How to Add Details to a Horse Drawing

Step-by-Step Guide

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   Step 1: Draw the horse's

   I usually start with the head because its easier for me.
   
   Make sure the legs, neck and face seem to scale or else you may have an odd looking body/horse.
   
   Don't add details like hair/mane or tails yet.
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   Step 2: body do not colour.

   What type of horse do you think it looks like, is it a pony, a draft, or a normal riding horse? Does the picture seem like the horse is running? Standing? Rearing? Bucking? What background do you think should go with it?(If you don't want a background ignore the question.) Is it at the fair, in the wild, in a pasture, or simply in a stall? , Paint horses usually have splashes of white all over their body.
   
   Appaloosa's can be white with brown or black spots which is called the Leopard coat, they can be a pure colour such as black and have white spots known as the Snowflake colour.
   
   Or Appaloosa's can be any colour with a white hind-quaters which the colour is known as white blanket.(When they have a white blanket they usually have white spots around the pure white area.)
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   Step 3: When you have the body finished

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   Step 4: take a few minutes to look at the drawing.

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   Step 5: Paint horses and Appaloosa horses: if you drew a horse of those two breeds add white markings on their colourful coats.

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