Black and gray marker drawing of a rotary telephone with ten dial holes and a curled cord on textured paper.

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A rotary telephone

A study of a rotary telephone with ten dial holes and a curled cord on textured paper. Construct the sloping base and the dial ellipse.

Everyday objects Medium Marker45 min, at your pace

A way into the drawing

Establish the main forms
Construct the sloping base and the dial ellipse.
Build the structure
Seat the handset on the two cradle supports and place ten dial holes.
Develop selected details
Add one short cord curl and broad gray highlights on the handset and base.

A small thing to trySpace the dial holes around one shared ellipse before filling the dark body.