Electric Guitar Drawing: Step-by-Step Tutorial & Easy Ideas
Want to draw an electric guitar that actually looks right? Start with a few basic boxes and cylinders and build from there. This page covers the full process — nine steps from first line to finished drawing — followed by electric guitar drawing ideas in every style: easy, cute, realistic, and a few you probably haven't tried.
- Difficulty Easy
- Time ~12 min
- Tools Pencil, eraser, paper
- Starts with a few basic boxes and cylinders
How to Draw an Electric Guitar Step by Step
Step 1 of 9
Body and neck
Draw a light curvy oval low on the page for the guitar body, and a narrow rectangle above it for the neck.
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Body and neck
Draw a light curvy oval low on the page for the guitar body, and a narrow rectangle above it for the neck.
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Body outline
Trace the guitar body outline on the guide, giving it two rounded bumps and a waist indent in the middle.
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Neck outline
Trace two straight parallel lines on the neck guide, connecting smoothly into the top of the body.
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Guitar headstock
Add an angled paddle-shaped headstock at the top of the neck, wider than the neck itself.
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Tuning pegs
Add six small round tuning pegs along both sides of the headstock, three per side.
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Pickups and bridge
Draw two rectangular pickups on the lower body and a short bridge bar below them.
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Guitar strings
Draw six thin straight strings running from the headstock down through the neck and body to the bridge.
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Ink the lines
Go over every kept line with dark ink, then erase the light body and neck guides.
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Color the guitar
Fill the body deep red, the neck and headstock brown wood, the pickups and hardware silver, and the strings light gray.
Electric Guitar Drawing Ideas to Try Next
Once the basic electric guitar clicks, run it through these variations — each one practices a different skill while staying on a subject you already know.
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Cross-hatched vintage electric guitar
Render it in old-encyclopedia pen style: outlines plus patient parallel hatching.
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A electric guitar pattern sheet
Fill a page with the electric guitar at different angles and sizes — sticker-sheet style.
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A electric guitar as a tiny house
Add a door and windows to the electric guitar as if someone tiny lives inside it.
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A tiny electric guitar on a big empty page
Miniature drawing with deliberate negative space — composition as the artwork.
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An exploded view of an electric guitar
Separate the parts in mid-air like an instruction manual — deeply satisfying to draw and read.
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A worn, well-loved electric guitar
Add scratches, patches, and history — aged objects have stories new ones don't.
Tips for Better Electric Guitar Drawings
- Find the object’s basic solids first (box, cylinder, sphere) and get their proportions right before any detail — detail on wrong proportions is wasted work.
- A contact shadow grounds everything: a soft dark pool where the object meets the surface is the difference between sitting and floating.
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How do you draw an electric guitar easily?
Start with a few basic boxes and cylinders, keeping your lines light. Refine the outline, add the defining details, then erase the construction shapes. The nine-step method above breaks this down — most people get a recognizable electric guitar on their very first try with it.
How long should it take to draw an electric guitar?
A simple electric guitar drawing takes about 12 minutes following this tutorial. A quick doodle version can be done in two or three minutes, while a detailed, fully-shaded study might take an hour. Speed comes with repetition — the second attempt is always faster than the first.
What supplies do I need for electric guitar drawings?
Just a pencil, an eraser, and any paper. An HB pencil for construction lines and a 2B for final outlines is a nice upgrade, and colored pencils or markers finish it off — but nothing on this page requires special supplies.
Can kids draw an electric guitar?
Yes — the electric guitar is one of the friendlier subjects for beginners, and this method was written for first-timers. Kids can follow the same steps; just expect wobblier lines and more charm.
