Monarch Butterfly Tutorial - Beginners (Patreon)

Hi everyone,

In this tutorial, we will paint a beautiful butterfly in watercolour. I've chosen to work on a quarter sheet of A3-sized Arches paper, but you can also use a watercolour journal for practice. My butterfly measures 14 cm (about 5.5 inches) across the wings.

We'll explore various techniques, including using masking fluid, wet-on-wet, wet-on-dry, and detailing with a waterproof fine black pen. Additionally, I'll demonstrate how to use pastel to enhance the wings and graphite to draw a drop shadow underneath the butterfly, adding depth to our artwork.

I hope you enjoy painting this butterfly as much as I did!

All of the files you need to complete the painting are attached below my message here. You can download them individually or all at once by clicking on the "Download all" button.

Happy painting!

Louise

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