These scales protect the wings and provide insulation. You may think that they are similar to fish scales, but they’re structured more like short, tiny hairs. The colors and patterns come from layers of tiny scales. The wings are made of an extremely thin, semi-transparent material called chitin stretched between vein-like structures. If you don’t want to follow butterfly drawing steps on this page and prefer practicing on paper, then you may download the “How to draw a butterfly easy and fast” printable step-by-step guide here.Īs we have mentioned before, a butterfly’s most dramatic and beautiful anatomical features are its wings. The wings of butterflies are the most beautiful part of their bodies that most people would like to draw and color. They also have two antennae and two pairs of scaly wings. Like all insects, they have a segmented exoskeleton, three-part body (head, thorax, and abdomen), three pairs of jointed legs, and compound eyes. Before figuring out how to draw a butterfly let’s learn just a little about these beautiful flying insects.

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