Horses are incredible no matter where you see them – relaxing in a field, leaping fences without effort, or running wild through the hills. When a horse stands on its hind legs, however, you are witnessing something truly amazing, and it is worth bringing this to life in a drawing. So, without further ado, let’s do just that!
Tutorial Video
Step-By-Step Images and Instructions
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Start with a black pen, and draw a small, jagged shape just to the left of the center of your page.
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At the right end of this, add a small triangle shape.
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Now, bring a curved line down from the left of the triangle – this will be the ear – and continue the line down towards the bottom left-hand corner of the page. Add a “bump”, and bring the line across to the right.
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Next, add a wavy line emerging from the bottom right of the ear, down towards the bottom right-hand corner of the page.
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Add a small almond shape to the face for an eye…
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And then a black circle to the end of the nose, with a smaller mark just below this.
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Bring a straight line down from the back of this line, and then flick this towards the bottom left-hand corner of the page.
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Now, add a small, black circle to the edge of the eye…
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And then add an “arrow” shape to the bottom of the curved line you just drew.
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Add another line inside this “arrow”, and then join both lines together with a straight line. Add a small hoof to the end of this.
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Add another small arrow shape to the top, to create the second front leg.
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Now, add another line just below this one, and add a bump to the left of the first leg, and another just behind to create the hooves.
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From the bottom of the leg, continue the curved line down towards the bottom right-hand corner of the page…
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And then extend the back line down in a wavy “c” shape.
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Now, add another line to the left of this, heading towards the bottom of the page.
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Continue these two lines down in parallel, and join them at the bottom with a hoof.
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Add another leg just in front of the first, and add another hoof at the bottom…
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Now, add a few curved lines across the stomach and the top of the neck.
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Return to the ear at the top, and bring a jagged line across and down the length of the neck to create a majestic, flowing mane.
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Repeat this at the bottom for a tail…
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And then add a second ear to the left of the first.
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Now, grab a black pen, and use this to fill in the hooves and the mane and tail.
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Then, use a brown pen for the main body of the horse.
And just like that, you have your very own powerful, majestic horse, rearing up to the sky – is there a more spectacular sight?
