Iphone Drawing: Step-by-Step Tutorial & Easy Ideas
If you can draw a few basic boxes and cylinders, you can draw an iphone. That's genuinely the whole secret — the rest is knowing which lines to add in which order, and this tutorial shows you exactly that, step by step, before serving up a full list of iphone drawing ideas to practice with.
- Difficulty Easy
- Time ~12 min
- Tools Pencil, eraser, paper
- Starts with a few basic boxes and cylinders
How to Draw an Iphone Step by Step
Step 1 of 9
Phone body guide
Draw one tall light rounded rectangle in the middle of the page for the phone body.
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Phone body guide
Draw one tall light rounded rectangle in the middle of the page for the phone body.
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Trace the body
Trace the phone body outline directly on the guide with generously rounded corners.
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Add the screen
Draw the screen rectangle inset evenly inside the body edges, with rounded corners matching the body.
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Add the notch
Add a small rounded notch at the top center of the screen.
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Camera and indicator
Add a tiny camera dot inside the notch, then a short rounded home indicator bar near the bottom of the screen.
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First icon row
Add a row of three small rounded-square app icons near the top of the screen.
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Icons and buttons
Add a second row of app icons below the first, then small button bumps on the left and right edges of the body.
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Ink the lines
Go over every kept line with dark ink, then erase the light body guide rectangle.
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Color the phone
Fill the body silver, the screen dark navy, the app icons bright colors, and the notch and buttons black.
Iphone Drawing Ideas to Try Next
Once the basic iphone clicks, run it through these variations — each one practices a different skill while staying on a subject you already know.
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A tiny iphone on a big empty page
Miniature drawing with deliberate negative space — composition as the artwork.
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An exploded view of an iphone
Separate the parts in mid-air like an instruction manual — deeply satisfying to draw and read.
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A iphone as a tiny house
Add a door and windows to the iphone as if someone tiny lives inside it.
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Cross-hatched vintage iphone
Render it in old-encyclopedia pen style: outlines plus patient parallel hatching.
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A iphone pattern sheet
Fill a page with the iphone at different angles and sizes — sticker-sheet style.
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A worn, well-loved iphone
Add scratches, patches, and history — aged objects have stories new ones don't.
Tips for Better Iphone Drawings
- A contact shadow grounds everything: a soft dark pool where the object meets the surface is the difference between sitting and floating.
- Find the object’s basic solids first (box, cylinder, sphere) and get their proportions right before any detail — detail on wrong proportions is wasted work.
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🎲 Random Drawing GeneratorIphone Drawing FAQ
What is the easiest way to draw an iphone?
Start with a few basic boxes and cylinders, keeping your lines light. Refine the outline, add the defining details, then erase the construction shapes. The nine-step method above breaks this down — most people get a recognizable iphone on their very first try with it.
How long should it take to draw an iphone?
A simple iphone drawing takes about 12 minutes following this tutorial. A quick doodle version can be done in two or three minutes, while a detailed, fully-shaded study might take an hour. Speed comes with repetition — the second attempt is always faster than the first.
What supplies do I need for iphone drawings?
Just a pencil, an eraser, and any paper. An HB pencil for construction lines and a 2B for final outlines is a nice upgrade, and colored pencils or markers finish it off — but nothing on this page requires special supplies.
Can kids draw an iphone?
Yes — the iphone is one of the friendlier subjects for beginners, and this method was written for first-timers. Kids can follow the same steps; just expect wobblier lines and more charm.
