How to Draw a Pony
We invite you to complete a useful and exciting lesson in which you can learn how to draw a pony. This walkthrough consists of twelve steps.
With this step-by-step instruction, you will learn how to draw a pony step by step. This drawing lesson is sure to appeal to all animal lovers and aspiring artists. This instruction is designed specifically for beginner artists, so it is simple and understandable. By learning how to draw a pony, you can greatly improve your artistic skills.
So, in the picture, you can see a cute pony. Ponies are small horses. Usually, ponies are small in stature. These animals have a powerful neck and short legs. They are hardy enough. Due to the fact that they look very cute and funny, we can often meet these animals as cartoon or movie characters. For example, they are characters in the famous animated series My Little Pony.
If you already have your art supplies prepared, and you are ready to start doing this exciting work, then we wish you good luck with this instruction.
Time needed: 1 hour
How to Draw a Pony
- Add basic markup.
First, you need to designate the location of the torso and head of the pony. Draw several ovals of different sizes.
- Draw the contours of the back, belly and add markings.
Use curved lines to connect the two large ovals, add dashed line markings to represent the limbs.
- Depict the outline of the pony’s head.
Draw a curved line at the bottom of the small oval, indicating the position of the pony’s head, as shown.
- Add the pony’s nostrils.
At the bottom of the previously drawn background head, draw several curved lines of different lengths, as shown in the figure.
- Sketch out the pony’s ears and eyes.
At the top of the pony’s head, draw two symmetrical ears using curved lines. Add two eyes in the form of shapes that look like ovals.
- Depict the pony’s mane.
Now you should add many broken lines of different lengths on the head and body of the pony, as well as a curved line above the head.
- Add the outlines of the front paws of the pony.
Near the previously drawn auxiliary lines indicating the front paws, draw a few dashed lines, as shown in the figure.
- Draw the hooves on the front paws of the pony.
At the bottom of the previously drawn paws, depict two symmetrical hooves using zigzag, straight and curved lines.
- Sketch out the outlines of the pony’s hind legs.
Now add curved lines at the back of the pony’s torso, positioning them next to the previously drawn guidelines.
- Add the hooves on the hind limbs.
At the bottom of the previously drawn paws, draw two hooves, as shown in the figure. The other partially covers one hoof.
- Sketch out the horse’s tail.
Near the previously drawn hind limbs, draw short dashed lines to draw the pony’s tail.
- Prepare the drawing for coloring.
Now you should use the eraser to remove all unnecessary and auxiliary elements.
- Color the drawing.
To color the pony, use shades of brown, gray, and black. Do not forget to mark the place of the shadow, as well as highlights on the eyes and hooves.
On this, this step-by-step instruction on how to draw a pony has come to an end, and I hope that you did not have any difficulties in completing it. Follow various drawing lessons on our website to improve your artistic skills.