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I am sort of a jack-of-all-trades when it comes to art - drawing, vectors, animation, costume and wing-making, 3D modeling - whatever medium best serves my current project & have an interest in, I use.
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Hmmm, you are correct that the steps in-between the drawn shapes + photos are not self-evident. I will find some hanger-wire and try recording my process...
Not me, no, but there's been quite a few others who have managed their own versions (some leave it bare, others wear colored sleeves, etc - check out some results others shared here)
And if I try my hand at it again, I plan to post the results, either here on deviantArt or on the https://www.realisticwingtutorial.com website.
Yes - in this design, the D-ring is what connects the stretchy elastic (that holds the secondary feathers) to the primary feathers' pivot point, which is attached to the glove.
It depends on the wing type you're making, but yes primaries & secondaries all get a shaft to connect them to the fan-mechanism or the elastic between the fan's pivot point & your back/shoulder. Their length is as long as they need to be to look right when you spread your arms/wings to your "open" pose.
Using the same feather shape but longer shafts if needed is to make the cardboard cutout making go faster, but if you prefer to only cut the feather part out of cardboard & write down the length that each shaft will need to be for part 2, that is fine too, I just found it useful for improving the design, getting a feel for how it will look now when it's easy to change and iterate.
