Let's create semi - realistic butterfly illustrations and bring them to life through animation!

This course is all about creating three beautiful butterfly species and exploring three unique animation techniques within the Procreate drawing app.

it's beneficial to have a basic understanding of Procreate. However, fear not if you're a beginner because I'll walk you through my step-by-step process.

In the resource section, you'll find a guideline sketch for the butterflies, which serves as a versatile tool for illustrating various butterfly species and can also inspire you to create your own style-specific guidelines.

Butterflies we’ll illustrate & animate in the class:

Blue Morpho
Tiger Swallowtail
Longwing

Resources available to download:

Guideline Sketches (Front & Side View)
Brushes
Colour Palatte
Reference Images

Pinterest Board Link: https://pin.it/6joXmP0

These butterfly illustrations can have a range of applications, here are a few examples:

Surface Pattern Designs
Art Prints
Stickers
Journaling
Personal Projects
Planners
Social media gifs
Selling clipart or elements on online platforms like Marketplace, Etsy or own website

In this class you’ll learn:

How to Illustrate 3 types of butterflies in Procreate
How to Use reference image to add details
How to add shading and highlights using overlay blend mode
Use guideline for illustration
Add texture and details
3 ways to animate butterflies
Working with the Procreate app
Techniques you can apply while illustrating any butterfly of your choice!

Who this class is for:

Intermediate Level: Anyone who knows the basics of Procreate

You’ll need:

An iPad
The drawing app, Procreate
An Apple Pencil

My drawing tools:

11-inch iPad Pro (2nd Gen)
Apple Pencil (2nd Gen)
Procreate, Drawing App (5.3.6)

By the end of this class, you’ll have created 3 beautiful semi realistic butterfly illustrations with tips and tricks on illustrating any butterfly of your choice and 3 ways to animate them in Procreate.

Looking to attract butterflies with some wildflowers? Take a look at my class on illustrating wildflowers in Procreate!

Victoria Krasnoshchekova

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