A Monarch Butterfly Has a Great Plan for Getting Over That Ugly Wall

Lately I’ve been moving along at a consistent clip. I’m more fluent with Clip Studio Paint and that means I don’t spend as much time scratching my head with a puzzled look on my face. Even with my extra activities (my part-time job), I have enough art time to complete an image every two or three days.

Today’s picture shows Buddy Butterfly announcing his brilliant plan for getting over the wall. He’s always boastful and full of himself. The question is, will his idea work? Or is he just being a blowhard? Only time will tell.

I flatted this image with the bucket fill tool. I used my custom brushes for all of the line work and painting. Eventually I’ll have a nice set of brushes that I’ll publish here. I still have to add some shadows and highlights, and some texture. And, the background needs work — I’ll put the wall behind Buddy. One of my goals for this book is to improve the backgrounds and make them more coherent and even exciting. I love to look at other illustrators’ awesome backgrounds, such as those painted by Blue Turtle.