This drawing lesson will help you learn how to draw a lion cub. This instruction consists of nine simple steps with a detailed description.

So, I am glad to bring to your attention this interesting and useful drawing lesson in which I will show you how to draw a lion cub. If you follow all the steps in this instruction correctly, then your drawing will turn out to be very cute.

Lions are considered carnivorous mammals. Surely you have seen lions more than once in various films, cartoons or on the Internet.

If you already want to start this lesson as soon as possible, then you can prepare the necessary art supplies right now, and then follow this instruction and enjoy the creative process.

Materials

Pencil
Paper
Eraser
Coloring supplies

Time needed: 30 minutes

How to Draw a Lion Cub

Draw the outline of the head and body of the lion cub.
Add the head as a slightly deformed circle, add the torso as a curved line below it.
Depict facial features.
Draw the eyes, nose, and mouth inside the outline of the head.
Sketch out the ears.
At the top of the head draw the ears using two larger arcs and two smaller arcs inside them.
Add the mane.
Around the head, draw many rounded lines of different lengths to draw the lush mane.
Depict the outlines of the forelimbs.
In front of the torso, draw two paws slightly apart, using curved lines.
Draw the contours of the hind limbs.
On the sides of the torso draw two hind legs set apart using curved lines.
Sketch out the tail.
On the left side of the body, draw the tail with the tassel at the end, using arcs and curved lines.
Correct inaccuracies.
Use the eraser to remove unnecessary lines from the drawing and prepare it for coloring.
Color the drawing.
To color the lion cub, use orange, beige, brown, pink, and also black.

Now you know how to draw a lion cub step by step. On our site you can find many other useful drawing lessons dedicated to the image of various animals to improve your skills as an artist. Download the short version of the lesson in PDF format to always have access to the lesson.

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