Thursday 30 July 2009



Drawing a Horse by pencil

read, understand and try do it....

Drawing a Horse: Step 1
THE LINE DRAWING: The first step in this drawing is to concentrate on rendering the basic shapes of the horse in line only. You are trying to discover the various relationships between the lines, shapes and proportions of the image.

Drawing a Horse: Step 2
APPLYING DARK TONES: The second step in this drawing is to apply some dark tones in order to create the form of the horse. Your aim, at this stage, is simply to establish those areas where you think the darkest tones should be.

Drawing a Horse: Step 3
DEVELOPING THE DARK TONES: The third step in this drawing is to start to develop the areas of dark tone to enhance the muscular details of the horse.

Drawing a Horse: Step 4
UNIFYING THE FORM: The final step in this drawing is to unify the form, tones and texture of the horse by deepening the shadows and and increasing their contrast.
Maria carey by Murphy Elliott,2008, media: pensil..