The owner of the commissioned piece I’m working on at the moment, loves butterflies 🦋. Particularly Monarchs. She wanted them included in the piece.
Annnd so, I made some Monarchs. I think they turned out quite well…
Thank you! I used cheap, glossy photo-paper; alcohol inks & Copic markers. They’re double sided, so I had to draw two butterflies per final piece (mirror images of each other to match the reverse side).
Once drawn & painted, I cut them out, and then glued them together (pressed flat until dry); then I shaped the wings & coated them in glossy Modge Podge. I think, ensuring all the edges are properly coloured, and being double thickness, gives the illusion of weight.
Interesting! Thank you for informing me! I love reading about the mediums people use and just the journey from unfinished to subjectively finished, great work!!
Grae Hastings 
Woah! what medium did you use? followed you just now btw, love the banner at the top. Gosh, your blog is strikingly beautiful.
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Thank you! I used cheap, glossy photo-paper; alcohol inks & Copic markers. They’re double sided, so I had to draw two butterflies per final piece (mirror images of each other to match the reverse side).
Once drawn & painted, I cut them out, and then glued them together (pressed flat until dry); then I shaped the wings & coated them in glossy Modge Podge. I think, ensuring all the edges are properly coloured, and being double thickness, gives the illusion of weight.
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Interesting! Thank you for informing me! I love reading about the mediums people use and just the journey from unfinished to subjectively finished, great work!!
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