This tutorial is for drawing a circle as it appears as a symbol or part of a larger symbol, not for drawing circles in general. If that’s what you want, then go to the tutorial for drawing circles. As a symbol, the circle is typically just a circular frame. So …
Read More »Drawing a Marriage Cross
This design is fairly easy to work with, but getting the thickness of the circles correct can take some trial and error. Fortunately, if you’ve practiced the Latin Cross, you’re already a long way to making this design even easier. It’s possible to use a grid to simplify things, but …
Read More »Drawing Saint Peter’s Cross
St. Peter’s Cross is simply a Latin Cross drawn upside down. To draw one you can work it out from the Latin Cross tutorial or just follow the steps below. For a quick and easy method, use a grid and follow this pattern: If you’re not using a grid, here’s …
Read More »Symbolism behind colors
Anyone that has ever worked with a designer or artist can tell you that everything in a design is selected with care. Even something as simple as the color of a banner or background will have been looked over and chosen for a specific reason. In the Christian Church, colors …
Read More »Symbols made using simple shapes
It’s not always easy to explain concepts using words alone, so sometimes it’s best to use a picture to illustrate it. Of course, sometimes people want to incorporate references to these concepts in architecture or other designs, and words aren’t going to be useful for this. As a result, over …
Read More »Common file types and their pros and cons
Like everything else, images have to be stored somewhere on a computer to be useable. Naturally, over time a number of different methods have been developed to store an image, leading to many different file formats. Each format had a particular usage in mind, and as a result each format …
Read More »Drawing a four pointed star
Now this is an easy design. It’s really just a Latin Cross with a slight twist. If you don’t want to draw a cross first, you can use a grid just as easily: Handling this design without a grid is pretty easy anyway: Lightly draw a Latin Cross. Connect the …
Read More »Drawing a sprig of Clover
There’s nothing complicated about this design. All you need to do is watch your proportions to keep things balanced, and that’s easy as pie. Here’s the steps to make a nice bit of clover: Lightly draw a loosely defined plus. None of the arms should really be straight, but try …
Read More »Drawing a set of nails
When Christ was crucified, He was pinned to the cross using three large nails. These nails have more in common with railroad spikes than the nails used for carpentry today, so when drawing them, you need to make them look more like stakes or spikes than your everyday nail. While …
Read More »Drawing a Star of David
This may look extremely complicated, but it turns out it’s very easy to draw. It’s just two Creator Stars placed together. Here’s how to draw this design: Start out by drawing one Creator’s Star. Lightly draw a diagonal line from the rectangle’s corner, then draw lines of the same length …
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