Trumpet in profile

This side view puts the trumpet's long bell and looping tubes in focus. The open background gives you room to choose a classic brass finish or an imaginative color scheme.

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How much detail?

The bell offers a large smooth area. Thin tubes and the spaces around the valves need a smaller tip. About the labels.

Try this palette: Brass & sky

Keep a thin white strip along the broad bell to suggest a shine, then color the smaller tubes in a deeper shade.

A small coloring tip

A pencil reaches the valve buttons and tube gaps; a crayon can fill the larger bell.

Choose one color for the bell and a second for the narrow tubing.