Draw a Lion

Lions have always been symbolic of ferocity and strength, not to mention the central characters of one of the best Disney movies of all time. Learn to draw the biggest cat in Africa in these easy steps. Let's begin!

Steps

A Traditional Lion

  1. Draw a small circle for the lion’s head. Draw also a rectangular shape with smooth corners for the body.
  2. Draw the visible eyes using a small circle. Draw the snout drawing a trapezoid drawn connected to the circle. Draw the tail using curve lines.
  3. Draw the limbs – the four legs using oblongs or rectangular shapes with smooth corners.
  4. Draw details for the legs using small circles and oblongs connected at the ends.
  5. Draw details for the lion’s face and mane.
  6. Refine the drawing using curve lines to resemble a real lion.
  7. Trace with a pen and erase unnecessary sketches.
  8. Color it accordingly.

A Cartoon Lion

  1. Draw a small circle for the lion’s head.
  2. Draw the ears, nose, and eyes using small circles and a triangular shape.
  3. Draw rounded curves around the head for the lion’s mane.
  4. Draw an oblong connected to and overlaps the head for the body.
  5. Draw vertically elongated ovals connected to the body for the limbs.
  6. Draw small circles for the feet and draw details for the tail.
  7. Refine the drawing by adding details of curve lines.
  8. Trace with a pen and erase unnecessary sketches.
  9. Color using your imagination!

A Side-View Lion

  1. Draw the head. Sketch a circle connected to a smaller one. Sketch in a guide for the facial features.
  2. Draw two round-edged squares for the ears. Put another smaller set inside for each ear.
  3. Sketch in the eyes, nose and mouth. The mouth should slant to the right of the face in such a way as to almost make your lion look like a bear.
  4. Draw three ovals as guides for the body. Make a small one for the neck and two large ones for the body.
  5. Draw a large enough oval that will overlap both the head and body. This will serve as a guide for the mane. A male lion's defining feature is its mane, as it makes it look bigger, so really emphasize that aspect!
  6. Add in three large ovals for each leg. Draw a small circle for each foot with small ovals for the paws.
  7. Add in two thin lines for the tail, and an oval for the hair.
  8. Now sketch in the details, add fur if you want. Don't forget the mane!
  9. Outline the whole image. Erase any unnecessary guidelines.
  10. Color it in! Use mostly gold and brown hues, unless your lion is of the imaginary sort.

A Sketch-Style Lion

  1. Draw a trapezoid. To the right of it, draw a diagonal line.

  2. Draw a circle around the trapezoid. Then, add two rectangles at the bottom of the image.
  3. Draw a large trapezoid over the diagonal line. Add a half circle around the right side of the circle from step 2. Finally, add a rectangle below the right side of the large trapezoid.

  4. Add small rectangle and small oval. These will become the nose and the ear, respectively. Then, draw two curved lines for the belly and tail, and add a fourth rectangle.
  5. Begin outlining the image. Don't forget to draw a mane!
  6. Add details.
  7. Erase guidelines.
  8. Start coloring.



Tips

  • Draw lightly in pencil so that you can easily rub out mistakes.
  • If you want to use markers/watercolors to color your drawing, use paper that is relatively thick and line over your pencil more darkly before doing so.

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