Painting Butterflies and Moths in Gouache

Butterflies and Moths are the flowers of the sky. In their short lives they inspire us to try to capture their fleeting beauty with our paints and brushes. This workbook strives, through step by step demonstrations, to show both beginning and more advanced artists how to use gouache to record every little detail of their beautifully patterned wings. Gouache is the perfect medium to depict realistic details. Besides being a forgiving medium that's easy to learn its also economical. The paint can be remoistened after it dries on the palette and its not wasted. There are no chemical odors as there are with oils and, unlike acrylics, your painting can be reworked after it dries. So. . . find a quiet place and start on your journey, learning to paint a Cecropia Moth, a Monarch Butterfly and a Tiger Swallowtail.