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How to Draw a Winged Lion
Draw a winged lion in 14 easy steps, about 11 minutes. Free, with a printable worksheet.
Each picture adds one red line. Draw that line, then scroll to the next picture. Rub out any dashed helper lines at the end. First up: big soft head.
Step 1: Big soft head
On the left draw a big soft head, wider than tall, with round cheeks and a flat top.
Tip Leave room all round it for the mane, and on the right for the body.
Step 2: Round ears
On each top corner of the head draw a round ear with a curve inside. The left ear is smaller.
Step 3: Big eyes
On the middle of the head, a little to the left, draw 2 big oval eyes with black dots.
Tip Leave a tiny white shine in each eye.
Step 4: Snout and smile
Under the left eye draw a snout poking past the head. From its black nose, draw down into a w.
Tip Rub out the head line inside the snout.
Step 5: Bumpy mane
All round the head draw a ring of 11 soft bumps, like a sun. It goes behind the ears.
Tip Keep every bump about the same size.
Step 6: Long back
Start behind the mane, level with the eyes. Draw a long back, curl round the bottom, stop below chin level.
Tip The line runs almost flat, then curls down.
Step 7: Front leg
Draw a ground line. From under the mane, draw a leg down to a plump paw, then back up.
Tip The leg leans forward and gets thinner near the paw.
Step 8: Tummy and back leg
From the front leg draw the tummy. Then a round thigh down to a paw and up to the bottom.
Tip The back leg bends just above the paw.
Step 9: Far legs and toes
Under the tummy draw 2 more legs peeking out. Add 2 toes on each big paw, 1 on small ones.
Tip All 4 paws sit on the ground.
Step 10: Tufty tail
From the top of the bottom, draw a thin tail hanging down. Add a leaf tuft on its end.
Tip Thick at the body, thin at the tuft.
Step 11: Wing top
Start behind the mane on the back. Draw a long arch up and back to a wing tip.
Tip The tip is high above the lion's bottom.
Step 12: Feathers
From the tip draw 5 round feathers stepping down to the back. Add a row of small bumps inside.
Tip 5 even bumps, like the fingers of a mitten.
Step 13: Cream and sky blue
Colour the snout cream. Colour the wing sky blue.
Step 14: Sand and ginger
Colour the lion sand, around the snout. Then colour the mane and tail tuft ginger. Leave the eyes white.
Your finished drawing
Follow the steps above and this is where you end up: a winged lion, drawn by you.
Every step in one picture
