Drawing Michelangelo’s David with Cross-Hatching
Welcome to the second tutorial of the Drawcember Challenge! In this quick session, I’ll guide you through drawing Michelangelo’s David using the Loomis method combined with cross-hatching. You’ll learn how to block in proportions with simple shapes, clean up your outlines, and then use layers of parallel and intersecting lines to build form, depth, and shadows. This technique is beginner-friendly yet powerful for practicing light, texture, and dimension. By the end, you’ll have a striking study of David while also mastering cross-hatching as a shading style. References are included in the Materials section.
