Horses look like complicated subjects, but by breaking them down into basic geometrical shapes, even the most inexperienced artist can draw a horse. In fact, it's important for an artist to be able to break a complex subject into basic parts. So whether your ultimate goal is trying to draw a horse or some other complicated, overwhelming subject, this skill is especially useful. And practicing drawing horses is just one way to develop this skill.
Instructions
1. Draw a horizontal oval for the body of the horse. Above the body, at one end, draw a smaller horizontal oval for the head. The oval of the head should be only about a third of the size of the body and should be about as far above the body as the body is high.
2. Draw two lines from the body to the head, connecting the two shapes. This is the neck.
3. Draw a triangle on top of the head of the horse, pointing up, at the back of the head near the neck. This is the ear.
4. Draw four long rectangles, like table legs, protruding from the bottom of the body of the horse. Two should be a the front, two should be at the back. They should be of equal length. These are the legs.
5. Draw several long lines, starting at the rear of the horse and hanging half way to the ground. These lines represent the tail of the horse.
6. Draw a football shaped eye in the middle of the head, toward the back, not far from the ear. Fill in the eye so it is dark.
7. Draw a circular nostril toward the front of the face, near the top.
