How to Create a Butterfly Clipart

Drawing the Outlines

1. 
   Start by opening your graphics program. Create a 'New Document' with a size of 800 pixels wide by 600 pixels tall.
2. 
   Using the "pen" tool, in your program of choice, is useful for creating more complex shapes. Start by creating one of the butterfly's wings with the pen tool. Set the stroke to "3 pixels," and don't worry about a fill at this point.
3. 
   Make the other side. An easy way to create symmetry in an artwork is to copy and paste like shapes. First, select the original butterfly wing, select 'Copy' (generally located in the 'Edit' menu of a program's toolbar), select 'Paste', and then drag my duplicated wing into place. Now you have a set of wings!
4. 
   Utilize the 'Circle' or 'Ellipse' tool to add circles for the head and antennae. After selecting the tool, simply click anywhere on the artboard, click and drag to your desired size. Copy and pasting can also come in handy here.
5. 
   Use a few more overlapping ellipses to easily form the butterfly's body!
6. 
   Connect the antennae to the butterfly's head, using either the 'Line' tool or the 'Pen' tool. With 2 clicks of the Pen Tool, you can create one antennae connection. After that, copy and paste to apply the same line to the opposing antennae.