Fantasy Drawings of Horses

It's time to add fantasy drawings of horses to our fantasy family.

I had a good time doing these fantasy horse drawings.

My rough sketches are probably out of proportion, but can you really notice it?

This fantasy horse head was truly easy and I thought you would like to copy it.

I found some old drawings to get a few ideas and then the challenge lay ahead for me to create my own fantasy horses.

Can I copy a drawing of a fantasy horse and get a good likeness? Well, I'm not one to be daunted, so I picked up my pencil and away I went.

You Need Persistence

When I drew the full horse figure, I had to erase the legs a few times but I'm satisfied with the final drawings. That's all I need because the quest here isn't to be perfect the first time around.

I know as I continue practicing that I am improving all the time. I also know that my desire to draw gives me an edge.

You will find these fantasy drawings of horses are fairly easy to copy.

You might think these horses look like unicorns - I think they are one and the same.

The unicorn is known to be a big part of medieval legend and art. It gets its name from the single horn on his forehead.

You can find drawings in the public domain that you can copy without standing on any copyright toes.
(Public domain is work that is not copyrighted or the copyright has expired).

Using material that has no copyright is the safest way to do it. I always make my own changes anyway, to put my own original stamp on my drawings.

Alternately, you can draw on your imagination.

You can use bits and pieces from lots of drawings but that is still something that you need to be careful doing.

If you are wanting to draw only for yourself, then it is fine to copy anything you like. Write all the details on the back of your drawing, things like who was the original artist, what book you copied from and then sign and date it for your own records.

For this drawing, I put a few smudges in the background to give the impression of clouds, and some light lines to indicate his flight.

Fantasies are stories that don't exist in real life so when I sketch my fantasy drawings of horses, I consider what to include in the background that also belongs in fantasy land.

In this drawing, below, I put a castle in the background. That is only one of many ideas because you can elaborate as much as you like on your drawings.

Just Try It And See

Fantasy horse drawings are easy because no shading is required. Unicorns are normally white. Although, if you want to, you can always do a black fantasy horse.

When I do a drawing of a fantasy horse, I start with the head and draw the back, then I move to the front legs and complete the drawing.

You can do a rough outline using block shapes and then sketch over them, rounding off as you go.

Try different methods to establish your drawings until you find one that suits your style.