A manual typewriter

A study of a typewriter with four rows of blank round keys, a space bar, and exposed typebars on textured paper. Construct the sloping front body and rear carriage as related perspective boxes.

A way into the drawing

1. Establish the construction

   Construct the sloping front body and rear carriage as related perspective boxes.

2. Resolve the main structure

   Space four rows of round blank keys along the keyboard plane and add the space bar.

3. Develop the detail

   Build the typebar basket, platen roller and return lever above the body.

4. Control the values

   Model metal and deep mechanisms with grouped graphite values.

A small thing to tryPlace the key rows on the same sloping plane before adding their rims.