Easter Cross Drawing
Need to demonstrate to a grade schooler how to draw an Easter Cross drawing?
Follow along with these clear 6 drawing steps. You’ll learn the fundamentals for drawing an Easter Cross.
This lesson only takes about 20 minutes and has a PDF near the bottom of the lesson you can easily print or download. The pdf lesson even contains a “coloring book” page with just the line art. This pairs well with crayons, colored pencils, or markers. It is useful for very young kids requiring extra guidance and simply looking to color in an Easter Cross.
Learning to draw is much more fun when you have a clear lesson to follow. Enjoy!
Materials
- Pencil
- Drawing Paper
- Crayons or Colored Pencils
- Black Marker (optional)
- Easter Cross Drawing Printable PDF (see bottom of lesson)
This step by step lesson will teach you how to draw an Easter Cross. We will pay attention to the shapes of each part and types of contours created so that the artwork looks correct.
Time Needed: 20 minutes
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Draw A Vertical Rectangle
Let’s begin by drawing the planks that form the cross. First, draw a vertical rectangle.
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Add A Horizontal Rectangle
Next, add a horizontal rectangle to the plank drawn earlier as shown. Erase parts of the vertical rectangle that overlap with the horizontal rectangle.
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Draw The Draped Cloth
Let’s put a draped cloth hanging on the cross. Start by creating a U-shape. Erase parts of the cross that overlap with the cloth.
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Add The Cloth’s Ends
Then, add both ends of the cloth as shown.
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Add Details
Now, we will add small details to our drawing to help bring it to life! First, create the cloth folds by drawing curved lines that follow the shape of the cloth as shown. Next, add texture to the planks by drawing straight lines as shown.
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Complete The Easter Cross Drawing
Let’s finish the Easter cross drawing by coloring the cross with a brown crayon. Next, color in the draped cloth with a purple crayon.
Easter Cross Drawing PDF Download
Click the link below to view or download this drawing lesson. The PDF is a printable drawing lesson for Easter Cross Drawing. The last page of the downloadable PDF includes a coloring book page with just the outlines and an extension exercise for prompting kids to get creative!