Lions are the king of the jungle, and seeing one is a real privilege. If you have not yet had the opportunity to see a lion in the flesh, we have the perfect solution – the steps to bring your own lion to life! Ready to learn? Then let’s get started! We are going to learn how to draw a simple lion.
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Step-By-Step Images and Instructions
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Grab an orange pen, and add a curved line to the left of your page, with two small curved shapes on either end of this for the ears.
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Bring two curved lines down on the sides, and then join these at the bottom with a curved line for the outline of the face.
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Leave a gap to the right of the face, and then add a line heading to the right, before taking it down to a “U” shape, and then add a “flick” to the end.
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Use a brown pen to add a “teardrop” shape around the face, connecting this to the side of the orange line.
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Shade the space around the face with the brown pen to create a lion mane.
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Use the orange pen to bring two vertical lines down from the bottom of the mane, and add a “bump” at the bottom for a leg.
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From the top right, take a curved line across to the right…
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And add another leg to the back.
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Now, add another curved line below the existing one, and join these at the end for the tail.
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Grab a yellow pen, and add a small curved shape to the bottom of the belly.
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Use the brown pen to add a small “bump” to the tip of the tail.
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Shade the rest of the body with the orange pen…
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And use a dark brown pen for the outline of the face and the mane.
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Shade the mane with the dark brown pen…
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And use the same shade to add toes to the bottom of your lion.
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Grab a light brown pen, and add a leg to the side of the ones you already have.
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Grab a pink pen, and use this to add spots of color to the ears.
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Use a dark brown pen for two dots to create eyes, and add two curved lines above these.
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Add a triangle-shaped nose below this, and add a short line to the bottom.
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Use the orange pen to create a “loop” on either side of the nose.
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Use a light brown pen to add a small rectangle to the top of the nose…
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And then shade the rest of the face with the orange pen.
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Finally, use the light brown pen to add a small mark to the bottom of the nose for the mouth.
And voila – your very own king of the jungle, ready and waiting for an adventure of his own. Why not spend a little time discovering all there is to know about these amazing animals – they are truly majestic!
