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How to draw a butterfly?

Asked by Lysa , Last updated: Mar 22, 2024

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W. Kaye

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W. Kaye
W. Kaye, Ex-Marine, Post Graduate, Chapel Hill

Answered Sep 28, 2020

Butterfly is an amazing sketching subject;

The following steps can be used to draw a butterfly;

a. Draw an upright oval for the torso and divide the torso into two with a vertical line, this will be the measurement of the body.

b. Sketch another oval longer than the initial one beneath, this will represent the abdomen. Join the abdomen to the torso with a tiny waist.

c. Draw a circle at the top of the body, this will be for the head.

d. Put two ovals on each side of the head.

e. Add two little oval on the front of the head to indicate palpi

f. Sketch two curves for the antennae

g. Put tiny beans at the tip of each antenna

h. Outline the body

i. Proceed to draw the wings by putting a dot in the higher segment of the torso and sketch out the wings from that point.

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A. Boaz

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A. Boaz, Mechanical Engineer, Diploma in Mechanical Engineering, Atlanta, Georgia

Answered Sep 21, 2020

There is nothing more exquisite in the insect world than an elegant and colorful butterfly. Drawing butterflies can be a challenge because they have very intricate wings, and it is difficult to capture their essence fully.

However, with these simple steps, you can draw a simple cartoon butterfly. It is easier to start with this since a lifelike butterfly takes more practice.

• Draw a small circle near the center of the page for your butterfly head.

• Sketch two smaller circles overlapping with the top of the head for the eyes.

• Make each circle about half the size of the head.

• Draw one eye on the top left half of the head and the other eye on the top right half.

• Add a smaller circle inside each eye to show the light shining off them.

• Make these circles a quarter of the size of the eyes.

• Draw a circle in the left eye close to the top right of the eye.

• Color in the eyes black except for small circles. Draw two curved lines coming off the top of the head with a curve at each end for the antennae.

• Make a line on the left side of the head, curving out to the left.

• Do the same to the other side.

• Draw a thin line for the antennae.

• Sketch a tall, slim u shape coming down off the head for the body.

• Make a u shape about half the width of the head.

• Draw a B shape on one side and a backward B shape off the left side of the body.

• Add two circles to add more character to the butterfly’s wings.

• Draw it in the upper and lower half of each wing.

• Draw three short lines coming off each side of the body for the legs.

• Color in your butterfly.

• Use fun, vibrant colors.

• Color the body and the head using the same color.

• Pick a different color for the wings that makes them pop.

• Pick a different color for the wings that makes them pop.

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N. Kingsley

N. Kingsley

N. Kingsley
N. Kingsley, Writer, Columbus

Answered Sep 17, 2020

Drawing a butterfly is something that a lot of people want to do whether they are young or old. You can start with a basic butterfly first.

The better you become at drawing, the more that you can do:

• You would need to draw a vertical line so that you can start creating the torso.

• Place a line over the torso.

• You should draw an oval below the line that you have created because this will serve as the abdomen of the butterfly.

• Connect the abdomen to the torso. Make sure that you will keep the waist of the butterfly slim.

• Draw the circle on top of the line that you have created. This will serve as the head of the butterfly.

You will start to draw the wings of the butterfly. The wings will depend on the type of butterfly that you want to create.

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H. Barnes

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H. Barnes, Unemployed, Barnes, Atlanta

Answered Sep 03, 2020

If you would like to draw a butterfly, these are some of the things that you can do:

• Find a reference so that you will be able to draw the butterfly better.
• You can choose from different types of butterflies that are available.
• Draw the body of the butterfly.
• Add the legs of the butterfly.
• You can also add all of the additional details.
• Draw one circle for the butterfly’s head.
• Place the antennae and the proboscis of the butterfly.
• Once you are sure with all of the details that you have placed, put the wings of the butterfly.
• You can color your butterfly once you are done.

Once again, the colors that you will choose will highly depend on the butterfly that you would like to draw.
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Victoria Martian

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Victoria Martian
Victoria Martian, Blogger, B.com in Journalism, New York

Answered Aug 27, 2020

Butterflies are beautiful creatures and they are even more beautiful to draw.

If you wish to draw a butterfly, follow these steps.

• First, draw an oval, which will be the body of the butterfly

• On each side of the oval, draw upper wings

• On the bottom sides of the oval, draw the lower wings

• Then, sketch the inside of the inner wings

• Add detail to the outer wings and add details to the body

• Continue to draw in details to tall of the outer and lower portions of the butterfly as you desire.

• Lastly, you may color the butterfly

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