How to Draw a Sitting Lion

Step-by-Step Guide

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   Step 1: Start drawing with your pencil first.

   Draw a circle for the head.
   
   Add a cross in the head to help you draw the facial features later on.
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   Step 2: Draw another oval for the body under the head.

   , Then draw a small oval under the lines, connecting the two arms together.
   
   These circles will also be paws. , Connect those shapes with some paws.
   
   These will be the back legs.
   
   The reason they should be cane shaped is so that the lion looks like it's sitting down.
   
   Add another line to make it look like a leg, if needed. , Draw two more upside down U's to make the pink parts of the ears. (You can also use small circles.) , You can also draw a snout for detail.
   
   Draw the eyes on the top part of the across line on the face, and the nose and snout in the middle. , If you are drawing a female lion, you don't have to add a mane. , Add details with your pen, make some furry designs, and make changes if you'd like. , Color in if you'd like.
   
   Your sitting lion is now completed.
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   Step 3: In the body

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   Step 4: draw 4 lines - 2 for an arm.

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   Step 5: Draw an upside down cane shape on the sides of the lion's body.

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   Step 6: Add ears by adding upside down U shapes.

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   Step 7: Draw eyes

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   Step 8: a nose

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   Step 9: and a mouth.

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    Step 10: Add a mane and a tail.

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    Step 11: Using a pen

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    Step 12: trace around the pencil lines to turn them into neatly formed straight lines.

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    Step 13: Erase the guidelines.

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