Draw the outline of the butterfly, for the wing, start just below the top guide, curve upwards to the top, sweep across, then curve slightly down again. Then it’s a straight line down to the 2.5cm marker and curve grad… See more

Follow the outline of the wings and draw the patterns on the wings of the butterfly. Draw where the black outline of each wing and where the intersection of the upper wing and hind wings will go. Then draw the cells and v… See more

Draw over the veins on the wings with a black pencil and shade the black sections, leaving white markings along the bottom and upper wings. Then, shade with the orange pencils. I used a mid orange that is slightly neu… See more

You can use any kind of drawing suppliesto create a butterfly drawing, if you want to create a greyscale tonal piece, stick to a soft graphite pencil. For coloured pencil drawings, here are some … See more