Hand-painted musical instruments

Guitars d'auteur

Your guitar can become one of a kind. We hand-paint guitars and other musical instruments with the subject you like best: galaxies, notes, mandalas, your band's logo or an idea all your own.

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Why decorate it

An instrument that speaks of you

Every musician has their own sound: why not their own style too? A hand-painted guitar can't be found in any shop. It's perfect if you play live and want to stand out on stage, as a special gift, or to give new life to an instrument you love.

Tell me your idea

Subject, colours, style: we start from what you like, even just from a picture or a song.

We prepare the design

I propose a design and we finalise it together before I start painting.

I paint by hand

Every detail is done by brush, with intense colours and gold finishes where needed.

Ready to play

The instrument comes back assembled and ready, with the signature Arte di Dory.

Electric and acoustic guitars, basses, ukuleles and other instruments: write to me and we'll look at yours together.

The work

The painted guitars

Two hand-painted electric guitars: cosmic blue, galaxies, treble clefs, notes and headphones in gold. Tap a photo to enlarge it.

Guitar body painted cosmic blue with a gold treble clef — Treble clef

Guitar body with a galaxy and golden headphones — Music in space

Blue guitar body with golden musical notes — Notes among the stars

Two hand-painted electric guitars, blue and gold, assembled and ready to play — The two finished guitars

Back of two guitars painted with a galaxy and a treble clef — The back

Two hand-painted guitars complete with neck and strings — Ready to play

Two hand-painted guitars seen from the front — Front and pickguard

Two hand-painted guitars standing upright — Side by side

Two guitar bodies painted blue and gold with the neck — The two bodies

Two painted guitar bodies seen from above — Seen from above

Detail of the gold decorations on a blue guitar — Gold detail

Close-up of gold decorations with flowers and notes on a blue background — Flowers and notes

Painted guitar with bridge and pickguard fitted — Bridge detail

Behind the scenes

From brush to assembly

A few photos of the process: the base colour, the hand-painted decorations, the signature on the neck and the final assembly.

Dorianna painting the golden notes on the guitar body — The brush at work

Brush spreading blue paint on the guitar body — The base colour

Two painted guitar bodies among the paint jars — On the workbench

Dorianna signing Arte di Dory on the neck — The signature

Arte di Dory signature in gold on the guitar neck — Arte di Dory

Fitting the tuners on the guitar headstock — Assembly

Pickups and electronics fitted on the painted guitar — The electronics

Want a one-of-a-kind guitar?

Tell me what instrument you have and what idea you'd like: I'll reply with a proposal.

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