How to learn to draw a horse:
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Horse’s head
Drawing a horse’s head is very interesting because of the many bizarre details it contains. In order to better convey them, do as many sketches as possible, for convenience, keep them in one notebook, which you can then look into if necessary, if you need any details. Thus, over time, knowledge of the subject will accumulate and you will begin to draw more freely, no longer needing clues.
A horse’s head is a cube made up of many other shapes and shapes. Performing sketches, observe how different features are interconnected - how one form passes into another, embraces it - in how they all combine in the general structure of the head.
Take a close look at the horse’s eyes - what is the shape of its eyelids and how do they close their eyes? How do eyes sit in the head? Where are they located in the head, how far from the ears?
Now consider the shape of the nostrils, their proportions and their location on the horse’s face. Do lips extend far to the sides of the head?
Change of point of view
When you shift the point of view, the features and shapes of the horse’s head also shift, their outlines and angles change. In order to feel these changes, study the head from different points - for example, make a sketch from the side, then in the front, then in three quarters. Notice how this changes the shape of the nostrils, eyes. Look at the changing shape of the ears. Make detailed drawings of all these parts from different angles.
The ears
Ears at first glance seem simple for the image, but in fact, if you look closely, they are quite complex. Many novice artists do not immediately manage to find the right place on their heads for the ears.
To overcome this difficulty, add some surrounding details, detailing the sketch; note how the ears relate, say, to the position and fragility of the eyes. To do this, add lines, as shown in the figure below. There it is clearly visible - from this perspective - how the lines emanating from the ear correspond with the lines of the eye and neck. Also take a closer look at how the ears “grow” out of the head.
The angle and shape of the ears, of course, vary depending on what the horse does. She can alert the ears and turn them back, becoming interested in the sound coming from there - and if the sounds come from several sides at once, the horse can direct one ear forward and the other back!
Nostrils
Convincingly drawing nostrils is especially difficult, and therefore they need to be carefully studied. The more they are considered, the more abstract their form becomes; it helps to include the front of the horse’s muzzle in the sketch to put the nostrils in place and make them visually more readable. ”
Different breeds of horses
There are a great many horse breeds, and each has its own distinctive features regarding shape, size and proportions. The differences between individual breeds can be studied using reference material and performing detailed drawings of each of the breeds.
Expanding your collection in this way, write down how one breed differs from another. For example, what distinguishes a gunther (hunting horse) from a Shetland pony? Pay attention to age, how does a foal differ from an adult mare?
Workers and thoroughbred horses
Workers and thoroughbred horses differ most strongly among themselves. The most noticeable difference is the length of the legs. Although the body of both types is quite voluminous, the legs of the thoroughbreds are long and slender, proportional to the body, and for work horses they are much shorter. And in general, work horses are squat.
Work horses
Although all workhorses tend to be heavily built, even within this category there are features that distinguish one breed from another.
The size, proportions and outlines of the workhorse correspond to the work that she has to do. The Shetland pony shown on the next page is a very small horse from the Shetland Islands, where it is used to transport peat and harnessed to carts. Due to the harsh climate, she has dense hair and long mane and tail that protect her from the weather.
The larger Kledesdal heavy truck depicted on this page is successfully used in coal mining and heavy agricultural work.
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