I wanted to share my thumbnail versus my final rough sketch for this guy to show that sometimes you have to be patient with yourself. <3
The third stage of this clocked in at almost an hour of my time! Some sketches come to me in 30 mins or less haha.
Granted I don't draw as many males as I do females, and its been a hot minute since I drew a lion... but yeah I couldn't quite get it where I wanted at first. Finally I pushed myself a little bit more and I got the last one. If you keep trying (especially with a fresh brain the next day) you'll figure things out eventually! ^^