#Running horse sketch how to
#Running horse sketch plus

In perspective, remember to accentuate the contrast between thin bones and the round parts.įinish the drawing. Notice how it creates two tips behind the hoof-it’s because the hoof is actually a nail with two edges folded to the back (it’s not a closed shape).įinish the outline of each foot. It’s slightly rotated, so this can’t be just a copy of the bottom.ĭraw the intersection of the upper part of the “foot.” You need to use perspective here as well, but it doesn’t need to be perfect.Īdd the “cap” to the hoof. Be very careful about its position in perspective!Īgain, add a shape of a part of an ellipse to the top of the hoof. Ovals, or ellipses, can be easily drawn in perspective with one rule: They’re sharp next to the acute angles…ĭraw a line above to define the top of the hoof. The bottom of a hoof looks like a cut part of an oval. Start with a line defining the general position of the “foot.” Remember about the joints of your finger!Įnd the line with the length of the hoof.įor a 3D position you need to give the hooves their actual shape.

#Running horse sketch how to

You already know how to draw simple horse hooves, but let’s take a closer look at them this time.

Pay special attention to the abrupt change of direction before the thigh and on the chest. To make it all even more realistic, keep in mind the direction of the hair over the body. These lines can be then turned into a subtle pattern of fur all over the body: Don’t worry if you can’t remember the small parts in joints-you can simply draw the simplified joints you have learned in the previous tutorial. They may look complicated, but give them a try and you’ll see how each of them immediately tells you where to put another one. You can use that diagram for a horse in gallop, or for a shiny, muscular horse, but in most cases you only need to remember these forms. There’s no need to remember all these muscles, because most of them are not visible most of the time. You can use the diagram below to draw realistic muscles, but there’s also another way. Short hair of the horse makes its muscles very visible, and drawing a horse without them will make the animal look fat. We learned how to draw the basic anatomy in the last tutorial, now it’s time to add more detail to it. I’ll also show you how I drew these horses step by step, along with coloring and shading them in SketchBook. You’ll learn advanced anatomy, the coat colors, breeds, and a method to draw the hooves and head. Today, I’ll show you how you can expand your skills to make that simplified horse look real.

#Running horse sketch plus

In SketchBook Original: How to Animate Horses I showed you how to create a horse silhouette with a few simple lines - plus how to create a moving horse out of them. After the site’s migration, the original is no longer available, but you can still access the content here. This post has been originally commissioned for SketchBook Blog in 2016.