Note: for a more detailed tutorial on guitar design in Adobe Illustrator, head over to the How to Draw a Guitar Template article.
This video shows the process of drawing a full-scale guitar prototype. The body and headstock shapes are traced from existing images with minor adjustments.
Keyboard shortcuts are utilized frequently during the video:
- Copy | Command + C
- Paste in place | Command + Shift + V
- Group | Command + G
- Duplicate | Option + Click, Drag
- Axis Lock | Shift + Click, Drag
Prototype guitar specifications:
- Scale | 25.5″
- Frets | 24
- Fretboard | 43mm nut width, 58mm 24th fret width
- Pickups | EMG ’57, flat rings
- Bridge | Gotoh GTC 101
- Tuners | Gotoh SG 360
