How to Draw a Cello

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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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    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.
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    This is where you tune your cello.
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    This could be brown or maroon and grey on the fingerboard and tailpiece
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    These will be the strings. White lines are best, but black or grey work too.
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    Can the cello be another color?
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    Yes. 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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    What about the background?
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    You 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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    Could it be drawn in 2-D using the same steps, but taking away the parts that make it look 3-D?
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    Sure! 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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