There is no denying it – lion cubs are super cute! Ever since Simba bounded onto our screens, many of us have had a serious soft spot for cute and in just a few short steps, it will be easy to see why! Let’s get started.
Tutorial Video
Step-By-Step Images and Instructions
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Grab a black pen, and draw a curve on the left of your page. Then, add two angled lines to the bottom of this, connected at the bottom with another curve.
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Add a small “crescent moon” shape to the bottom of this new curved line to create the nose, and then draw a short line emerging from the bottom. Bring curved lines across on either side of this, and then bring them up to meet the curve at the top.
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Add a double “horseshoe” shape to the bottom for the mouth…
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And then add another, smaller “double horseshoe” shape just above this, with a short mark at the top of the mouth.
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Next, bring a line across from the left, adding a few small “ridges” to this, and then bring the line up and across to the right.
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Add another single horseshoe shape to the end, angling this to around 45 degrees…
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And then add a half-circle shape to the top of this. Connect this to the other side of the mouth with another slightly jagged line.
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Add another double horseshoe shape to the left for the second ear…
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And then add two small “half-moon” shapes to the face for brows.
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Next, add a large, “half-circle” shape below the brow, with an almond shape in the center.
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Cut off each corner with a curved line, and then add two smaller lines inside the almond shape.
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Connect these two small circles with curved lines…
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And then repeat this process on the left to create the second eye.
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Now, add three oval shapes below the face, joining these together.
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Connect these to the bottom of the face with a curved line on the left…
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And then add another set of three ovals to the left of this – these will be the toes of the paws.
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Connect the left toes to the curved line with a wavy line at the top and bottom.
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Now, connect the right paws to the bottom of the face with another curved line. Add a second line up from the left toe on the right paw, leading up to the bottom of the face, and bring a curved horizontal mark across to the right from this line.
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Add another three oval shapes to the right of this…
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And connect these to the line in front with a straight, curved line. Then, bring another line across to the left, up, and back in to the bottom of the right ear.
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Add a curved line to the bottom of the belly, take this to a point, and then bring it down to the top paw…
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And then add a tail to the top of the back with two curved, parallel lines joined with a curve at the end.
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Add that distinctive “tuft” to the lion’s tail…
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And then fill in the center of the eyes with a black pen.
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Use a brown pen for the edges of the eyes, the bottom of the mouth, and the tuft of the tail…
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And then fill in the top of the mouth and tongue with a red pen.
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Return to the brown pen to add color to the eyebrows.
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Next, use an orange pen to shade the irises of the eyes…
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And use a pink pen for the inner ears.
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Take a brown pencil, and use this to shade the mouth area, the paws, the chest, and the belly.
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Finally, use an orange pen to add color to the fur, and complete your cub!
And there he is – your own little lion cub to play with and celebrate – just don’t let him get into too much trouble…
