I show you a couple of cross drawings and will briefly explain about
each. Crosses are part of our culture and history. It seems they are
with us till the end of our days and beyond as we also have crosses on
our graves.
In Europe you see them in old towns everywhere on church towers or cemeteries.
The cross is associated mainly with religion because it is used in many worlds’ religions. The cross is however a symbol.
In Christianity it symbolizes the martyrdom of Jesus Christ because
crucifixion in those days was very common form of execution. As a symbol
it has way too many meanings (not only religious) to describe them all
here. So cross drawings is definitely a theme worth to consider.
Many cultures use cross in their religion, on national flags, in
heraldry and also as markings. In Japanese (and Chinese) Kanji cross
symbol in writing means number 10.
I picked up a couple of crosses and will show you some simple techniques
how to draw them by free hand without ruler. I know, the lines aren’t
exactly straight; I do not mind that much and hope you are OK with it
too.
This cross is the simplest one and very easy to draw. It is also called Latin Cross the symbol of Christianity and Crucifixion of Jesus Christ.
By free hand draw a simple cross as you see on the picture. Do not use ruler! Consider this as a kind of exercise. Lines may not be straight but it is OK. See the lines I drew, they are not straight at all.
The above simple cross lines will serve you as center lines around which
you draw the body of the cross. Draw two parallel lines around each –
horizontal and vertical center line. Distance between the outer lines and
the center line will determine the width of the arms of your cross.
Decide the length proportion of arms and use darker pencil line to mark and outline the final shape of your cross.
You can use this easy and simple system for all cross drawings and apply it as necessary.
Finally, darken or shade the cross as you wish. I made this one very simple. Try a different shade or color tone; it doesn’t need to be black.
This is absolutely my favorite one! If I make cross drawings, I would draw this one.
The shape of this one is very interesting. It is also called Cross Of The Nile or The Key of the Nile. In Egyptian hieroglyphic character it means an Eternal Life.
I use exactly the same technique for cross drawings as on the above Christian Cross.
You may be surprised to see this because it does not really look like a
cross you expect. You can find this unusual cross on some of the old
cemeteries.
This cross symbol often appears on pirate ships in movies. It may be fun
to add this into your collection of cross drawings. Before you draw
this cross check out first the simple method of how to draw skulls.
Every arm of this cross ends with a trefoil as a symbol of Christian trinity. It was often painted on medieval shields as you see on this drawing.
Here I made diagonal crosses on each end of the four arms which will help me draw the trefoils.
This is a simple drawing of medieval shield with Cross Buttony symbol on it.
As every cross contains a symbol this one has three crossbars. Every crossbar represents the Pope’s role:
While Cross Bottony’s arms end with trefoil, Cross Fleury arms end with flowers. This cross is very nice to draw as a decoration.
On each arm there are three petals which represent Faith, Wisdom, and Chivalry.
This is the Crusader’s symbol of Jerusalem. Interesting are the small
four crosses in every corner. These may symbolize the four directions in
which Christianity spread from Jerusalem.
It is also called Crusader’s Cross, as Pope Urban II gave Crusaders a papal banner with this symbol.
Please see and enjoy the following collection of personal galleries. We all believe you will have a lot of fun. Observing other’s art work is always, always very inspirational. You may get some new ideas for your own drawings.
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The following Theme Based Galleries are a collection of selected drawings from various authors based on a certain theme. I would like you to get as much inspiration as possible for your own drawings.
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Mar 03, 21 06:55 AM
i love drawing so i thought to myself and said let me trying drawing a hand with nails.
Mar 03, 21 06:52 AM
My 12 year old drew Steve Harvey in a cartoon version.
Mar 03, 21 06:50 AM
I like the film
Mar 03, 21 06:48 AM
Chibi art
Mar 03, 21 06:46 AM
This is my drawing of Oggy and the Cockroaches together on Microsoft Paint. I made it during an art lesson with Southfield teacher Janet Deane.
Mar 03, 21 06:45 AM
it's my fursona uwu
Mar 03, 21 06:43 AM
Flower And Bee
Mar 03, 21 05:17 AM
Taking care of an insect is really good and that's what is described in my sketch.
Mar 03, 21 05:07 AM
Early in 2020, I joined a horse-riding group called the Westernaires. At my first lesson, I rode a beautiful horse named Taki (yes, like the chips).
Feb 20, 21 04:12 AM
Cow And Crane
Feb 14, 21 11:26 PM
Different colours representing different communities... in the pouch there is corruption
Feb 14, 21 04:42 AM
I have drawn Shikamaru Nara from Naruto series.Manga and anime really inspires me and helped me got through the tough times.
Feb 14, 21 04:36 AM
Just started drawing my own cartoon characters.
Feb 09, 21 05:00 PM
Done on my iPod with my fingers sorry if it looks a little messy ... anyway the character is from the princess and the frog . I heard it is trendy to modernise
Feb 08, 21 01:40 AM
Happy Saraswati Puja