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i should stick to drawing dogs
i really should
supposed to be a shire version of happy jack, but it's terrible and i am ashamed.
i really should
supposed to be a shire version of happy jack, but it's terrible and i am ashamed.
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Species Horse
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the head is well done, but too big in comparison to the body
i agree with the comment above about drawing horses like dogs
horses have longer backs and a lot thicker around their midsection - if you look, the beginning of his stomach should look like it could evenly match up to his neck, but you have the stomach curving up much higher than where the neck ends
a couple issues you have here are also anatomy issues horses can have in conformation in real life, so i'm not sure if they were intentional or not, but they do make a drawing look off, so ii'll point them out anyway
the front legs, he's over at the knee. the legs should be straight, all the way down, but you have it where the top of the leg leans inward, then the bottom of the leg leans outward. sort of like:
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it makes the leg look a little off
there's also a large muscle on heavier horses that should be noticeable at the beginning of the leg, where it connects to the shoulder, then slowly curves a bit more inward as the leg goes down
on the hind legs, horse legs are a bit thinner and straighter than dog legs. the thigh you've given him is very curved on the front side, where a horse leg goes more straight down to the hock, has a small bump for the hock joint on the front, then goes down into the bottom of the leg. the whole leg itself should go in more of a curve, rather than a dramatic curve for the thigh
on the back end of his hind legs and butt: i'd probably make his butt come out a little more, making it more rounded. as is, it looks kind of oval is (again, more dog-like). heavy horses actually have a pretty evenly square hind end. the bottom of the haunches should come down into the leg, then the leg will curve out of that, rather than the leg and butt forming one solid curve. the hock joint also is more rounded, less sharp - it almost seems like it has a little knob on the tip of it
if i can be assed to get my tablet out, i'll try to do a redline for you since i realize probably none of that made sense and is just a big rambling mess of "durhur curves wrong"
i agree with the comment above about drawing horses like dogs
horses have longer backs and a lot thicker around their midsection - if you look, the beginning of his stomach should look like it could evenly match up to his neck, but you have the stomach curving up much higher than where the neck ends
a couple issues you have here are also anatomy issues horses can have in conformation in real life, so i'm not sure if they were intentional or not, but they do make a drawing look off, so ii'll point them out anyway
the front legs, he's over at the knee. the legs should be straight, all the way down, but you have it where the top of the leg leans inward, then the bottom of the leg leans outward. sort of like:
/
\
it makes the leg look a little off
there's also a large muscle on heavier horses that should be noticeable at the beginning of the leg, where it connects to the shoulder, then slowly curves a bit more inward as the leg goes down
on the hind legs, horse legs are a bit thinner and straighter than dog legs. the thigh you've given him is very curved on the front side, where a horse leg goes more straight down to the hock, has a small bump for the hock joint on the front, then goes down into the bottom of the leg. the whole leg itself should go in more of a curve, rather than a dramatic curve for the thigh
on the back end of his hind legs and butt: i'd probably make his butt come out a little more, making it more rounded. as is, it looks kind of oval is (again, more dog-like). heavy horses actually have a pretty evenly square hind end. the bottom of the haunches should come down into the leg, then the leg will curve out of that, rather than the leg and butt forming one solid curve. the hock joint also is more rounded, less sharp - it almost seems like it has a little knob on the tip of it
if i can be assed to get my tablet out, i'll try to do a redline for you since i realize probably none of that made sense and is just a big rambling mess of "durhur curves wrong"
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yep, i definitely see what you mean about the thickness of the neck & midsection. i kept thinking it was too dog-like, same for the hing legs/hocks. i think horses have a more 'uniform' appearance overall than dogs? i have no idea what i'm trying to say, but your critique did make sense! and thank you for the redline. for some reason i kept thinking draft horses had short backs, and then realized i'd probably been using young horses as references...
yep, i definitely see what you mean about the thickness of the neck & midsection. i kept thinking it was too dog-like, same for the hing legs/hocks. i think horses have a more 'uniform' appearance overall than dogs? i have no idea what i'm trying to say, but your critique did make sense! and thank you for the redline. for some reason i kept thinking draft horses had short backs, and then realized i'd probably been using young horses as references...
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