A little introduction before the lesson. I have been fascinated by stories about unicorns since childhood. They are amazing creatures. So when I wrote the lesson how to draw a unicorn with a pencil step by step, tried to show it with the best side. I don’t know if I succeeded ... Well, in general, what can I say, read on, you will see for yourself. He said what he wanted, but now you can get down to business. Where did this animal come from? Well, for the most part, there are only legends about him. But modern zoologists believe in the existence of the unicorn. Maybe because there are animals with similar anatomy, for example, a rhino (but it has only a few centimeters of horn), or a giraffe (even though it has as many as three growths on its forehead). In nature, there is also a whale, awarded by nature with a huge tusk sticking out of its forehead, which travelers called the sea unicorn. And the rest of the people, like people, are nevertheless sure that unicorns are mysticism, fiction, as well as elves, fairies, gnomes, witches, and similar evil spirits. Well, they have a right to it. But we all know that this is not so! let's draw a unicorn with a pencil, and maybe one day we will really meet him on our way! As an example, I took this picture: So, let's get to work.
How to draw a unicorn with a pencil step by step
Step one. Circles denote the location of the head, torso and legs. Let's connect them with lines. 
Step two. We draw a horse's eye and mane. Outline the contours of the torso and front legs. Let's outline the sketch of the tail. 
Step three. Draw a horn on the forehead. A thicker line will show the body of the horse. Let's make the mane and tail more beautiful. 
Step four. We detail the horn, and still bring beauty to the rest of the body. Try to make lush hair. For some reason, his mane is associated with the curls of a beautiful princess. Perhaps this horse is a girl. 
Step five. We detail the lower part of the legs. Draw her hooves, because she overcomes great distances. You can't do without them. 
And the last final step. Let's finish the black deep eye and add shadows in order to give realism. Look what happened in the end: 
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Unicorn - mythical creature symbolizes chastity.
Unicorn, a mythical animal found in many mythological systems, named after the most characteristic feature- the presence of one long straight horn on the forehead.
The earliest images of unicorns are more than 4 thousand years old, found in India. Then they began to appear in the myths of Western Asia. AT ancient greece and Ancient Rome considered to be real animals. Images of a unicorn that come across on ancient Egyptian monuments and on rocks South Africa, are drawings of straight-horned antelopes (e.g., Beiza and Oryx), which, drawn in profile and without regard to perspective, appear to be one-horned. There were also one-horned antelopes, if the second horn broke in a duel.
The first mention of a one-horned animal in the West dates back to the 5th century BC. e. Ctesias, who served as a physician at the Persian court for 17 years, returned to Greece and described wild Indian donkeys of massive build, having one horn on their foreheads, as well as a red head, Blue eyes and torso. According to Ctesias, anyone who drinks water or wine from the horn of this animal will never be subject to disease. And to catch these unusually fast-footed donkeys is possible only when they are with the cubs, which they cannot leave. The story of Ctesias gained popularity thanks to the authority of Aristotle, who briefly mentioned the one-horned "Indian donkeys" as "equids" in his History of Animals.
Roman writer Claudius Elian, born around 170 AD. e., in the book "Motley Tales" speaks of three varieties of unicorn. The first two are described as similar to Ctesias' donkeys, and the third, the cartazon, wields a spiral black horn, "the size of a full-grown horse, red in color, has a horse's mane, and is very fast." Cartazones are not dangerous animals, but males are irreconcilable to each other and even attack females. The temper of males softens during the rut, but with the birth of cubs, they become furious again.
In early traditions, the unicorn was also depicted with the body of a bull, goat and horse. Some attributed elephant legs and a boar's tail to the unicorn, which led to the assumption that the rhinoceros was the prototype of the unicorn. Pliny calls the country of the Hindus and central Africa the birthplace of unicorns. In one of the fairy tales of the Brothers Grimm, the unicorn has an extremely aggressive disposition, which further confirms its resemblance to a rhinoceros. In the Greek "Physiologist" it is noted that the unicorn is "a swift-footed beast, wearing one horn and feeding an evil will towards people."
AT Greek mythology the unicorn was dedicated to Artemis, the virgin goddess. The Jews, on the other hand, had the following legend: when Yahweh asked Adam to give names to all animals, the unicorn was the first of those named and thus was exalted. When Adam and Eve were expelled from Paradise, God gave the unicorn a choice: stay in Eden or leave with the people. The unicorn preferred the latter and was blessed for his sympathy for humans.
Quite a few important role played unicorn in medieval legends and fairy tales; it was ridden by wizards and sorceresses; he killed every person who came across him; only a virgin could tame him, and then he became tame, lay down on the ground and fell asleep. In general, if you manage to catch a unicorn, then you can keep it only with a golden bridle.
Unicorns feed on flowers, they especially love rosehip flowers, and well-fed honey, and they drink morning dew. They also look for small lakes in the depths of the forest, in which they bathe and drink from there, and the water in these lakes usually becomes very clear and has the properties of living water.
The enemies of the unicorn have long been considered elephant and lion. Inevitably, at a meeting, the elephant entered into a fight and, as a rule, the unicorn was the first to pierce the belly of the elephant. The lion, on the other hand, could lure the unicorn into a trap: fleeing from the chase, he turned sharply to the side at the very trunk of the tree, and the unicorn, not being able to quickly slow down, pierced the wood with his horn, after which the lion easily dealt with the enemy.
For alchemists the swift unicorn symbolized mercury. In the Moscow state, the unicorn became a symbol of book scholarship, since its image adorned the facade of the Printing House on Nikolskaya Street. Architect A. Shchusev placed a bas-relief with three unicorns on the eastern wall of the Church of the Intercession (1912) of the Martha and Mary Convent.
In Russian alphabet books of the 16th-17th centuries. the unicorn is depicted like this:
"The beast, like eating a horse, is terrible and invincible, has a great horn between the ears, its body is copper, has all the strength in the horn. summer. And when he throws his horn into the open sea, and from it a worm grows; and from that there is a unicorn beast. And the old beast without a horn is not strong, becomes orphaned and dies.
unicorn horn(under the guise of which for the most part narwhal fang came true, exported by Norwegians, Danes and Russian Pomors from the polar regions, as well as rhinoceros horn and mammoth tusk) was used for various products, for example, for sceptres and staves, and was valued very dearly, especially because in the form of grated powder it was considered a miraculous healing a remedy for various diseases - from fever, epilepsy, fire (fever), from pestilence, black infirmity, from snake bites, it prolonged youth and strengthened potency, and was also a means of protecting against spoilage. The trade in cups made of horn flourished, supposedly removing poison from food, it was believed that the poisonous liquid boiled in it.
One European miniature of the 15th century depicts Saint Benedict discarding a piece of bread given to him: the reader of that time, seeing a unicorn next to the saint, could understand that the bread was poisoned, and the saint, with the help of God, guessed it. The unicorn's horn allegedly fogged up when approaching the poison. During the Renaissance, a unicorn figurine was placed above pharmacies.
Unicorn - heraldic symbol caution, prudence, prudence, purity, purity, severity, severity. If the unicorn had a crown, then not on the head, but on the neck, in the form of a collar. In heraldic books, the unicorn is likened to a brave soldier, “who is more ready to die than to fall into the hands of the enemy alive.” There was another metaphorical interpretation of the unicorn on the coat of arms of a medieval knight: "enemies flee from a brave husband, like poison from a wonderful horn." This is also a prototype of monastic life, the desire for solitude.
It was depicted on Russian gold coins starting from the time of the Grand Duke of Moscow John III and ending with the reign of Tsar Alexei Mikhailovich Romanov (starting from False Dmitry I, it was also minted on silver coins).
Symbol unicorn contained on bilateral state seals Tsar Ivan the Terrible: Big (dated 1562) and Small (dated 1571), also the Big State Seals of Tsars Boris Godunov, False Dmitry, Mikhail Fedorovich, Alexei Mikhailovich, on the seal Grand Palace during the reign of Mikhail Fedorovich.
The unicorn is also depicted on the back of the throne of Tsar Ivan the Terrible, on ceremonial axes, saddles, window architraves of palaces, on emblems Russian noble families The Batashevs, Bonch-Bruevichs, Verigins, Kudryavtsevs, Mansurovs, Ostafievs, Romanovskys, Strekalovs, Turgenevs, Shuvalovs, as a shield holder is included in the coats of arms of the Boltins, Yermolovs, Kozlovskys, Saltykovs, Loris-Melikovs.
In addition, it is present on emblems of cities: Lysva (Russia), Saint-Lo (France), Lischnitz (Czech Republic), Vishtutis and Merkine (Lithuania), Ramos (Switzerland), Eger (Hungary), Schwäbisch Gmünd and Giingen an der Brenz (Germany), depicted in Coat of arms of the Canadian province of Newfoundland.
In fine arts
The story of the unicorn and the virgin is common in fine arts. Most notable works- a series of tapestries of the late XV century "Girl and Unicorn" (Cluny Museum in Paris) and "Hunting for a Unicorn" (Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York). The first series presents six tapestries, five of which symbolize human feelings, with the participation of a girl, a unicorn and a lion. Another series consists of seven tapestries depicting the hunt, killing and resurrection of the unicorn, his captivity.
Hieronymus Bosch in his triptych "Garden earthly pleasures» (c. 1500) depicted several fantastic views unicorn: on the left side of his triptych are three unicorns: white, "Scottish"; brown, deer-like with a curved horn; with the body of a fish floating in a pond. Also, unicorns stand around the pond, among people and animals. One has a horn studded with short sharp spikes; another has the body of a deer, long ears and a beard of a goat, while the third has a horn that diverges into two processes.
"The Garden of Earthly Delights" Bosch I.
Fragments of Bosch's "Garden of Earthly Delights" painting with unicorns.
Types of unicorns
british unicorn
A graceful white horse with a silver-white horn on its head. This is a British unicorn. Why British? Just the first time he was seen in the forests of Britain. His body is quite powerful, otherwise he looks like a horse. However, it differs from a horse in its cloven hooves (as you know, a horse is an artiodactyl animal) and, sometimes, in the shape of its tail - some species have a lion-like tail with a tassel at the end. His horn is white, with a slight silveriness. Males have goatee-like beards. They always have long hair on their pasterns. Their main color is snow-white, but occasionally there are other colors.
Indian unicorn
Very graceful, extremely rarely stocky. They are smaller than the British (reaches somewhere around 1-1.3 meters at the withers).
The tail is as graceful as they are - it is thin, with a tassel at the end. Something like a lion. Color is mostly white with a faint grayish-blue tint.
The horn of the Indian unicorn is longer and thinner than the horn of the British, and is no longer white, but silver or gold.
European unicorn
According to some sources, there were also Unicorns on the continent once, they were very heavy and clumsy, gray in color, with a very small horn, about 15-20 cm. They had remarkable strength, but were very slow. He lived in impenetrable, swampy taiga forests. By their nature they were very calm and phlegmatic.
Their hooves were very wide and cloven, they allowed him to walk calmly both in the forest and in the swamps. In summer, their coat had a gray-brown color, and in winter it was light gray with a warm undercoat.
Elemental Unicorns or Spirits
They are named so because they are divided into four types, corresponding to the four main elements of metaphysics - water, earth, air and fire. Each of these species is divided into many subspecies - wind, rainbow (usually have a pink or purple color), stone, sea, lake, etc. Each of the species has its own habitat, habits and type of behavior.
Some researchers consider this species to be a cross between a unicorn and a hippogriff - a flying horse. Others believe that it is a completely independent animal species.
Winged unicorns also have several subspecies, which differ mainly in the shape of the wings - butterflies, dragonflies (with transparent wings), cazhans (wings resemble bat wings in structure) and ordinary or classic - their wings resemble bird wings and are covered with feathers, why they are sometimes also called swans.
These unicorns are lighter than usual, their legs are shorter, the muscles of the chest and neck are strongly developed.
In its natural habitat - mountainous and rocky areas - wings are used to maintain balance and overcome dangerous and difficult areas.
angel unicorn
By appearance resembles a classic unicorn, although somewhat lower and more graceful than it. The angel has some elemental properties - it can freely move through the air, although it does not have wings, live in water, pass through stones, etc. But the main difference between an angel and other species is not at all in this. This species got its name for the peculiarity of the physiological structure - an asexual angel!
Angels are born from bundles of light energy formed by positive feelings and emotions. When the concentration of energy is high enough, then an embryo is formed inside such a clot, gradually developing into a unicorn. Angels can travel between parallel worlds, as well as instantly move to any distance.
Unicorns-Imps
The most dangerous of all types of unicorns. They find it difficult to tolerate the company of non-magical beings and humans in particular. Therefore, these unicorns live in solitude, choosing dark, old and difficult forests for housing. The blood of this unicorn is extremely poisonous, so they are never hunted - a small droplet that gets on the skin causes terrible burns that do not heal. A wound inflicted by a black unicorn does not kill, but causes violent insanity - before the wounded person is isolated or killed, he will do a lot of harm.
There are also subspecies that do not have a pupil. Black unicorns prefer to be nocturnal, as their sensitive eyes cannot stand bright light.
small unicorn
This type of unicorn is most different from all its counterparts, primarily in its size. Their bodies are smaller and more fragile than ponies, but much more muscular. In addition to a lush mane, they are endowed with a goatee-like beard, and their tail is more like a cow, with a fluffy tassel at the end. Their short coat has a pleasant golden hue, which is especially noticeable in open sunlight, and an extremely long, yellowish-shiny horn. They live in numerous herds, called commonwealths, mainly in open mountainous areas with adjacent steppe regions. Once a year, animals go to the forest for mating, which, like other species, lasts only one night at the time of the spring lunar eclipse.
silver unicorn
The most beautiful and noble of all unicorns and yet very rare. It owes its name not so much to its own color, how much silver color of blood. Although his fur and mane also have gray rough hue. He is about the size of a normal horse. Like a small mealalien, artiodactyl, and its tail looks like an ordinary horse. One more feature appearance are bright blue eyes fringed with long black eyelashes.
Mirror Angi
One of the most beautiful unicorns. The wool of this unicorn resembles the thinnest wire. Wools closely adjoin to each other, creating a continuous layer of "mirror". If the individual is old enough, then the mirror skin forms an upper hard layer, like an armadillo's shield. Therefore, these unicorns are sometimes called iron or steel. Such "armor" allows the unicorn to better defend itself and protect the territory and family. The silver horn also reflects light like a mirror.
The first drawings of unicorns are over four thousand years old. They are found in India. Soon these fairy creatures migrated to the myths of Western Asia. In the East, unicorns were depicted in the form of a goat, and in the West - in the form of a horse and a deer. The ancient Greeks for a long time considered unicorns to be real animals.
According to legend, once a year unicorns visit paradise - to drink water from a magical spring and get caught in the heavenly meadows. That is why in ancient times they believed that they heal from any disease.
The Chinese called unicorns "virgin" and believed that they appear at the moment when a baby is born on Earth. or future emperor. So if you are going to visit your new parents, be sure to give them a drawing of a unicorn - let it protect the baby from diseases and promise him a happy fate.
And also, I'm sure the unicorn will take its rightful place in your personal diary. Get down to business!
How to draw a unicorn?
An ancient legend tells that the unicorn is a messenger of happiness. Anyone who manages to see a unicorn will be able to speak all the languages of the world. No wonder unicorns symbolize wisdom and knowledge. Light and gentle, like a morning mist, they just ask for the pages of your album!
Well, how about we try to draw a unicorn?
1. In order to correctly place the unicorn on the sheet, divide it into two equal parts. On the left side of the sheet, closer to the center, draw a small circle. And next to the bottom - one more, much smaller (this will be the muzzle of a unicorn), and also draw an oblique line, which will be the center of the neck.
2. Connect the circles with smooth lines to make a muzzle, and continue to lead them down, drawing the neck.
3. To understand in which direction to draw the body of a unicorn, draw an oval from the middle of the neck and draw an oblique line.
4. With an oval, designate the horse's thigh. Use lines to show the directions of the limbs.
5. Connect the neck smoothly with the circle to get the outline of the body. By using smooth lines draw the thigh.
6. Great! Now draw the belly of the unicorn.
7. Guided by the auxiliary lines, outline the limbs.
8. It's time to draw a muzzle, eye and tail.
9. Don't forget the mane and horn.
11. Well done! Erase the guide lines and start coloring the unicorn.
Great job!
How to draw a pony?
Who does not know the friendly ponies from the cartoon "Friendship is a miracle"? Cute unicorns, symbolizing fidelity, generosity, honesty and kindness, have forever settled in children's hearts. Are you also into magical ponies? Draw their close relative, the dreamy pony, and your room will immediately sparkle with bright colors.
1. To correctly place the pony on the sheet, divide the sheet into two equal parts with a vertical and horizontal line and determine the middle of the sheet. You can use the line.
Stepping back a little from the center (the place of the conditional intersection of the lines), start drawing the pony's head. First draw a pointed eye and two curved lines.
3. Draw the horse's back using a curved line. The line should not be too long, because our pony is just a baby. Below a small line, mark the place where the body ends. Congratulations - now the general features of the pony's torso are visible.
Draw two more vertical, slightly curved lines from the neck. They will be pony legs.
5. Using curved lines, outline the legs of the pony. Down, increase the distance between the lines to show the hooves of the unicorn. And now draw another, slightly raised, leg.
6. Connect all the lines and don't forget to draw the fourth leg, which is almost invisible.
7. Well, the outlines of the body are ready. Now start drawing eyes with highlights. Our pony is a cute fairy-tale creature, so don't be afraid to make the eye big and defined like in the cartoons.
8. Now draw the fluffy pony tail. It is very easy. You draw free wavy lines, connect them at the end - that's all the work.
Some myths tell that the tail of a unicorn is the ideal raw material for magic wands. That is why it is used every now and then by sorceresses and fairies, who in fairy tales, moreover, often ride unicorns.
9. It's time to draw a magic horn - the pride of all fabulous ponies.
10. The main decoration of the unicorn is a luxurious mane. Let's draw it.
Such a pretty pony will decorate the pages of your album with pleasure. Erase the guide lines and start coloring the image with paints.
Give a drawing of a unicorn to your best friend - wish him the fulfillment of desires!
The unicorn is a creature from the mythologies of almost any of the peoples of the world, found both in European and Eastern mythology. Symbolizes only the most beautiful and immaculate that can be in the world. It looks like a white horse, but with a straight, pointed, necessarily even horn in the middle of the forehead. In the Middle Ages, pharmacies were crowned with the image of a unicorn, since it was believed that its horn was able to cure almost all diseases. Then the artists often received orders for drawings of unicorns. Now, with the advent of the Fantasy universes, the interest in these mystical animals is huge again, and we suggest you learn how to draw them. We have a lot beautiful pictures unicorns for sketching: about 100 images found on the vast Russian and foreign Internet. You will find here both very light pictures and complex drawings for advanced artists. Any image can be downloaded for free!
How to draw a unicorn
If you already know how to draw a horse, then you can easily cope with the task. And if not, then it would be nice to learn, since the unicorn is 99% horse. To make it look like a living thing, you need to study the anatomy of the animal well, its various positions, postures. We will show you some samples that will help you draw a horse, and then a unicorn is within easy reach.
We draw a horse in motion. As you can see, it all comes down to circles of various sizes, and ovals. First the skeleton, then the details.
A spectacular rearing horse pose, which is very suitable for a long-maned unicorn
An easy way to draw a horse in its normal pose
Horse about to take the first step
A horse in front with a slightly turned head to the side is a classic of the genre for both a horse drawing and a unicorn. Remember the main rule - draw objects not as they are, but as they look from a given point of view.
Little ponies are also depicted as unicorns, and by learning how to draw this little horse, you can easily modify it to a unicorn.
A large collection of unicorn images for sketching. You will find about 100 images for artists of different skill levels.
Send us your drawing of a unicorn based on any picture from this article. We will publish the most beautiful ones with a link to your profile in in social networks if you wish. You can send a drawing through with the theme “unicorn drawing”.
A step-by-step guide on "how to draw a unicorn", similar to the one for the horse, but now with the horn, as it should be.
Simple to draw, but beautiful unicorn silhouette
A nice and quick sketch of a unicorn in motion that you can draw. Worth a try!
A snow-white unicorn with a golden horn and hooves in a pose before an attack, a well-detailed drawing
A cute unicorn drawn in pencil with extra detail on the legs, mane and tail
A unicorn with a slightly curved horn and eyes closed, idea for tattoo drawing. The inscription - I`m alive (I'm alive)
A drawing of a unicorn leaving a certain magical castle and sadly looking in its direction. Possibly a bit like a giraffe due to its long neck
Volumetric drawing of a unicorn with a simple pencil for sketching.
A beautiful drawing of a unicorn on its hind legs against the background of the moon, a great picture for sketching
Image of a mixture of a unicorn and a pegasus - Tulpara. Due to the wings, you can add additional epicness and expressiveness to your drawing.
Unicorn accelerates to attack
Abstract pattern resembling a unicorn
A tattoo of a unicorn girl, such a tattoo can mean that the girl is pure and pure, if you apply associations with a unicorn in mythology to her. And it can mean something completely different, including nothing.
Another image of Tulpar - a unicorn with wings
Large, muscular unicorn with a bandage around his neck and a piercing in his ear
Drawing with a pen, quite easy to draw, if you keep all the proportions
GIF animation of a unicorn that changes color with each blink of the animal. Can serve as a picture for sketching or an idea for a drawing from scratch
A colorful picture of the head of a unicorn, which clearly shows where the horn grows from. It has watermarks on it, but they won't stop you from copying it, right? :)
A quick sketch of a unicorn done in a peculiar style
A schematic depiction of a unicorn, however, with excellent proportions. Repeat them, detail the image with shadows, entourage, background, and you get an amazing picture.
Unicorn in cartoon style with a suspicious look
A simple, small unicorn or an animal pretending to be one
A beautiful, slender unicorn, a picture for sketching. Side view
A chibi unicorn with bulging eyes. The image shows how to add volume to the legs and muzzle. And the pupils themselves are red
My style unicorns little pony for sketching and further coloring. If you want to cheat, then just set the maximum brightness on the monitor and bring a piece of paper to the screen. Then circle the silhouette of the unicorn. Voila - you have a drawing with perfect proportions, then it's up to the small!
Green New Year's unicorn, all from the same pony series
A small unicorn with an unusual beard and tail curled back like a dog
Chibikov is easier to draw than unicorns for realism. After all, you do not need to work out anatomy, shadows, and proportions can be whatever you want. Beginning artists should start with them
Therefore, we will begin a selection of unicorns - chibiks for sketching by novice artists. Cute unicorn with pink mane, tail and hooves, girls will surely like it.
Picture in similar style but this time in color.
Tulpar-chibik. Who would have thought three thousand years ago that this mythical creature would be depicted in such a harmless manner.
The pot-bellied unicorn stands on two legs like a human.
A step by step guide on how to draw such a chibi unicorn.
Kawaii unicorn in anime style with crescent moons. It must be some kind of superhero animal from some anime.
A cute little unicorn with ears like a hare and a long tail, fluffy at the tip. It is not necessary to draw a unicorn in all the canons, try mixing your favorite animals with this, and you will get a unique drawing, and not just copied from someone else.
A beautiful tulpar, as if descended from some coat of arms.
The original style of drawing a unicorn, in particular - shadows using stripes. Try experimenting with such an image of shadows, the main thing is to correctly determine the places for highlights where you do not need to draw stripes and leave a white field.
Pencil drawing by Tanya London in 2013. Surely this artist now draws amazing pictures, but we have a lot to learn from her drawing of those times.
Unicorn with rainbow mane and other details. The unicorn and the rainbow have always been somewhere nearby.
Curly unicorn with a strange left ear
A beautiful silhouette of a unicorn with small outlines in the most important places. Notice how thanks good knowledge anatomy, the artist can enliven the drawing with a minimum number of strokes of the desired intensity.
A small drawing of a unicorn with increased hairiness in attack
Stylish hairy unicorn in the style of the eighties, with flared wool pants and a long mane with bangs effect.
A unicorn with a goat's curved horn at a waterhole. The animal is up to its body in the water, and this is a great technique to diversify your drawing, and spend less time working on it.
Drawing of a unicorn with well-developed muscles, legs, head ... Whole.
A distressed unicorn is sitting on a cloud, a simple drawing.
Finished painting in color. The girl strokes the unicorn. With cinematic precision, an animal and a girl, it will take a lot of work to draw this image exactly, but you can always make a quick sketch of a similar image.
A life-wise unicorn is slowly jumping somewhere
A large, beautiful, slender unicorn with a saber-shaped horn and a menacing look is clearly preparing for an attack. The anatomy of the animal is very well worked out, there is a lot to learn.
Schematic representation of a unicorn on its hind legs. A great sketch to breathe life into.
Drawing of a unicorn head with a long mane
A colorful image of a unicorn with a rainbow mane filled with careless strokes with smudges
The blue-eyed unicorn puffed out his cheeks
To draw an animal well for realism, you need to imagine what its skeleton looks like. So here it is, the skeleton of a unicorn for sketching.
The original image of a unicorn in a Disney-like style. The horn looks more like a branch than a formidable weapon, which makes the animal look harmless.
A beautiful and simple picture with a unicorn for sketching
Beautiful, well-researched unicorn pencil drawing
A vivid image of a unicorn, more precisely its front part. Practically finished painting on the wall. You can draw the silhouette and color it to your liking
Graceful unicorn girl
A schematic drawing of a unicorn, a sketch that shows where the author started
Every girl in her childhood dreamed of having a unicorn at home. After all, you can do so many interesting things with it: show it to your girlfriends, ride it to school and stroke a multi-colored mane. If you were refused to buy a unicorn as a child, then our article is especially for you!
We will tell you how to draw a unicorn step by step in a simple way! In order to create an amazing unicorn, you will need:
- 1 piece of A4 paper (you can use any other piece of paper that is convenient for you).
- 1 simple pencil.
- 1 eraser.
- 1 sharpener (just in case).
In this tutorial, we will tell you specifically about how to draw a unicorn with wings. If you want to draw an ordinary horse, then do the same, excluding a pair of wings from your drawing.
The first stage - the contours of the unicorn
First of all, draw the outlines of your future unicorn as you see in the picture - this will be your clue. Try not to put too much pressure on the pencil and make very thin and neat lines so that they are easy to erase. At this stage, you draw the basis for future: head, neck, body, hind and forelimbs. Choose the optimal and convenient size for your future horse.
We specifically tell you about how to draw a unicorn with a pencil - so that you have the opportunity to correct your shortcomings. So don't be afraid to experiment famous artists don't always do perfect lines the first time.
The second stage - drawing the body
After you have designated basic contours your future unicorn, let's add realism and volume to our fairy-tale character.
Taking the contours as a basis, draw lines parallel to them at a certain distance. Pay special attention to the hooves - they should be small and even. For convenience: first draw solid straight lines from one intersection point to another, and then correct them by adding volume and removing all unnecessary.
Also at this point we begin to draw the contours of the wings - do not be afraid, this is not the final version of your drawing. Next, the wings will be drawn in more detail. Please note that in our lesson we give parting tips on how to draw a unicorn, if your vision is different from ours - there is nothing wrong with that. Do not be afraid to experiment, it will add uniqueness to your work.
At this stage, a more traced muzzle of our future unicorn and a tail are also added. It is quite easy to do this - all attention to the picture.
The third stage is the creation of details
It's time to add as much realism to our unicorn as possible. To do this, we add to our drawing a set small parts: draw in more detail the ears, draw the lines of the eyes, nose, mouth and the line of the cheeks.
At this stage, a mane appears in our drawing. It consists of vertical lines With sharp corners, which create an imitation of the accumulation of several mane hairs into one. Also a couple of curved lines added to the tail. It's time to erase all extra lines.
Carefully study the drawing, add a few lines to the neck and abdomen that play the role of folds. But if you are a perfectionist, you can leave your horse perfectly even and smooth, this is your vision of how to draw a unicorn, this will not make it worse. But it will be your chip and some zest.
The fourth stage - drawing the wings
Our horse is almost ready, having corrected all the shortcomings, we can safely move on to the wings of our unicorn.
Draw along the bend line again with your pencil, making the line denser. After that, repeat it on the inside of the wing to define the base of the wing, which is the bone covered in feathers. Next, draw elongated semi-arcs in ascending order so that they are very small at the base of the wing, and closer to the end - long and wider. In some semi-arcs, make a couple of free lines that give volume to the plumage of your wings, they are usually done in the central part of the arc.
We can change the curve and size of your unicorn's wings - they can be narrower or have a different type of plumage. There is a lot various techniques how to draw a unicorn. This is just one of the examples that we have presented. If you don't want to completely copy someone else's drawing, try picking one from each instruction and you'll end up with a wonderful original drawing.
Fifth stage - adding color (final)
Hooray! Our unicorn is almost ready! Erase all extra lines, leaving only the thin outlines of your drawing. If desired, you can circle it with a black gel or regular pen.
To turn our unicorn into a real one fairy tale character, add some colors to its wings. This will give it a little fabulousness, magic and mystery. And to make the wings stand out against the general background, darken the mane and tail with strokes simple pencil.
You can also use one simple technique- in the area you need, walk several times with a simple pencil, and then rub the resulting area with your finger. You will get a very unusual effect. Hooray! You did a great job and understood well how to draw a unicorn with a simple pencil in just 5 steps!
