When possible, I paint with the object in front of me. It is important to be able to feel it, look at the texture and observe the way light hits form. This butterfly had died with its wings downwards, so I painted it like this to show you how to replicate form by leaving areas light and using shadow. When using watercolours it is important to leave areas that will be different colours white at the beginning so you can add it later. This saves colours from becoming muddy. If
