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!
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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.
Start of this butterfly drawing with this ‘x’ like shape. Easy enough so far.
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’).
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.
Now make some nifty designs on the butterfly’s wings. The pattern looks like a bunch of letter ‘U’s to me.
Now just add details if you want, such as the antennas. Notice all of the lines drawn into the wings…it gives the butterfly drawing character.
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Love the clarity of your tutorials! You're helping take the frustrations out of trying to get my drawings and details to look realistic. Thank you!
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thanx sooooooo much.....really good and helped me loads in my art class.
will use this again!
i also do drawing for fun and its so enjoyable now its made easy!
So glad that it helped!
This website helped me a lot with my butterfly. It also is a good website because it shows you step by step. I was trying to draw a picture. The setting of the picture was outside.
thank you very much for the lesson.I really learnt to draw butterflies.
i make it like in foto
by the way does anyone know if the website has how-to-draw-a-christmas-tree?
I just love this website! it helps so so much. You see Im a very very BAD drawler but I want to be a artist when i grow up and I think this is super helpful!
I have painted for years but am held back because I really can't draw. I try a lot but I guess I don't practise at all so....thank u for the excellent website. I am 59 years old. It's never too late to start something new.
Awwww....thank you so much, Marley!
I love this!It is so easy to use! It was REALLY helpful to me!<