Q&A for How to Draw a Horse

Draw curved lines to create the effect of overlapping hairs and press harder on the pencil for some of these to shade in.

First, draw a rectangle with soft corners. Then, add a slant to the front and color it in.

Do a slight downward curve for the back (that's the spine), and add muscles to the legs. Make sure the belly is round.

Yes, but you erase them once you're finished, keeping just the outline in the general shape.

Draw an exact replica of the outline of the object, but make it so the shadow is pointing the right way when you consider the lighting. Lighting can affect the length and direction of the shadow.

Follow the steps above for the face specifically. If you struggle with these instructions, you could try finding something round to trace for the circles, like a cup. Once you have your circles, you just need to connect them with lines, which can be done using a ruler.

It's up to you. You can look up some pictures of real horses and see which one you like best. If you don't want to be realistic, then you can just use whatever color you like.

It's just a matter of eye training. Just keep practicing.

Use a photo of a horse fro reference and pay attention to the way the light hits the body.

All you have to do is draw an upside-down "U" and bring the bottom tips in, so that it's almost a completed O. Then do the same thing above that and connect the tips with a line.

Do an image search, study the shapes and try to draw what you see.

You will need a pencil and an eraser to erase the unneeded lines in the drawing. You will also need colored pencils or crayons if you would like to color your drawing.

Yes, this can be used by people of any age.

Make small circles near the bottom of the face, then shade in one side of each hole.

Try to draw light but small streaks to try to perfect it. For me, it makes it much easier to curve lines and make them smooth, especially if I'm drawing an animal.

Make a triangle and connect it to the head. or to make it curvy. Just make a curvy triangle.

Start by doing the outside circles, then the outline, and finish with the coloring. Add a saddle pad if it's an English saddle and a knob on the western saddle (if preferred).

You just add the horn by drawing a cone shape on its head.

Making a big head and cartoon eyes helps it be part cartoon but with a realistic body.

Try drawing the eyes as rounded almond shapes, and they should appear to be more correct.

You can draw the horse at an angle, then draw a mountain underneath it.

The ears can face whatever direction you would like. If you're going for a certain emotion, such a fear. face the ears back and pointed towards the neck. If your going for curious, face the ears forward and point up/ slightly forward.

Find a photo of a horse. Use a ruler to make a few measurements. Measure the length of the neck, legs, and back. Compare your measurements to make approximate ratios. If the length of the neck is 2 inches, and the length of the back is 4 inches, and the length of the head is 1 inch, the neck should be twice as long as the head and half as long as the back.

You'll find helpful tips in Draw a Horse Head .

Draw an oval for the head and a curve for the muzzle. Draw an oval with the side with no head pointing upwards diagonally. Connect the head and the body with two curves that make it look like a tree trunk, that will be the neck. Draw ears and do the steps from Method 2 Step 6, and you should have your bucking horse!

First, make an upside-down teardrop shape where you want the mane to start. Then, keep making the upside-down teardrops, but make them look like they are located under the previous braid part.