Butterfly on a Fruit

A large butterfly stands on a ripe fallen orange and lowers its long proboscis into the exposed fruit to drink the sweet juice. Its four broad wings, two antennae and six slender legs are easy to see, while three simple whole fruits, a few leaves and short grass create an uncluttered orchard-floor scene. How to colour: Use turquoise and sky blue on the butterfly's main wing sections, add violet along the outer cells and keep the body deep brown with black antennae. Colour the opened orange vivid orange with golden-yellow flesh and pale cream highlights around the juicy centre. Make the other fruits apple red, fresh green and warm yellow, then use leaf green for foliage and sandy beige for the ground. Apply smooth strokes from each wing base outward, use small circular marks on the orange peel and leave thin white highlights on the proboscis and fruit.

◫ A4 size✎ Bold outlines♡ Ages 3–8

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