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So what is wrong with drawing butterflies with this wing position? Nothing! It's possible and looks good.

• vidarh 5y ago
  Depends on whether you're depicting them from straight above or at another angle. The point remains that they don't typically hold their wings that far forward. It's not clear how far forward the one in the picture has its wings because of the angle. So, sure, if you're depicting a buttery in a completely different pose to the examples in the article, it might be right.
  • Graffur 5y ago
    Who can dictate what pose a butterfly should be drawn in?
    • vidarh 5y ago
      You're being obtuse. You can draw it however you want if you don't mind depicting ones that look dead.
      • Graffur 5y ago
        but you're not.. they can be in that position and some of them are in that position at rest
        • vidarh 5y ago
          Maybe some can. I don't know. But the point remains that the supposed "counter example" is not evidence of this, and that irrespective of that, because most butterflies won't have them in that position depicting them like that will make them look like they are likely dead whether they are or not.