In this drawing lesson, I will tell you how to draw a butterfly step by step. This simple lesson consists of only seven steps.
I am glad to bring to your attention this wonderful and very useful drawing lesson, in which I will tell and show you how to draw a butterfly step by step.
Any novice artist or child can easily cope with the implementation of this drawing lesson. I am sure that the implementation of this instruction will give you a great mood and help improve your artistic skills.
I am sure that each of you has seen a butterfly at some point in your life. Now I will tell you some interesting information about this beautiful insect. So, a butterfly is an insect with two pairs of wings that are covered with special pollen.
The entire body of butterflies is covered with many small scales and hairs. These insects have short antennae and large eyes. Their mouth is presented in the form of a small transparent proboscis, with the help of which butterflies drink droplets of nectar from plants.
You could see many beautiful colors of butterflies. This tutorial shows a butterfly with a solid gray-blue color. But you can also show your imagination and use any colors if you want to add bright colors and patterns on the butterfly wings.
By learning how to draw a butterfly step by step with the help of this instruction, you will be able to depict it in the future as an element of your paintings. For example, you can draw a beautiful natural landscape, a clearing, flowers, or a garden, and then add a butterfly to your drawing.
Materials
- Pencil
- Paper
- Eraser
- Coloring supplies
Time needed: 30 minutes.
How to Draw a Butterfly Step by Step
- Draw the outlines of the head and body of the butterfly.
Add the head as an oval shape, add the torso using a long, curved line.
- Add facial features.
Depict two large eyes on the sides of the butterfly’s head using an oval and a curved line.
- Depict the antennae of the butterfly.
At the top of the head, draw the tendrils in the form of curved lines with small circles at the ends.
- Sketch out the limbs of the butterfly.
To add the legs of the butterfly, draw three curved lines near the drawn head and torso.
- Add the outline of one butterfly wing.
On the right side of the previously drawn butterfly body, draw the large wing using a curved line.
- Draw another butterfly wing.
Add another wing above the one drawn by drawing a curved line from the head to the first wing.
- Color the drawing.
To color the butterfly, use gray, blue, and black. Add the highlights to the eyes.
I remind you that you can download the PDF file that I have prepared especially for your convenience. This file contains a short version of this lesson and has additional useful training materials. Download this file so as not to lose it and return to this lesson at any time convenient for you.
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