Lion dance drawings: lion head, leaping lion, lion and lettuce

Drawings of the lion of the Lunar New Year lion dance, to copy, colour or trace onto a poster, a mural or a class project. Each picture shows the lion alone: a southern lion head with its single horn and mirror, a full costume rearing up with its tail cloth swirling, or a lion reaching up for a lettuce tied to a red envelope. Type a different lion, such as a white lion, and the same drawing styles carry it.

• A poster for a school New Year event
• A mural for a community hall
• A colouring or tracing page for a class
• A drawing practice sheet

Frequently asked questions

Is there a dancer in the pictures?

No. The pictures show the lion alone, with no dancer or person visible.

Can I trace these?

Yes. The clean outline style has no fills and is ready to colour or trace.

What is the difference between the three styles?

Clean outline is a uniform black line, brush ink has tapered strokes and solid black fur, and mural block has thick black shapes that read from a distance.

Can I change the lion?

Yes. Type a different lion, such as a golden lion; the result may differ from the sample.

About toile

This page is a showcase and a starting point: nine samples already rendered, three readings of the pack crossed with three styles, each shown at the size and ratio it was made for. Take any of them further on the wall with a few words, or ask for all nine again under your own direction; a sign-in keeps what you make, and it is free while Toile is new. The recipe behind each sample — the subject, the style, the palette, the framing — travels with the image rather than staying private to the render: it is in the alt text of every sample and in the page's own structured data, so a search engine reads the same handles a person would.