How to Draw Violins
Violins have been almost synonymous with beautiful and painfully romantic music for many years. Because of this, illustrators are often requested to incorporate a violin into their artwork. Violins can be used comically in cartoons to show a potential lover wooing his or her mate, or you can use the image of a violin in a serious piece of art. Learning to draw a violin can increase your illustration portfolio and help you to draw other similar musical instruments should the need arise.
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Instructions
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Draw the neck of the violin with a long, thin vertical rectangle in the center of the page. The end of this shape should be slightly wider than the top. Below this, draw an upside down triangle for the tail piece of the violin. Attach a rectangular shape that is wider at the bottom than the top to the tip of the neck. This will be the scroll of the violin. Add two horizontal dashes to each side of the violin to create the neck of the pegs.
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Draw two "D" shapes on the end of the peg necks to create the entire peg. Add two horizontal rectangle shapes to the other pegs to show that some of the pegs have been turned in a different angle. Add a sideways "D" shape to the bottom of the neck to create the top of the body. Add another sideways "D" shape with the curved portion facing down to create the bottom of the body. Place this so that the tip of the tail piece barely moves past the bottom of the "D."
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Add a reverse "C" shape curved line and a "C" shape curved line to connect the top and bottom halves of the body. Add an "S" shape directly to the right and down from the left "C" curve. Add another "S" shape curve to directly to the left and down from the right "C" curve. Add a small horizontal rectangle with a triangle attached to the bottom of it in between the two "S" curves to create the bridge. Add a shape at the top of the neck that looks exactly like an "A." This will create the peg box.
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Draw the strings of the violin with four lines that come down vertically from the top of the neck, over the bridge and to the top of the tail piece. Add two triangular shapes to the left and right sides of the scroll to create the eyes of the scroll. Add a vertical line down the middle of the scroll and the tail piece to make them appear three-dimensional.
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Erase any overlapping lines so that you are left with the basic shape of the violin. Add a parallel line around the outside edge of the body of the violin to create the purfling. Add parallel lines around the "S" curves to create the sound holes. Ink the entire illustration. Let the ink dry, and erase your pencil lines.
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Tips & Warnings
Use a ruler to help you draw the neck and tail piece.
Let the ink dry thoroughly before erasing the pencil or the drawing will smudge.
References
Resources
- Photo Credit Illustrations by Andrew DeWitt
