Butterfly Drawings

Copy these simple butterfly drawings with your pencil.

You might say butterflies are more beautiful in color but you can learn the basics here and color your drawing later.

I hope you enjoy these free drawings of butterflies.

See how simple the lines are?

Are you going to have a go at copying this outline?

Don't give up on your first attempt, keep copying, you'll get it right.

That's all I did, I kept copying until I was happy with my drawing.

You can find more butterfly sketches at the bottom of the page.

Butterfly Facts

As usual, before you go further into doing a butterfly drawing, I am going to acquaint you with your subject.

A butterfly is one of the most beautiful of all insects.

We are charmed by their gorgeous colors and very delicate wings.

You can find butterflies almost anywhere in the world.

A butterfly begins it's life as a tiny egg and it hatches into a caterpillar.

The caterpillar sheds and grows a new skin several times.

When it reaches it's full size, it forms a protective shell.

Inside this shell, an amazing transformation occurs - the caterpillar becomes a lovely butterfly!

The shell breaks open and the butterfly comes out to find a mate and to produce another generation of butterflies.

Butterflies mainly feed on the nectar of flowers and don't do any harm.

Most adult butterflies live only a week or two, but some species may live up to eighteen months.

The butterfly also plays a part in religious beliefs.

The ancient Greeks believed that the soul left the body after death in the form of a butterfly.

Be Creative

Ok, now you have the background, you can start to do some butterfly drawings.

Ask for some feedback on your drawing attempts and let your critics know if you don't want any negative feedback.

That's what I do!

My family have been fantastic with their encouragement for me to continue drawing.

These drawings of butterflies are for your pleasure.

They are certainly simple to draw and you can add whatever detail you like to the wing pattern when you do a butterfly drawing.

More Butterflies In Pencil

Butterfly Pencil Drawings - Find out details about butterfy features and a few more pencil illustrations of this beautiful insect.

There are some more drawings of butterflies on the page About Me.

Plus, there is a butterfly template on the drawing templates page.

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