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How to Paint a Tiger Swallowtail Butterfly in Acrylic - Final Session

Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Butterfly in Acrylic
Eastern Tiger Swallowtail
 Butterfly in Acrylic
Subject: Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Butterfly on Apple Blossom
Date: 05/25/2018
Painting Session: Final Session
Medium: Acrylic on Illustration Board
Previous Sessions: Session 1Session 2, Session 3

I decided to put in the time to finish this painting after almost two months of not working on it. During this painting session, I re-painting all of the yellow. After looking at some reference photos, I noticed most of the butterflies have a variation in the color of yellow on their wings. Not sure it comes across in the photo but I tried to incorporate some variety on the wings. I also added more wing veins and did a second past on all of the black and blue on the wings. I touched up a few of the apple blossoms and leaves and added in veins on the leaves.


Final Painting Swallowtail Butterfly
Final Painting Swallowtail Butterfly

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