Butterfly Laying Eggs

A mother butterfly hangs beneath a broad milkweed leaf and places a small cluster of round eggs close to her abdomen. Her six legs grip the underside of the leaf while all four patterned wings remain visible, and the milkweed stem carries smaller leaves and a cluster of simple flowers above. The clear underside view makes the egg-laying behaviour easy to understand. How to colour: Create a monarch look with vivid orange wing panels, deep black borders and creamy white spots around the edges. Use black and charcoal bands on the body, amber for the eye and pale ivory for the tiny eggs. Colour the milkweed leaf rich emerald on top and lighter jade underneath, with lime along the veins. Make the flower cluster mauve, dusty pink and pale cream, the stem medium green and the ground soft tan. Follow each wing panel with even strokes, use circular marks on the egg cluster and shade the underside of the leaf more softly than its upper surface.

◫ A4 size✎ Bold outlines♡ Ages 3–8

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