Emperor Moth PDF

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Learn to Paint an Emperor Moth in Watercolour, with my Step by Step Downloadable PDF Tutorial

The Emperor is one of Britain’s largest moths, with the female having an impressive wingspan of 10cm. Males are smaller, are more brightly coloured, and have amazing feathery antennae, which the females do not have. They are a relatively widespread moth, but they are not a common species. Their caterpillars feed on a variety of woody plants, which include blackthorn, bramble and heather.

I have classed this as an advanced level tutorial, as there are a few challenging aspects. Whilst the moth has been painted about 70% bigger than life-size, it isn’t that big and there’s a lot of detail to cram in between those lines! These details are very complex, and it is easy to get lost, I know because it happened to me! Include the background and foliage, and there’s a lot involved in this project. However, as with all my tutorials, we work in tiny steps, so if you are up for a challenge, give it a go, or simply upsize the image so you can paint on a larger scale.

This is an instant PDF download, you could start painting the Emperor Moth in a matter of minutes. You don’t even need to wait for the post to arrive! You will receive a 41-page PDF document. Set out in the same way as the tutorials I write for magazines. However, you get lots more large photos of the different stages.

Downloadable lessons enable you to work at your own speed, you can dip in and out of the content, you can spend time studying the fine details and practise the various techniques as often as you like.

Have fun with this lesson, take your time and let me know how you get on. Try printing off the last few pages which have the larger versions of the step-by-step photos for additional help.