How to Draw a Cello

1. Begin the cello outline by drawing the front of the instrument. Use a long curved line to sketch the body of the cello. It is loosely peanut-shaped, with pointed protrusions near the narrow "hips."

2. Next, draw a curved line loosely parallel to one side of the cello, but connected at the top and bottom. Draw straight lines from the points of the face to the points of the side. This gives the musical instrument a three-dimensional appearance.

At the bottom, draw the end pin, which is used to support the heave instrument when it is played. Use curved lines for the cylindrical base and two long lines that meet at a point.

3. Shade two thick, curly "S" shapes. These are called F holes and allow the sound to come out of the instrument's body.

Above the end pin, enclose the irregular shape of the tailpiece. Connect it to the endpin with two curved lines.

4. Use two long, straight lines to draw the fingerboard, erasing as necessary. Connect them with curved lines at the top and bottom. Draw a curved line at the base of the neck. Then, use curved lines to draw the bridge.

Enclose a small "U" shape on it and small rectangles around its legs.

5. Use curved lines to draw the scroll at the top of the neck. Notice how one line curls into a spiral shape, intersecting other lines.

6. Draw the pegs, erasing as necessary. For each peg, draw a small oval with a curved line across it. Draw a short rectangle to connect it to the peg box.

7. Draw small ovals on the tailpiece and small rectangles in the peg box. Then, draw four long lines to indicate the strings.

8. Next, draw the bow. Use long, parallel lines. Then draw curved lines at a diagonal angle at one end, and connect them at a sharp point. Band the bow with short lines.

9. Enclose an irregular rectangular shape at the bottom of the bow. Draw an oval on it, then extend parallel lines to the pointed top.

Your cello outline is now complete. Color your instrument. Cellos are made from wood, so they are typically brown in color.