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June 8, 2009 at 9:55 am
Carol Creech
This is gorgeous! What a great tutorial. Thanks for posting.
June 8, 2009 at 12:27 pm
Sande
Very nice! And your finished butterfly is lovely.
So nice to have you back and posting again!
June 8, 2009 at 12:29 pm
Sara B.
How great! I’m going to have to put this to use in my journal today.
June 8, 2009 at 1:12 pm
Emily
Val,
Oh my gosh! How did you know this was just what I needed????? I was “shopping” for flowers last week and looked out to see my first butterfly… he was beautiful!!!!! I thought maybe he was lost, there is a butterfly bush next door, but he came back at least once that I saw. I was so-oooooooo excited. I have been thinking about him since then!
I can’t wait to try this out. I sketched the flower from your last one. Haven’t added any watercolor yet… but I will!
Thank you so much!!!!!!
June 9, 2009 at 1:49 am
flowergardengirl
Beautiful and I might just try it.
June 9, 2009 at 5:50 pm
Vanessa
WOW, this is soo lovely! What type of paper did you do your butterfly on? I absolutely love scientific illustration!
June 9, 2009 at 7:23 pm
valwebb
Thanks, everybody! More tutorials will be ready next week. Vanessa, the paper is called amate. It is from Mexico, and it’s made by the Otomi people. They peel certain types of tree bark thin, soak it and then pound it into thin sheets. It has a wonderful, rich texture. We brought it back from a trip last year, after buying it from an Otomi woman in the marketplace at San Miguel de Allende. I have seen it for sale online through http://artisticpapers.com as well.
June 18, 2009 at 1:47 pm
Angie
I never thought of approaching it with the gouache first and then the pencils, thanks for sharing!
June 19, 2009 at 8:56 pm
christy { dandelion muse }
thank you so much for this incredible tutorial. i stumbled across your blog today and i am so happy that i did! i’ve always wondered how that effect is achieved with colored pencils and now i know it’s the gouache… please keep these tutorials coming!
July 25, 2009 at 9:25 pm
Titania
Beautiful “how to” you explain so patiently your fantastic drawings and paintings. I admire it.
July 25, 2009 at 11:41 pm
Kathleen
Oh Val, what a wonderful tutorial. I’d love to try my hand at drawing a butterfly. I think I’ll sit in front of your blog with my supplies and give it a go. You’re so generous to offer your knowledge to all of us.
September 24, 2009 at 2:32 am
Matt
I think your tutorial is truly beatiful. Especially the way the way the text fits the line of the butterfly. Nice job.