Learn how to draw a great looking Easy Butterfly Outline with easy drawing instructions and video tutorial.
By following the simple steps, you too can easily draw a perfect Easy Butterfly Outline.
Step-by-Step Instructions for Drawing an Easy Butterfly Outline
How to Draw a Great Looking Easy Butterfly Outline for Kids and Beginners - Step 1
1. Begin the easy butterfly outline by drawing the insect’s body. Use a “C” shaped line for the head.
From one side of it, extend a long curved line and double it back on itself. Notice the bulges of the thorax and abdomen.
Drawing Step 2
2. Draw the first set of wings. From each side of the thorax, extend a long curved line. Double it back on itself to meet the lower thorax.
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Drawing Step 3
3. Draw the second set of wings. Extend curved lines from the bottom of the first wings and attach them to the thorax. Then, begin decorating the first wing with curved lines.
Drawing Step 4
4. Complete the design on the first wing, creating a scalloped pattern roughly parallel to the outer edge of the wing.
Then, draw a mirror image of it on the opposite wing. Begin drawing the pattern on the second set of wings.
Drawing Step 5
5. Complete the scalloped pattern roughly parallel to the outer edge of the lower wings. Then, draw a teardrop shape near the top of the first wing.
Drawing Step 6
6. Draw a teardrop shape on the remaining upper wing. Then, draw teardrop shapes of different lengths inside the scalloped shape.
Drawing Step 7
7. Continue drawing teardrop shapes within the upper and lower wings.
Add More Details to Your Easy Butterfly Outline Picture - Step 8
8. Finish filling the scalloped shapes with teardrop shapes.
Complete the Outline of Your Easy Butterfly Outline Drawing - Step 9
9. Draw a final teardrop shape on each of the rear wings. Then, extend two long, curved lines from the butterfly’s head. These are the antennae.
Double the lines back on themselves at the tip to enclose the teardrop shapes at the tips of the club-shaped antennae.
Color Your Easy Butterfly Outline Drawing
Your easy butterfly outline is now complete. Color your creation. Can you color it orange and black like a monarch butterfly drawing? Or would you like to create your own?
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Learn More About The Easy Butterfly Outline Drawing
When you look at a butterfly, what do you see? They are very beautiful animals.
But you might also see their complex wing patterns and the details of their bodies. Don't worry - this easy butterfly outline drawing guide makes sketching a butterfly simple.
Butterflies come in many shapes and sizes. Once you've mastered this butterfly, could you adjust the shape of the wings while looking at pictures of different types of butterflies?
Don't forget to try different patterns and colors as well. You can recreate real butterfly species or make up your own. Use your imagination and let your skills take flight.
Can't get enough butterflies? Check out this cute cartoon butterfly drawing with large, human-like eyes.
Or use this moth drawing to compare the differences and similarities of butterflies and moths (hint: look at the antennae).
For more easy and fun guides, see the How to Draw an Easy Person Outline or Simple Flower Outline Drawing tutorials.
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