Sketch Lion

In this first act, don't grip it tightly, and move quickly...your hand will give the correct form. Here we have the option to draw a lioness or add the mane.

Before moving to ink, get a better picture of your subject.

I went with the King of the Jungle, and added a mane. This is a little more controlled and deliberate, but don't get too focused...remember that you have an eraser.

Pretty straightforward, try to make the lines variable width.

This will give some excitement to the piece.

This will create depth and a bit of reality for the image.

Don't overdo it, the colors will help a lot here as well.

First get the three or four color fields completed.

Next, layer other tones and accent colors.

Here, I wanted to depict a sense that the Lion was rushing off of the page.

The easily placed perspective lines delivers that effect.