HOW TO PAINT BUTTERFLIES ?

Composition-
We had a chance to paint the butterfly in two positions, one with folded wings and the other spread out.
Our Lives and Butterfly-
Our lives are like the butterfly. There are many stages in a butterfly’s life (larvae, caterpillar, pupae and butterfly). All of us human beings have to go through evolutions before we are made perfect, like the butterfly.
Paint Butterfly Correctly-
The butterfly consists of body, wings and feelers. It is important how we should hold our brush when painting in the colors. Upright strokes when we did the outline. It will be slanting strokes when we put in the colors. Shadows again play a part in this piece. Therefore, there is a need to emphasize by ‘shading’. This brings about the 3-D effect.
Application of Dot-
Dots are done to enhance some paintings. These dots are expressed by holding the brush and dotting with vigor. Dots are meant to draw attention to the parts where one wants it to be noticed. You need to draw a dragon with an eye to give it life. Feelers are drawn with bold strokes. Veins on wings must have a starting base. Not just filling up the space with strokes. Body segments are emphasized.
Coloring-
Colors on butterfly are always vibrant (reds, greens and yellows). Those are its characteristics.
Wow, what starts off with simple lines ended up with a piece full of colors. A picture speaks are thousand words!

There is so much to learn.
“The more we learn, the more we discover.”