As the name suggests, the butterflyfish is a stunning type of marine fish that closely resembles a beautiful butterfly – including the range of gorgeous, eye-catching colors. Want to bring one to life for yourself? Then let us help!
Tutorial Video
Step-By-Step Images and Instructions
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Begin by taking a black fineliner pen, and drawing a curved triangle shape on the left side of your page.
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Add two circles, one inside the other, in the top “point” of your triangle.
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Next, bring down two parallel lines above and below the circle for a stripe…
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And bring a line up from the top, taking a jagged line across to the left, and then smoothing this out as you head down towards the bottom of the page.
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Add a triangle “dip”, and then bring the line across to the left, down, and back in, in a square “backward C” shape.
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From here, bring the line down, across to the left, and then add a series of jagged points, bringing those at the front down a little further. Connect these to the front of the fish to complete the outline.
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Add a series of tall, thin curved shapes all across the body – the one at the back should be curved across the tail.
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Now, add a line inside the back section, following the shape of the outer line.
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Add two circles, one inside the other, to the top of this…
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And then add a small “teardrop” shape to the back section.
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Now, add a line to the center of the sections in the body.
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Add a curved line to the front, and bring this forward slightly with short curved marks in the “face” area.
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Bring a line across from the front of the mouth…
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And then use a black pen to add color to the eye, the stripe at the front, the inner circle at the back, and the small shape below this.
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Fill in the inner sections and the face with a vibrant yellow pen.
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Use a green pen for the tail at the back…
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And then shade the remaining area with the brown pen!
Voila – your very own unique, distinctive butterflyfish. If this is your first encounter with these curious creatures, then why not head off and do a little more research? There are a lot of cool things to learn!
