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The cello is a bass instrument of the string family. This tutorial will teach you how to draw one.
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Draw a rounded rectangular shape with a long rectangle for the finger board.
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Add a curve line on the sides of the rounded rectangle. Erase the previous lines and draw a shape like an ice cream cone at the bottom. This will serve as a tailpiece. Add small circles on the edge of the long rectangle above.Advertisement
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Make an outline for the sketches.
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Add the scroll on top of the fingerboard, a bridge in the middle of the cello's body and an S shape on each side
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Make small circles at the side of the scroll at the top for tuning pegs. This is where you tune your cello.
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Color the body a woody shade. This could be brown or maroon and grey on the fingerboard and tailpiece
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Add 4 lines from scroll to the tailpiece. These will be the strings. White lines are best, but black or grey work too.
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QuestionCan the cello be another color?Elena HimmerichCommunity AnswerYes. The cello in the instructions is brown because most cellos are that color, but you can draw one any way you want.
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QuestionWhat about the background?Community AnswerYou can add musical notes on a stave surrounding it, or some sort of flower growing around it. It's up to you, though!
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QuestionCould it be drawn in 2-D using the same steps, but taking away the parts that make it look 3-D?SylghoulsTop AnswererSure! In order to accomplish this, you would need to avoid drawing the 3-D outline shown to the right of the cello body in the article pictures, then color as needed.
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