Wings in Illustrator

 

Before you begin:  Set the color to none (no fill) and use a black stroke at 1 pt.

 

1.        Use the ellipse tool to create a long oval.

2.       With the direct selection tool, select the top anchor point.

3.       Convert anchor point to a corner using the tool bar at the top.

4.       Repeat steps 2 and 3 on bottom anchor.

5.       Rotate shape to the right to your liking.  This will be the upper part of your right wing.

6.       Now you are going to use the Add Anchor Point tool to add some anchor points.  Add one anchor point towards the bottom and one towards the top of the bottom path.  These anchor points will help you shape your wing.

7.       Use the Direct Selection tool to move your new anchor points to shape your wing.  This can be done to your liking.  I moved the new bottom anchor point out and the new upper anchor point inward.

8.       Move center anchor point as needed for smoothness.

9.       Rotate wing again to your liking or leave as is.

10.   With your wing part selected, go to Edit > Copy or press Ctrl + C.  Then go to Edit > Paste in Front or press Ctrl + F.

11.   With the new wing part selected, go to Object > Transform > Reflect.  Select Horizontal Axis and click OK.

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