horse anatomy

[Joseph]

I know something is wrong with this, but I thought id post and see what you think anyway.

[Gunne]

Horses are supposed to have long legs , I think they are too short compared with the rest of the body. The tail doesn't seem to be right,  aswell for the buttock, as far I can tell. The tail looks too stiff, and I think adding a swirl in it would help, and the buttocks need to be bigger at the top. It looks ok when you change the legs, I don't really know the anatomy of a horse, but it seems to be correct.

[typeoh]

At first I thought the horse seemed vertically squished, but then i realized that the head was the problem

The neck extends a bit too far, and the head itself should be higher up.
I think that, forming a rectangle from the top left of the head to the bottom right of the body, you should aim for a rectangle with a height 2/3 of the length (yay golden ratio)

Also, extending the legs a tad might not hurt

[Terley]

Atm it looks more like a dog, horses have much more musclular necks, tried to fix the proportions a bit, added quick details too.

[VictorR]

Try googling anatomy if your lost.
Also next time post your refrence.


Looks alot like yours.

[Larwick]

Nice edit Terley (ignoring the small legs), and good references Victor... but that one looks nothing like his piece..

[Joseph]

I didnt use a reference...but I see how I messed up.  Thanks for pointing those out.

[Terley]

I used a reference, otherwise I'd just be claiming to somehow know the exact proportions of a horse (didn't think you should), still got it wrong  those legs are short aren't they... erm.. I was going for a Shetland pony.

http://www.worldofhorses.co.uk/Breeds/Images/Shetland_pony.jpg

no really I just typed in horse into alltheweb.com and used the available thumbnails as reference, didn't go into detail with the proportions but I tried. 

[Dogmeat]

Nice edit Terley (ignoring the small legs), and good references Victor... but that one looks nothing like his piece..

Dude, give me a break it looks almost exactly like it, except he took the front most leg and bent it, which obviously doesn't work if you've ever seen a horse walk.

[Joseph]

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