That's a good start. Yours came out better than my first few skin attempts :laugh: . Then again, the horse is really hard to work with. In fact, I'm nearly finshed with a spotted horse. I'll post maybe next month... Maybe you could keep the hands, feet, and head of your lion the original colours so it looks like he's wearing a suit. See Dr. Sazar's "Monkey Suit" in the Ape download section for a reference.
What I do when making a skin is use the L3D Viewer to see my changes, and if I don't like them I go back to the .TGA file and tinker a little. I'll save the small changes I just did, and view the L3D again. I go back and forth until I am pleased with my work. As you may guess, CTRL+Z and CTRL+ALT+Z are my best friends.
Getting the lines to work across separate pieces of the skin is difficult. Remember when it boils down to making small changes, save, L3DViewer, then go back and accordingly alter the TGA. Rinse, lather, and repeat. Save and split your work into sessions if you start to feel overwhelmed. Good luck and happy Photoshopping!