How to draw a horse in pencil step by step

Horses impress people with their beauty and grace, and artists inspire new ideas. However, to draw a horse in pencil step by step, do not need to be a professional. It is enough to follow the instructions and get acquainted with the general recommendations.

Step-by-step instruction for drawing a horse in pencil

To learn how to draw a horse in pencil, for children, sometimes a single schematic image. You can choose one of many options: choose a cartoon character, a graceful animal or a horse in a jump. The main thing is that the process of drawing a child brought pleasure.

Instruction 1: how to draw a cartoon pony

Draw a fun pony pencil step by step in just a few steps. Instruction for beginners will help to cope with this simple task.
  1. First you need to draw a pencil with two figures: an oval (trunk) and a circle (head). The circle must be divided by a straight vertical line in half. A smooth line should connect both figures, as in the photo.
  2. On the head should draw two ears, like a pony. At the bottom of the circle, you can begin to draw a spout.
  3. On both sides of the vertical line, you should depict the eyes, placing them symmetrically. From above you can draw a chub. Note the nostrils on the nose.
  4. Then it is necessary to connect a head and a trunk with a smooth line in pencil so that the back and tummy looms.
  5. The next step is to draw paws and tail.
  6. At the end of the drawing, you need to draw a mane and pay attention to the details: complete the design of the eyes, depict the hooves.
  7. When the drawing is ready, you must delete the auxiliary lines using the eraser, and draw contours.
How beautiful to draw a horse in pencil in stages, shown in the photo.

Instructions 2: how to draw a beautiful horse

In order to depict a beautiful horse in pencil, it is not necessary to attend drawing lessons. Adhering to the correct proportions and small recommendations, the drawing will be almost at a professional level.
  1. First, you must mark the border of the drawing on the sheet of paper. More precisely, in advance to designate a rectangle in which it is planned to draw a horse.

  2. Now closer to the upper right corner of the rectangle you need to start drawing the horse's head. To do this, you should draw a rectangle with slightly rounded edges, as in the photo.

  3. Next, you need to draw a pencil two ovals, which are at an angle relative to each other. These are the future croup and the chest of the horse.

  4. Obtained ovals should be joined by another oval in such a way that the belly is formed. Do not forget that the lines should be smooth.

  5. The next step is drawing the horse's legs. But before that you need to specify the places of their bends points. Then they must be connected by straight lines. It is important to remember that the horse's knees are high enough.

  6. Focusing on the completed sketch, you can draw front limbs with Copts. The horse's legs should be muscular enough.

  7. Now it's time to draw the hind legs. In a horse, they are more developed than the forelimbs.
  8. To draw a horse's neck, it is necessary to connect the head and the nearest oval with two straight lines. In this case, you should also observe the proportions. It is important that the neck does not turn out too thin or thick. It must be powerful, but at the same time, convey the gracefulness of the horse.

  9. It's time to draw a horse's face. It is important to make it expressive. First you need to circle the horse's head with a pencil, giving it the right shape, draw an eye, ears, nostrils, jaw. Auxiliary lines and points of legs can be erased with an eraser.

  10. What kind of horse without a tail? Draw it you need a magnificent, long and beautiful. Since the horse in this figure is in motion, the tail must develop in the wind.

  11. You can delete the remaining helper lines using the eraser. Also, add details, draw the horse's muscles in the form of strokes. They are planned in the area of ​​the legs, neck. In this case, you can navigate the photo below.

  12. Another important element of the picture is the mane of a horse. Like the tail, it must fly, as the animal is in motion.

The drawing is almost ready. You can admire your work or even hang it on the wall!

Instruction 3: how to draw a running horse

To draw a running horse with a pencil, you will need to equip yourself with patience and step by step to perform the actions described in the instruction.
  1. First you need to draw a horse's trunk. To do this, you need to depict a piece on a sheet of paper resembling a potato in shape. Thus, you should get the wrong oval, as in the photo.

  2. When the contour of the trunk of the horse is ready, you can start drawing the neck. It should turn out to be curved. It is important that the lines are smooth, which will give more realism to the drawing.

  3. Next, draw a contour of the horse's head. Touching the lines of the neck, you need to draw a polygon, as in the photo. Unlike other contours, the lines of the head are straight.

  4. Using thin pencil lines, you should chart the legs of the horse. In this figure, the animal runs gallop.

  5. At this stage, you need to detail the head of the horse. You should draw a face, draw a mane, waving in the wind.

  6. On the basis of the lines drawn, it is necessary to complete the legs of the horse. They should be muscular. Moreover, the hind legs of the horse are always more developed and powerful than the forelegs. This is important to remember in the process of drawing.

  7. Now it remains to draw the tail and perform some strokes on the bottom of the paper, creating an imitation of the grass along which the horse runs.

Video for beginners: how to draw a horse in pencil step by step

After familiarizing yourself with the video lessons presented below, drawing a step horse in jumping or running at a gallop will be easy even for beginners.