A computer mouse is an essential element of your computer – without it, you are pretty much totally stuck! Have you ever wondered about the parts that make up your mouse? Then you are in the right place – we have all that you need to know.
Tutorial Video
Step-By-Step Images and Instructions
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Grab a pencil and a drawing compass, and draw a large circle in the center of your page.
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Use a pencil and a ruler to draw a large cross in the center of this circle.
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Then, use the compass and pencil to draw a half-circle above the central line.
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From the bottom of this, use the ruler to bring a line down on either side, connecting this at the bottom with a horizontal line.
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Next, add a slight curve below this straight line.
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Use an eraser to remove the straight line above the curve.
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Now, add a long, thin oval shape to the top line in the central section – this is the scrolling wheel of your mouse.
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Use the ruler to add short lines on either side of the wheel…
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And add a curved line to connect these lines at the bottom.
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Use a ruler to add another line below the one at the top of the mouse.
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Next, take two parallel, wavy lines up from the top of the mouse. Take these across to the right, and then up to the top right corner of the outer circle.
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Use the ruler to draw a series of horizontal lines to the left of the mouse.
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Add diagonal lines from the top right to the edge of the circle, and the bottom left to the bottom of the circle.
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Grab a black fineliner pen and use this to go over the outlines, leaving the diagonal and short label lines in pencil.
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Take the black pen, and label the relevant parts of the mouse – “Left button”, “Scroll wheel and middle button”, “Cable”, and “Right button”.
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Use the black fineliner pen and the ruler to connect the labels to the relevant areas of the mouse.
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Use an eraser to remove all pencil lines, with the exception of those at the bottom…
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And shade the space in between these lines with an orange pen.
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Use a lighter orange to fill in the space in the rest of the circle.
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Grab a gray pen, and shade the central scroll wheel and bottom of the cable.
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Shade the scroll wheel with a black pen.
And there we have it – everything that you need to know about the mouse that is such a crucial element of your daily computer life!
