Butterflies Time Lapse Drawing

First I apologize for the quality of the picture at the end. I'll try to fix that. This butterflies are for a Drawing group on DeviantArt.com called "Draw Along" http://draw-along.deviantart.com/

Here is the Original Picture which I based this drawing on:
(Please keep in mind that her photograph cannot be used without explicit permission from the artist.) http://fav.me/d1lhkcj

And special thanks to http://bedo92000.deviantart.com/ for allowing me to upload this here on Youtube.

To Check out more of my work just click here! http://visualiart.deviantart.com/

Thank you for looking, I hope you enjoy/enjoyed it and don't forget to like and comment. :)

TECHNICAL:
Staedtler Colored Pencils (lots of em pencil crayons).
Ebony Black Pencil
Crayola Markers
Staedtler Ink Pen - 0.1 - 0.3 - 0.5 - 0.7
Charcoal Stained Stumps for darkening areas.
Stumps and Tortilions for Blending
Tissues for smoothing the surface.
Paper - 14 x 17 - 98LB - Canson XL Mixed Media
Drawing assistant (my cat 3:23 )
Canon Camera (18,000 pictures)

TIME:
On and Off 9 days. (I gave about 1-2 hours per day on it)


HERE IS SOME INFO, READ AND LEARN KIDDIES:

The Monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus) is a milkweed butterfly (subfamily Danainae), in the family Nymphalidae. It is the best known of all North American butterflies. The Monarch is famous for its southward migration and northward return in summer from Canada to Mexico and Baja California which spans the life of three to four generations of the butterfly.

Its wings feature an easily recognizable orange and black pattern, with a wingspan of 8.9--10.2 centimetres (3½--4 in). (The Viceroy butterfly has a similar size, color, and pattern, but can be distinguished by an extra black stripe across the hind wing.) Female Monarchs have darker veins on their wings, and the males have a spot called the "androconium" in the center of each hind wing from which pheromones are released. Males are also slightly larger.

Since the 19th century, it has been found in New Zealand, and in Australia since 1871 where it is called the Wanderer. In Europe it is resident in the Canary Islands, the Azores, and Madeira, and is found as an occasional migrant in Western Europe.

Monarchs are foul-tasting and poisonous due to the presence of cardenolide aglycones in their bodies, which the caterpillars ingest as they feed on milkweed. Both forms advertise their unpalatability with bright colors and areas of high contrast on the skin or wings. This phenomenon is known as aposematism.

Monarchs also contain cardiac glycosides in their bodies from the Asclepias plants that the caterpillars eat. Overwintering Monarchs in Mexico are often preyed upon by Black-headed Grosbeaks which are immune to that toxin. Other birds such as orioles and jays have learned to eat only the thoracic muscles and abdominal contents because these contain less poison than the rest of the body. Some mice are also able to withstand large doses of the poison. Over time, overwintering adults become less poisonous, thus making them more vulnerable to predators. In Mexico, about 14% of the overwintering Monarchs are eaten by birds and mice.

Monarchs share this defense with the similar-appearing viceroy butterfly, in an example of Müllerian mimicry. (Viceroys were at one time believed to be Batesian mimics of monarchs.)

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[cornelia439]

What a beautiful drawing :'o I love it amazing skill with the shadows and details

[Soruitainari]

@cornelia439 Thank you mighty bunches! :D

[greenpeacephilosphy]

did you do that looking at some picture?. its very cute

[Soruitainari]

@greenpeacephilosphy Thank you! And yes, I did use a picture, it's in the description. :)

[BethSince2302]

It's an amazing piece of art, and i'm not going to lie, I liked this mainly because of the interest of your cat.

[Soruitainari]

@BethSince2302 Thank you very much, and Mr. Whiskers is going to be really happy to know this. :P

[Nice2meetya1]

Gorgeous :3