How to Draw a Lion Roaring

In today’s lesson, we will discover how to draw a lion roaring on paper. The design and proportion of each part will be highlighted in each step of the how-to article here. Observe that the blue pencil lines are used to show the current lines being drawn in each in each of the steps.

Time Needed: 30 minutes

1. Draw The Nose

   

   To form the lion’s nose, draw a small triangular shape. Now, create a rounded shape connected to the bottom of the nose. Then, add dots to the rounded shape.

2. Outline The Head

   

   Outline the shape of the lion’s head as shown.

3. Form The Face

   

   First, draw a line curving downwards for the eye. Next, add two short curving vertical lines on the snout. Let’s form the lion’s mouth by first drawing its pointy fangs. Then, draw the rest of the mouth by adding a curved line from the top fang connecting to the bottom fang.

4. Add The Ear

   

   Draw two curved lines to form the lion’s ear.

5. Draw The Mane

   

   Outline the pointy shape of the lion’s mane similar to the illustration shown. Don’t forget to add a curved line at the base of the lion’s ear!

6. Form The Body And Tail

   

   First, form the elongated shape of the lion’s body. Next attach a thin wavy shape to the body. Then, add the tip of the lion’s tail as shown.

7. Attach The Legs

   

   Attach the lion’s legs at the bottom of the body by creating vertical lines with paws at the end of each leg. Don’t forget to add curved lines on each paw.

8. Outline The Underbelly

   

   Draw a wavy horizontal line to form the lion’s underbelly as shown.

9. Complete The Roaring Lion Drawing

   

   Let’s give life to the roaring lion by first coloring its nose, mane, and the tip of its tail with a dark brown crayon. Now, use a white crayon to shade the fangs and a red crayon to fill in the inner mouth. Next, color the upper nose and underbelly with a light orange crayon. Finish the illustration by shading the rest of the lion’s body with an orange crayon.