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As a geek and an amateur illustrator of dinosaurs, among the mostr frustrating and most difficult thing to draw in the right way are the wings of Aviremigians (i.e. the clade that includes Yixianosaurus, Oviraptorosaurs and Paraves). Expecially when they're folded. Rarely you can see good reconstructions in this regard. The most common errors are the orientation of the feathers (generally in a very chaotic way) and that of the wrist. The latter in particular is the most relevant. The wings of most species more primitive than Aves are different, although at first strikingly similar. How to get them right then? On my blog, I give some useful tips to know how to restore them properly, but in an amatorial way.

1. Bare naked.
2. Arm feathers.
3. Hand feathers.
4. Final result

I hope this will be helpful to you all.

Read the full post here: [link]

EDIT: corrected some terminology and added thoughts on scapulars.

References: Scott Hartman, The asymmetry of the carpal joint and the evolution of wing folding in maniraptoran theropod dinosaurs, Animals Real and Imagined by Terryl Whitlatch

Ps: Sorry for the colours' quality. Bad scanner
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Mood: Joy ~Sketchy-raptor Oct 26, 2012  Student General Artist
Very useful. Always have problems drawing them folded.
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~Smnt2000 Oct 27, 2012  Hobbyist Traditional Artist
Thanks :). Soon it'll be updated with a more (yet similar) correct drawing ;)
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~buitreraptor314 Sep 15, 2012  Hobbyist General Artist
I've always found the reference material for folded maniraptoran wings has been extremely difficult to come by. Even reference material for wing folding in modern birds is strangely difficult to find and decipher. This image is both great looking AND helpful! Thanks!
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~Smnt2000 Sep 16, 2012  Hobbyist Traditional Artist
I had the same problem and I was tired of that. Some researches, some work and here we go! I'm happy that you find it helpful :)
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~bensen-daniel Sep 15, 2012
Very helpful. Very good idea.
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~Smnt2000 Sep 15, 2012  Hobbyist Traditional Artist
Thank you ;)
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*SageKorppi Sep 14, 2012  Hobbyist General Artist
I wonder about scapulars. Just realizing this from your great tutorial here, but I wonder if there's been any argument for or against larger scapular feathers.
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~Smnt2000 Sep 15, 2012  Hobbyist Traditional Artist
There isn't any kind of argument for scapulars. We don't know if they had them or not. I'll write that on my blog then, thanks for the tip ;)
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*EWilloughby Sep 14, 2012
Love it!
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~Smnt2000 Sep 15, 2012  Hobbyist Traditional Artist
Thanks :)
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