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the petals and the butterflies and also along the ends of the branch. The ends are Eggshell with a swirl of Burnt Umber in the middle.
Leaves:
Base coat the leaves with 2 coats of Light Avocado using the #10 Shader. With the #10 Shader, highlight the outer edges of the leaves using Wasabi Green. Mop to soften as needed. Using the Mezzaluna brush, dry brush Wasabi Green above and below where the vein line will be. Using the dirty brush, dry brush Green Tea over this section on a smaller area for an extra highlight. Add a back to back float of Plantation Pine where the vein line will be using the #10 Shader. Don’t bring this float all the way out to the end of the leaf. Mop to soften as needed. When dry, shade under the butterflies and where one leaf goes under
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another. Thin Wasabi Green with a touch of water to make an inky consistency and using the script liner, add the stem of the leaf and continue it up into the leaf for the vein line. Add the little veins that come out from the center vein. Using the #10 Shader, reinforce the shading with Plantation Pine along one side of the center vein. With thinned Plantation Pine add a small line along the stems to make them stand out more on the background. Add a thin highlight onto the center of the vein with thinned Moon Yellow. We will add some tints of color when we add each butterfly.
Butterflies:
Paint all of the butterflies with one coat of Snow White using the #10 Shader. This will make the background colors pop. Using the #10 Shader, base coat the butterflies as follows: • Red Butterfly- Tomato Red • Orange ButterflySpiced Pumpkin • Yellow Butterfly-Moon Yellow (including the body) • Green Butterfly-Mistletoe • Blue Butterfly-Ocean Blue
• Indigo Butterfly-Blue Violet • Violet ButterflyBrilliant Purple When dry, transfer the details.
Red Butterfly:
Using the #1 Round brush, base the body with Midnite Blue. Brush mix a touch of white with Midnite Blue and add a highlight to the center of the body and along the bottom of the head. Use the #4 Round and paint the outer edges of the wings with Lamp Black. Shade the wings where they meet the body with Lamp Black. Add a touch of water to the Black and using the script liner, add the veins in the wings, the antennae and the little legs. Mix together White and Black to make a nice gray and float this color along the outer edges of the wings with the #6 Shader. Add a light wash here and there of Tomato Red to the nearby leaves.
Orange Butterfly:
Highlight the lower wings with Moon Yellow. Base coat the body and the outer wings with Black. Thin Black with a touch of water and add the vein lines in the wing and the antennae with the script liner. Add the dots on the wings with Orange, Moon Yellow and White. The eyes are tiny dots of White and add very thin lines on the
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