The talent for drawing can not only be given by nature - it can be easily developed if you train hard. You should start with simple pictures, for example, butterflies. It can be done in several techniques at once using pencil or watercolor, if you need a brighter and richer drawing.
How to draw a butterfly step by step
Before drawing a butterfly, you need to decide on the stages, because it is much easier to do it in order, especially for beginners. The sequence for creating a picture of a colorful creature is as follows:
- body;
- upper wings;
- lower wings;
- patterns on the upper and lower wings.
An important point is the color of the insect. After drawing the patterns on the wings with a pencil, they begin this process. You can use paints, markers or colored pencils. Although if you leave it this way, the drawing will serve as a coloring book for children who will be able to show their imagination. Another important nuance is the auxiliary lines, which will help beginners in drawing, but they will need to be erased with an eraser after finishing the picture.
Pencil
Pencil drawing has several basic steps. By following simple instructions, you will get a beautiful picture. Here's how to draw a butterfly with a pencil step by step (instructions for beginners):
- Draw a straight line in the center the length of the insect's body.
- Draw a circle on top that will serve as the head, and from it on both sides of the straight line make 2 wavy ones - they are the body of the insect. From the circle up, symmetrically draw 2 smooth lines with curls at the ends - these are antennae.
- Construct a rectangle with the previously drawn straight line in the center. Draw diagonals and center lines inside, and divide the bottom side into 12 parts. Count out 2 parts on both sides and connect these points with the upper corners - you get a trapezoid.
- Place the upper wings in 2 upper rectangles, placing them diagonally, the side edge should coincide with the side of the trapezoid.
- Having chosen the shape of the lower wings, for example, in the form of a rose or a drop, draw them according to the same principle as the upper ones.
- Erase additional lines with an eraser, draw the contours of the wings at your discretion, and sketch out symmetrical veins inside them.
- Trace the contours of the finished painting.
Watercolor
You can leave the picture in pencil form or continue to paint with watercolors. To do this you will need several tools:
- watercolor paper of the required format, A4 or A3 is enough for a larger painting;
- water jar;
- watercolor paints;
- palette;
- squirrel brushes No. 3 and No. 8.
For a watercolor drawing you will need a pencil base. To do this, use the instructions described above. Having completed the picture in pencil, you can start coloring it with watercolors. Here's how to paint a butterfly:
- Watercolor drawings have a transparent structure, so use an eraser to erase not only the auxiliary lines, but also a little of the main ones, so that you can easily distinguish the outline, but at the same time they do not show through the paint.
- Using a larger brush, fill the wings with blue or any color you like.
- Take a smaller brush, dilute the brown paint with water on the palette and cover the areas between the veins with it.
- Using the same technique, fill in the body of the insect.
- Cover the insect's head with brown, and use it to outline the contours of the wings.
- Use a thin brush to create antennae.
- Use translucent brown to make strokes along the contour of the wings so that it looks like fibers.
- Repeat again on the insect's body to give it some hairiness.
Photos of butterfly drawings and sketches
Butterflies are wonderful and very beautiful creatures of our planet. They appear every summer and are a delight to the eye. Today we will learn to draw a butterfly with a pencil, and then we will color it. This lesson is suitable for children, adults, beginning artists and, of course, experienced artists :)
There is nothing difficult about drawing this beautiful creature. The only difficulty you may encounter is with the symmetry of the wings. But it doesn’t matter, the more you practice, the faster you will learn to draw them correctly.
How to draw a butterfly step by step
Finally, it's time to draw our insect, let's draw our butterfly with a pencil!
Stage 1
The first step is the simplest step. We draw a straight line, the line must be straight. This is an auxiliary line and it indicates the length of the body and divides it in half.
Stage 2
The second step is a little more difficult than the first, but we are confident that you can still handle it. Draw a torso divided into two parts. At the same time, the lower part of the body is slightly larger than the upper.
Also at this step we make a circle, which will be the head of our butterfly, and draw long antennae. 
Stage 3
It's time for wings. We will draw them in stages, first the upper part, and in the next step the lower part.
So, usually butterflies have upper wings that are much larger than lower ones and they grow, accordingly, from the upper part of the body. In our case, they are triangular in shape and almost identical in size to the lower ones. If you don't like the triangular shape, then you can easily draw any other shape. 
Stage 4
Now we are working on the lower wings. They are round, large and extend far beyond the body line that we drew in the first step. If you haven't noticed, the upper wings should also extend beyond this line.
The most difficult thing in drawing a butterfly is to make symmetrical wings, of course, if you work on a computer, then achieving symmetry will not be difficult for you, but if you draw a butterfly with a pencil on paper, then you may have problems. Therefore, please be patient and have an eraser :) 
Stage 5
Now comes the most enjoyable stage in drawing a butterfly. Working on the patterns on the wings! Patterns can be very diverse, namely round, linear, plain, multi-colored, etc.
So, we make the patterns symmetrical on the right and left. 
Stage 6
The patterns are not wings, they can be symmetrical or not symmetrical at all. Even if you want to draw a butterfly with completely different patterns on different wings, then this is quite normal. 
Stage 7
We complete the patterns on the upper wings. 
Stage 8
You already know a lot about patterns, so try to come up with some of your own patterns for the lower wings. 
Stage 9
At the last stage we color our butterfly and it is ready.
There are an endless number of variations of drawing butterflies. Experiment with colors, shapes, patterns, sizes and you will come up with wonderful creations.
Another option for drawing a butterfly
Butterflies delight children and adults with their unearthly beauty. Intricate patterns on the wings, a harmonious combination of colors and shades, complex shapes - attract and fascinate. However, not everyone can recreate all this splendor on a piece of paper, especially kids who have their own artistic skills. Therefore, it is quite logical that children turn to their parents with a request to draw a butterfly.
But bad luck, not every adult knows how to draw a butterfly beautifully so that the drawing meets the child’s expectations. Well, let's look at a few simple schemes for creating such a masterpiece.
How to draw a fairy-tale or “cartoon” butterfly with paints?
Children always like colorful and bright fairy-tale characters, so, without any doubt, a butterfly of this kind will delight a preschooler.
You can draw such a butterfly either with a pencil or with paints, and the scheme for its implementation is so simple that the little ones can be involved in the process.
So, let's look at how to create this wonderful “cartoon” butterfly using simple geometric shapes, numbers and letters. First, let's prepare a blank sheet of paper, a simple pencil, colored pencils or paints, and an eraser to correct errors. Now let's get started:
How to draw a beautiful butterfly step by step for older children?
After practicing the initial skills, you can take on a more difficult task and draw a real butterfly:
How to draw a butterfly on a flower with a pencil?
Surely, young princesses will want to complement the composition with a beautiful flower. In this case, it is better to draw a butterfly in profile, and this is a task almost for artists. But it’s still worth a try so as not to disappoint the little lady.
So let's get started:
As you can see, drawing a butterfly on a flower is not as difficult as it initially seemed. Of course, not everything can work out right away, but if you practice a little, success is guaranteed.
How to draw a butterfly - the most beautiful of all insects that exist on earth? If you approach the process responsibly, draw up an action plan, stock up on the necessary materials and tools, then you are guaranteed a good result. Children love to draw butterflies: images of colorful, weightless moths fluttering among flowers are a favorite theme of creativity for 4-5 year olds.
Which butterfly should I draw?
The question of how to draw a butterfly is not difficult for a child, especially if his parents help him. Adults can also engage in a fun creative process. Among hundreds of species of noble lepidopteran insects, you can choose several specimens, the most famous and popular, for drawing. These are monarch butterflies, blue butterflies, admiral butterflies, swallowtail butterflies, moth butterflies, atalia, caligula and some others.
How to draw a butterfly step by step with a pencil?
Any image begins with a sketch, in most cases a pencil sketch. How to draw a butterfly if you have a blank sheet of paper in front of you and a simple pencil in your hand? The first step is to take a ruler and draw two lines (horizontal and vertical) so that they intersect in the middle of the sheet at an angle of 90 degrees. This crosshair will allow you to draw the body of a butterfly, positioning it symmetrically. At the first stage, draw the abdomen in the form of an elongated oval, so that the first quarter is above the horizontal line, and the remaining three quarters are below. Then we draw the head - it can be a simple circle at the top point of the abdomen.
At the next stage, you can outline the initial contours of the wings. Most butterflies have four wings, two front and a pair of back. The front wings in your drawing will start from a horizontal line and rise up, and the rear wings will go down from this line. The proportions of the wings will have to be determined by eye, but there will be no mistake, since the sizes vary over a very wide range, from the smallest to the very large. Everything will depend on your taste.
How to draw a butterfly with a pencil so that it looks like a real one after coloring? The contours of the wings must be outlined with a pencil, stepping back slightly from the edge. The new lines will serve as the border of the coloring at the very last stage. Now that the outer edges are marked, you can begin drawing the boundaries of future colored segments. Each butterfly has patterns on its wings that are strictly symmetrical, circles and dots alternate with stripes, fringed lines alternate with wavy ones. All details of the drawing should be carefully outlined with a pencil. At the last stage, you need to outline the butterfly’s eyes and draw the antennae. Additionally, you can draw a few strokes across its abdomen.
How to draw a butterfly step by step with paints?
The butterfly is a miracle of nature. Its beauty lies in the bright, multi-colored colors of its wings, iridescent tints and translucent shades. How to draw a butterfly to convey all its charm? First of all, you need to stock up on thin artistic brushes, since when coloring a picture you will have to apply strokes, barely touching the paper - this is the only way to convey the color and splendor of the coloring of the wings of a noble creature.
What paints are best to use?
Watercolor paints like "Neva" are best suited for coloring butterflies. They are contained in tubes, the consistency requires a minimum amount of water, which means that the paper will not have time to get wet, the image will be clear and contrasting.
Coloring should begin from the outer edges. The general principle for painting pencil outlines is to apply paint to the largest areas of the image first, then to the smaller ones, and finally to the smallest areas.
Many butterflies have bright spots on their wings of a regular round shape, reminiscent of the open eyes of an unknown animal. This is a special protection bestowed by nature itself to scare away enemies. Circle eyes can be surrounded by a rim, which enhances the impression.
Own style
If you do not want your butterfly to repeat the colors of already known specimens, such as the admiral or monarch, then you can come up with your own combination of colors, exclusive and unique. But at the same time it is necessary to maintain the harmony of the color scheme. It is desirable that the color scheme of the picture contains only warm tones or, conversely, cold ones. It is not recommended to mix them.
Black goes well with orange, red, coffee and pink. Blue can be successfully complemented by blue and lilac. Blue goes well with white. Yellow goes well with dark brown, green and khaki. Turquoise - with blue and light blue.
In order for the drawing to be contrasting, it is necessary to select colors of the same range, but of different intensities. For example, dark blue next to light blue, and lemon next to dark saffron. In this case, you will get a very
Hello, friends! Each of us tries to instill in our to kid love for creativity and respect for work. And we do this in different ways. For example, we look for suitable clubs or set aside time and work with the little ones ourselves. That's why today I'll give you a hint. Of course, you can help your baby. This joint work will only bring you closer.
The importance of home creative lessons
You know, while our babies are very small, they are 2-3 years old, or 4 years, such classes are simply necessary. This is the best way to get to know colors, shapes, and even the people we depict in the illustration. IN 5 years The little ones know all this, but they are just interested in drawing. And this is good.
But also in 8 years the creative process can be educational. Only the lessons are more serious. For example, more accurately mark the details of the original in order to be able to repeat them. This is how the baby learns to be attentive.
Today my little one and I pencil completed the butterfly. I'll tell you in detail how we did it and show photo our creative process. You can use it and repeat after us. But you can search Pictures And video in the Internet.
Master class on producing and reviving pictures
Tools required for work:
- simple pencil,
- colour pencils,
- eraser,
- sharpener,
- ruler,
- paper,
- good mood.
And I will show each stage of the work clearly with the help of a drawing.
- Draw a circle. This is the head of a butterfly. We measure its diameter. Body size – 3 head diameters. Draw an auxiliary line down.
- Draw an ellipse or oval around the line. This will be the body.
- We mark with dots the places of the antennae, the beginning of the size of the wings (upper - 2/3 of the body, lower - 1/3). Their span is approximately equal to the length of the body, and 2 cm lower. We draw auxiliary lines to determine the width of the wings.
- Step by step draw the upper and lower wings. First we draw arcs.
- Then each part of the wing. Let's finish drawing the bottom ones.
- Then the upper wings, antennae and “tail”. All that remains is to wipe off all the auxiliary lines and you can move on to the next step.
- Now it's a matter of pattern. It can be made arbitrary. You can trust this process to your baby.
- We paint each detail with our own color. The main thing is to do everything synchronously on the right and left sides. Brightness is also welcome.
- Now let the little one start coloring. I think this is a job for him! He will try to make everything bright, and the wings become especially beautiful.
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Finally, a video on how to draw a butterfly from Ryba Whale:
