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Watercolor Butterfly drawing reference
intermediate22 minrealistic

Watercolor Butterfly

Draw a butterfly with balanced wings and soft color blocks.

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Materials

HB pencil

eraser

black fineliner

colored pencils

Tips

Mirror wing shapes lightly before inking.

Vary the spots instead of copying them exactly.

Sketch steps

  1. 1

    Sketch the butterfly silhouette and mark the strongest focal point.

  2. 2

    Separate big shadow shapes from small details before shading.

  3. 3

    Finish with line-weight changes, texture, and one crisp highlight.

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