Here I choose to draw a still life horse from a still life picture. I display the picture of the horse that I chose so you are aware that I personally drew this horse.
Then, this is a step by step drawing lesson to have your own pencil drawing of a horse...
Step No. 4
Take a HB or B grade graphite pencil. Use it to draw sketches. Start by sketching two circles; one is bigger then the other. Joint the circles with a single line. And add simple line sketches to represent head, neck and feet like this...
A horse sketch 1 |
A horse sketch 2 | |
Here's the magic part... Look at your still life horse picture subject and compare it with your sketch.
Ask these 2 important questions:-
1. Does it has a correct size to be on your paper?
2. Does it has a correct angle based on your position?
If the answer is NOT to any of these questions...Erase it, and re-sketch your drawing according to the correct size and angle.
Once you get that, then you can continue your next bit of sketching...
Step No. 5
Sketches simple outlines from head to tail. Erase unwanted line sketches.
 A horse sketch 3 |
 A horse sketch 4 | |
Get it? Let's continue...
Step No. 6
 A horse sketch 5 |
 A horse sketch 6 |
 A horse sketch 7 | |
Now put down your HB or B grade graphite pencil and take out your 2B and 4B grade pencils. You can also use a mechanical pencil.
The next step...
Step No. 7
 Toning a horse 1 |
 Toning a horse 2 |
 Toning a horse 3 | |
Start to create tones in your horse pencil drawing. Make your pencil drawing of a horse a realistic one!
Take note that you are drawing in a black and white pencil sketch. There will be no other color... yet you are drawing a 3D subject! So, you have to differentiate the tones to represent a 3D perspective.
You can start with any of the two pencils. I suggest you use a 2B pencil first to create fine stroke from the center to the outer part of your horse pencil drawing. Follow the contour curves of the surface to produce a depth effect.
Then, use a 4B pencil for darker tones especially the 'deeper' part (in a 3D perspective) of your subject.
Fine...
And finally...
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