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How to draw a Maltese Cross

Here's a quick and easy way to draw a well-proportioned Maltese Cross.

Take a square sheet of paper and four mark points:

  • 1/3 from the top and 1/3 from the left
  • 1/3 from the top and 1/3 from the right
  • 1/3 from the bottom and 1/3 from the left
  • 1/3 from the bottom and 1/3 from the right

Thus:

1. step 1

From those points, draw these lines:

2. step 1
3. step 2
4. step 3
5. step 4
6. step 5
7. step 6
8. step 7
9. step 8
10. step 9
11. step 10
12. step 11
13. step 12

Finally, shade in the outline and rotate 45°:

14. step 13
15. step 14

Adjust the position of the four starting points to adjust.

More about the Maltese Cross here

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