Learning to draw a horse is enough difficult task, since an accurate display of the proportions of this most beautiful and graceful animal is required in the drawing. But, if you draw a horse in stages, then it is quite possible to draw it correctly even for children. In this lesson, we will learn to draw standing horse, step by step, sketching its outlines. It is difficult even for an artist to draw a picture of a running horse, so first make a drawing of a horse standing still, and after this lesson you can try to draw other drawings of horses, including a running horse. The most difficult elements of the horse drawing are the hind legs and the horse's head, pay special attention to these details. The site has a lesson on how to draw a horse's head in stages with a simple pencil. Watch it too, it will help you right draw a horse.
1. How to draw a horse, the first step of the drawing
All drawing lessons on my site are based on the use of geometric shapes, as the initial contours of the drawing of any animal. Horse drawing done in the same way. With the help of three circles draw the main parts of the torso and connect them with lines as in my drawing. Drawing these outlines is not difficult, but it is important to accurately position them on the sheet of paper in relation to each other. Try to make this step of drawing a horse as accurate as possible.
2. Add the contours of the legs in the picture.
In this step, you need to draw the outlines of the legs, neck and head. Start at the line of the horse's neck. To do this, you just need to add another upper neck line to the already drawn one. Mark in a small circle where the horse's head will end. After that, you can start drawing the outlines of the legs. Start by drawing the front legs first. To do this, draw two pairs of small circles and connect them with straight lines. Draw triangles for the hooves. The hind legs are more difficult, maybe because they bend not forward, but backward. And note that the lines of the legs do not start from the center of the circle, but are slightly shifted to the left.
3. General outline of the horse
Check carefully whether all the horse's proportions are respected. Is the head too big and the legs too short? Are the hind legs bent back? Check the distance between the hooves, the front legs are almost closed, and the hind legs are standing as if the horse is preparing to run. If you are sure that you have drawn everything accurately, then move on to the next step.
4. The drawing of the horse is almost complete
At this step, we will not draw anything, just delete the now unnecessary contours from the drawing. Correct the lines you accidentally deleted and see how simple it turns out draw a horse... Already in the third step of drawing, you have got a real a beautiful horse, it remains only to draw the tail and draw the head in detail.
5. It remains to draw a few more details.
The first steps of the drawing are very simple, but they require attention so that the original contours are precisely located in relation to each other. The proportions of the horse depend on their location. The next steps require attention to small details. You need to carefully draw the eyes, nostrils, ears of the horse. To draw small details, the pencil must be sharp. Don't forget to draw the tail.
Horse head drawing video.
6. Drawing final touches
Now you know how to draw a horse, but you still need to learn how to apply shadows. it sophisticated technique, but use a simple rule of object lighting. The light falls from the right, which means that the areas on the left will be darker. Try to create shadows on the horse by copying them from my drawing. You can try drawing a horse with colored pencils and even paints.
In this tutorial, we used the techniques of drawing a horse that is standing still. If you want to draw a running horse, or even several running horses, you can use photographs of horses for this, using this lesson as a base material for other horse drawings.
7 running horse Oil painting
I painted this picture of a running horse with a rider in oil. Please do not criticize too much, I was only 11 years old.
To draw a horse, even in stages, requires experience and a good eye. But if you need to make drawings of horses, this lesson will help you figure out how to draw a horse's head. The main thing is to observe exactly the proportions so that the horse's head is graceful and beautiful. For beginners to draw, I advise you to periodically compare your drawing with a real photo or a good drawing of a horse.
A drawing of a giraffe will not be for you difficult lesson if you've tried to draw a horse before. Almost the same structure of the body, only slightly longer than the legs of a giraffe than a horse, and of course a very long neck. But if you draw in stages, first with a simple pencil, and then paint with colored pencils, the picture of the giraffe will be like a real one.
If you draw wolves chasing a horse in the distance, you get a good plot for a picture, a running horse. In fact, wolves will not be able to catch up with a healthy and strong horse, and even if they do, they will regret it. The horse has a very dangerous weapon for them - hooves.
A deer looks very much like a horse, so if you know how to draw a horse, then drawing a deer will be easier. The same structure of the body and legs, only the head is decorated with horns and the tail is very small, it is not even visible in the drawing.
If you did not manage to draw a horse beautifully, try drawing a camel in stages. This lesson is designed so that any child can draw a camel correctly.
So, it is better to draw a horse in several stages in order to understand and understand all the nuances of its image. As soon as you start to carry out the given schemes on a piece of paper, you will quickly get a spectacular horse.
How easy it is to draw a horse
Before drawing a complex, detailed horse, we suggest you take a look at a few simple step-by-step drawings.
How to draw a horse from the side?
Option one 
Option two 
Option three 
Option four 
Option five 
And this is how a horse is drawn in front 
How to draw a horse's head?
Option one 
Option two 
A little later we will disassemble the drawing of the horse's head in more detail, and now we will proceed to a more complex drawing of the horses from the side.
How to draw a horse in stages?
1. First of all, set the boundaries of the future drawing. The easiest option is to immediately draw a rectangle where the animal will be located. It is very convenient to draw in this way. 
2. Then draw the base of the future horse's head. It is done like this: in the upper left picture, draw a medium-sized triangle. Its corners should be rounded. For clarity, the figure below is shown. 
3. Now draw two ovals at an angle to each other. It is they who will later act as the basis of the animal's chest and croup. 
4. Connect these two ovals together - as a result, you will get the horse's belly. Avoid kinks and too sharp transitions, the lines should be smooth. 
5. Next, we are working on the image of the horse's legs. First of all, mark with dots the places where their folds will be and connect with straight lines. Try to keep the proportions of the animal's body harmonious. And consider the location of the horse's knees - they are high. Pay attention to the picture. 
6. Now it is necessary to finish the legs, making them quite full and muscular, as well as the hooves, which are depicted in the form of a trapezoid. The knees of the animal protrude slightly forward, the heels are lifted up. Let's draw the front legs for now. 
7. Draw the horse's hind legs. Keep in mind that they are much fuller than the front ones above the knee in the animal. If you make the hind and front legs the same, you will get out of proportion. 
8. Now let's move on to the horse's neck. It is important to observe the golden mean here, only in this case you will draw everything correctly. Highly thin neck looks bad in the picture, and a too massive thick neck also spoils the impression. It should be powerful enough, but at the same time, it conveys all the grace of the animal. Draw with smooth lines, indicating, at the same time, the transition from the head to the body - make the neck gradually. It is better to make it slightly curved. 
9. Draw the horse's legs, head, neck and body again. 
10. Now with the help of the eraser, delete all unnecessary lines that remain from the creation of the horse. They shouldn't distract you. Lines must be washed carefully - without leaving marks and ugly streaks.
11. The time has come for the most interesting stage - we draw the horse's head. In this image, the horse stands in profile towards the audience. Try to keep his muzzle expressive. Draw the ears and highlight the large nostrils. Don't forget to add volume to the horse's eyes. 
12. Next, sketch out the horse's tail. There are many options: someone cuts their tails, intercepts with elastic bands or braids. In our case, a long and lush tail of an animal is presented, freely developing in the wind, which makes the image dynamic. It is immediately clear that the knight is in motion. 
13. Correct the drawing again - remove all unnecessary lines and strokes.
14. Carefully draw the muscles of the horse. Highlight them with strokes in the area of the front, back legs and neck. If you are not completely happy with the result, update the lines in the drawing with a pencil again. A horse with such muscles looks very powerful and realistic. 
15. Now we need to add to the horse a lush mane, lifted by the wind. It is not necessary with special zeal to display every curl or hair in the picture. It will be enough to simply outline the line of the mane. Make it voluminous and divide it into individual curls with a few strokes. 
16. Draw a few more neat strokes to mark the folds of the joints on the animal's legs. 
17. Now you can add volume to your drawing. To do this, use pencils and blend them. Take a close look at which parts of the horse are dark and which, on the contrary, are lighter. This can be seen in the figure below. Proceed in the same way. 
How to draw a horse's head?
Of course, in order to draw a horse correctly, it is important not only to study the main principles of its image, but also to understand the details.
The horse's face should be drawn in such a way that it really looks natural and arouses interest.
In addition, if you master the basic principles of drawing faces, it will be very easy to create realistic portraits of animals in different directions and styles. Be sure to consider all the subtleties and follow the algorithm.
1. First select the front of the muzzle. Draw a good line of the nose area, noting the area that will be in front. Study the illustration below carefully. To create clean lines and maintain the correct proportions. 
2. Then, at the top of the horse's muzzle, draw an oval not big size... To outline the eye area.
3. Also mark some of the top folds and draw a line for the neck.
4. Draw a smooth line around the part of the drawing where the ears of the future horse will be drawn. You should end up with a semicircle.
5. Create the eyeball and cheekbone, finish the neck and don't forget about the folds on it. Compare the resulting image with the drawing. Change if necessary. 
6. Draw a small crease above the eye - the eyebrow of your horse.
7. Now draw the ears. To do this, select the large nostril, outline the upper lip, and draw the lower part of the head as clearly as possible.
8. Then you need to detail the image. Select the lower lip and complement the animal's face with small folds in the nose, neck and eyes.
9. We mark the inner parts of the ears. We draw the mane and bangs of the future horse.
10. Carefully remove all unnecessary lines with the eraser. There should be no dark marks or streaks in the drawing. Once again, clearly outline all the contours.
11. Now add volume to the horse's muzzle. Shade the eyes and nostrils. In this case, it is necessary to designate with dark shadows the eyes, neck, nose and ears of the animal. In the rest of the areas, do light shading. 
How to draw a pegasus?
It's time to create a horse with a beautiful face!
A fabulous horse with wings is very beautiful and original.
She may well be a symbol of love, courage, or the embodiment of a flight of creative imagination, as well as a passion for travel.
So, it's time to draw the pegasus! 
1. First, draw several ovals, which will form the basis for the croup, muzzle and sternum of the future horse. Since the pegasus presented in this figure is facing the audience - its back is on the side, and its head is located directly above chest.
2. Now connect the ovals to each other. You should have a horse with a massive and beautiful neck.
3. From the front of the horse's body, draw two small, curved lines. Take a close look at the picture showing the wings. For each of them, you need to create two identical arcs. The upper one is slightly shorter, the lower one is longer.
4. Getting started on the body of the pegasus. Connect the bottom oval to the ribcage to create a smooth abdominal line. At the end, draw the back of the animal.
5. We begin to draw the wings. Make the bottom lines wavy, and round the top ones. Be sure to detail each wing and draw feathers.
6. Then you should execute the face of the pegasus. First, draw a large nostril, a large expressive eye, and outline the outline of the lower lip. Don't forget to create beautiful horse ears.
7. Draw the legs of the pegasus. The hind legs should be very massive and thick above the knee. The front ones can be made slimmer, but not skinny. Remember, the pegasus is a powerful creature. Draw the hooves. A slightly raised front leg does not look bad - the drawing becomes more dynamic.
8. Once again, delete all unnecessary lines and mark the outlines. You have to draw a strong and powerful horse with wings. 
How to draw a man on a horse
A horse with a rider looks very impressive. You can easily and quickly draw a person on a horse, following simple recommendations. The main thing here is the correct calculation of proportions for maximum realism.
If you carefully study the sample below, then you will not have any problems. Redraw the rider step by step, following the algorithm.
1. Start drawing an animal with a rider using rectangles or ovals. Draw a rectangle as the basis for the horse's body, and above it another, only smaller. It is important to make sure that the rectangle on top is at an angle, as a horse with a slightly bowed head will look more natural. 
2. Draw the neck. To do this, you need to connect the lower and upper rectangles to each other.
3. You can start creating the horse's legs. To depict the legs of the animal as accurately as possible, carefully study the drawing. They should be of varying thickness below and above the knee, and should not be completely straight. It is best if you draw the hind legs at a short distance from each other: depict one limb raised and the other bent. Don't forget the tail!
4. Now draw a large vertical rectangle above the middle of the horse's body. This will become the basis for the image of the rider.
5. Start with right hand a person, stretching it slightly to the left. Draw the other arm bent. Place a clenched fist approximately between the horse's torso and neck.
6. It's the rider's leg turn. First of all, draw the face of a person with oval eyes and short eyebrows. Also, outline the nose with a wavy line, draw a mustache under it and outline the mouth with a small arc. Don't forget to complete the beard.
7. Draw the rider's mail, armor and helmet. The latter should be in the shape of a triangle; the continuation of the cap should be made so that it covers the face from the side. Draw the armor with geometric shapes and clean lines. Draw more gloves on the hands and chain mail. Using the "steps" method, perform the armor on the legs.
8. Finish the horse's face. Create the eye, nostrils, tail, mane and ears, clearly marking all the lines.
11. It remains to depict the reins, stirrups, saddle and dagger in the hands of a person.
Horse-drawn carriage
Would you like to know how to draw a horse carriage?
First, learn how to draw a carriage with one horse in harness. The main thing is to master the very principle of the image.
In the future, you can easily draw a carriage even with three horses, or simply add another one to an already created animal. It can be located in the background and is only partially noticeable: the hind and front legs behind the limbs of the main horse, the part of the back, tail, neck or head slightly raised upwards. The rest will be hidden by your main horse. 
1. Create a large square and place a horizontal rectangle next to it - the base of the horse and carriage.
2. Draw another small rectangle to the square where the coachman will sit.
3. Now proceed to the image of the horse itself. First, make a small oval and connect it to the rectangle. You should end up with a horse's head. Best of all, if it is slightly lowered down.
4. Perform the legs of the animal - medium length and not too thick. Draw the front ones straight, and the back ones slightly bent. Don't forget the tail and mane
5. Finish the details of the horse's face. Outline the harness, depict the ears, and the eyes can be closed with overlays. One of the lines should go to the carriage, crossing the horse's body - this will be the shaft. Draw the hooves.
6. Special attention give to the carriage. Back part round, and make the front wall straight. How exactly to create a carriage is clearly shown in the figure.
7. Draw it and beautiful volumetric wheels with your carriage. Keep the rear circles large and the front circles slightly smaller. Mark the wheel axles.
8. To create the most realistic image, special attention should be paid to the coachman. We see the person sitting in front in profile. Just draw an oval, a small circle above it, and a small rectangle at the top. Mark the coachman's hand on the oval with two lines. To make the resulting rectangle look like a cylinder, paint over its top elements. Now it remains only to draw the hair between the hat and the body of the person, while marking one eye with a small stroke.
9. Create a profile of the coachman - mark the nose and gently round his chin.
10. Complete the image with the necessary strokes or details, completely remove all unnecessary lines.
How to draw a horse on its hind legs
Let's try to draw a spectacular and realistic horse on its hind legs? 
1. First, define the boundaries and location of the future drawing. Best of all, if you unfold the paper sheet vertically, then the horse "stands" on its hind legs and stretches out in length. The vertical image looks more effective and natural.
2. Draw one small oval and another smaller one on top, located on the side. This will give you the base for the horse's head and body.
3. Perform the horse's neck. Don't make it too thin, the animal must be muscular and strong.
4. Pay special attention to the horse's hips. Stretch their tops of legs and thighs towards the bottom. To understand the principle of the image, take a close look at the picture.
5. Place the lower legs in different positions. The horse's hind legs are elongated and straight, since the main load falls on them. Draw the front legs raised up - a vertical beginning from the knee and slightly lowered hooves.
6. Begin transitions. Outline the legs and torso, rounding all the lines. The latter should be especially clear in the area of the hooves and knees.
7. Draw the head of the animal. Create an eye, a large nostril, and one ear. The horse's muzzle looks at us in profile.
8. Don't forget the tail, mane and hooves.
9. Draw in the muscles and muscles of the horse and the folds in the abdomen. Paint it a little.
How to draw a jumping horse
It is easy to draw such a picture. The main thing is to remember the basic rules for its execution.
1. You should draw in stages, regularly checking yourself against the drawing. First, create two shapes - this is the base of the image. In this case, they are grayish.
2. Now begin to draw the head of the animal, lowered down and located vertically. Complete it immediately with an original pattern and follow the neck. 
3. Carefully draw the horse's face. You should depict the eye, nostril, cheek, outline the convex lines around the eyes and jaw.
4. Start creating the jumping horse's torso. Make only smooth lines! First of all, depict the front legs - bent and thin. Their lower parts and hooves should fit snugly against the horse's body. Be sure to emphasize the animal's readiness to jump. Stretch your hind legs. Please note that top part the hind limb is much larger in comparison with the lower one. 
5. Detail the torso. Draw the hooves and symbolize the muscles of the horse.
6. Draw the animal's mane and tail. Make the latter slightly folded back.
7. Eliminate all pencil marks and unnecessary lines. 
How to draw a running horse?
Depicting a running horse is not as difficult as it might seem at first glance. All that is required of you is to carefully study the drawing and remember the algorithm. As a result, you can easily draw it with a regular pencil. 
1. Draw two horizontal ovals. One of them should be in the middle of the sheet, and the other should be on top, closer to the left side of the paper.
2. Now connect these ovals together to create the horse's neck. Don't make it too powerful, but don't forget about the power you need. Respect the proportions.
3. Start drawing the legs. If you like, draw only two legs - the back and the front. From our perspective, a horse might look like this. The hind leg is much thicker and higher than the knee, it is more powerful, while the front leg, on the contrary, is much slimmer. Depict back leg slightly elongated back, front, as you already understood - forward.
4. We detail the horse's head, because for now it is a simple oval. Draw a beautiful ear, round off the line of the cheeks, create a narrower muzzle, an oblong large eye and add a large nostril.
5. Perform a folded back, curvy tail.
6. Using the eraser, remove all unnecessary contours to get smooth transitions, outline the horse's muscles with strokes.
How to draw a horse's eye
The image of the eye is very important point if you want to draw the horse's head correctly. To make the animal's eyes look natural, remember all the little things and nuances.
1. First of all, create the outlines of the eye. Repeat all lines as accurately as possible. Which are shown in the figure. 
2. Shade the eyeball with a pencil. Be sure to leave a small area light.
3. Create a pupil by selecting the center of the eye. Don't outline the pupil or make it too clear - just mark it in a dark tone. 
4. Cover the area around the eye with light shadows. It should be slightly lighter than the eyeball.
5. Now you need to carefully tint this area. Try to highlight more folds and shadows.
6. Use the feather to blend the tones. You can darken the eyeball a little, remembering to lighten the highlight. 
How to draw a horse's mane
Now let's look at how to draw a mane. Do you want your animal in the picture to look like a real one? It is a correctly drawn mane that makes the image dynamic, realistic, emphasizes the movement and power of the horse. 
When creating the mane, do not trace its outline with a pencil. Mark the curls and the mane itself with lines. The drawing should look natural.
Make strokes with a pencil, blend them, and then mark with lines the location of the curls and the direction of hair growth.
Thanks for reading our article on drawing horses! We hope that you have learned something useful from it and have finally learned how to draw horses :)
How to draw a horse this year is an especially topical question! After all, the coming New Year- Year of the Horse. Therefore, the question of how to draw a horse becomes relevant.
It is quite difficult to draw a horse, but if you follow the step-by-step instructions and observe the proportions, then everything will work out. So, today we will learn how to draw a horse in stages.
First, we will learn how to draw a standing horse, as this is an easier task. Children will also cope with this pattern.
1. First, we sketch out the head (circle), the torso (oval) and the neck.
2. Draw ears and a muzzle on the head. Let's designate the back leg.
3. Draw the front and hind legs. We remove the extra lines.
4. Draw the horse's eyes, nostrils, hooves, mane and tail. Our wild horse is ready!
You can draw this horse in the same way.
Now let's try to draw a more complex version of a standing horse as well.
1. We also set the initial contours with geometric shapes. At this stage, it is important to respect the proportions.
2. Draw the outline of the body, neck and begin to draw the legs.
3. Draw the outlines of the horse's legs and head. Let's mark where the horse's head will end. Draw the ears and move on to the legs. Note that the hind legs are not bent forward, but backward.
4. Draw the tail, mane, eyes.
5. We remove the extra lines. The horse is ready!
If you succeed, then you can try to draw a running horse. Of course, this is a more difficult task, but if you strictly follow the scheme, then you will definitely succeed.
Running horses are beautiful and graceful creatures. However, they are some of the most difficult animals to draw. I will show you how to draw these majestic creatures, providing you with the knowledge of their basic anatomy so that you can create a natural pose. You will also learn about the horse gait and be able to draw realistic and dynamic poses.
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1. Horse skeleton
Step 1
The skeleton is the basis for the entire body, so it needs to be studied to understand the movements and postures of the animal. But don't worry - you don't need to count the edges. Just take a close look at this picture.
Step 2
Use the skeleton to see the basic structure of each pose. Remember all the joints (circles) and bones (lines), their location and proportions between them, and you will be able to draw any horse!
Step 3
It is important to remember that hooves are not feet, but toes. Real feet begin at joints that look like knees and elbows. Therefore, horses do not have knees on their front legs - they are wrists!
Step 4
A pony is also a horse. Remember that she has shorter neck and legs - the rest is the same.
Step 5
Foal is the opposite of ponies - just look at these disproportionate long legs!
2. Overview of equine postures
Now you know how to draw a stationary horse, but let's face it - it's boring. To animate the pose, you need to understand how horses move, and more importantly, how they don't move. When building a pose from a guess, you can suddenly confuse trot with canter, making the drawing unrealistic, no matter how much time you spend drawing muscles and light reflexes.
Step 1
"Walk" is the horse's first and slowest movement. In this position, the horse stands on the ground on three legs while one leg is raised. This is a fourfold gait (four knocks can be heard).
Step Step 2
The trot is a type of gait that a horse uses for long distances. In this pose, the horse moves his legs diagonally in pairs, in a double rhythm.
Lynx Step 3
The canter is faster than the trot, but slower than the canter. It is a triple gait in which the horse uses one of the hind legs to propel the others forward.
Canter Step 4
The gallop is very similar to the canter, but faster and has a fourfold rhythm. The painters made one mistake. Do you remember the sketched horses running at a gallop with all their legs stretched out in the air? This is not how it works. When the horse stretches his legs, at least one of them stays on the ground. The "suspended" stage occurs when all legs are bent under the body.
Gallop 
Difference between canter and gallop 
Never do not draw such a pose Step 5
A very effective, but not entirely comfortable posture for a horse is standing on its hind legs. This posture is difficult to maintain for a long time, and the horse makes this jump when agitated. To draw it natural, you need to place your hind legs at the correct angle.
Step 6
Horses can sleep while standing, but that doesn't mean they can't lie down. In fact, they sometimes need to lie down to really rest. They usually lie on the same side with bent legs but they can also lie "flat", relaxing the whole body.
Step 7
Horses look very graceful when they jump. Also, when the horse is hovering in the air, this pose is ideal for drawing a flying Pegasus.
Step 8
That's all I wanted to tell you about poses. Now you can choose one of them for your drawing.
3. Muscles of the horse
Step 1
Muscles give the body its shape, so they also need to be studied. Unfortunately, the horse's muscle carcass is very visible under the skin, so if you want to skip this step, your horses will never look realistic.
If you want to quickly draw a horse, here's a simplified diagram. It will allow you to draw a good body shape without going into details.
Step 2
Here's a more complex structure. That's all you need to know to build a believable body. You may think that it will never be useful, but without muscle, the skin will look flat.
Step 3
Add the muscles to the selected pose.
Step 4
The next step is the skin. It covers the muscles, hiding the sharp boundaries between them. Muscle bulges under the skin reflect light in different ways, making the surface uneven and full of depth.
Step 5
Horse breeds are divided into hot blooded, cold blooded and warm blooded. Hot-blooded horses are lean, long-legged and noble-looking (like the Arabian horses), fast and smart. Cold-blooded are typical draft horses (as from Skyrim), large and muscular, but slow-thinking and quiet. Warm-blooded are a mix of both breeds.
Step 6
Erase the muscle lines that touch each other.
4. Draw horse hooves
Step 1
In fact, hooves are horse nails. Horses are odd-hoofed, which means that their hooves are not split. Drawing cloven hooves is only acceptable if you are going to draw a unicorn.
To draw the hoof from the side, draw a line extending the length of the leg. Then draw a diamond shape touching the line with one corner.
Step 2
Cover the diamond with something like a cap.
Step 3
Cover these shapes with an outline.
Step 4
Add some hair and paint the rough texture of the nail.
Step 5
To draw the hoof from the front, draw a rounded, slightly tapered shape at the bottom.
Step 6
Cover it with a "cap".
Step 7
Also cover with an outline.
Step 8
Add hair and texture. Ready!
Step 9
Draw a hoof with back side also simple. Start with the same rounded shape, but this time make the "cap" big and falling off.
Step 10
Create an outline.
Step 11
And add hair and texture again.
Step 12
My horse now has hooves.
5. Draw a horse's head
Step 1
To draw the head in profile, start with three circles - one for the main part of the skull, one for the muzzle, and one for the nostrils.
Step 2
Connect the circles and add an ear.
Step 3
Divide the muzzle circle into three sections to create the lips.
Step 4
Draw a nostril in a "nostril" circle and two lines from nostril to ear.
Step 5
Draw a line across the two circles of the muzzle, then divide the main circle into halves and a line parallel to them.
Step 6
Divide the top half into two more halves again. Use these guide lines to position the eye. If you are drawing a foal, make the eye larger.
Step 7
Now you can sketch out the details, including the muscles under the skin. Remember that the cheeks are not actually round, but flat.
Step 8
To draw the head from the front, start with an oval and a circle.
Step 9
Add nostrils using guide lines across the circle.
Step 10
Connect the oval and circle, add the ears and forehead.
Step 11
Add eyes using guide lines dividing the oval into four parts.
Step 12
Add details according to the anatomy of the head for a more realistic look.
6. Draw horse eyes
Step 1
Draw a circle and divide it into four sections. Divide it in half with a line, then add another line above the previous one.
Step 2
Draw a lemon shape using guide lines.
Step 3
Draw the eyelids.
Step 4
Draw the eyelashes. They should be straight and thick.
Step 5
The pupil should be horizontal, but most likely, it will not be visible from a distance, because horses have rather dark brown eyes. If you are drawing the entire horse and the eye is just a detail, draw it completely in black. You only need to draw the pupil if the eye is blue.
Step 6
Draw and shade the area around the eye. This is very important for the overall shape. To make your lashes stand out, add shine to them.
Step 7
To draw an eye from the front, start with a vertical ellipse and suitable guide lines.
Step 8
Add eyelids.
Step 9
Draw an eyeball covered upper eyelid.
Step 10
Add eyelashes.
Step 11
Draw the pupil.
Step 12
Polish the eye.
7. Draw horse ears
Step 1
To draw a horse's ear, start with a circle (or halves if it is a front view), then divide it into four parts and use them as guide lines.
8. Draw a horse's face
Step 1
The horse's nostrils are large enough to open even wider when more oxygen is needed. The easiest way to remember their shape: they look like the number 6 or an inverted comma. Therefore, always start with an oval and place a "6" (or an inverted "9") inward, adjusting its roundness to the desired size.
Step 2
When drawing the face, emphasize only the lower lip, the corner is omitted. Also don't forget about vibrises - horses have a lot of them!
Step 3
Here is my horse with a painted head.
9. Horse mane
Step 1
The horse's mane grows straight. The strands are usually consistent in length and thick enough to cover one side of the neck.
Step 2
The horse's tail is much shorter than it looks. Long strands of hair grow out of it, and they are propelled by the tail.
Step 3
The very long hairs that cover the hooves are called brushes. They are typical for draft horses.
Step 4
The wind makes the mane incredible!
Ready!
The guide turned out great, but now I'm sure you are an expert in horses!
There are even whole books devoted to how to draw a horse. After all, drawing these magnificent and noble animals is really quite difficult. But, of course, if you practice a little, you can still learn how to draw horses.
So, before you draw a horse in stages, you should prepare:
1). Eraser;
2). A pen with gel and black ink;
3). Pencil - both ordinary and mechanical will work well;
4). A piece of paper;
5). Pencils of various colors.
Now you can move on to learning how to draw a horse:
1. Making light strokes, outline the horse's head and neck;
2. Draw the horse's body, which is similar in shape to a bob;
3. Mark the front and back legs with simple lines;
4. Draw the horse's face, outlining the eyes and nostrils. And then draw the ears of the horse;
5. Draw a long developing mane for the horse;
6. Draw the front part of the horse's body and its front legs;
7. Also draw in more detail the hind leg of the horse;
8. Draw another one next to the hind leg;
9. Draw a voluminous tail;
10. Draw a sketch with a pen, because it is not enough to understand how to draw a horse with a pencil, you also need to learn how to paint it;
11. Erase the horse's pencil drawing with an eraser;
12. Paint the hooves with brown pencil shades;
13. With a flesh tone pencil, shade interior ears. Color the eye with purple and black. And with a black pencil in places shade the head, neck, body and legs of the horse;
14. In some places, paint over the horse with a gray pencil;
15. Lightly paint the tail and mane with dark yellow;
16. Completely tint both the tail and the horse's mane with a yellow tint;
17. With a reddish-brown pencil, slightly darken some parts of the tail and mane;
18. Draw the grass with green pencils.
Now you know how to draw a horse. Horses quite often became heroes of all kinds of stories and fairy tales, for example, you can remember the magic Sivka-burka. Therefore, before drawing a horse, it is recommended that you familiarize yourself with the works of famous artists on this topic. In addition, looking at photographs of these magnificent creatures can help.
