Mark Menendez | Runtime (88 min)
Learn how to draw and paint a horse in colored pencil with these easy-to-follow art instructions from Mark Menendez! First, learn how to draw a realistic portrait of a horse, developing the shapes of the head and using various drawing methods to create a final pattern. Then, once you have your drawing ready, learn how to use create form, layering colored pencil to paint the head of a beautiful horse in three-quarter view. You’ll also get great tips for painting the figure of a horse, from capturing the sheen and the shapes of the body to tips on drawing the tail, hooves, eyes, and more. From head to hoof, you’ll learn the colored pencil tips you need to know to create a realistic horse of your own!
FEATURES included in this colored pencil tutorial:
- Colored Pencil techniques for layering, scumbling, burnishing
- Draw & paint a step-by-step portrait of a horse in ¾ view, start to finish
- Paint the elements of a full horse, including the shapes of the body, sheen, tail, hooves
- Exercises on how to draw eyes in colored pencil
Colored Pencil Animals: How to Draw a Horse
MATERIALS:
Prismacolor Colored Pencils
- Light Peach
- Black
- Slate Grey
- Tuscan Red
- White
- Peach
- Terra Cotta
- Black Grape
- Pumpkin Orange
- Mineral Orange
- Cool Grey 20%
- Cool Grey 50%
- Cool Grey 70%
- Cool Grey 90%
Surfaces
- Canson Mi Tientes tinted pastel paper
- Transfer paper
- Tracing paper
Other
- Plastic eraser
- Electric eraser
- Pencil sharpener
- Tape
Practice your colored pencil techniques with these helpful reference materials:
Horse Portrait Photo Reference
Horse Full Body Photo Reference
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