Hello, my beautiful learners how to draw a butterfly is considered a very easy task. If you are looking for a tutorial on drawing butterflies, here it is. By following this tutorial you will be able to draw it in no time. Every necessary point is discussed in detail for your ease. So, don’t get disappointed, you will bring your drawing excellently.
Every butterfly has a different shape, size, and wings. Few species are smaller like nails while others are bigger like our palms. Their life span is very shorter varies from week to year. Caterpillars eat only one type of plant but butterflies suck the nectar of plants. They are also called flying flowers because of their beautiful color and attractive wings.
I know you all wanted to draw the beauty of this beautiful butterfly on paper. Take your paper, pencil and follow these simple steps. If you had gone through our wings drawing it will be easy for you to render it once again.
Below are some interesting facts about butterfly:
- Butterfly follows four life cycle: egg, larva, pupa, and adult.
- Butterflies’ bright, large wings help in flying. Their movement is very noticeable and attractive.
- Butterflies have the pseudo quality to fool their hunters.
- They are capable to migrate for long-distance.
- Butterflies use nectar of flowers as their feed.
How to draw butterfly step by step for beginners:
How to draw a Cartoon Butterfly for kids:
Step 1: Draw a small round for the head.
Step 2: Below the head draw an angular oval for the thorax.
Step 3: On the side of the thorax draw a big round adjacent to semi-circle.
Step 4: Repeat step 3 on the other side too.
Step 5: Draw eyes, a curvy mouth, and an antenna.
Step 6: Draw another circle inside big circles and place random dots on the wings to decorate it.
Step 7: Your butterfly is ready, color it with bright colors to attract everyone.
How to draw a realistic Butterfly:
Step 1: Draw a small circle, and 2 diagonal parallel lines, one going from the circle. Draw an interesting line in between these 2 lines.
Step 2: Following the outline draw 2 arcs on both sides of the head. Below it draw 2 angular ovals of different sizes.
Step 3: Extend the wings curve towards the thorax with the curvy line.
Step 4: Below that wing draw another curve for the second wing. Draw chambers of the thorax as in the image.
Step 5: With wavy lines draw the wings realistic.
Step 6: Start drawing patches of the wings with random angular shapes.
Step 7: Draw the patches in the lower wings also and add small random shapes all over the wings.
Step 8: Outline all the borders and add random long leaves from all sides of the paper.
Step 9: Contour your wings, abdomen, and thorax with hatching.
How to draw a simple butterfly:
Every butterfly has a head, thorax, abdomen, antenna, eyes, and wings for common. The difference in the shape of wings and overall size of other parts. Once you observe the differences in every butterfly it will be the task of minutes for you. Their wings of both sides are similar but vary butterfly to butterfly. Below is one more tutorial to make you understand the difference in wings.
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