Guitar Drawing: Step-by-Step Tutorial & Easy Ideas
Every good guitar drawing starts the same way: a few basic boxes and cylinders, refined step by step into a finished piece. Below you'll find a complete step-by-step tutorial you can follow with any pencil and paper, plus easy guitar drawing ideas — from quick five-minute doodles to more detailed studies.
- Difficulty Easy
- Time ~12 min
- Tools Pencil, eraser, paper
- Starts with a few basic boxes and cylinders
How to Draw a Guitar Step by Step
Step 1 of 9
Body guide circles
Draw two overlapping circles stacked in the lower two-thirds of the page, a smaller one above a bigger one.
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Body guide circles
Draw two overlapping circles stacked in the lower two-thirds of the page, a smaller one above a bigger one.
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Body and neck
Trace a figure-eight outline around both circles with a pinched waist, then draw a straight neck rising from the top.
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Add headstock
Add a flared paddle shape at the top of the neck for the headstock.
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Sound hole
Draw a round hole in the middle of the body where the two guide circles meet.
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Bridge and pickguard
Add a short thick bar below the sound hole for the bridge, and a curved teardrop shape beside it for the pickguard.
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Add strings
Draw six thin straight lines from the bridge up through the sound hole and neck to the headstock.
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Frets and tuning pegs
Add six thin lines crossing the neck for frets, and six small circles on the headstock for tuning pegs.
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Ink the lines
Go over every kept line with dark ink, then erase the two light body guide circles.
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Color the guitar
Fill the body and neck warm brown, the pickguard cream, and the sound hole dark inside.
Guitar Drawing Ideas to Try Next
Once the basic 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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A guitar pattern sheet
Fill a page with the guitar at different angles and sizes — sticker-sheet style.
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Cross-hatched vintage guitar
Render it in old-encyclopedia pen style: outlines plus patient parallel hatching.
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An exploded view of a guitar
Separate the parts in mid-air like an instruction manual — deeply satisfying to draw and read.
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A tiny guitar on a big empty page
Miniature drawing with deliberate negative space — composition as the artwork.
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A guitar as a tiny house
Add a door and windows to the guitar as if someone tiny lives inside it.
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A worn, well-loved guitar
Add scratches, patches, and history — aged objects have stories new ones don't.
Guitar Drawing Styles: Easy, Cute & More
Easy Guitar Drawing
Try a simplified version built from basic shapes — perfect for beginners and kids. Same nine steps as above — simply simplify or stylize the final pass.
Tips for Better Guitar Drawings
- A contact shadow grounds everything: a soft dark pool where the object meets the surface is the difference between sitting and floating.
- 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.
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🎲 Random Drawing GeneratorGuitar Drawing FAQ
What is the easiest way to draw a guitar?
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 guitar on their very first try with it.
How long should it take to draw a guitar?
A simple 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 do I need to draw a guitar?
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 a guitar?
Yes — the 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.
