Thread: best way to create wings

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can someone please show me a good technique for building wings?

thanks in advance for your help

What king of wings? Bat, dragon, angel, bird? Plenty of ways to accomplish any of these easily and cheaply. We did a couple of bat wings for a prop a couple of weeks ago. Took some hanger wire and bent it into the outer perimeter shape of the bat wings. Then took some wooden dowel rods and cut them to legnth for the inner braces and hot glued them to the wire. Finally slid some black panty hose over the winged shape (this step takes a little patience and strength!) and there you have bat wings!

You could also cut the shape of the wing you want out of a large sheet of clear plastic. Then paint the detail on them in either transparent or opaque paint depending on the look you want.