How to Draw a Lion’s Face
In this drawing tutorial, you will learn how to draw a lion’s face step by step. Try to get started, and then you will realize that drawing is fun and interesting!
In this drawing tutorial, you will learn how to draw a lion’s face in an easy step-by-step guide. The lion is a carnivorous animal whose beautiful appearance is admirable. These beautiful animals are deservedly called the Kings of all animals because these animals look truly royal. Lions and tigers are the largest animals in their feline family. It can be considered a great regret that the range of lions has greatly decreased over time because historically, lions used to live in much more diverse places on Earth.
Previously, lions lived even in the south of Europe, in the Middle East, in India, in Greece, in Armenia, in the south of modern Russia, and so on in many other places. It is very sad that the area of residence of lions has decreased so much. And it is not at all surprising that lions used to live so much further north than we are used to thinking about it because lions have been symbols on many coats of arms since ancient times.
Time needed: 45 minutes
How to Draw a Lion’s Face
- Guiding baselines.
First, you need to sketch out the rhombus-shaped guidelines for the lion’s head.
- Draw the shape of the face.
Using the guidelines, draw the shape of the lion’s face and mouth, following the example from step.
- The shape of the ears.
Draw the basic shapes of the ears. These basic shapes will help you understand where the lion’s ears will be in your drawing.
- Draw the eyes.
Draw now the outlines of the almond-shaped lion’s eyes.
- Draw the nose.
Now draw the lion’s nose. Now draw the lion’s nose. Before that, you can draw a straight vertical line that will help you draw the nose more even and symmetrical.
- Lion’s mane sketching.
Draw the bottom of the lion’s mane. You can start drawing the lion’s mane from the ears contours and heading down step by step.
- Draw the top of the head.
Draw first the ears of the lion, which are covered with fur. After that, sketch out the middle-upper part of the lion’s head, detailing the lion’s mane.
- Sketch the pupils.
Erase the guidelines from the sketch of the lion’s head, then draw the pupils of the lion in the eye contours. After that, you can detail the lion’s face by sketching the facial texture and wrinkles on it, as in the example from step.
- Details around the mouth.
Detail the lion’s face by sketching the texture of the fur around the lion’s mouth.
- Texture the mane.
Draw the lines of the lion’s mane.
- Draw the lion’s mane.
Now completely and in detail, sketch the entire fur texture on the lion’s mane.
- Hatching.
Hatch the dark details on the lion’s face around the eyes and mouth.
- Trace the outline.
Trace all the contours of the drawing with a marker, black paint and a thin brush or ink.
- Color your artwork.
Color the lion’s face using your favorite coloring supplies. And also draw the lion’s whiskers with thin pencil lines.
We have learned the basic principles of drawing a lion head, which will help you create realistic and expressive images in the future.
Remember to take into account the anatomy and shape of the head, and use shadows and light to create volume in your drawings. Practice and experiment to develop your skills and reach new heights in the art of drawing.