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Uploaded:February 23, 2012
Artist:Finalprodigy
Difficulty:Intermediate  Intermediate Skill Level
Steps:15
Updated:February 24, 2012
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How to Draw a Lion Cub, Lion Cubs

I know how much you all like cute animals so I decided to create a lion cub tutorial this time! It's so easy to forget that these guys grow into ferocious beasts; they're just so adorable! Get your drawing supplies and have at it!

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how to draw a lion cub, lion cubs step 1

STEP 1.

Start out by picking your pencils. I used an F pencil for sketching/lines, a 3H pencil for light shading/lines, and a 3B pencil for dark shading/lines. The pencils indicated in orange are optional. I used them mainly to add finishing touches.
 
how to draw a lion cub, lion cubs step 2

STEP 2.

Start out with a basic sketch. Use guidelines if you need them. Either F or 3B will work for shading.
 
how to draw a lion cub, lion cubs step 3

STEP 3.

Your sketch should look something like this. I went over my lines with a blending stump and an eraser to clean up my sketch.
 
how to draw a lion cub, lion cubs step 4

STEP 4.

Start defining you sketch some more starting at around the eyes. Lightly erase the thicker lines and replace them with more detailed lines. I used an F pencil for these steps.
 
how to draw a lion cub, lion cubs step 5

STEP 5.

Further define the top half of the head. Make sure to give the fur direction. Don't just scribble lines in.
 
how to draw a lion cub, lion cubs step 6

STEP 6.

Now sketch in the rest of the head.
 
how to draw a lion cub, lion cubs step 7

STEP 7.

Finally, roughly sketch in the body fur.
 
how to draw a lion cub, lion cubs step 8

STEP 8.

Roughly shade in the corners of the drawing using a 3B pencil. You can also use a 6B pencil to help you produce darker values. Then use a paper towel/blending stump to smooth out your shading.
 
how to draw a lion cub, lion cubs step 9

STEP 9.

Start adding details to and around the eyes. Use a 3B pencil for your darkest values, and F pencil for average values, and a 3H pencil for the lightest values. I found 3H and F pencils to work very well when drawing in the fur.
 
how to draw a lion cub, lion cubs step 10

STEP 10.

Now go ahead and define the cub's forehead. You can start out by using a blending stump to give you a smooth first layer. You can then draw in the fur using 3H and F pencils.
 
how to draw a lion cub, lion cubs step 11

STEP 11.

Now draw in the ears one at a time using the same pencils. You can also use a 3B pencil for the darker values in the ears.
 
how to draw a lion cub, lion cubs step 12

STEP 12.

Next up shade in the nose and the "cheeks." I went ahead and erased the basic idea forms of the whiskers during this step.
 
how to draw a lion cub, lion cubs step 13

STEP 13.

Now shade in the mouth and chin. Use 3B and F pencils for the dark shading and 3H for the fur. After that start defining the whiskers using a 3H pencil.
 
how to draw a lion cub, lion cubs step 14

STEP 14.

Further define the rest of the whiskers as well as the body fur. You could call the drawing done here but I decided to go one step further.
 
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STEP 15.

This is the drawing after adding some more details. I used a 7H pencil to go over some of my light fur again. This just adds a bit more realism to the drawing. I used a 4H pencil to go over some of the darker fur. a 6B pencil was used to darken my shading a bit. And that's about it! I hope you all enjoy this tutorial. Let me know if you have any questions/comments!
 

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carly6720's comment

 

carly6720 ~ Apr 21, 2013, 3:56:14 PM
I'm going to try this with only a mechanical pencil. lol yay watermelon hai ;p tomatoe
 
Drawingmad13's comment

 

Drawingmad13 ~ Jan 20, 2013, 2:37:37 PM
It really good ,mine was a epic fail lol jawdrop
 
Tootyfruity1's comment

 

Tootyfruity1 ~ Nov 27, 2012, 9:36:50 PM
I love it inlove i am going to try it later!! hai wish me luck..........
 
LionTheWolf's comment

 

LionTheWolf ~ Sep 26, 2012, 12:50:38 PM
Wow!
 
yq2012's comment

 

yq2012 ~ Sep 2, 2012, 4:07:56 PM
thanks for all your amazing tutorials which got me into sketching yay yay yay yay yay yay yay yay yay yay yay rock rock rock rock rock rock rock rock rock rock rock dumb dumb dumb dumb dumb dumb dumb dumb jawdrop jawdrop jawdrop jawdrop hai hai hai hai hai hai hai hai hai hai hai
 
Zoe_x's comment

 

Zoe_x ~ Jul 5, 2012, 10:46:29 AM
Amazing thank you :)
 
Bellah's comment

 

Bellah ~ May 20, 2012, 8:42:12 AM
omg mine is faail whale =( =( =( =( =( =( =( =( =( =( =( =( =( and yours is awesome jawdrop jawdrop jawdrop jawdrop jawdrop jawdrop jawdrop jawdrop jawdrop jawdrop jawdrop jawdrop jawdrop jawdrop jawdrop jawdrop jawdrop jawdrop jawdrop jawdrop jawdrop jawdrop jawdrop jawdrop jawdrop jawdrop jawdrop jawdrop
 
Silvermist's comment

 

Silvermist ~ Apr 22, 2012, 9:20:47 AM
WOW!!! Sooooooooo amazing love it!!! I love all wild and domestic cats inlove inlove inlove inlove inlove inlove X3 X3 boogie boogie Great job as always Finalprodigy! hai yay yay omgomg boogie innocent
 
XxslayerxX's comment

 

XxslayerxX ~ Apr 17, 2012, 10:52:53 AM
did it with only a mechanical pencil B) B) B) came out great! rock rock rock
 
XannaRoth's comment

 

XannaRoth ~ Apr 14, 2012, 3:58:50 PM
I'm doing this one at the moment. Epic fail.
 
:lol: confused :fear: X3 :x_x: :shakefist: :zzz: :shrug: :inlove: =D =( :bow: :boogie: :innocent: :omgomg: O_o :3
:rolling: :plotting: :ill: =$ :fart: :hai: :mature: ;p ^^; :drool: :stupid: :poke: :tomatoe: :threaten: T_T :snooty: :singing:
B) :yay: :yawn: :watermelon: :wtf: :wow: :jawdrop: :paranoid: :dumb: :evil: :angry: :speechless: :blank: :rock: :salute: =B ;)
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