HELP How would you describe these wings? - Tilted Forum Project Discussion Community

Zeraph · 03-03-2010, 08:22 AM

Skip to minute 2:00 exactly to see the angel Tyrael from Diablo2. I've always *loved* this version of an angel but can never think of how to describe it in words. I always end up with "tentacle wings" lol which, if you haven't seen Tyrael, totally paints the wrong picture in your mind.

YouTube - Diablo 2 Cinematic - Act 3 - "Mephisto's Jungle" Part 3/5

Cynthetiq · 03-03-2010, 10:10 AM

they are more like ribbon of light for wings

Shadowex3 · 03-12-2010, 04:59 AM

I would describe them as ribbon wings as well. They don't have the organicness of tentacles, and they're usually shown as being flat.

Jinn · 03-12-2010, 09:09 AM

I'd go with "prehensile tail wings" but that's just me.

"Grasping ribbon of light wings" is probably more appealing.

prosequence · 03-16-2010, 05:46 PM

Flow bands - sounds like a 80's rock group I suppose

Daniel_ · 03-16-2010, 11:46 PM

If you wanted to be poetic, I would go with "ethereal, lucent wings"

kramus · 03-17-2010, 05:21 AM

The stills Cyn posted look like twisting streams of light to me. That's what I would go with.

SlowJoeCrow · 05-09-2010, 12:32 PM

I would go with incorporeal tendrils of white light, as if his fragmented soul was captured fleeing by long exposure photography.

Honesty · 05-10-2010, 08:24 AM

Diaphanous

Baraka_Guru · 05-10-2010, 11:01 AM

phantasmal

his wings were like a spectral fog, a luminescent smoke

phosphorescent tendrils upon which he took flight

as he cast his eyes downward with an infernal glare

Jetée · 05-10-2010, 11:15 AM

...with its "overflowing, immense and illustrious aura, the power by which it emanated from his form made it seem as though the limbs were tangible, as if they were wings, blindingly-so, and with the sight of them, it gave us an immediate indication as to the sort of powerful being we were in the presence of; fearful we were, yet still fixated were our eyes, in utter awe of him."

Idyllic · 05-10-2010, 01:23 PM

Filaments of light emanated from his back like lightening from the heavens, each strand radiating with energy as they seemed able to lift his strong and powerful body.

Together these strings of light created what appeared to be wings, glowing so brightly as to make me believe they must be tangible, their ethereal visage breathtaking to behold.

In awe, I watched his wings move, like a million straightened halos, cohesive one moment, and yet a second later, seemingly like fingers, reaching out and striking, as though each ray of light were its own deliverer of justice.

03-03-2010, 10:10 AM	#2 (permalink)
Cynthetiq Tilted Cat Head Administrator Location: Manhattan, NY	they are more like ribbon of light for wings __________________ I don't care if you are black, white, purple, green, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, hippie, cop, bum, admin, user, English, Irish, French, Catholic, Protestant, Jewish, Buddhist, Muslim, indian, cowboy, tall, short, fat, skinny, emo, punk, mod, rocker, straight, gay, lesbian, jock, nerd, geek, Democrat, Republican, Libertarian, Independent, driver, pedestrian, or bicyclist, either you're an asshole or you're not. What's the best nation in the world? DO-NATION!

03-12-2010, 09:09 AM	#4 (permalink)
Jinn Lover - Protector - Teacher Location: Seattle, WA	I'd go with "prehensile tail wings" but that's just me. "Grasping ribbon of light wings" is probably more appealing. __________________ "I'm typing on a computer of science, which is being sent by science wires to a little science server where you can access it. I'm not typing on a computer of philosophy or religion or whatever other thing you think can be used to understand the universe because they're a poor substitute in the role of understanding the universe which exists independent from ourselves." - Willravel

03-16-2010, 05:46 PM	#5 (permalink)
prosequence Psycho Location: YOUR MOM!!	Flow bands - sounds like a 80's rock group I suppose __________________ And now here I stand because of you, Mister Anderson, because of you I'm no longer an agent of the system, because of you I've changed...

03-16-2010, 11:46 PM	#6 (permalink)
Daniel_ Evil Priest: The Devil Made Me Do It! Location: Southern England	If you wanted to be poetic, I would go with "ethereal, lucent wings" __________________ ╔═════════════════════════════════════════╗ Overhead, the Albatross hangs motionless upon the air, And deep beneath the rolling waves, In labyrinths of Coral Caves, The Echo of a distant time Comes willowing across the sand; And everthing is Green and Submarine ╚═════════════════════════════════════════╝

03-17-2010, 05:21 AM	#7 (permalink)
kramus loving the curves Location: my Lady's manor	The stills Cyn posted look like twisting streams of light to me. That's what I would go with. __________________ And now to disengage the clutch of the forebrain ... I'm going with this - if you like artwork visit http://markfineart.ca

05-09-2010, 12:32 PM	#8 (permalink)
SlowJoeCrow Upright Location: The Ever-Changing Chaos of Limbo	I would go with incorporeal tendrils of white light, as if his fragmented soul was captured fleeing by long exposure photography. __________________ Give me a lever long enough and a fulcrum on which to place it, and I shall move the world.

05-10-2010, 08:24 AM	#9 (permalink)
Honesty Banned	Diaphanous

05-10-2010, 11:01 AM	#10 (permalink)
Baraka_Guru warrior bodhisattva Super Moderator Location: East-central Canada	phantasmal his wings were like a spectral fog, a luminescent smoke phosphorescent tendrils upon which he took flight as he cast his eyes downward with an infernal glare __________________ Knowing that death is certain and that the time of death is uncertain, what's the most important thing? —Bhikkhuni Pema Chödrön Humankind cannot bear very much reality. —From "Burnt Norton," Four Quartets (1936), T. S. Eliot

05-10-2010, 11:15 AM	#11 (permalink)
Jetée The Reforms Location: Rarely, if ever, here or there, but always in transition	...with its "overflowing, immense and illustrious aura, the power by which it emanated from his form made it seem as though the limbs were tangible, as if they were wings, blindingly-so, and with the sight of them, it gave us an immediate indication as to the sort of powerful being we were in the presence of; fearful we were, yet still fixated were our eyes, in utter awe of him." __________________ As human beings, our greatness lies not so much in being able to remake the world (that is the myth of the Atomic Age) as in being able to remake ourselves. —Mohandas K. Gandhi

05-10-2010, 01:23 PM	#12 (permalink)
Idyllic Psycho Location: My House	Filaments of light emanated from his back like lightening from the heavens, each strand radiating with energy as they seemed able to lift his strong and powerful body. Together these strings of light created what appeared to be wings, glowing so brightly as to make me believe they must be tangible, their ethereal visage breathtaking to behold. In awe, I watched his wings move, like a million straightened halos, cohesive one moment, and yet a second later, seemingly like fingers, reaching out and striking, as though each ray of light were its own deliverer of justice. __________________ you can tell them all you want but it won't matter until they think it does p.s. I contradict my contradictions, with or without intention, sometimes.