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How to Draw a Violin Case

14 steps · Medium · about 11 min

Draw a violin case 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: case bottom.

Step 1: Case bottom
On the right draw a tall shape like a bowling pin: narrow at the top, wide and round below.
Tip Leave the left half of your paper empty for the lid.
Step 2: The lid
On the left draw the same shape again, the same size, with a small gap between them.
Tip The case is lying open, and you are looking down into it.
Step 3: Two hinges
Join the two halves with 2 small boxes across the gap, where the shapes are widest.
Step 4: Soft lining
Inside each half draw the same shape again, a little smaller, a finger in from the edge.
Step 5: Violin body
In the right half draw a figure 8 with a pinched waist: a small bump above a big bump.
Tip Four tiny corners at the waist make it a violin, not a guitar.
Step 6: Neck and curl
Start on the top bump. Draw a thin neck, a small box, then a snail curl. Stop in its middle.
Step 7: F-holes and tailpiece
Draw 2 curly f shapes on the big bump. Between them, lower down, draw a rounded tie shape.
Step 8: Four strings
Draw 4 thin strings. Start each at the top of the neck and stop on the tailpiece.
Step 9: The bow
In the lid, start at the top. Draw a long thin stick down and stop at a block. Add hair.
Tip The bow is nearly as long as the case.
Step 10: Handle and catches
On the right edge draw a D handle. Add a small catch above it and one below.
Step 11: Yellow and tan
Colour the hinges and the catches yellow. Colour the bow stick tan.
Step 12: Wooden violin
Colour the violin's body and the snail curl wood brown.
Step 13: Red lining
Colour the soft lining red in both halves, going round the violin and the bow.
Step 14: Dark case
Colour the case rim and handle dark blue, the neck dark grey, and the tailpiece and bow blocks black.