Butterfly Pencil Drawings
Butterfly drawings in pencil: a cute smiling butterfly, a simple outline with veins, a butterfly with hearts, one with moons and stars, wings full of flowers and patterns, a caterpillar with a butterfly, a butterfly on a daisy and two butterflies flying together. For more confident artists there is a realistic shaded butterfly, a swallowtail and a one-line butterfly.
Start with a light line down the middle of the page and build the wings out from it so both sides match. Add the pattern and shadows at the very end.
All drawings in this collection
14 drawings
Cute butterfly pencil drawing to copy
A smiling butterfly with a round head, curly antennae and wings decorated with swirls and dots. An easy butterfly drawing in thick lines for young kids.
Butterfly drawing with patterned wings in pencil
A butterfly with open wings covered in circles, stripes and lacy scalloped edges. A symmetrical patterned drawing for teens, also great to color in.
Butterfly on a daisy pencil drawing
A butterfly with folded, veined and spotted wings rests on a large daisy. A realistic drawing with fine lines and a dotted flower center for more confident artists.
Two spotted butterflies pencil drawing
Two butterflies fly toward each other, their wings dotted with black spots and edged with a thick border. A simple outline drawing that kids can copy easily.
Caterpillar and butterfly pencil drawing to copy
A smiling caterpillar on a big leaf looks up at a butterfly with spotted wings. A simple drawing in clear lines that kids can copy and then color in.
Butterfly with flower wings pencil drawing
A butterfly seen from above with wings full of daisies, swirls and dots. A butterfly drawing with a bold outline, and the pattern can be copied one flower at a time.
Realistic butterfly pencil drawing with shading
A butterfly with open wings, dark edges, veins and small swirls on the upper wings. A pretty pencil drawing with soft shading, good practice for anyone learning to draw shadows.
Butterfly with heart wings pencil drawing
A butterfly with a thick black outline, filled-in hearts on its wings and white dots along the borders. An easy, symmetrical butterfly drawing for kids, nice for a card too.
Butterfly with moon and stars pencil drawing
A butterfly with crescent moons on its upper wings and stars on the lower ones, a tiny smile and curly antennae. A simple outline with no shading, easy for beginners.
Simple butterfly pencil drawing to copy
A butterfly from above with thick wing borders, a few veins, little eyes and a striped body. An easy butterfly drawing for beginners: the outline first, then the lines inside.
Swallowtail butterfly pencil drawing
A swallowtail butterfly with long tails on its hind wings, dark stripes and a wavy spotted border. A detailed shaded pencil drawing for teens and more confident artists.
Pencil drawing of a butterfly to copy
A delicate butterfly, a symbol of lightness and natural beauty that brings the drawing to life.
Pencil drawing of a small butterfly to copy
A small butterfly with delicate wings that becomes a light, elegant accent in your drawing.
Beautiful butterfly pencil sketch to draw
An elegant butterfly with finely drawn wings that makes your drawing more expressive.
Questions and answers
What is the easiest butterfly to draw in pencil?
The simple butterfly with a thick outline or the one with moons and stars: a body, four wings and a couple of details. Then try the heart wings and the flower wings.
How do I make both wings look the same?
Draw a light vertical line, put the body on it, then draw one top wing and right away the matching one on the other side. Check the wing heights against the line before you add any pattern.
How do I draw a realistic butterfly with shading?
Outline it with an HB pencil first, then use a soft 2B to darken the wing borders and the area near the body with short strokes from the edge toward the center. Leave the light patches white or lift them with an eraser.