Print this entry | Print this page
Butterflies (and sometimes Moths) are so beautiful and graceful to watch. If butterfly drawing is what you want to do, then you have come to the right place. I have put together a step-by-step tutorial that will help you figure out how to draw butterflies / moths by using simple shapes to build up their forms. This is an easy tutorial that even young kids can draw. Even some really younger children and preschoolers might be able to draw a butterfly if you stand by to help with the instructions. Enjoy!
View This Image Larger as a Butterflies Printable Coloring Book Page
Butterfly Drawing Easy Methods : How to Draw Butterflies Step by Step
You will notice how all of these butterflies start with simple shapes. In fact (as you can see in the picture above), I see an alphabet letter in each of these beginning butterfly drawings (y, X, L, Y, and another X). Find out how to draw all of the butterflies below.
Butterfly Drawing Lesson #1
Step 1
Start of this butterfly drawing with this ‘x’ like shape. Easy enough so far.
Step 2
Now draw the butterflies body – as you can see the body looks like a number ’8′ with 2 eyes on top of it (or a sideways number ’8′).
Step 3
Now draw a downwards curved line through the top of the number ’8′ body. I also color coded this one to show you how to more easily figure out how to draw this butterfly and his wings. I see the tops of the wings look like a letter ‘c’ and backwards letter ‘c’. I also see that the bottom left sides of the wings looks like letter ‘S’ like shapes to me. And the right bottom side of each wing looks like a backwards ‘S’ like shape to me.
Step 4
Now make some nifty designs on the butterfly’s wings. The pattern looks like a bunch of letter ‘U’s to me.
Step 5 – Finished Butterfly Drawing #1
IF WE HELPED YOU WITH THIS TUTORIAL, PLEASE HELP US!PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE ... SHARE IT WITH OTHERS USING THE SHARE BUTTONS BELOW! MORE USERS = BETTER SITE!!!
65 Comments
Leave a Reply
How to Draw Step by Step Drawing Tutorials
Archives
- May 2012
- April 2012
- March 2012
- February 2012
- January 2012
- December 2011
- November 2011
- October 2011
- September 2011
- August 2011
- July 2011
- June 2011
- May 2011
- April 2011
- March 2011
- February 2011
- January 2011
- December 2010
- November 2010
- October 2010
- September 2010
- August 2010
- July 2010
- May 2010
- April 2010
- March 2010
- February 2010
- January 2010
- December 2009
- November 2009
- October 2009
- September 2009
- August 2009
- July 2009
- February 2009
- January 2009
Search


Arts blog








[...] Learn How to Draw Butterflies Step-by-Step [...]
Thanks for posting this, I enjoyed the read
HEY ITS REALLY AWSOM!!!
aswommmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm
U need more steps
REALLY GREAT
its ok but it diddnt work for me
I have a question how did you put the draw while you learN?
Are you asking how I put it up on the site? My developer did it – but it isn’t quite finished yet.
it looks preety good
this was very helpful thank you..!
i think this website is okay because it tells you good stuff!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
this is a very nice drawing
i was so ccccccccccccccccccoooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooollllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll
well I am eight I am not allowed to write my real name but the steps make it so easy and i love how it looks at the end don’t mail me
its too cool
thank you
It looks good, but it’s hard to draw with so less steps, so it didn’t help very much.
It Was Aiighht .
Hey ……….i like this…………….. Thanks…..
cool does not help at all but love the drawing thanks you and goood naight and it is cool peace bye
thanks a lot …i used it for my examination!!
cool . help alot . my friends are jealous . plus its awesome
thanks this helped
cool…… its awesome …..it helped me a lot in my work …… thanks a lot
Glad it helped!
it;s shown so well that the wings when drawn are well balanced and look so natural,it helped and taught me so much.
this is so fun im never gonna stop drawing nevrererererererererererererererererererererererererererererrererererererererererererererereererererererererererererererererererererererererererererererererererererererererererererererererer
yes
I LOVE DRAWINGS BUT I DONT KNOW BUT NOW I KNOW
this is so very helpful, really. but the thing is that u dont really show how to add these lines that make it look more realistic. other than that it was great (: thank you
Thanks, broke down the essential steps needed to clearly see the basic outline of a Butterfly’s structure. Great tool to help the minds eye see past the beauty into the blueprint of the body.
this was a very interesting site and i am he best artist ever and i am only 13 years old it was very easy but i also think it need more steps. THANKYOU!!!
This was very helpful for me! Thanks a bunch.
I was just wondering where Butterfly C was?
Didn’t see it there..
Hmmm…over the years it must have disappeared (Butterfly C). I’ll look for it on my hard drive. Thanks for noticing.
VERY SIMPAL IDIAAAAAAAAAAA
admin I drawed this for a drawing competition and I WON!
WOW!!!! Awesome! Congrats!
Thanks a lot! I might as well share a picture of it.
i love these pictures they look beautiful i which i can do that.I was looking for other thing like making leeters with different way but now i find these i look at them every day if i want some do with letters
Here you go
This ia an aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaawwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwweeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeessssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooommmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee but it didnt work out for me.
it was awesome!!!!!!!!!!!!!
thank u so much this website helped me with my homework thank u soooooooooooooooo much!!!!!!!!!!!
VRYYYYY EASY N GUD IDEA..!!!!
This is really awesomm and it worked great, thanks 4 the help!!!
It’s ok but I don’y like it……
This was totaly AMAZING,
i never knew i could draw this good before- this website is the be-est!
This site is prpbably the best site to teach u stuff, itz simple and easy……
Keep it up!
this is awsome it actully worked !!!!!! i am pleased with what i have drawn if it wasnt for this site io wouldnt be able to draw lool
Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhh….thank you…that is so sweet. I’m glad that the site helped you.
omg they are so mint
they are good:)
do you think they have good
is enone there
see yous later by
hello is eneone there
hello
cool i love it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
butterflies rock
loa çok işemem yardadı amına kodgumuun adresini söle glm sikem azdım la
Awesome will give it a shot now!
:-]
:-]
:-]
how do you draw a blue morpho butterfly?!!!!!!!!!!!!
thank you and that was col
this was really handy but it would be a lot more better if there was a few more steps!!! ;] [; ;] [; ;] [; [; ;] [; ;] xxXxx
Thank you! First time I have ever drawn such a beautiful butterfly!