The compass is a round instrument with a dial and an arrow. The dial is marked with the cardinal points and a scale. You can, of course, just draw a circle and make divisions on it, but it is better to choose a more interesting angle.
What to draw and on what?
For drawing with a pencil, a regular album sheet is suitable. But there are other types of paper on which a pencil drawing will look much more expressive due to texture. This is a specialty paper for watercolors. You can also take paper wallpapers, on which the drawing will benefit even more, because the reverse side of the wallpaper is rarely snow-white, usually it has a yellowish, greenish or other delicate shade.
As for pencils, it is better to stock up on several, of different hardness. It is better to make a sketch hard, draw details and contours soft. Before you start drawing, it is useful to consider the subject, positioning it differently relative to the observer and choosing the most advantageous angle. The compass is best drawn as if it is lying in front of the viewer, just below their eye level. Notice how the circle looks like an oval from this perspective.
Draw an oval
Start drawing a compass with an oval. The higher it is in relation to the level of the eyes, the narrower the oval will be. Mark the center where the arrow mount will be. Note that the compass body is actually made up of multiple ovals, since it has a height and wall thickness. Mark the height of the fixture at the top by drawing a parallel path towards the middle. At the top of the picture, mark the wall thickness. This is also done with a thin line running parallel to the outline, but at the bottom of the drawing.
Scale and pointer position
Compasses are different. Some models have only one arrow pointing north and south. This is quite enough. Mark the direction of this arrow. Draw the part of the scale that is visible to the observer. It is not necessary to mark the divisions, it could just be a line running parallel to the bottom contour of the wall. Note that not the entire scale is visible in this view. Also draw the wall closer to the viewer. To do this, draw a line at the bottom of the picture that is parallel to the outline, but located further from the center.
Final rendering
Apply shading. If the pencil is very soft, chiaroscuro can be conveyed using shading. This method is also suitable for drawing with charcoal or sanguine. Mark the letters with a hard pencil. Note that clockwise from "C" or "N" is always "B" or "E", that is, indicating the east direction. Opposite the mark "North" there will always be "South", and opposite the inscription "East" - "West". To make the letters appear convex, leave them white and darken the space around them slightly.
