Out of the Dust

A black maned lion

This is a sketch of a large handsome male lion appearing from out of the dust. It has been sketched using the medium of Pastel on a Clairefontaine paper.

The ORIGINAL has been SOLD to a PRIVATE COLLECTOR.

Below are a squence of images showing the process of how I sketched the above black maned lion

I started with a light sketch of the lion followed by adding some background colour

I gradually worked down the mane having sketched in his piercing eyes

Looking up at the image on my easel

I slowly worked down the left flank of the lion before moving to the right of his head

I've now added the right flank with the leading leg before working on the head

Just adding the final highlights to the leg

Scanned at Framers Gallery