Holidays · A drawing idea for little artists
How to draw an easter cross: crossed rectangles and a draped cloth
First draw a slender vertical rectangle.
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These 3 pictures show selected moments from the drawing. For every step in between and a guide on your canvas, get the full lesson in LittlePaper.
What you will learn
Practice this visual check: Let the middle section form a drooping U arc, with both sides passing over the crossbar and extending downward.
Shapes and proportions
First draw a slender vertical rectangle. Cross the short rectangle at the top, build U-shaped fabric arcs on both sides and hang down the fabric tail, and add parallel grain lines.
A common mistake
The middle section of the cloth is drawn straight, and the length of the left and right tails has nothing to do with it, so there is no sense of hanging.
How to fix it
Let the middle section form a drooping U arc, with both sides passing over the crossbar and extending downward.
First draw a slender vertical rectangle.
These three images are key-stage previews: the starting shape, the completed outline, and a new crayon color study. Follow the complete drawing sequence in LittlePaper. On paper, leave room around the first shape for the parts added later.
A few things to start with
Paper, pencil or black drawing pen, eraser, and crayons or colored pencils for color matching for this lesson.
A little peek at the drawing
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Selected stages · The complete drawing sequence is in the app.
Shapes, character & color
A look at the drawing stages.
Try the shape tips below on paper. When you’re ready to draw along with each small step, continue in LittlePaper.
- 01Selected stage
Position the basic shape first
First draw a slender vertical rectangle. Observe the position of the starting shape on the paper, leaving space for subsequent outlines and additional components.
Position the basic shape first · Preview image 1 of 3 - 02Selected stage
Connect profiles and arrange parts
Cross the short rectangle at the top, build U-shaped fabric arcs on both sides and hang down the fabric tail, and add parallel grain lines. Let the middle section form a drooping U arc, with both sides crossing the crossbar and extending downward.
Connect profiles and arrange parts · Preview image 2 of 3 - 03Selected stage
Select the color of the part to complete the crayon draft
The wooden cross is warm brown, the left and right hanging fabrics are the same purple, and the gaps in the hanging curve are transparent. Apply the color first with light pressure, leaving the black outline, and then compare pairs of parts using the same color.
Select the color of the part to complete the crayon draft · Preview image 3 of 3
The next little step is yours
Like the idea?
Let’s make it together.
Open the “Easter Cross Drawing” drawing idea in LittlePaper for the complete sequence. Follow a guide, pause when you need, and add your own colors.
Download LittlePaper from the App Store, then open the drawing idea inside the app.
Every step, at your pace.
See the full drawing sequence. Pause, replay, and take another look whenever a shape needs practice.
A guide where you draw.
Trace on the canvas, then try your own lines with a finger or Apple Pencil on a compatible iPad.
Make it yours. Keep the making.
Add crayon color, replay your creation, and give your picture a home in a digital 3D book.
