Note Remember to do the whole sketching with a single pencil to avoid overlapping. To increase the intensity of shading, do not change the pencil, just increase the number of strokes.
How to Draw a Beautiful Butterfly in Procreate with Claudia Riveros
An individual always guaranteed to put a smile on your face and teach you something unexpected is the exceptionally talented and cheerful Claudia Riveros. We were chuffed to bits that she joined us for this session and showed us how to create a beautiful butterfly. Get ready to fly in Procreate!
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Set the Canvas
Create a new canvas and bring out the color palettes. Use the Gesture Pencil and draw a line for the center of the butterfly. Using Drawing Guides and the Symmetry Tool to draw on one side and mirror it on the other side.
Draw the Basic Butterfly Body
Make a new layer. Since the Assisting Tool is already set up, click on the layer and underneath the Clipping Mask, where it says Drawing Assist. This way it’ll draw on the other side. Start by drawing the basic shape of the body of the butterfly by making a small circle.
Once the circle is drawn, use the measurement and repeat it five times underneath. On the first two sections, draw an oval shape for the thorax of the butterfly. On the other three layers, draw smaller shapes. Join both ovals with a curvy line for the base of the body of the butterfly. Then draw a small circle for the head. Draw the eyes from the side with just two small ovals and two tiny mountains that touch the first circle.
On the outer side, in between the eyes, draw a line for the antenna. This will form the basic main shape of the butterfly.
Make a new layer and turn on Drawing Assist. Change the brush to the pencil of a smaller size and redraw the structure. Choose the Soft Inker Brush for the thorax and make it fluffy. Add hair and draw the abdomen area.
Divide the abdomen into three sections and add shadows to give the body more depth.
Steps for Drawing a Butterfly
- Start with a vertical oval and divide the oval in half by drawing a vertical line.
- Draw another oval below the first oval, and connect both of the ovals with a curvy line.
- Now draw one more oval over the first oval and draw two small circles for eyes under it.
- Then draw a pair of curves for the antenna.
The basic model is ready, now your kid can design and colour the butterfly as they like.
There are many different species of butterflies, and the fact that they all are lovely will always be constant.
The Real School Of Montessori brings to you some beautiful and easy butterfly drawing samples for kids to try and recreate: –
Butterfly 1
This is a vector illustration isolated on white background. The best part about this sample piece is that this is a hand drawing, so you could motivate your kids to draw as well.
Note– Shade carefully with different pencils.
Butterfly 2
This image is done through free-hand styling and depicts a continuous, flying line drawing element isolated on white background. This can be used as a logo as well.
Note Provide variants to the design to make it unique.
