Drawing: Horses

Clydesdale

The Clydesdale, a large draft horse bred for heavy farm work, is now a popular parade horse, easily recognized by its “feathers”—the long hairs around its lower legs. The pose shown here is similar to the pose of the quarter horse, and this draft horse is also a muscular breed. To distinguish the two in your drawings, notice that the larger Clydesdale has a rounder rump, heavier legs, thicker and more arched neck, and a Roman (arched) nose.

Block in this horse carefully, just as you did for the quarter horse on pages 16 and 17, keeping the principle of foreshortening in mind. Use a soft lead, such as a 2B, to establish the areas of light and dark in step C, and, for contrast, use heavy, straight strokes for the mane and tail.

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