How to make moving bat/dragon wings

Bat/dragon wings that follow your body movement, for cosplay and costumes. Patterns included. I hope it will inspire you to make your own!
I've made proper articulated wings (i.e. that expand) before, but these are a little different. They are way simpler, but move along with your body. The slightly flexible armature contributes to the natural looking movement. The patterns are available on my website (see the links below). It is probably the closest I have ever been to making a cosplay tutorial.
Part 1of this project: • DIY winged headband (M...
Photoshoot: • Video
Pattern (waist): arborealkey.com/product/morri...
Pattern (head+waist): arborealkey.com/product/morri...
Pattern (head): arborealkey.com/product/morri...
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Soundtrack: Whitesand- The Dark Side of Me ( • Dark Fantasy Music - T... )

[@maskedfoxx7173]

The magnetic pieces that go over the shirt is genius.

[@beckymurphy4714]

That is the simplest harness I've ever seen! I'm working on a winter fae costume, and really want to include wings of some sort. Your technique would be perfect!

[@Morgena7]

Girl, you're amazing!!! I was confused how to attach wings to my back and do not harm breastplate and now I have a great sollution thanks to you! I need to redo parts to attach and add pipes, great idea I just thought about wire around myself (such stupid idea). Thank you very much

[@arborealkey]

Thank you, glad it could be useful!

[@maccajunior]

I love the little bits of comedy you add in. This tutorial is amazing and so are you

[@blackfeathercrafts]

I love how thorough you are with this tutorial!

[@nightmare4217]

This is absolutely amazing, new and innovative way to make wings. I'm amazed how they move and look realistic, and I've enjoyed watching you make them. Keep up the good work and have fun. Cheers

[@arborealkey]

Thanks a lot!

[@PuddingASMR]

Amazing! Thanks for the video!

[@arborealkey]

Thank you!

[@HarLey-uz5pe]

Wow! Pretty simple tutorial for this awesome looking wings👏🏼💖

[@arborealkey]

Thank you !

[@sekai9906]

Incroyable tuto, merci beaucoup ! J'ai hâte d'essayer

[@FemDeku1969]

OMG you are so talented and I really like how detailed you are with how to make them

[@arborealkey]

Thank you!

[@stayatfoamdadcreations8591]

Awesome work. I'll be using several of these techniques to make my little dragon familiar so that his wings move naturally. It will be scaled way down though, of course.

[@tiaselden1924]

This is sooooo inspiring and cool 🖤🖤🖤

[@sjevans2186]

Beautiful work! Thank you for sharing this process video - it was a very neat thing to see!

[@arborealkey]

Thank you !

[@sheera4580]

Great tutorial, this is incredibly helpful. And your dry sense of humor is amazing, I had to laugh so many times. Much love from Austria!💖

[@rustyman3421]

Wuau !! , Un trabajo increíble , excelente explicación , tienes mucho talento 👍

[@moetee9291]

Love your work...I never been into cosplay..but when I saw your tail video, I am hooked....I'm looking for a hobby to share with my 9 yr old daughter.. trying to get her off Video games..but I think this may be it

[@alexavaldes8782]

Amazing video! Thanks 💜💜💜

[@elsewhereprince3969]

Beautiful

[@vonkatartistry]

Awesome!! Thanks a mill

[@lilianescalanteramirez3129]

I love it

[@bailyashwood4812]

I’m a drag kween and I acually love how detailed these vids r I can’t wait to start doing my bee 🐝 look now thank u and keep it coming stunner x

[@kayn3126]

thank you so much ❤

[@giselle9230]

Holy shit I love this

[@AJB2K3]

Very nice, Now I wish I had the time a parts to build some dragon wings!

[@jeivalunapuer2688]

Thank you for filming this! I've been wanting to make dragon wings for such a long time and this tutorial really helps! If we do not have an airbrush, what would you suggest to paint with to get the soft shading?

[@RemillaScarlet]

this was super helpful!! i was wondering, do you think if i used thin pice of foam instead of fabric would it make the wing more or less stable?

[@samiyoho]

Amazing!!!! What kinda of material can I use if I don't have worbla? (we don't have worbla here) will EVA foam work well as a replacement?

[@chamarystigers8731]

Can you flying 😂 you do good job work on bat 🦇

[@jade-chan3291]

What were the sizes of the aluminum tube's and pvc pipes that you used?

[@PeterMacansky]

❤️

[@sayaotonashi299]

What materials did you use? Could you put a detailed list?

[@MusicEditingCat]

MAN this is awesome! are you going to do a harness tutorial as well or is this the end of the series?

[@arborealkey]

Strapping you mean ? I don't really have much to say about it, as the useful part (the "wing plate") was already shown. It does not go further than what I showed from 7:29 to 12:23.

[@Marl3n3x]

@@arborealkey Hello! I really like your works, and I follow you on IG too... Can I ask you the straps material? Is it fabric? how did you attach the straps to the base?

[@arborealkey]

@@Marl3n3x I think they are cotton ? Nylon would work too (the ones you find in hardware stores). You could glue them, bolt them, sew them (by heating the needle in a flame)...

[@kuridiaz2380]

any tips on making it behind your back instead of the hips?

[@scoobertdoobert3879]

These are beautiful! Where do you think I could find a fabric like the one you used for these wings (search terms or maybe even shops)?

[@arborealkey]

Thanks! Sorry, I do not know what it is called, I got it in a physical store and didn't look at the label.

[@scoobertdoobert3879]

@@arborealkey aww, well thank you for the reply anyway! :)

[@javieragutierrez4769]

Hi! How are you ? beautiful work, what measure of rubber eva do you use?? Thank your very much

[@arborealkey]

Thank you! I think it was 8mm.

[@freakinccdevilleiv380]

Putting a gear motor to have control of the wing motion would be nice 🤔

[@NiamhSinclair]

Hiya. These wings are beautiful! Can I ask what the brown material you use for the harness is please?

[@jade-chan3291]

Worbla

[@ursulawobik7638]

I also want them 😢

[@kennajamroz6262]

What fabrics did you use for the wings?

[@kurtanderson3482]

I got your pattern for this and am wondering are you gluing two layers of 10 mm together or gluing foam together to get 10 mm total for the wing spines

[@arborealkey]

If my memory is correct, I had three layers on the outer spines and two on the inner ones.

[@kurtanderson3482]

Awesome! Thank you for getting back to me!

[@lydialosambe5966]

Reconnais bien là l'accent français merci pour tes 2 vidéos qui m'ont beaucoup aidé car je compte acheter les matériaux et faire seul de problème c'est que et on est que tu dis tout ça en anglais il y a des matériaux que je n'ai pas compris la signification.😅😅 Par exemple le truc en aluminium que tu mets dans les ailes, la matière du coup pour faire le squelette des ailes qu'est-ce que c'est, et je t'avoue que la fin pour du coup faire le truc pour le soutien j'ai pas très bien

[@subaruisagreatcar]

is it possible to make the foam thinner for a more bat look? Im worried that it wont be stable enough

[@arborealkey]

It has a metal skeleton, so the foam does not actually hold anything

[@starcloud8411]

I'm heating up the PCV pipe... Though it's quite difficult to get it on to the aluminum pipe how hot are you heating it up..it becomes floppy and it gets hard to slide on to the pipe with the tape. Any alternatives ?

[@arborealkey]

Hello! PVC pipes do not have a very wide "softening" window and burn easily (kind reminder that it also releases toxic fumes). Using another aluminium pipe works too but it might dig into the smaller one. This is not really a tutorial, it's more like ideas for you to create your own stuff, so you can think out of the box if needed.

[@user-uc4nv4oe1q]

красотка, супер

[@Liztsnakawa]

what fabric do you use in min 1:28 please 🙏

[@Kunoichitenchuz8X]

Do you have an Etsy or an online shop or do commissions?

[@arborealkey]

I do, but it's for patterns and bookmarks: www.etsy.com/shop/arborealkey I am not accepting private requests at the moment, sorry.

[@andrebarros5164]

Lady you´re ashtonishing

[@TheHollowKingdom]

Luk at all zis lahdehrz~ 6:50 made me crack up I don't know why.

[@arborealkey]

Ladders can be overwhelming.

[@TheHollowKingdom]

@@arborealkeyYES! They overwhelmed me into a giggle!

[@TheHollowKingdom]

But thank you so much for this video and tutorial! I really appreciate you taking the time to film and edit a video for us to watch!!!

[@arborealkey]

@@TheHollowKingdom And thank you for watching it!

[@Fixalot]

What mm of EVA foam are you using?

[@elmarklaus]

Two layers of 10mm thick foam.

[@GabyGeorge1996]

Etez-Vous Française?

[@tozpeak]

12:32 To look *absolutely* ridiculous you should wear the head pair as well.

[@habababa1312]

I'm a guy, you're really cute. Okay bye