Painting a Butterfly in Acrylics - Step-by-Step Tutorial

In this full-length tutorial, I share my process for painting a butterfly with acrylic and Neocolor wax pastels on paper. In the video, we walk through: - Sketching the butterfly - Establishing the first layers of color - Building up layers with acrylics and Neocolor wax pastels - Creating a harmonious feel throughout the piece - Finding a balance between warm and cool colors ✷ Acrylic colors used in this painting: Ultramarine Blue Quinacridone Magenta Titanium White Yellow Ochre Cadmium Yellow Medium Light Pink Phthalo Blue ✷ Neocolor I & II colors used in this painting: White Light Blue Ultramarine Golden Yellow ✷ Paint brands used: Nova Color Acrylics Windsor & Newton Galeria Acrylics Liquitex Professional Acrylics ✷ Paper used: Strathmore Mixed Media Paper, 11x14 ✷ Brushes used: CraftSmart 2” brush Windsor & Newton Winton, hog bristle filbert #8