Thursday, April 7, 2011

How to Draw a Cartoon Stuffed Lion

Want to learn how to draw a cartoon stuffed lion? Our lazy lion will have no problems lying still while you breeze through our super simple steps.

To draw a cartoon stuffed lion, examine the illustration of the cartoon stuffed lion before proceeding to step 1.
Learn how to draw this cartoon stuffed lion.

In this section, we'll show you how to draw the above cartoon stuffed lion. You can draw this cartoon stuffed lion freehand while looking at your computer monitor or print out this page to get a closer look at each step.

Follow the red lines in each illustration to learn exactly what to draw in that step. The lines drawn in previous steps are shown in gray. Here, we'll show you an illustration of each step and then give you a description of how to draw it.

When drawing a cartoon stuffed lion, start by drawing the head and snout. Outline the body and the rear.

Step 1: Begin with two egg-shaped figures for the head and snout. Add a large U-shape on its side and another large U-shape that is almost upside down. These will outline the body and rear.

To draw a cartoon stuffed lion, define the snout, jaw, nose, and mane. Draw the legs and the tail.

Step 2: Use a J-shape, triangle, and long curved lines for the snout, jaw, nose, and bottom of the mane. Draw ovals and a curved line for the legs. Form the tail as a U-shaped tube with one open end.

When drawing a cartoon stuffed lion, form the eyes, and draw U-shapes for the tongue and paw. Bandage the tail.

Step 3: Add a long line to the snout. Form the eye on your right with one oval. Place it in a larger partial oval that has a curved line attached to each end. Use upside-down J-shapes and U-shapes for the other eye and bridge of the snout.

Divide a U-shape with a curved line for the tongue. Attach a U-shape to the tongue for a front paw. Use curved lines for the other paws. Draw more curved lines for the back and seam lines.

Detail the mane with a curved line and curved V-shapes (most connected). Draw an oval for the tuft at the tail’s end. Bandage the tail with a curved rectangle.

When drawing a cartoon stuffed lion, draw the ears and oval-shaped stitches all over the body. Complete the tail’s bandage.
Step 4: Place an oval in the eye on your right. Crisscross two thin ovals inside it for the stitches. Make the other eye look similar using an upside-down J-shape. Use a partial oval and two curved lines for the ears.

Draw thin ovals for stitches all over the body. Sketch two patches using partial rectangles with many short lines along the edges. Connect long V-shapes at the end of the tail. Complete the tail’s bandage with two curved V-shapes and three curved lines.

Add four short curved lines along the tail. Put three ovals and a rounded triangle on the bottom of the front paw.

To finish drawing a cartoon stuffed lion, add whiskers and hairs on the snout, paws, ear, back, and tail.
Step 5: Show whiskers and hairs on the snout, paws, ear, back, and tail using short curved lines. Draw shadow lines on the snout, jaw, mane, and tail bandage. Add longer lines to the patches.

Your lazy lion looks like he's ready for some serious lounging -- good work. The next cartoon character on our list also loves to lounge, giving new meaning to the word "carefree."