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Hi everyone!

I've been wanting to post some basic guides to lion anatomy and biomechanics, I'm hoping that some fanartists might be interested in educating themselves. If anyone has questions or would like an additional guide made, please let me know.


Surface and skeletal anatomy. These are somewhat simplified and are NOT perfect, but they are very functional for drawing reference.






Biomechanical analysis of the major body movements.

Shoulder/arm extremes:



Hip/hind leg extremes:




Facial extremes:

Very interesting and educational, it really helps! Thanks for posting this, now I can improve on my lion anatomy and drawings.

I'm glad that you found it useful! If there's any interest, I can post analyses on full-body movements such as walking, running and jumping.