INK and WASH Butterfly Painting (Step-by-Step)

Join professional wildlife artist, Paul Hopkinson, in painting this stunning Grizzled Skipper butterfly on a Violet. Paul will guide you through the whole process, this includes the drawing out stage, and then the application of the wash of watercolour to bring the painting to life. If you would like to learn more about the pen and wash technique, this is a good video to watch next: *https://tinyurl.com/4pxfrznx* *SUBSCRIBE* to my YouTube channel: https://bit.ly/2KsTSS3 🕒 *Timestamps* 🕒 00:00 Ink and wash butterfly painting 00:19 Beginning the butterfly ink drawing 04:02 Building up the patterns within the butterfly's wings 07:58 Finishing off drawing the butterfly's wings 10:18 Adding the ink details to the face and body of the butterfly 12:16 Drawing the violet flower with the ink pen 15:58 Removing the graphite outline drawing 16:57 Adding the wash over the brown wing patterns 20:27 Preparing the watercolours to paint the violet 21:21 How to apply the watercolour wash on the violet flower ▶️ *JOIN MY ONLINE SCHOOL:* Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/TheDevonArtist 🛍️ *BUY AN ORIGINAL PAINTING* I sell all my original paintings through Etsy: https://devonartist.etsy.com 🧑🏻‍🎨 *RENT A SINGLE LESSON* https://devonartist.co.uk/video-shop/ ⭐ *FREEBIE CLUB Our *Freebie Club* gives you access to several full-length tutorials and a regular newsletter, alongside tips and tricks videos too: https://www.patreon.com/TheDevonArtist 🎨 *MATERIALS I USE* I am often asked about my painting materials. Everyone has their favourites, but here are some of mine: https://devonartist.co.uk/materials-i-use-or-recommend-for-realistic-watercolour/ ▶️ *SAY HELLO ON SOCIAL MEDIA* Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thedevonartistpaul Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.co.uk/thedevonartist/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/thedevonartist Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the_devon_artist 🦊 *LOVE WATCHING WILDLIFE* – why not check out our sister channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/InspiredbyWildlife ©️ COPYRIGHTS My videos are copy protected and are fully owned by myself. They are for your use and enjoyment on YouTube, I hope you like them. 📸 With grateful thanks to Bob Eade from Flickr 🎵 With grateful thanks: Wayne Jones - Mr Sunny Face and Zachariah Hickman - Future King of Heaven #PaulHopkinson #TheDevonArtist #WildlifeinWatercolour