The lesson on how to draw a horse eye will be very useful to you. This guide consists of just nine very easy steps.

In order to draw any animal as a whole well, it is important to learn how to draw individual parts of the body. Therefore, in this guide, you will learn how to draw a horse eye. I hope you find this tutorial interesting and useful. These skills will come in handy in the next lessons when you draw a whole horse or other mammals. The lesson consists of a few simple steps. I have tried to adapt this guide for aspiring artists.

Most horses have a brown iris, but there are other colors, such as blue or tan. In this tutorial, I suggest you draw a dark brown eye, but you can use other shades if you like. I also remind you that horses have beautiful eyelashes.

So let’s get down to this interesting assignment.

Materials

Pencil
Paper
Eraser
Coloring supplies

Time needed: 15 minutes

How to Draw a Horse Eye

Draw the upper eyelid.
Determine the size and location of the eye and depict a curved line.
Depict the lower eyelid.
Repeat the previous step, just draw a line at the bottom and select the corner of the eye.
Sketch the outline of the iris.
To do this, draw some smooth, curved lines inside the eye.
Draw the pupil.
Depict a small circle inside the eye.
Add the highlight inside the eye.
Draw a rounded line above the pupil.
Detail the lower eyelid.
Depict some smooth lines on the lower eyelid.
Sketch out the eyelashes.
To do this, draw some short lines. Don’t forget to depict the reflection of the lashes in the glare.
Draw the fur.
Using short lines draw the fur around the eye.
Color the drawing.
Use different shades of brown. Color the pupil black and the highlight white.