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How to Draw a Horse-Drawn Plow
Draw a horse-drawn plow in 21 steps, about 16 minutes. Free, with a printable worksheet.
Each picture adds one red line. Draw that line, then scroll to the next picture. Rub out any dashed helper lines at the end. First up: the head.
Step 1: The head
On the left draw a sideways head like a fat peanut: a big round cheek, a smaller nose end.
Tip Leave lots of room on the right for the plow and the farmer.
Step 2: Eye and nose
Draw 1 big eye. From the nose top, curve a line down to the chin. Add a nostril and smile.
Tip Put the eye high on the head, with a black dot and a white shine.
Step 3: Ears and forelock
On top of the head draw 2 pointed ears standing up. Add a petal of hair on the forehead.
Step 4: The neck
From behind the ears, slope the neck's back to the shoulder. From the cheek, draw its front to the chest.
Step 5: The body
From the neck draw a big bean body: a long back, a round bottom, then the tummy to the chest.
Step 6: The mane
Start at the ears. Draw 4 fat petal locks along the back of the neck, down to the shoulders.
Step 7: Two legs
Draw a long ground line. Add a front leg under the chest and a back leg under the bottom.
Tip Give each leg a knee bump and a flat doorstop hoof on the ground.
Step 8: The far legs
Draw 2 thinner legs peeking out from behind: one by the front leg, one by the back leg.
Step 9: The tail
From the top corner of the bottom, draw a long flowing tail down to a point.
Step 10: Collar and strap
Draw a fat collar round the neck. From it draw a strap along the side, stopping past the tail.
Tip The strap is how the horse pulls the plow.
Step 11: Soil and blade
Draw a small heap of soil on the ground behind the horse. Add a curved blade coming out of it.
Step 12: Beam and handles
From the strap's end draw a bar down into the blade. Add 2 handles sloping up to the right.
Step 13: Farmer's head and cap
On the right draw the farmer's egg head. Add a cap on top with its peak pointing left.
Step 14: Farmer's face
Draw 2 round eyes with a black dot and a shine in each, and a smile under them.
Step 15: Shirt and arms
Under the head draw a round shirt. Draw 2 arms reaching to the handles, with a fist on each.
Tip Bend each arm a little at the elbow.
Step 16: Trousers and boots
Under the shirt draw 2 trouser legs spreading apart to 2 boots on the ground, toes pointing left.
Step 17: Peach and cream
Go over your lines. Colour the farmer's face and fists peach and the horse's nose cream. Leave the eyes white.
Step 18: Tan horse
Colour the horse tan, around the cream nose. Skip the mane, forelock, tail, hooves, collar and strap.
Step 19: Blue shirt
Colour the farmer's shirt and arms blue.
Step 20: Brown mane and trousers
Colour the mane, forelock, tail, cap, trousers and soil brown.
Step 21: Grey plow, black boots
Colour the plow, collar, strap and hooves grey, and the boots black. Your plow is done!
Your finished drawing
Follow the steps above and this is where you end up: a horse-drawn plow, drawn by you.
Every step in one picture
