awesome :)

  • @gryphern
    @gryphern  13 років тому

    @TiannaMVA pt 2 That also makes him a "rescue bird." Despite an awful time growing up, he's okay now. Since moving in with us we taught him to fly, he lost 100 grams (he was very, very fat) built him a backyard flight aviary, a big tree in the living room, he has a mate to snuggle with and he goes out shopping every other week and picks out toys from the Parrot Safari Toy Factory. He also spends his evening on chatroullette, yelling at people who don't have their microphones turned on.

  • @xxTheemodragonxx
    @xxTheemodragonxx 12 років тому

    Your bird is very beautiful

  • @maryannpayntor8805
    @maryannpayntor8805 7 років тому

    that's the cutest bird ever!

  • @SmilinSweetpea
    @SmilinSweetpea 15 років тому

    Completely unrelated to your awesome, informative part of your video. I love Rudy. And my Monet was enjoyed the second half, as well (though I may have some explaining to do later as to why his wings are clipped and he needs a "polly trolly" ride any time he wants to go somewhere.)

  • @NecroAngelDeclaresWar
    @NecroAngelDeclaresWar 10 років тому

    Great video!! Thank you very much =D

  • @Venaloid
    @Venaloid 15 років тому

    Aww I love that bird! I had cockatiels, but they were SO LOUD! I really wish I had a parrot or Cockatoo, but they're so expensive and I find I wouldn't have the time.

  • @evilmark
    @evilmark 14 років тому

    Informative and useful! Great stuff. Do you have a webpage with just pictures of wings in different poses?

  • @flyingace1234
    @flyingace1234 15 років тому

    that is one well trained parrot

  • @gryphern
    @gryphern  15 років тому

    Wing clipped birds can have a really high quality of life. Having flighted parrots in the house means double doors, curtains over windows, and never leaving the toilet seat up. And it also means we have to have a way to call the birds back if they go up high, or they go outside. It sucks to have to constantly work on that recall behavior, but if we don't have a reliable way to call the birds back, we might lose them.