This watercolor butterfly painting kit contains everything you need to paint this stunning creature in less than an hour! This painting uses the watercolor technique of wet-on-wet to create the soft blend of purple, orange, and pink to create the colorful wings of the butterfly. After the wings dry the black is carefully added on top to create the body and wing tips.
Color Palette:
Purple Lake
Carmine Hue
Pink Shell
Windsor Orange
Ivory Black
1. After filling your water brush, dab some clean water on each of the color dots to activate them and soften them. Starting with the upper wings apply clean water to the paper. While the paper is still wet add a line of purple lake along the top of the wing, some carmine paint to the edge, some shell pink along the bottom, and some Windsor orange in the center. Make sure to do this quickly so that paint colors can all blend together to create the soft effect. While paint is still a little wet add another concentrated amount of purple lake to the part of the wing where it touches the body. Let dry completely.
2. Next paint the lower wings in the same process. Lay down clean water on the bottom wings and add orange Windsor along the top, purple lake along the bottom of the wings, and some shell pink and carmine in the center. Allow to dry. The exact pattern on the wings doesn’t matter, just have fun with it!
3. Once wings are completely dry, use concentrated black paint to carefully paint the outer wings. Take your time and paint around the white spots. If you cover them up it is ok! If you have white ink or pen you can add the white spots later.
4. After painting the outer wings with black paint, carefully paint the lines in wings, and then move on to the body. Note the the body also has a few white spots to avoid white painting!
5. Let painting dry completely and ta-da! You now have a beautiful watercolor butterfly painting that you created yourself! And you can even use the leftover colors to paint something completely new, have fun with it!
General Tips:
This technique is all about brush control and patience. Take your time adding the black details and making sure to avoid the white spots on the butterfly, there is no rush.
The outline is just a general suggestion, this is an imaginary butterfly so make it your own by adding extra details or changing the pattern of the wing
For a really opaque looking butterfly use black ink, and for extra pop of the white spots use white gouache or paint.
