A violin and bow

A study of a violin and bow with four strings, four tuning pegs, and paired sound holes on textured paper. Establish the instrument axis, upper and lower bouts, neck and scroll.

A way into the drawing

1. Establish the construction

   Establish the instrument axis, upper and lower bouts, neck and scroll.

2. Resolve the main structure

   Place four pegs, the bridge, tailpiece, chin rest and paired f-holes.

3. Develop the detail

   Connect four continuous strings through the bridge and lay the separate bow beside the violin.

4. Control the values

   Model the arched body and selected wood grain with graphite values.

A small thing to tryCheck all four string paths before adding wood texture.