How to draw a War Horse

My friend Michael Morpurgo's amazing movie of War Horse is premiered in London today, which gives me the idea of drawing a War Horse based on my Grandfather's First World War experiences in the Essex Yeomanry. He was one of the last British soldiers to ride into battle on a horse at Ypres on the 13th May 1915. My Great Uncle Wilfred was injured that day and died of his wounds on the 23rd, ten days later. Great Uncle Victor won the Military Cross.

This drawing is inspired by a picture in the family photo album. you can see more warhorses at the Essex Yeomanry website on this great collection of First World War photographs http://www.essex-yeomanry.org.uk/history/picture-gallery.html where you will see more War Horses and details of their tack.

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[TheSCORCHTHETORCH]

Another great drawing! Are you sponsored by Rotring???

[ShooRaynerDrawing]

@TheSCORCHTHETORCH No, I should be :D They really are my favourite pens. I got some freebies a year or so ago, but maybe I should contact them again, or would you think I'd sold out - I need to get paid for this somehow :D

[fbspin]

Wow what a beautiful album, I wish I had one like that.

Were your great great greeeeat grand parents royal? or maybe had a high place in the society? From the pictures they seem like high class people, Anyway, very beautiful video indeed.

[ShooRaynerDrawing]

@fbspin No, they ran the local post office. I thin photographs were so special in those days people dressed up and maybe even hired fancy clothes to look more prosperous :)

[ariedevine]

awesome :D

[ShooRaynerDrawing]

@ariedevine Thank You :)

[halopancake]

Teacher:Class, time to draw self portraits!

Teacher:(dissapointed) Chuck, that's a dog!

Chuck:(Tilts head and stares)

[bestshowontheweb]

I'm referring to the photo.

[bestshowontheweb]

Damn! That is THE WARHORSE!

I mean, just look at it! "Four white socks, and brown all over. With a white patch on his head like so. *Makes shape on the horses head*"

Shoo, I swear that that is the horse that the movie was based around.

[chevyonthemoon]

Do a video with cross-hatching in it

[MsDrperry]

@fbspin me yo an album like that is awsome

[2002liv]

NICE LOVE IT

[RandomKidsShow]

You draw evel knievel