Butterfly Escaping a Bird

One large butterfly flies safely through an open flower garden while a small insect-eating bird approaches from the upper background. A wide gap remains between them, and the butterfly has a clear route above the curved garden path with no contact or injury. Simple flowers, two clouds and open sky keep both moving animals easy to colour. How to colour: Colour the butterfly's wings lemon yellow and warm orange with coral circles, and use dark brown for its slim body and antennae. Give the bird a pale blue back, creamy chest, soft grey wing tips and a golden-yellow beak. Make the garden flowers pink, red, violet and sunny yellow with emerald-green leaves. Use pale blue for the clouds and sky if desired, and sandy beige for the path. Work with light even layers, follow the feathers from body to wing tip and add slightly deeper colour behind the butterfly to suggest quick forward movement.

◫ A4 size✎ Bold outlines♡ Ages 3–8

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