How to draw a lion in a step-by-step pencil - easy step-by-step tutorials for children

For kids

You should always start with the simplest drawing that a child can handle. But despite this turn out great king of beasts. A pencil will be needed for the work.

The step-by-step process is as follows:

1. First, you need to mark the mane in the form of a leaf with nicks in the areas where the fur is pushed out. Make the mane should be made more puffy.
2. Inside to depict the area of the muzzle in the form of a heart. Draw rounded eyes. Each eye has two circles (large and small) for highlights. Above the eyes sketch curved eyebrows.
3. A little below the eyes add a nose. To do this, in the middle of the muzzle draw a small trapezoid, just underneath a small heart. From the bottom of the resulting figure to draw a circle of cheeks and add an arc of the lower jaw.
4. From the cheeks take the line (mustache). In the mane above the level of the eyebrows add short zigzag sections, just above them to form a semicircle ears with marked middles.
5. Torso start drawing two parallel semi-oval, they will indicate the chest. On the sides show the halves of large hearts (back paws) and add small circles (fingers) from below.
6. From the head down draw four lines to form the front paws. Add rounded toes to the bottom of the paws.
7. Drew a tail with a brush on the tip.
8. Paint the beast in appropriate colors. A good solution would be to use mostly brown, yellow and black shades.

Obtained lion, as if incarnated from a cartoon.

The second way

To perform such a children's drawing will be required:

• A scrapbook sheet of paper;
• felt-tip pens;
• wax crayons or pencils.

Lesson in drawing step by step:

1. Draw a circle of the head with a black felt-tip pen. In its middle to depict the eyes. Make them big in the form of petals. Add narrow pupils.
2. Outline a triangle nose. From it move two arcs in different directions, forming a smile.
3. Next, we must portray the most important part of the king of the jungle - mane. To do this, around the head to create a circle zigzag line.
4. On the side of the mane to draw a semi-oval body. At the bottom draw four paws, and on the back with wavy lines a tail with a tassel at the end.
5. Erase unnecessary dashes.
6. Color the lion. Use orange crayon to paint the body, paws and head. The mane and the tail brush in yellow.

You can add a few brown stripes to the parts of the body, make the eyes green, then the lion will look more beautiful.

Lion cub

The next task will be more complicated, it is necessary to depict a cute little lion cub. To do this you need to prepare:

• A sheet of paper;
• pencils;
• an eraser.

In fact, it is not difficult to draw a lion cub:

1. Place a sheet of paper in front of you. In the center at the top and bottom mark two points. Connect them with a line. Form a cross with another line. Under the intersection draw a spout in the form of a small oval. Under it, a larger oval to form cheeks.
2. Next, to continue to trace a muzzle, you need to connect the cheeks from below a long arc-shaped line. In the upper area of the head to draw large eyes with ovals. Inside, mark two small circles one inside the other. Draw eyebrows with two arcs.
3. Outline the contour of the head. To do this, on both sides of the need to draw arcs from the mouth to eye level. Arcs connect the figure, the top of which is similar to the top of a heart, a complete muzzle.
4. From below spend two short vertical segments (neck). A little higher and away from the eyes to draw ears. They are depicted by semicircles. They also draw a semi-oval with a zigzag line below.
5. The outline of the mane draw a rounded line, with jagged edges in some places, on both sides from the base of the neck to the ears and on top between the ears. Should get a chic mane.
6. Proceed to draw the underside of the little lion. The torso of the future king of beasts will be hidden by the paws, which must be placed in the foreground. To do this, from the neck to draw slightly rounded lines, so that the feet look a little slouchy, the inner sides of the paws to indicate a V-shaped figure. Draw rounded toes.
7. Next, use ovals to represent the feet of hind legs, placing them underneath near front paws. Add three round toes, finish drawing a small circle in the center of each foot. From just below the shoulders, draw arcs on both sides of the lion cub to the hind feet (hips).
8. Draw the tail on the right side, it should not be thick, and depict it by using two arcs. At the end of the tail depict fluffy tassel, marking the hair zigzags.
9. Remove unnecessary lines in the muzzle area and paint the image.
10. Before coloring the lion cub with colored pencils, you need to outline the main contours of the picture with a bold black outline. Use the same color to paint the nose, eyebrows and pupils of the eyes, and to draw a mustache. Use yellow pencil to decorate the body, muzzle, tail, and the outer part of the ears. The center circles of the feet should be painted in pink. The mane and tassel of the tail should be a dark orange color.

Such a cute lion cub will appeal to any child and encourage them to further develop their artistic talent.

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