The lion is known as the king of the jungle – but even royalty has to take some time off now and then! Let’s create our very own stunning lion lying down in just a few short, simple steps!
Tutorial Video
Step-By-Step Images and Instructions
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Start by using a black fineliner pen to draw a wide “heart” shape on the left of your page.
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Add two curved lines to the top, and then add two half circles inside the heart.
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Draw two curved shapes below this, forming the top of the mouth.
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Next, bring two curved lines down to the bottom of the page, and connect these with a zig-zag line at the bottom.
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Add a “u” shape to the bottom of the line forming the mouth, and add an “m” shape inside this, and a short dash below this.
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Now, add two horizontal, crescent moon shapes to create brows…
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And then add two eyes below this.
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Add small circles inside the main outline of the eyes.
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Next, add two smaller circles inside these larger ones…
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Connect the two small circles with curved lines.
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Outline the face using a slightly thicker black line.
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Switch back to the black fineliner pen, and add whiskers to the top of the mouth.
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Use the thicker black pen to add two “crescent moon” shapes to the top of the head…
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And then bring down three jagged sections for the side of the mane.
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Repeat this on the other side, so that the mane is framing the face.
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Add two horseshoe shapes to the top of the head for ears…
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And connect these with a wide “m” shape. Then, bring a curved line down on the right.
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Add another bumpy line to the bottom of this, and then add a series of small, curved marks to the top of this.
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Add a series of small bumps heading down towards the bottom right-hand corner of the page for a paw.
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At the bottom of this, bring a line across to the right, and then curve this up to meet the right side of the mane.
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Add a second paw just above the first one…
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And then bring a curved line across from the right of the mane. Bring this across to the right, and then curve it down towards the bottom of the page.
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Add two curved lines for a tail at the back…
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And then add a “tuft” to the end of this with a teardrop shape.
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Bring a curved line down just inside the curve, and then take this across to the left at the bottom.
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Add a series of bumps for the paw…
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And then connect the back paw to the front leg with a straight line.
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Use the black pen to shade the brows, the nostrils, and the space between the eyes.
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Use a blue pen for the outside of the eyes…
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Grab a pink pen for the inside of the ears.
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And a brown pen for the mane and the tuft at the end of the tail, as well as the nose and the top of the mouth.
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Use the pink pen for the bottom of the mouth.
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Use an orange pen for the main body of the lion.
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Then, use an orange pencil for the belly and mouth of the lion.
And there we have it – a king of the jungle taking a well-earned break from all the hard work!
