Learn how to draw a horse with and without wings

Before talking about how to draw a horse with wings, it is worth sorting out their variety. Horses with wings are very common in fairy tales.

Species of winged horses

One of these horses is Pegasus. According to legend, it came from the drops of blood of the Medusa-Gorgon. As you know, Perseus chopped off her head. There is another legend about the origin of Pegasus. Allegedly this is the fruit of the relationship of Poseidon with the Gorgon. According to Greek legends, it was Poseidon who created the horses. Pegasus flies so fast that it can exceed wind speed.

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This is a very beautiful creature with a horse's body and huge wings. It’s impossible to catch Pegasus. Is that a golden bridle. After the birth of Pegasus flew so high that it came to Zeus, whom he began to serve, bringing thunder and lightning on his wings. When Athena gave Bellerophon a golden bridle, he put it on Pegasus, after which he defeated Chimera.

Another species of horse with wings is the Unicorn. Outwardly, he is almost no different from Pegasus, but has a horn emanating from his forehead. A unicorn is bigger than a horse. The horn is small compared to the body. In case of danger, these creatures can attack using their guns. After the colonists realized that it was impossible to curb the Unicorn, they considered them to be abnormal horses and began to shoot them. Therefore, these graceful creatures are very few.

The hippogriff has the head and wings of an eagle, and the body has horses. He is distinguished by intelligence and curiosity. Hippogryph enjoys talking with people who managed to meet with him, but still prefers freedom. You can meet Hippogryph in the dense forests.

Pegasus

Now consider how to draw a horse with wings. You need to start with ovals for the head, face and body. In the place where the wings will be, two arcs should be depicted.

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Then you can start drawing legs. You need to draw straight lines. Place knees and hooves with ovals. You can begin to draw a contour of the muzzle. Now add the ears, eyes, mouth and nostrils. We make a bending neck. In place of a large oval, draw the body. You can begin to finish the legs and wingspan. Add feathers to the wings, which should be large enough. Since Pegasus is a strong animal, it is worth putting shadows on the chest and legs. Now you can take colored pencils and decorate the resulting drawing.

Unicorn with wings

In order to draw a horse with wings and a horn, it is necessary to start, as in the previous case, with ovals for the head and other parts of the body. Connect the ovals with lines. Then you should outline the contours of the trunk, legs and muzzle. We draw the right eye, if the unicorn stands sideways, and the mane. You can start drawing horns. The contour of the horse's body must be outlined in bold pencil. The horn can be drawn as if screw. To do this, you just need to draw diagonal stripes on it. On the legs you need to finish the hooves. For greater realism, you can add shadows. You can take on the coloring of the Unicorn. So, we figured out how to draw a horse with wings. You can begin to image an ordinary animal.

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Horse

Here we talk about how easy it is to draw a horse. First you need to depict three circles, two of which will be the body. You need to draw them about the same size. The third circle is smaller. It will be the head. We connect all three figures with lines. Next, you need to draw the contours of the head, legs and neck. In order to depict the neck, you just need to draw another one to the existing line, only from the upper side. We draw a small circle in the place where the horse's face ends. Next you need to draw the contour of the front legs. Draw small triangles below. They will be hooves. The hind legs should be drawn so that they bend a little back. At the next stage, it is important to see whether the proportions are correctly observed. If everything is in order, then you can remove the extra lines. Now it remains to finish the tail and all the details of the muzzle: ears, eyes, nostrils. You can not paint the finished horse, but simply shade it well. The areas on the left should be darker than on the right.

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Horse's head

How to draw a horse for beginners? To do this, you need to carefully consider the photo of the animal. For those who first decided to draw a horse, it is better to start with one head in profile. The horse's head is depicted as a trapezoid, tapering downward. Next, draw the superciliary arch, which ends in the middle of the muzzle. We depict the lower jaw and cheekbone. Next we outline the neck. Ears are depicted in the shape of petals. Mark the horse’s nostrils, draw a small oval. We outline the mouth and eye. All resulting sharp corners must be rounded and erased unnecessary parts. Next, several lines should be drawn to outline the skull. Gently shade the horse's head. Pencil need to darken the picture in several places. To mark the darkest places you can take a pencil even softer. It is necessary to leave a slight glare on the horse’s eye to make the look more lively. So, we got acquainted with several ways of how to draw a horse with wings, with a horn or an ordinary animal.


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