The step-by-step drawing technique is good in that it allows even a novice artist to quickly get a result. You can do without the complex constructions necessary for an academic drawing. The artist examines the object, mentally divides it into parts of a simple form and depicts each fragment in sequence. In this way, you can also draw musical instruments. For example, a guitar.
What does it consist of?
Looking at the guitar, you will see that it consists of a body, which usually resembles a stylized number 8, and a long, straight neck. There is a round socket on the body of the guitar. The strings are attached to the stand (on a plane it looks like a strip). The neck has a head. If you imagine a projection of the guitar on a plane, the headstock will appear like a parallelogram or a strip extending from the neck at an obtuse angle. Having analyzed the "nature" in this way, you can safely start drawing.
Where to begin?
When drawing in stages, you can start drawing an object from any fragment. In this case, it is more convenient to start with the case. Lay the sheet horizontally. At an angle of about 45 ° to the underside of the sheet, draw a straight line - the axis. It is needed to make the drawn guitar appear symmetrical. Mark the length of the body on this line. Draw the number 8 between the marks, the narrower and shorter part of which is adjacent to the neck. The figure 8 should be slightly asymmetrical. The half that is further from the viewer seems narrower and shorter. The laws of perspective must be observed in step-by-step drawing. Round the charcoal between the eyelets and remove the intersecting lines. You now have the outline of the top deck.
Neck and rosette
Draw a rosette approximately in the middle of the deck. This is a circle. If you look at it from a certain angle, it looks like an oval. Just like in the case, the distant part seems a little narrower and shorter than the one closer to the viewer. Set the direction of the fretboard - it's just a straight line running parallel to the axis. Draw the outline of the head at an angle of approximately 135 ° to the neck.
Box
The guitar is not a flat instrument; it has volume. Therefore, you need to draw a side deck. From the corners of the bottom of the figure eight, lower the perpendiculars down. Those that pass closer to the viewer are of the same length. The perpendicular from where the guitar has a notch will be slightly shorter. Connect the ends of these lines with a smooth curve parallel to the contour line of the deck. On the deck itself, draw a stand - two stripes running parallel to the centerline.
Volume and shadows
Looking more closely at the outlet, you will see that through it you can see the bottom of the guitar, as well as determine the thickness of the top. All this can be conveyed in the figure. Draw an arc parallel to the outline of the rosette on the part closer to the neck. Refine the lines of the stand - it can be trapezoidal, for example. You can leave it rectangular, but then you need to draw a line in the middle, parallel to the long sides, but slightly not reaching the short ones.
Final rendering
Draw the neck. Draw a second contour line parallel to the first. Draw frets across - lines perpendicular to the contour lines. Draw a second circle around the rosette. Draw the strings - long, straight lines extending from the stand to the neck. Transfer the volume with chiaroscuro (you can shade the groove with a soft pencil or make a spot and then grind it).
