Have you decided to teach your child to draw a horse with a pencil? Do you want to get creative, have you been drawn to paper and pencil for a long time? Have you heard that drawing helps get rid of stress, relieve fatigue and emotional tension?

Now you can draw a horse with a pencil without any problems! Horses with riders, jumping horses, beautiful running animals - everything can be depicted with ease if you remember a few useful tips and familiarize yourself with algorithms and diagrams. Start drawing today!

How to draw a horse with a pencil

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Do you want to draw a horse step by step, delve into all the subtleties of the image of this animal? Try to remember the algorithm, look carefully at the diagrams. When you reproduce all the given patterns on your piece of paper, you will quickly have a spectacular horse.

1. First of all, mark the boundaries of your drawing. Of course, it is better to immediately determine the rectangle in which the animal will be located. This makes drawing much more convenient.
2. Now you need to draw the base of the future horse's head. To do this, draw a medium-sized triangle in the upper left corner of the picture. The corners of your triangle should be rounded. Do exactly as shown in the picture.
   
3. Now you need to draw two ovals, positioning them relative to each other at an angle. They will later become the basis of cereals and chest horses.
   
4. Connect your two ovals to create the horse's belly. Make the lines smooth, avoid sharp transitions and breaks.
   
5. Now you need to work on the image of the horse's legs. First, mark the places where they bend with dots, and then connect your points with straight lines. Try to make the proportions of the horse's body harmonious, pay attention to the drawing. Remember that the horse's knees are quite high.
   
6. Now you have to finish drawing the legs, make them quite muscular, full, draw the hooves. The heels are slightly raised, the hooves should be depicted in the form of trapezoids, the animal’s knees protrude slightly forward. For now, focus on the front legs.
   
7. You can begin to finish drawing the animal’s hind legs. Remember that a horse's hind legs are much fuller than his front legs above the knee. If the front and back legs are the same in your drawing, the proportions will be disrupted.
   
8. Draw the horse's neck. Here you will have to remember the golden mean in order to draw the horse correctly. The point is that it's too thin neck will look bad in the drawing, but an overly thick, massive neck will also spoil the impression of your horse. The neck should be quite powerful, but at the same time it is important to convey the gracefulness of the horse. To do this, you need to draw with smooth lines, be sure to indicate the transition from the body to the head, gradually making the neck thinner. Let it be slightly curved.
   
9. Once again draw the torso, legs, neck and head of your horse.
   
10. Take an eraser and remove all the unnecessary lines left over from building the horse. Don't let them distract you. Erase the lines carefully, without leaving streaks or marks.
11. Now comes the most interesting stage. You have to draw a horse's head. In this drawing, the animal stands in profile towards the audience. Try to make the muzzle more expressive. Draw the ears, mark the large nostrils. Be sure to make the horse's eyes big.
    
12. It's time to draw your horse's tail. Sometimes the tails are cut, someone braids them and ties them with elastic bands. In our drawing, the horse’s lush, long tail flutters freely in the wind, which gives the drawing dynamism. You can immediately see that your horse is moving.
    
13. Update your drawing again, removing all the extra lines and unnecessary strokes.
14. Draw the horse's muscles. Outline them with strokes in the neck, back and front legs. If in doubt, completely follow the lines drawn in the drawing. A horse with such muscles will look more realistic and powerful.
    
15. Now decorate your horse with a lush mane that is lifted by the wind. Remember that you shouldn’t try to draw every hair or curl. Just mark the line of the mane, give it volume, and with a few strokes you can divide the mane into curls.
    
16. Add a few more neat strokes to indicate the bends of the joints on the horse's legs.
    
17. Now you can make your drawing more voluminous. Use pencils and shade them. Notice in which places the horse is darker and in which places it is given lighter shades on the sample. Do the same.
    

All! Your horse is completely ready. You can color it and make a background.

How to draw a horse's head

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Of course, in order to learn how to draw a horse correctly, it is important not only to remember the basic principles of depicting the animal, but also to understand the details.

It is important to draw the horse's face in such a way that it really looks as realistic as possible and immediately attracts attention. In addition, you will be able to create real portraits of horses in different styles and directions if you master the basic principles of drawing faces. Remember all the subtleties and follow the algorithm.

Your horse head is now ready! You can color it.

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Now you will be able to draw a horse step by step and make its face especially beautiful. But this is not the limit of your capabilities! Create beautiful running, jumping horses and pegasus. For example, in this section you will learn how to draw a horse with wings.

• The fairytale pegasus looks great and captivates with its impressiveness.
• It can become an emblem of courage and love, symbolize a flight of creative imagination or a passion for travel.

Remember exactly how to portray a beautiful pegasus.

Your Pegasus is already drawn! You can give it color.

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The animal with a rider looks especially impressive. You can learn how to draw a man on a horse right now. It is important to calculate the proportions correctly so that the rider looks realistic. Of course, you shouldn’t forget about the proportions of the horse’s body either.

If you look carefully at the sample and redraw the rider on the horse sequentially using an algorithm, you will definitely not have any problems.

1. Try drawing a horse and rider using ovals or rectangles. Draw one large rectangle that will be the base of your horse's body, and above it draw a smaller rectangle. Make sure that the top rectangle is at an angle, as an animal with a slightly bowed head looks more natural.
2. Now draw the horse's neck. To do this you will need to connect the top and bottom rectangles.
3. Take hold of the horse's legs. Look carefully at the drawing to depict the horse's legs as realistically as possible. Keep in mind that the legs are not completely straight and have different thicknesses above and below the knee. It is better to draw the hind legs slightly apart, draw one front leg bent and raised. Don't forget to draw the horse's tail.
4. Now you need to draw a fairly large rectangle approximately above the middle of your horse's body. Make the rectangle vertical. This will be the basis for drawing the rider.
5. You need to draw a small oval above the vertical rectangle. It will then transform into the head of a helmeted rider.
6. Draw a person's right hand. One should be extended to the left. It is better to draw the other hand half-bent. Let the clenched fist be approximately between the horse's neck and body.
7. Now draw the rider's leg. From our angle, only one leg is visible. It should be slightly curved.
8. Now it's time to depict the details. First draw the rider's face. Make your eyes oval and add short eyebrows above them. Outline the nose with a wavy line, draw a mustache under it, and just outline the mouth with a small arc. Draw the beard.
9. Draw the helmet, armor, and chain mail of your rider. The helmet will resemble a triangle, the continuation of the hat will cover the side of the face. Draw the armor, creating clear lines and geometric shapes, depict chain mail, large gloves covering the hands. Draw the armor on the legs in steps.
10. Draw the horse's face. Draw the nostrils, the eye, define all the lines more clearly. Be sure to draw the ears, mane and tail.
11. Now all that remains is to draw the stirrups and reins, the saddle, and the sword in the hands of the rider.

Your man on horseback is ready! You can leave the drawing in pencil and color it with colored markers.

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Have you decided to draw a harnessed carriage?

• To begin with, it is better to learn how to depict a carriage with one horse. The main thing is that you understand the principle of drawing itself.
• Then you can draw a carriage with two or three horses again, or simply add one to the existing one. For example, o will be partially visible in the background: the front and hind legs behind the legs of the main horse, the head raised up, the tail, part of the back. And everything else will be hidden behind your main horse.

For now, let's draw the simplest option.

1. Draw a large square with a horizontal rectangle next to it. These are the basics of a carriage and horse.
2. You need to add a small rectangle to the square, on which the coachman will sit.
3. Now get to work on your horse. Draw a small oval and then connect it to a rectangle. This will give you a horse's head. It's better to keep your head down a little.
4. Draw the horse's legs. They should not be very thick, of medium length. Make the rear ones slightly bent and the front ones straight. Draw the tail and mane of the horse.
5. Draw the details of the horse's muzzle. Draw the ears, eyes can be covered with overlays, outline the harness. One line should cross the horse's body diagonally, going towards the carriage. This is a shaft. Be sure to draw the hooves.
6. Now we need to pay more attention to the carriage. It has a straight wall in front, but it is better to round the back. Look exactly how the carriage is shown in the picture.
7. Add a window to the carriage. Don't forget to draw big beautiful wheels. Make the rear circles large, the front wheels noticeably smaller. Label the wheel axles.
8. It is important to draw a coachman to give the drawing realism and dynamism. Picture a person sitting in front. We see him in profile. All you have to do is draw an oval, a small circle above it and a small rectangle on top. On the oval, mark the coachman’s hand with two lines. Add details to the top rectangle so that it looks more like a cylinder. Between the coachman's body and the hat, all you have to do is finish the hair and outline one eye with a small stroke.
9. Carefully draw the profile of your coachman. It is enough to outline the nose and carefully round the chin.
10. Now complete your drawing with the necessary details, strokes, and be sure to completely erase all unnecessary lines.

All that's left to do is color your harnessed carriage!

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Have you decided to depict an animal in motion? Do you want to make the drawing truly realistic and dynamic? Then it’s worth drawing a horse on its hind legs! This design looks impressive and conveys the strength and power of the animal.

1. Start your work by determining the location and boundaries of the drawing. It is better to unfold the sheet of paper vertically. The animal will stand on its hind legs, stretched out in length. If the picture is vertical, the horse on its hind legs looks more impressive.
2. Draw one large vertical oval. Above it you need a smaller oval located on the side. This will give you the basics of the animal's body and head.
3. Draw the horse's neck. It shouldn't be too thin. Let the horse look powerful and muscular.
4. Pay attention to the horse's hips. The hips and upper legs are extended downwards. Study the drawing carefully to understand the principle of constructing lines.
5. The lower parts of the legs are positioned differently. The horse stands on its hind legs; they are almost straight and elongated. The front legs should be depicted raised up. From the knee they go almost vertically, the hooves are slightly lowered. This will make your rearing horse as realistic as possible.
6. Engage in transitions. Carefully round all the lines, outline the torso and legs. The lines in the area of ​​the knees and hooves should be clearer.
7. Draw the details of the horse's head. Draw a large nostril, an eye, one ear. The horse's muzzle is located in profile towards us.
8. Don't forget to draw the mane, tail, and carefully draw the hooves.
9. Use strokes to outline the muscles, the muscles of the horse. Paint over it a little, outline the folds of the skin on the stomach.
10. Now erase all the extra lines.

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Do you want to draw her beautifully right now? You can easily create an original drawing if you remember the rules for depicting a horse in a jump.

1. Draw step by step, constantly check the pictures. First you will draw two figures that will be the main ones in the drawing. Here they are greyish.
   
2. Then start drawing the horse's head. It is lowered down and located vertically. Immediately draw the neck, complement the head with a graceful ear.
3. Draw the horse's face more carefully. You will need to draw the cheek, nostril and eye of the animal, outline the jaws, convex lines around the eyes.
4. Now it's time to draw the horse's body while jumping. Remember that all lines must be smooth. First draw the front legs. They are thinner and bent. The hooves and lower parts of the legs are practically pressed against the horse's belly. The animal is grouped in a jump, which must be emphasized in your drawing. The hind legs are extended. note that upper part the hind leg is noticeably thicker than the lower leg.
   
5. Now we need to detail the body. Outline the horse's muscles with symbolic lines and draw the hooves.
   
6. Be sure to depict the tail and mane of your horse. Let the tail be thrown back a little.
7. Erase all unnecessary lines and remove pencil marks.
   

Now you can color or shade your jumping horse!

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Drawing a running horse is also not as difficult as it might seem. Remember the algorithm, carefully study the drawing. You will be able to draw everything step by step with a pencil.

1. Start your drawing by drawing two ovals. Let them be positioned horizontally. One will be approximately in the center of the sheet, draw the other on top, closer to the left edge of the paper.
2. Connect your ovals to create the horse's neck. It should be strong, but not too thick. Make sure that the proportions are maintained.
3. Start drawing legs. We can generally limit ourselves to the image of two legs - front and back, since from our angle the animal can be seen this way. The hind leg is more powerful, it is noticeably thicker above the knee. The front leg is slimmer. Draw the back leg extended back, the front leg should be extended forward.
4. Now you need to detail the animal’s head, because for now it’s just an oval. Round the line of the cheeks, draw a graceful ear, make the muzzle narrowed downwards. Draw a large oblong eye, you can add a large nostril.
5. Be sure to add a bushy ponytail pulled back.
6. Now you need to remove all unnecessary lines, make smooth transitions, and outline the horse’s muscles with strokes.

It's time to color your running horse!

How to draw a horse's eye

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If you want to draw a horse's head step by step, it is important to pay special attention to the image of the eye. You should remember all the nuances so that your horse’s eyes are as realistic as possible, reminiscent of real ones.

Take into account all the nuances. If you don’t know exactly how to draw the details of the eye, you should just rely on the presented sample. With such eyes, the muzzle will be amazingly realistic!

How to draw a horse's mane

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Wondering how best to draw a horse's mane? It is worth paying attention to several nuances so that your horses resemble real animals in the drawings. After all, a well-drawn mane can give an image realism, dynamism, and emphasize the movement and power of a horse!

• When drawing the mane, always try to avoid tracing the outline of your horse's "hair" with a pencil. Draw curls, outline the mane with lines. Everything should be natural.
• The mane will look great if you apply more strokes with a simple pencil, shade them, and then use several lines to outline the direction of hair growth and the location of the curls.

It is with the help of the mane that you can easily emphasize the movements of your horse and make the pattern dynamic. When the horse is standing, the mane will hang freely. If a horse runs, jumps, stands on its hind legs, its mane is raised up, it is blown by the wind, it looks thicker.

Use algorithms, remember useful tips. You will draw horses with pleasure and create real pictures!

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Artistic creativity can become your favorite hobby when you learn how to draw horses with a pencil step by step. We wish you success!

So, it’s better to draw a horse in several stages in order to delve into and understand all the nuances of its image. As soon as you start executing the given patterns on a piece of paper, you will quickly get a spectacular horse.

How to draw a horse easily

Before you draw a complex detailed horse, we suggest you take a look at some 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 from the front

How to draw a horse's head?

Option one

Option two


A little later we will look at drawing a horse's head in more detail, and now we will move on to more complex drawing of horses from the side.

How to draw a horse step by step?

1. First of all, set the boundaries of the future drawing. The simplest option is to immediately draw a rectangle where the animal will be located. Drawing this way is very convenient.

2. Then draw the base of the future horse's head. This is done like this: in the upper left picture, draw a medium-sized triangle. Its corners should be rounded. For clarity, a drawing is presented below.

3. Now we draw two ovals located at an angle relative to each other. It is they who will subsequently act as the basis of the animal’s chest and croup.

4. Connect these two ovals together - as a result you will get a horse’s belly. Avoid kinks and too sharp transitions; the lines should be smooth.

5. Next we work 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 take into account the location of the horse’s knees - they are high. Pay attention to the picture.

6. Now it is necessary to finish drawing the legs, making them quite full and muscular, as well as the hooves, which are depicted in the form of a trapezoid. The animal's knees protrude slightly forward, the heels are raised. For now let's draw the front legs.

7. We finish drawing the horse’s hind legs. Please note that above the animal’s knee they are much fuller than the front ones. If you make the back and front legs the same, you will get broken proportions.

8. Now let's move on to the horse's neck. Here it is important to maintain the golden mean, only in this case you will draw everything correctly. A very thin neck looks bad in a drawing, and a too massive thick neck also spoils the impression. It should be quite powerful, but, at the same time, convey all the grace of the animal. Draw with smooth lines, indicating the transition from the head to the body - make the neck gradually. It's better to make it slightly curved.

9. Draw the legs, head, neck and body of the horse again.

10. Now use the eraser to remove all the unnecessary lines that remain from creating the horse. They shouldn't distract you. The lines must be erased carefully - without leaving marks or unsightly stains.

11. The time has come for the most interesting stage - drawing the horse’s head. In this image, the horse stands in profile towards the audience. Try to make his face expressive. Draw the ears and highlight the large nostrils. Don't forget to make the horse's eyes voluminous.

12. Next draw the horse's tail. There are many options here: some cut their ponytails, tie them with elastic bands or braid them. In our case, the long and bushy tail of an animal is presented, freely developing in the wind, which makes the image dynamic. It is immediately clear that the horse is in motion.

13. Correct the drawing again - remove all unnecessary lines and strokes.

14. Carefully draw the horse’s muscles. Highlight them with strokes in the areas 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 a lush mane to the horse, lifted by the wind. There is no need to put every curl or hair in the drawing with special diligence. It will be enough to simply mark the line of the mane. Make it voluminous and divide it into separate curls with a few strokes.

16. Mark the folds of the joints on the animal’s legs with a few more neat strokes.

17. Now you can add volume to your drawing. To do this, use pencils and blend them. Look carefully at which areas of the horse are dark and which, on the contrary, are lighter. This can be seen in the picture below. Do the same.

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 depiction, but also to understand the details.

The horse's face should be drawn so 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 various directions and styles. Be sure to take into account all the subtleties and follow the algorithm.

1. First select the front part of the muzzle. Draw the area of ​​the nose well, marking the area that will be in front. Study the picture below carefully. To create clear lines and maintain correct proportions.

2. Then draw a small oval at the top of the horse’s muzzle. To outline the eye area.

3. Also mark a few 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 eyeball and cheekbone, draw 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 fold above the eye - the eyebrow of your horse.

7. Now we draw the ears. To do this, select a 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. Highlight the lower lip and add small folds to the animal's face in the area of ​​the nose, neck and eyes.

9. We designate the inner parts of the ears. We draw the mane and bangs of the future horse.

10. Using an eraser, carefully remove all unnecessary lines. There should be no dark marks or streaks in the drawing. Once again we clearly outline all the contours.

11. Now give the horse's muzzle additional volume. Shade the eyes and nostrils. In this case, it is necessary to indicate the eyes, neck, nose and ears of the animal with dark shadows. In other areas, do light shading.

How to draw a Pegasus?

It's time to create a horse with a beautiful face!

A fairytale horse with wings is very beautiful and original.

It 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 that will become the basis for the croup, muzzle and sternum of the future horse. Since the pegasus presented in this figure faces the audience, its back is on the side, and its head is located directly above the chest.

2. Now we connect the ovals to each other. You should get 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 top one is a little shorter, the bottom one is longer.

4. Let's start working on the body of the pegasus. Connect the lower oval with the rib cage to create a smooth belly line. Finally, draw the back of the animal.

5. We begin to draw the wings. Make the bottom lines wavy and the top lines rounded. Be sure to detail each wing and draw in the feathers.

6. Then you should make the face of the pegasus. First of all, 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 more slender, but not thin. Remember, Pegasus is a powerful creature. Draw the hooves. A slightly raised front leg does not look bad - the pattern becomes more dynamic.

8. Once again, delete all unnecessary lines and mark the contours. You must draw a strong and powerful horse with wings.

How to draw a man on a horse

The horse and rider look very impressive. You can quickly and easily draw a man on a horse by following some simple guidelines. The main thing here is the correct calculation of proportions for maximum realism.

If you carefully study the sample presented 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 one, only smaller. It is important to ensure that the rectangle on top is positioned 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 together.

3. You can start creating the horse's legs. To depict the animal’s legs as accurately as possible, carefully study the drawing. They should have different thicknesses below and above the knee, and also 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 person, extending it slightly to the left. Draw the other arm half-bent. Place your clenched fist approximately between the horse's body and neck.

6. It’s the turn of the rider’s leg. First of all, we 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 mark the mouth with a small arc. Don't forget to do the beard.

7. Draw the chain mail, armor and helmet of the rider. The latter should be in the shape of a triangle; the extension of the hat should be made so that it covers the side of the face. Depict armor using 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 muzzle. 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 man.

Horse drawn carriage

Do you want to learn how to draw a carriage with horses?

First, learn how to draw a carriage with one horse in the harness. The main thing is to understand the principle of image itself.

In the future, you can easily draw a carriage even with three horses, or simply add one more to the already created animal. It can be located in the background and only partially visible: the hind and front legs behind the limbs of the main horse, a slightly raised part of the back, tail, neck or head. Everything else 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. Add 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 a rectangle. You should end up with a horse's head. It is best if it is slightly lowered.

4. Make the animal's legs 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 muzzle. Outline the harness, depict the ears, and the eyes can be covered 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. Pay special attention to the carriage. back part round it and make the front wall straight. How exactly to create a carriage is clearly shown in the figure.

7. Add it and voluminous beautiful wheels to your carriage. Let the back circles be large and the front circles a little smaller. Mark the wheel axles.

8. To create the most realistic image possible, special attention should be paid to the coachman. We see the person sitting in front in profile. Simply draw an oval, a small circle above it, and a small rectangle at the top. Mark the coachman's hand on the oval using two lines. To make the resulting rectangle resemble a cylinder, draw its upper elements. Now all that remains is to draw the hair between the hat and the person’s body, while outlining one eye with a small stroke.

9. Create the profile of the coachman - mark the nose and carefully round off his chin.

10. Complete the image with the necessary strokes or details, completely remove all unnecessary lines.

How to draw a rearing horse

Let's try to draw a spectacular and realistic horse on its hind legs?

1. First, determine the boundaries and location of the future drawing. It is best if you unfold the paper sheet vertically, then the horse will “stand” on its hind legs and stretch out in length. The vertical image looks more impressive and natural.

2. Draw one small oval, and on top - another smaller one located on the side. This way you will get the basis for the head and body of the horse.

3. Complete the horse's neck. Don't make it too thin, the animal should be muscular and strong.

4. Pay special attention to the horse's hips. Make their upper legs and hips point downward. To understand the principle of the image, look carefully at the picture.

5. Position the lower parts of the legs in different ways. The horse's hind legs are elongated and straight, since the main load falls on them. Draw the front legs raised up - vertical starting from the knee and slightly lowered hooves.

6. Start 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 animal’s head. Create an eye, a large nostril and one ear. The horse's muzzle looks at us in profile.

8. Don't forget about the tail, mane and hooves.

9. Using strokes, outline the muscles and muscles of the horse, as well as the folds in the belly area. Paint it over a little.

Drawing a horse in a jump

It's easy to draw such a picture. The main thing is to remember the basic rules for its implementation.

1. You should draw in stages, regularly checking yourself on the drawing. First, create two shapes - this is the basis of the image. In this case they are grayish.

2. Now start drawing the animal's head, lowered down and positioned vertically. Immediately complement it with an original pattern and create a neck.

3. Carefully draw the horse's face. You should draw an eye, a nostril, a cheek, outline convex lines around the eyes and jaw.

4. Start creating the body of the horse in a jump. Make only smooth lines! First of all, draw the front legs - bent and thin. Their lower parts and hooves should fit snugly to the horse's body. Be sure to emphasize the animal’s readiness to jump. Make the hind legs extended. Please note that the upper part of the hind limb is much larger compared to the lower part.

5. Detail the torso. Draw the hooves and mark the horse's muscles with symbolic outlines.

6. Draw the mane and tail of the animal. Make the last one tilted back a little.

7. Eliminate all pencil marks and unnecessary lines.

How to draw a running horse?

Drawing 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 ovals located horizontally. 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 at the same time, don't forget about the necessary power. Maintain proportions.

3. Start drawing the legs. If you want, draw only two legs - the back and the front. According to our perspective, the horse may look exactly like this. The hind limb is much thicker and higher than the knee, it is more powerful, and the front leg, on the contrary, is much slimmer. Depict back leg slightly extended back, the front, as you already understood, forward.

4. Let’s detail the horse’s head, because for now it’s a simple oval. Draw a beautiful ear, round the line of the cheeks, create a narrowed muzzle, an elongated large eye and add a large nostril.

5. Create a pulled back, bushy ponytail.

6. Using an eraser, remove all unnecessary contours to get smooth transitions, outline the horse’s muscles with strokes.

Draw the 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 contours of the eye. Repeat all lines with maximum accuracy. Which are shown in the figure.

2. Shade the eyeball with a pencil. Be sure to leave a small area light.

3. Create the pupil by selecting the central area of ​​the eye. Don't outline the pupil or make it too clear - just define 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 shading to create tonal transitions. The eyeball can be darkened a little, without forgetting to lighten the highlight.

Drawing the horse's mane

Now let's look at how to draw a mane. You want your animal in the picture to look like the real thing? It is the correctly drawn mane that makes the image dynamic, realistic, and emphasizes the movement and power of the horse.

When creating a mane, do not trace its outline with a pencil. Designate the curls and the mane itself with lines. The drawing should look natural.

Make strokes with a pencil, shade 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 learned something useful from it and finally learned how to draw horses :)

There are many things you need to know before you can draw a realistic horse. You must know about the horse's anatomy, how it moves. I present to your attention several steps to creating a horse. I would like to hope that I can help you draw the best horses in the world.

ANATOMY

I am firmly convinced that you cannot learn to draw well without knowing anatomy.
First I created a sketch of the horse skeleton. I kept in mind the structure of the horses, the joints of the bones, which allowed me to better understand how the horse was built. This drawing may help you.

Let's go further and look at the muscles of the horse. Understanding how the muscles are placed will help the horse become more realistic. Good placement of the muscles will give your drawing a sense of movement in opposition to simple drawing with a pose.

Horses have very large muscle groups. I only included some muscle groups in the main sketch. I suggest you sketch one or two muscles to understand the placement of the muscle and make it easier to work with.

One of the biggest problems is defining the musculature of the front legs. This sketch should help.

BREEDS

Over the centuries, humans have developed hundreds of specialized horse breeds. We have horses for pulling carts, ploughs, horses for knights and heroes. There are also horses for racing. We have tiny breeds of ponies.

Each different breed of horse was created specifically to perform certain types of work.
Each breed is different from the other. Even the bones of some horses are larger and heavier than those of lighter breeds. Some horses have thicker necks, shorter hindquarters, etc. The manes of some are thick and often appear almost curly. Horses' tails are often trimmed.

This breed of horse is very hardy. Their hind limbs are usually very muscular and powerful. Of all the breeds of such horses, this horse is one of the fastest runners.

Arabian- perhaps one of the oldest and most beautiful breeds horses. Arabians raised in the desert are very hardy. Although they are not the fastest breed, Arabians are racing favorites who compete in races due to their stamina. The Arabians were called "wind drinkers" because of their nostrils. They also have large, well-shaped ears and large eyes.

MOVEMENT

Most horses have four simple gaits: walk, trot, canter and canter. Look at the horses in motion

Step

Lynx

Canter

Gallop

Horses also have a wide variety of other movements. They move sideways, diagonally, they kick, they are playful.

DRAW A HORSE

I would like to point out that my lessons are aimed at someone who already has some drawing skills. I assume you already know a bit about the basics of sketching and the like, so I won't go into too much detail. Hopefully you are actually somewhat familiar with horse anatomy and know what kind of horse you want to draw.

We'll start with the head. This is the most significant part of the horse.

Pay attention to the eye socket. Notice that the teeth are angled and not parallel like in humans. Please note that the horse's jawbone runs under the ear and goes to the teeth and chin. The horse's head has many bones and appears heavy in the cranial area. The nostrils, lips, and chin are the softest areas on a horse's face. They are very active and expressive.
Horses are quite rounded creatures. So when sketching, start with circles or ovals. This is how I always start.

HEAD (side view)

Step 1

Looking at a horse's head from the side, you will notice that the cheek and muzzle are both fairly round parts of the horse. I start with them. First, I sketch out a circle that will become the cheek. Then I decide from what angle I would like to see the horse’s head. After this I will sketch the muzzle. The size of the muzzle should be approximately half the size of the cheek. This circle depends on the breed of horse you are drawing. Connect the mouth and cheek to what will become the jawline and forehead. Mark the line of the neck and outline the ears.

I like to draw eyes with small ovals. The eyes are usually located at a point approximately 1/3 the length of the horse's head from ears to nose.

This is the basic outline of the horse.

Step 2

Now I begin to draw the horse's face. I start with rough sketches, which can be easily changed when drawing the line further.

I offer you the option of creating a nostril, cheekbone and mouth line. I consider it a mistake not to designate the eyes, mouth, size and placement of nostrils, ears, etc. in the early stages.

Step 3

If you are happy with the drawing, it’s time to “revive” the horse. It's time to draw the details. It is at this stage that I add muscles, hair and character lines. But remember the anatomy. Don't forget to draw the area around the eye, the bridge of the nose and the jaw.

Step 4

Time to breathe life into the drawing...

Since the horse's head is entirely its skull, and the muscle covers it, it has the same shape. We know where her muscles are so we can decide on the shading. We know how the skull is formed and can give the forehead realistic hardness. Hopefully, now you see why I insist on studying anatomy!

HEAD (front view)

Drawing a head from the front is difficult. However, I hope that I can help draw her.

Step 1

I usually start drawing the front view with a rounded rectangle. This is the shape I imagine a horse's jaw to be. I then add a smaller rounded rectangle to represent the snout. Then I indicate the location of the horse’s eyes: 1/3 of the distance to the bottom of the “jaw”. Having marked the line of the eyes, I draw a circle that will become the horse's forehead and indicate the shape of the ears.

Step 2

I start drawing lines. I draw the horse's eyes. I use ovals to create the nostrils, and I create shadows on the head and ears. I also draw a line from the corner of each eye to a point between the nostrils and from the ear to almost the center of the horse's forehead. The resulting diamond-like shape will define the area of ​​the horse's muzzle.

Step 3

Once I'm happy with the outlines, I start adding details. Everything is starting to take shape. This horse worked hard: I flared his nostrils. She is also quite alert, with her ears pointing forward. She looks animated and interested. She's ready for the finishing touches.

Step 4

I added a highlight to this horse's face (white area). I think it gives the horse character. Notice that it is in the "diamond" area (I showed it before). It is a hard area of ​​bone covered by skin. Notice also that the horse's eyes are on the sides of the head, not on the front plane, and there is quite a large distance between the ears.

DRAWING THE TORSO

As I said, there are many round areas in a horse's structure. We can denote them with circles and ovals. This applies to the torso too.

Step 1

I prefer to start with areas that are closer to me. Since this horse is facing us, I started with the chest, marking each half with ovals.

I also determined where the neck would meet the chest and moved from there to the head. When I had drawn most of the body, I moved on to drawing the legs. I wanted to spread her legs a little to soften the position. I outlined the knees, and the ankles I marked the leg with ovals.

Analyze the entire drawing. If you don't like him now, you won't like him in the future. Try changing details (leg position, etc.)

Step 2

I move quickly from step to step as I have been drawing horses for many years. You don't have to rush. The less you work on the sketch, the worse the character of the horse is indicated.
At this stage, I draw the shape that already existed for me. I start drawing out the muscles and facial expressions. I'll also add some hair and start playing with the background (but not today). This is a sketch for now. Nothing is permanent. Feel free to work with him. Get used to it. Do you like the way she looks? No? Change it.

Step 3

We've reached the cleaning stage. I'm defining the light source and playing with the shadow a little. I also clean all the lines. I am increasingly detailing the drawing. Now you can feel the muscles more. If you don't like something, go back...

Good afternoon, in today's lesson we again return to the topic of drawing horses, or rather we will learn How to draw a horse. We have already told you in previous lessons how to draw a horse with a pencil, as well as Angus’s horse from the cartoon “Brave” and, at the same time, we still receive new requests asking us to draw a horse.

And we will draw our today's horse in motion. This is young, stately, handsome stallion. He has a lot of energy that our horse cannot control; he frolics and runs. Relief muscles play on the body of our stallion. So, today's lesson is about the topic in motion, let's get started.

Step 1
First of all, let's look at the options for a galloping horse. This drawing will help you when choosing a pose if you decide to draw a horse in motion yourself from a different angle.

Movements of a galloping horse

Step 2
First, let's learn how to draw a horse's head. The horse's head has an elongated shape. The forehead and muzzle are almost the same length. Let's draw auxiliary lines for the eyes and a line indicating the direction of the muzzle. Horses have large nostrils and a strong neck.

Draw auxiliary lines for the horse's head

Step 3
Let's draw a small horse's eye and a round nostril. All lines required for drawing at this stage are marked in red, this will help you follow the sequence when studying the lesson .

Draw the eye and nostril

Step 4
Let's draw a line for the forehead and muzzle, and then for the mouth.

Step 5
Fine. Now let's draw pointed ears and draw a line for the cheekbones.

Step 6
Let's add some details on the ears and draw the neck.

Step 8
As a result, the horse's head should look something like this.

Step 9
At the second stage we will draw the horse's figure completely. As you can see, we chose the second number from the options proposed in the first step. Draw auxiliary lines as indicated in the figure.

Step 10
Let's start with the head, here we already have some experience. Draw the line of the forehead and muzzle.

Step 11
Let's draw a line for the cheekbones and draw an ear.

Step 12
Now let's draw the eye, nostril and neck.

Step 13
Let's draw the shoulder line and then focus on the front legs. Having drawn the contours of the legs, let's draw the hooves.

Step 14
Let's draw the lines of the back and stomach.

Step 15
We're almost done. Let's draw the hind legs and luxurious tail.

Step 16
Now let's draw the mane and relief lines of muscles throughout the figure.

Step 17
This is what our horse should look like.

So our lesson on How to draw a horse has ended, and not just a simple one, but a running horse. We hope you enjoyed our lesson. If yes, then you can subscribe to new lessons by entering your email address in the line (top right above the headings). You can also vote for your favorite lesson or publish your own - see the rules here... Good luck in your creativity.

Horses are beauty, strength, grace... Horses are unusually smart animals and loyal friends of humans.

Horses inspire artists and poets, horses heal people through hypotherapy, and besides, they are truly beautiful animals! They are admired by the vast majority of adults and children. And if your child really loves fine art, then sooner or later he will want to draw a horse.

Doing this is not at all as difficult as it seems. Today you will find out what the most simple ways drawing a horse with a pencil. With their help, you can easily cope with the task assigned to you, helping your child in this matter. Start drawing today!

Instructions for kids on how to draw a horse

To help kids draw a horse with a pencil, a schematic image is usually enough. Such a horse is more reminiscent of a fairy tale or cartoon character, rather than a real graceful animal. The following visual diagrams will show you how to quickly and easily draw a horse for very young children.

How to draw a horse with a pencil step by step

1. First of all, to draw a horse with a pencil, mark the boundaries of your drawing. Of course, it is better to immediately determine the rectangle in which the animal will be located. This makes drawing much more convenient.

2. Now you need to draw the base of the future horse's head. To do this, draw a medium-sized triangle in the upper left corner of the picture. The corners of your triangle should be rounded. Do exactly as shown in the picture.

3. Now you need to draw two ovals, positioning them relative to each other at an angle. They will later become the basis of the horse’s croup and chest.

4. Connect your two ovals to create the horse's belly. Make the lines smooth, avoid sharp transitions and breaks.

5. Now you need to work on the image of the horse's legs. First, mark the places where they bend with dots, and then connect your points with straight lines. Try to make the proportions of the horse's body harmonious, pay attention to the drawing. Remember that the horse's knees are quite high.

6. Now you have to finish drawing the legs, make them quite muscular, full, draw the hooves. The heels are slightly raised, the hooves should be depicted in the form of trapezoids, the animal’s knees protrude slightly forward. For now, focus on the front legs.

7. You can begin to finish drawing the animal’s hind legs. Remember that a horse's hind legs are much fuller than his front legs above the knee. If the front and back legs are the same in your drawing, the proportions will be disrupted.

8. Draw the horse's neck. Here you will have to remember the golden mean in order to draw the horse correctly. The fact is that a neck that is too thin will look bad in the drawing, but an overly thick, massive neck will also spoil the impression of your horse. The neck should be quite powerful, but at the same time it is important to convey the gracefulness of the horse. To do this, you need to draw with smooth lines, be sure to indicate the transition from the body to the head, gradually making the neck thinner. Let it be slightly curved.

9. Once again draw the torso, legs, neck and head of your horse.

10. Take an eraser and delete all unnecessary lines left over from building the horse. Don't let them distract you. Erase the lines carefully, without leaving streaks or marks.

11. Now comes the most interesting stage. You have to draw a horse's head. In this drawing, the animal stands in profile towards the audience. Try to make the muzzle more expressive. Draw the ears, mark the large nostrils. Be sure to make the horse's eyes big.

12. It's time to draw your horse's tail. Sometimes the tails are cut, someone braids them and ties them with elastic bands. In our drawing, the horse’s lush, long tail flutters freely in the wind, which gives the drawing dynamism. You can immediately see that your horse is moving.

13. Update your drawing again, removing all the extra lines and unnecessary strokes.

14. Draw the horse's muscles. Outline them with strokes in the neck, back and front legs. If in doubt, completely follow the lines drawn in the drawing. A horse with such muscles will look more realistic and powerful.

15. Now decorate your horse with a lush mane that is lifted by the wind. Remember that you shouldn’t try to draw every hair or curl. Just mark the line of the mane, give it volume, and with a few strokes you can divide the mane into curls.

16. Add a few more neat strokes to indicate the bends of the joints on the horse's legs.

17. Now you can make your drawing more voluminous. Use pencils and shade them. Notice in which places the horse is darker and in which places it is given lighter shades on the sample. Do the same.

All! Your horse is completely ready. You can color it and make a background.

How to draw a beautiful running horse step by step

To draw a running horse with a pencil, you will have to work a little, but with the help of the instructions below you will definitely succeed.

1. First, draw the body of the future animal, vaguely reminiscent of a potato in shape.

3. Now - the outlines of the head.

4. Using thin lines, outline the legs of a horse that is galloping.

5. Detail the horse's head and also draw the mane.

6. Now draw the muscular legs.

7. Draw a tail and make a few strokes at the bottom of the page to imitate grass.

8. Outline the drawing with a pen, and erase unnecessary lines with an eraser. Your horse is ready! If you wish, you can color it with felt-tip pens, paints or colored pencils.

How to draw a rearing horse

To draw a horse on its hind legs with a pencil, use the following instructions.

1. Schematically draw the contours of the chest, pelvis and head of the future horse.

2. Using thin lines draw the rest of the body.

3. Use simple geometric shapes to add volume to your image.

4. Draw the horse's hind legs in detail.

5. Draw the front legs, neck and head.

6. Complete the 3D sketch.

7. Outline the horse's body with a smooth pencil line.

8. Draw the legs and hooves in the same way, simultaneously removing more unnecessary lines.

9. Finish drawing the outlines of the body and detailing the head.

10. Finally, draw the mane and tail, outline the drawing with a bright line and delete all the auxiliary segments. Your horse is ready!

How to draw a horse's head with a mane

Perhaps the greatest difficulty during drawing in most cases is the image of a horse's head. To carefully draw this element, use the following detailed diagram.

1. Using thin and light pencil lines, draw a rhombus, and on its basis - a schematic image of the horse’s muzzle.

3. Add a cheekbone with one smooth line, and also draw a neck and a small area of ​​the back.

4. Detail the front of the horse's head and draw one eye.

5. Lightly shade the image as shown in the diagram and add shadows.

6. Sketch the approximate location of the hair and mane.

7. Gradually add more and more dark strokes, giving naturalness to the hair.

8. Make the mane even thicker and shade the image.

9. Finally, add a few strokes to create the background and remove any unnecessary construction lines. Your drawing is ready!

How to draw a horse's eye

If you want to draw a horse's head step by step, it is important to pay special attention to the image of the eye. You should remember all the nuances so that your horse’s eyes are as realistic as possible, reminiscent of real ones.

1. First, just outline the eye. Exactly repeat the lines shown in the figure.

2. Now you need to cover the eyeball with dark tones. Be sure to leave a light spot. It will be a glare from the incident light.

3. Select the central area of ​​the eye. This will be the pupil. Remember that to make the pupil too clear, there is no need to outline it. You should only define it in a darker tone.

4. Lightly blend the skin around the eye. It should be lighter than the eyeball.

5. Tint your skin carefully. Try to identify more shadows and folds.

6. Make the transitions of tones smooth using shading. You can darken the eyeball a little, but don't forget to lighten the highlight.