In Drawing Horses by equine artist and illustrator Ruth Sanderson, you'll practice drawing realistic horses in 25 step-by-step lessons. Each lesson includes a starting photo reference depicting different breeds and types of horses.
Sanderson includes specific details about horse anatomy and drawing ears, eyes, muzzle, nostrils, and legs. Some lessons focus on the the horse's heads, while others include the full body with different poses and gaits. Some of the lessons include using colored pencils on toned paper.
Breeds include:
Heads:
- Morgan
- Belgian
- Paint
- Thoroughbred foal
- Appaloosa
- Haflinger
- Arabian
- Quarter Horse
Full Body:
- Tennessee Walker
- Morgan
- Shire
- Shetland
- Arabian-Saddlebred Cross
- Quarter Horse
- Paint
- Icelandic
- Appaloosa-Draft Cross
- Belgian
- Friesian
- Fjord
- Thoroughbred foal
- Morgan-Percheron Cross
Ruth Sanderson's horse illustrations include the Horse Diaries, the Black Stallion covers, Hush Little Horsie, Summer Pony, and Winter Pony
Paperback: 80 pages
Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 11 inches