If You Can’t Tell Already, I Love Horses With A Burning Passion (˶ᵔ ᵕ ᵔ˶)

:+: Random horse sketches :+:

Hii I saw you in the FMA community, wanted to ask if you'd like to draw Wrath from FMA 03 (or CoS, up to you)? (No pressure ofc, just me being silly here :) )

Well, I tried. He’s a tricky one to draw, but I gotta admit he’s kinda cute. I never watched the 03 anime (I only read the manga), so I’m assuming there’s a reason he looks so much like Ed.

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Omg i love ur art style! It’s so cute! Maybe u can draw toon link from wind waker. I feel like the style would fit well.

Thank you so much!

As per your suggestion, I sketched this up (:

Not 100% happy with the right arm, but whatever ദ്ദി ˉ͈̀꒳ˉ͈́ )✧

(I couldn’t resist adding a fairy!)

Horses are everything! I love your drawings 🥰

:+: Thank you :+:

I love horses a great deal! They are my passion to draw. I’m happy so many people like my sketches!

I have been asked to make a small tutorial on how I draw horses. I taught myself slowly using what I thought was what you were supposed to do, so if it seems ‘unconventional’, that’s probably why.

First step:

I begin by looking at my page or reference (if I am using one). If I am not using a strict reference, I like to imagine what the horse on the paper is going to be doing. Once I have envisioned what I would like to draw, I begin with the three circles concept.

I don’t fully remember where I heard of this, but it has stuck with me for a long time. Basically, I am drawing three circles to represent the body of the horse. The first circle is the shoulder and chest of the horse. The middle one is the belly/back of it connecting the back and front end together. And the last circle is basically the buttocks of the horse, the thighs, if you will.

After drawing said circles, I move on to the legs, neck and head. It’s hard for me to stay on one step, because I tend to jump around.

It is important to note that having a horse anatomy chart on hand is extremely useful! Especially if it is one showing the muscles. Circle 1 in this photo shows the area of the front leg which I believe is called the elbow joint. I draw a sort of upside down v to represent this joint (or whatever it’s called).

Circle 2 shows where I have drawn a line to better define the muscle and the bone that connects the head and shoulders.

Circle 3 shows the line I drew to define the muscle on the butt/thigh.

If you examine a horse, you will notice that they have many “lines” which define the different muscles/bones. Once you single these lines out, it will be easier to draw the horse because you are not focusing on all the tiny lines and details. The way I view a horse I want to draw, is by looking at it simpler. I only put to paper the basic lines and shapes I see, then add any details I think would make it look better.

Horse legs are very tricky. I believe the legs can either make or break the sketch. If they are out of proportion, it doesn’t matter how well the body is drawn, it still looks like trash.

In order to avoid out of proportion legs, I like to gage the distance between the ground and the horses hooves.

I estimate the length I want it to be, rough sketch the hooves, then “cut” the leg in half by inserting the joint. It should be roughly in the middle. When I look at a horses leg, I see an almost funnelled shape. It starts out wide at the top and thins out until it gets to the hoof.

The back legs are kind of tricky to draw. Actually, they’re very tricky.

I am unable to add a video tutorial here, so I will be posting in parts.

4. Twilight Princess Link and Midna

:+: Finished :+:

This is now the second time I have drawn Midna. Ever. She is really difficult to draw, mostly because of her crown thing. The first time I tried drawing her (which was years ago) I horribly butchered her face, eyes and helmet. After that first failed attempt, I decided to simply never try drawing her (ᵕ—ᴗ—)

However, this time around proved to be a bit easier, mostly because I figured I would go for simplicity instead of trying to sketch every detail of the helmet. I can’t understand how the mangakas of the TP manga were able to draw it in the detail they did through an entire series.

Overall, I am pretty pleased with the outcome! ദ്ദി ˉ͈̀꒳ˉ͈́ )✧

I like to imagine Ivan loves to horseback ride on big drafts in the winter time. Maybe he goes bareback sometimes? Who knows.

He seems a bit short on top of that horse but, oh well.

I give you… Akutagawa as Ashitaka!! (A continuation.)

I tried that scanning thing again and it actually isn’t too bad. (besides the fact that it took me nearly 30 minutes to scan bc of the high dpi lol)

(And yes, I basically just looked up a bunch of photos of Ashitaka and drew Akutagawa in his place, but the poses are iconic!!!! I typically try to draw my own poses as much as possible, but this was a must! I assure you that I did not trace in the slightest.)

(I’m doing western types, nothing asian bc they are super small and like ponies lol)

The breeds I’ve chosen are supposed to be a bit more medieval like and historically accurate.

Btw, plz don’t just pick the Friesian because they’re black. A black horse would probably suit Aku better, but just remember that other breeds can also be black lol

(Btw ignore the fact that Adalusian and Iberian horse is basically the same thing. Idk what I was thinking.)

Could you draw Zelda’s horse? (White Stallion from botw) Thanks! <3

:+: Absolutely:+:

Thanks for the fun challenge! I love sketching big drafts, they’re probably my favourite kind of horse. Hope you like it ദ്ദി ˉ͈̀꒳ˉ͈́ )✧