How to Draw Horses
Creature Art Teacher Course
Learn to draw horses with believable anatomy, movement, and structure.
Join Aaron Blaise for an in-depth course on drawing horses.
You’ll study horse anatomy, proportions, gesture, movement, heads, hooves, muscles, and the drawing techniques used to create powerful, convincing animal artwork.
Animal Drawing
Horse Anatomy
Gesture + Movement
With Aaron Blaise
Horse Anatomy
Gesture + Movement
With Aaron Blaise
What You’ll Learn
Study horse anatomy, proportions, gesture, movement, heads, hooves, muscles, and the structure behind believable horse drawings.
Drawing with Structure
Learn how skeletal landmarks, muscle groups, form, and gesture help create stronger drawings of horses in motion and at rest.
Course Journey
Follow Aaron through anatomy breakdowns, drawing demonstrations, gesture studies, and practical horse drawing exercises.
Meet Aaron Blaise
Learn from the Oscar-nominated director of Brother Bear and veteran Disney animator known for his animal drawing, creature design, and wildlife art.
Lessons
01 Drawing Horse Heads
In this lesson Aaron teaches you about drawing horse heads. Including the skull, the muscles, and the skin.
02 Different Angles on the Head
In this video Aaron delves deeper into drawing horse heads. He explains how to draw them from various angles and with different facial expressions.
03 Muscles of the Horse
In this lesson Aaron explains the musculature of the horse and how surprisingly similar it is to our own. He also covers proportions and additional anatomy details.
04 The Hind Legs
In this video Aaron explains the anatomy involved with the horse’s rear legs and how to draw them at various angles and actions.
05 The Front Legs
Aaron continues explaining horse anatomy, this time delving into how to draw the front legs.
06 Pulling it all Together
Now that you have learned the major features of the horse, Aaron explains how to tie it all together to create dynamic and accurate illustrations.
07 Horse Locomotion
Drawing on his extensive animation background, Aaron explains horse movement & locomotion. In this video he animates a horse walk, trot and run!
08 Foals (Baby Horses!)
In this lesson Aaron explains the different proportions for drawing young horses.
09 Draft Horses
Watch as Aaron teaches you how to draw the “tanks” of the horse family.
10 Caricature
In this final video Aaron explains his approach for drawing horses with character!
