Which butterflies are on the sheets?

A simple open-winged butterfly, one perched on a daisy, and a swallowtail with tails and banded wings.

What is the difference between the styles?

Classic is a plain black outline built up one panel at a time. Guide shapes starts from light gray circles and ovals and traces the black outline over them. New lines in red shows each step's lines in red over the black lines before.

Can I ask for a different insect?

Yes. Type a different insect, such as a moth or a dragonfly, and the page is built to that request. The result is not guaranteed to match the nine shown.

Are these hand-drawn?

No. They are illustrations made for this page, not scans of hand drawings.

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How to draw butterflies: open wings, one on a flower, a swallowtail

How to draw butterflies — a four-panel step sheet drawing a butterfly with open wings, a long body and two antennae, the upper and lower wings mirrored, simple spots, the numbers "1" to "4" in the box corners, clean uniform black outline, every panel adds new lines to the panel before and the last box holds the finished drawing

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Step sheets for children and crafters who want a butterfly with matching wings. Each picture builds one butterfly in numbered panels: the body and antennae first, then the upper and lower wings mirrored, then the spots or the vein lines. The three subjects are a simple open-winged butterfly, a butterfly perched on a flower and a swallowtail with patterned wings. Type a different insect, such as a moth or a ladybug, and the page is built to that request.

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Frequently asked questions

Which butterflies are on the sheets?: A simple open-winged butterfly, one perched on a daisy, and a swallowtail with tails and banded wings.
What is the difference between the styles?: Classic is a plain black outline built up one panel at a time. Guide shapes starts from light gray circles and ovals and traces the black outline over them. New lines in red shows each step's lines in red over the black lines before.
Can I ask for a different insect?: Yes. Type a different insect, such as a moth or a dragonfly, and the page is built to that request. The result is not guaranteed to match the nine shown.
Are these hand-drawn?: No. They are illustrations made for this page, not scans of hand drawings.

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This page is a showcase and a starting point: nine samples already rendered, three readings of the pack crossed with three styles, each shown at the size and ratio it was made for. Take any of them further on the wall with a few words, or ask for all nine again under your own direction; a sign-in keeps what you make, and it is free while Toile is new. The recipe behind each sample — the subject, the style, the palette, the framing — travels with the image rather than staying private to the render: it is in the alt text of every sample and in the page's own structured data, so a search engine reads the same handles a person would.