Butterfly Drinking from a Puddle

Four butterflies gather on damp sand around one shallow puddle to absorb minerals. Each butterfly stands separately with partly open wings, six visible legs and a long proboscis touching the wet ground or puddle edge. A few rounded pebbles and small grass tufts keep the puddling scene natural without distracting from the four insects. How to colour: Colour the butterflies in four different schemes: golden yellow with black edges, orange with brown spots, blue with deep navy lines, and lavender with magenta markings. Use charcoal for their bodies and antennae. Make the puddle pale aqua with soft sky-blue curves, the wet sand cool beige and the drier sand warm tan. Colour the pebbles grey and ochre and the grass olive green. Build thin layers, mirror the colours across matching wings, darken the sand directly beneath each proboscis and leave clean white reflections inside the puddle.

◫ A4 size✎ Bold outlines♡ Ages 3–8

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