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How to Draw a Hurdy-Gurdy
Draw a hurdy-gurdy in 14 easy steps, about 11 minutes. Free, with a printable worksheet.
Each picture adds one red line. Draw that line, then scroll to the next picture. Rub out any dashed helper lines at the end. First up: the body.
Step 1: The body
Draw a violin shape lying down: a small round bump on the left, a big round bump on the right.
Tip A hurdy-gurdy makes music when you turn its crank.
Step 2: Two big eyes
Low on the big bump draw 2 egg eyes. Colour a black dot in each. Leave the eyes white.
Step 3: Smile and cheeks
Under the eyes draw a U smile, and a small flat oval cheek at each end.
Step 4: The key box
Along the middle draw a long flat box, from just past the left end to the big bump.
Tip The keys you press live inside this box.
Step 5: Pegbox and pegs
Off the key box's left end draw a round box. Add 2 pegs up from it, 2 down, with knobs.
Step 6: The keys
Along the bottom of the key box draw 5 little rounded key tabs, with gaps between them.
Step 7: Wheel cover
Where the key box stops, draw a round hump with a flat bottom over the middle for the wheel cover.
Step 8: Strings and tailpiece
Near the right end draw a small box. Draw 2 long strings from the pegbox, under the hump, to it.
Step 9: The crank
From the right end draw a thin bent handle going out and down, with a round knob on the end.
Step 10: Sound hole
Above the key box on the small bump draw a little circle for a sound hole.
Step 11: Ground and notes
Draw a ground line under the body from left to right, and a music note in the air each side.
Step 12: Pink cheeks, red knob
Colour the cheeks pink and the knob red.
Step 13: Tan parts, grey crank
Colour the key box, keys, pegs, hump and tailpiece tan. Colour the crank grey.
Step 14: Wood body
Colour the body and pegbox wood brown, around everything on top. Colour the hole and notes black.
Your finished drawing
Follow the steps above and this is where you end up: a hurdy-gurdy, drawn by you.
Every step in one picture
