You also might want to say whether you would prefer it to look life-like or the stencil look 'cause you can't really have it both ways (that would just look like a chopped up lion). If you specify a little more on that, someone won't have to try as many times to get it right either. I'm sure an artist doesn't want to draw a ton of pictures and only get paid for one because details weren't specific enough, I know I wouldn't. (Not saying that you only paying for a final product is bad, just saying that some artists only like to fix art so many times before they get fed up with it.)
I'm not trying to rag on you, just trying to help.
