It's my second to the last entry in the art section, and this drawing was one of my most comprehensive and that was because of the instruction which was to Draw/Design/Create an image of an Old, Wise, Strong and Proud Lion. The theme and the instructions were comprehensive enough. First of all, to interpret the instructions of "old", means one must draw a matured lion.
The end result
A full-grown lion enters full maturity at age 8 and the only way to truly see how grown they are is the darkening of their mane. From 3 to 6 years, they develop full manes, then from 7 to age 9, their mane darkens, showing that they're in their prime and that nothing can beat them.
So the lion I drew here is 8 years and 6 months, I depicted this by showing its fully grown body, enormous head, and darkened mane. As for the interpretation of "wise", I used the age of the lion to also interpret its wisdom. In literal translation, lions become wise as they age, because of all the danger they had to encounter as they grow and climb up the ladder in the pride and jungle rank.
Hunting is something they also get better at because of wisdom. Connotatively, every Leo holder who has spent years holding and believing in the token is also wise.
The "strength" is the next theme the muscular and gigantic appearance of the lion is its strength. In reality, lions are very territorial. The only way to defend the territory is to have the strength and might to do so. In other words, having staked Leo is what we call strength.
This is because the staked Leo is what true power is. As a lion, having a stake is the only way to flex might.
When it comes to the theme of "pride", having all the other attributes is what eventually makes a lion proud. As you can see in the drawing, the lion is in its strides, matching forward, roaring, and parading the jungle. I drew a roaring lion because, roaring is an act of pride, to announce to the jungle that a king is coming through.
This is the drawing process. As always, I did a sketch and this is my most detailed piece. I had to use a lot of these details to bring the art to life.
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