How to Draw a Carousel Horse

Step 1: The head

Left of the middle draw a horse head: a round cheek at the top, a long nose pointing down.

Tip Leave room above for the ears and the canopy.

Step 2: Eye and smile

Draw a big oval eye with a black dot. Dot a nostril and curve a small smile on the nose.

Step 3: Ears and forelock

On top of the head draw 2 pointed leaf ears. Add a tuft of hair falling on the forehead.

Step 4: Neck and body

Start under the chin. Draw the chest, a long tummy, a round bottom, the back, and up the neck.

Tip A thick neck makes the horse look strong.

Step 5: Flowing mane

Start between the ears. Draw 3 wavy locks down the neck, stopping where the back begins.

Tip Round, wavy locks look like hair blowing back.

Step 6: Front legs

Start on the chest. Draw a leg folded at the knee, stopping on the tummy. Reach another forward behind it.

Tip A galloping horse folds its front legs up.

Step 7: Back legs and tail

Start under the tummy. Draw a leg stretching behind, stopping on the bottom. Peek another under it. Add a tail.

Tip The tail grows from the top of the bottom.

Step 8: The saddle

On the back draw a saddle seat with 2 bumps. Hang a cloth under it with a trim line.

Step 9: The bridle

Draw a strap across the nose. Draw another from it, behind the eye, up to the ears.

Step 10: Twisted pole

In front of the saddle draw a tall thin pole, top to bottom, behind the horse. Add slanted stripes.

Tip Slanted stripes make the pole look twisted.

Step 11: Canopy and floor

Across the top draw a band with 5 round bumps under it. Draw a long flat floor under the pole.

Tip The horse hangs in the air between them.

Step 12: Golden yellow

Go over your lines. Colour the pole, the 4 hooves and the saddle trim yellow. Leave the horse white.

Step 13: Pink and red

Colour the mane, forelock and tail pink. Colour the saddle seat and the canopy red.

Step 14: Blue to finish

Colour the saddle cloth, the bridle straps and the floor blue. Your carousel horse is ready to ride!