![]() In the video I share how I fix a mistake or something I found annoying.Īnd now you should have a beautiful butterfly. You can use the liner or paint pen to create them. If it helps look at a real butterfly but don’t add as many dots as you see on the photo. With a fine liner or a stylus create small dashes and dots along the outside edges of the butterfly on top of the black. If you press through the ugly stage of your painting you will see how adding the details brings it up a notch. This is where you really start to see your Butterfly painting come together. ![]() Using a flat brush and Carbon Black fill in the area along the outside of the wings being careful not to cover the small orange dots at top. I have used paint pens before but they have always smudge when painting on the varnish, I am going to test these soon and I will let you know what I think then. They are a bit easier to control once you get the hang of them and they are acrylic paint. Using thinned Carbon Black and a thin liner brush size 0 or less, delicately stroke in the lines in the center of the butterfly wings.Īlternately use a paint pen. Related: Basic Brush strokes and painting terms Add wing lines Pull a thin line along the top edge of the wing with the chisel edge of your brush. Using Carbon Black and a #6 flat brush (you can use a round or filbert) paint in the butterflies body. This is optional but I like to add a bit more depth to the orange. (please see complete video at the end of this post if you don’t understand, it will help)Īdd a touch of Vermilion to deepen the color along the outer edge of the Cad Orange Hue. Add only Cad Orange Hue to your brush and stroke that from the outer edge of the wing area into the yellow/orange mix. Wipe out your brush on a paper towel or rag. Pull the paint from the butterfly body onto the wings creating a mix of orange and yellow streaks.ĭon’t get into perfection, just pull some color in. Paint the Butterfly wingsĭouble load your 3/4″ flat brush with Dalyride Yellow and Cad Orange Hue. Keep adding white the closer you get to the center to draw the eye in. Paint around the butterfly wings so you don’t obscure your transfer lines.Īs you bring the color towards the center add Titanium White to the Cerulean Blue. Slip slap the paint onto the canvas, we want this loose. Using a large flat brush and Cerulean blue paint around the outer edge of the canvas. Related: How to Transfer Painting Patterns Paint Butterfly Background Today we are using a 11 x 14 wrapped canvas but you can use a size of choice. ![]() Using graphite paper trace the pattern onto your surface. If you wish to use Plaid Folk Art Paint here are some colors to use: Paint Pen or Liner Brush (there is a liner brush in the pack listed) There is an ad free printable PDF workbook of this post you can download and keep which includes the traceable pattern. This painting tutorial is so much fun and you will be surprised how well it will turn out.
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