Queen Butterfly: Step by Step in Coloured Pencil

Course Description

Butterflies make great subjects for coloured pencil work. The Queen Butterfly (Danaus gilippus) comes from North America, Central and South America. Like many species of insect the bright colours serve as a warning to predators that the Queen is not a pleasant thing to eat! It is normally found in open sunny areas including fields, roadsides, pastures and even deserts.

This project gives you the opportunity to create a soft background by using blending medium and useful techniques to develop strong vibrant colours which are set off by the intense black markings.

This project contains fully illustrated step by step instructions, comparison colour chart and a handy template for you to copy or trace.