Jesus Bent Under a Plank Cross on Good Friday

A bearded man with long hair and a crown of thorns leans forward as he carries a large wooden cross over his shoulder. The cross is drawn as two heavy planks with visible thickness, and the long beam stretches from the upper left down to the lower right edge of the page. He holds the lower end of the beam with both hands, and his head is tilted to one side as if the weight is heavy. He wears a long, loose robe with wide sleeves and a draped cloth across the shoulder and waist, and his feet are bare. The big robe folds and the wide cross beams give plenty of open space for coloring. Try browns and tans with a few darker lines for wood grain on the cross, then pick soft, earthy colors for the robe. This free page also works well for a quiet Good Friday talk or a Lent lesson at home or in class.