How To Draw a Butterfly (Free Printable + Video)

Need an exercise that may make your classroom aflutter with creativity? Elementary college is the right time to nurture the internal artist that lives in each little one. What higher method than to encourage them to be taught to attract one thing lovely like a butterfly? Our free printable has step-by-step directions for instructing children how to attract a butterfly. Make it a enjoyable Friday group exercise or preserve it readily available to your quick finishers.  

There’s a video tutorial and pictures with step-by-step directions. Plus, make sure to click on the button beneath to obtain the free printable directions so children can simply observe alongside.

How To Draw a Butterfly Video

There are 5 easy-to-follow steps beneath for instructing children how to attract a butterfly. They need to simplify the method for teenagers of all ages and talents.

How To Draw a Butterfly Step-by-Step

Step 1

Start with a white piece of paper and a black everlasting marker. Draw a small black dot within the heart of the paper that would be the butterfly’s head. Subsequent draw two small circle shapes coming off of the pinnacle to kind the higher a part of the physique. Then, draw a small oval form to finish the physique. Lastly, add two black antennae off of the pinnacle with little black dots on the ends.

Step 2

Now we’re going to present our butterfly wings! Every wing will consist of a bigger coronary heart form on the highest and a smaller coronary heart form on the underside. The highest portion of every wing ought to start on the prime of the butterfly’s physique and finish about midway down the physique. Start the second portion of the wing coming off of the highest wing.

Step 3

Now we’re going so as to add some element throughout the wings. To start out, add an elongated loop that mirrors the primary part of the highest portion of every wing. Then, coming off of that loop, create one other sectioned space throughout the prime portion of every wing. Subsequent, part off the underside wing into completely different formed smaller areas. Be at liberty to make use of some inventive expression in the way you select to execute this step!

Step 4

Within the open white areas on the sides of the wings, we’re going so as to add a number of small circles. Add about six within the higher wings and 4 within the decrease wings.

Step 5

On this closing step, we’re going to shade within the outer edges of the wings across the circles you drew. Now get a pleasant body or reward your lovely butterfly to somebody you’re keen on!

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