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Sep 05 2022

Draw the fall of Jericho

Draw the Fall of Jericho. Art and Bible Series. See the Light Art

Draw through the Bible with black light chalk artist, Jim Pence. This video series is designed for homeschoolers who want to have fun learning art and the Bible. And, in keeping with Jim’s black light chalk artistry, each of these projects incorporate black light chalk or paint.

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Draw the Fall of Jericho. Art and Bible Series. See the Light Art

Written by James Pence · Categorized: Art & Bible, Art Projects, Art Tip, Bible Stories, Jim Pence, Uncategorized, Weekly Workshop · Tagged: Art & Bible, Art Class, Art Projects, art tips, Bible Stories, black light, chalk, draw, fluorescent, glow in the dark, Homeschool Art, Jim Pence, video tips, workshop

Jan 10 2022

How to Draw a Marigold Mandala

Marigold Mandala on green background. See the Light Digital Art Projects

Digital Art Projects 1: Marigold Mandala

About the Project:

Here’s a very basic digital art project. No bells or whistles on this one. Just one layer, using a symmetry tool and flood fill.

This is a good, and relatively easy, starter project for a beginner in digital art. 

I titled this, marigold mandala, but didn’t think of that name until after I did the video. As I was drawing, the design kept reminding me of a particular type of flower, but I didn’t remember the name “marigold” until later.

Lesson Objective:

To gain a basic familiarity with the tools and software we’ll be using for future digital art projects, specifically the symmetry tool and autofill (bucket) tool. Also, how to set up a digital canvas. 

 

Resources Needed:

To create this project, I used Autodesk Sketchbook (sketchbook.com) with a Wacom Intuos Pro graphics tablet.

You can download Sketchbook free at: www.sketchbook.com

You can get a graphics tablet and pressure-sensitive stylus as low as $27 HERE

Content Guide:

Intro & Software/Hardware – 0:00
Navigating Sketchbook – 4:06
Set Up Your Canvas – 8:00
Select Your Brush – 10:15
Set Up the Symmetry Tool – 11:00
Draw the Mandala – 12:42
Color the Mandala – 18:12

Devotional Thought:

Consider how the wild flowers grow. They do not labor or spin. Yet I tell you, not even Solomon in all his splendor was dressed like one of these (Luke 12:27 NIV). 

All people are like grass, and all their glory is like the flowers of the field; the grass withers and the flowers fall (I Peter 1:24 NIV).

It’s interesting to note that when scripture refers to flowers, it is almost always with an eye towards either God’s provision or peoples’ temporality. The two verses above are representative of the divergent thought lines. In one, Jesus instructs his hearers to consider the wildflowers, how God clothes them even more majestically than Solomon in his splendor. In the second verse, Peter is quoting from Isaiah 40 and emphasizing that human splendor and glory passes away with the speed and finality of a flower dying.

They are dramatically different thoughts, and yet there is a powerful connection. I am to trust in the God who created the heavens and the earth, knowing that He will provide for me–whatever I need. The wildflowers are to be my example. 

On the other hand, I should never seek my own glory and power, because I–and my presence and glory on this earth–will pass away quickly and with barely a trace left behind. The wildflowers are to be my example.

As you draw this digital “flower,” remember the wildflowers. They will remind you to trust God and seek his kingdom and glory–not your own. — Jim Pence

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What you’ll learn…

The foundational skill of art is drawing.

Whether you’re using a pencil, pen, brush, or a piece of chalk, it’s all about drawing.

In your free lessons, you’ll learn…

…The basics of what makes a drawing
…What you need to have in your drawing “toolkit”
…The most essential skill of drawing
…How to synchronize your hand and your eyes
…The basics of composition

Written by James Pence · Categorized: Art Projects, Digital Art, Jim Pence, Uncategorized, Weekly Workshop · Tagged: Art, art tips, digital art, Homeschool Art, Jim Pence, video tips, workshop

Nov 22 2021

Jazz up your digital art with selection tools

Think scissors and glue...only better

Adventures in Digital Art. Selection tools . . . Like scissors & glue but better. See the Light Art

How do selection tools work in digital art? Think scissors and glue–only better. With these tools, you can manipulate your artwork in ways you only dreamed of before now. 

Check out the cool things you can do in this week’s online art lesson…

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Download 3 video art lessons on us!

What you’ll learn…

The foundational skill of art is drawing.

Whether you’re using a pencil, pen, brush, or a piece of chalk, it’s all about drawing.

In your free lessons, you’ll learn…

…The basics of what makes a drawing
…What you need to have in your drawing “toolkit”
…The most essential skill of drawing
…How to synchronize your hand and your eyes
…The basics of composition

Adventures in Digital Art. Selection tools . . . Like scissors & glue but better. See the Light Art

Written by James Pence · Categorized: Digital Art, Jim Pence, Uncategorized, Weekly Workshop · Tagged: apps, Art, art tips, digital art, Jim Pence

Oct 11 2021

Ring of Tulips 2

Ring of Tulips Lesson, Part 2

About the Project

In Part 2 of the Ring of Tulips project, Jim shows how to add depth and variety to the tulip image created last week. He also demonstrates the value of “happy accidents,” as something unexpected happens with the airbrush–and ends up part of the final picture.

Lesson Objective: 

Continue to master the use of the selection, symmetry, and airbrush tools. You also learn how to crop an image and explore the brush library in this lesson.

Resources Needed:

To create this project, I used Autodesk Sketchbook (sketchbook.com) with a Wacom Intuos Pro graphics tablet.

You can download Sketchbook free at: www.sketchbook.com

You can get a graphics tablet and pressure-sensitive stylus as low as $27 HERE
(Note: This is not an affiliate link. It is only included for your convenience.)

Content Guide:

0:00 – 2:27  Change Background Color.

2:27 – 10:40 Add Texture and Interest to the Background.

10:41 – 16:09 Use the Airbrush Tool to Color the Petals.

16:10 – End Use the Airbrush, Select, and Symmetry Tools to Color the Leaves & Stems

 

Music courtesy of BenSound:  http://bensound.com

Devotional Thought:

A Surprise Plot-Twist in Proverbs! (Proverbs 26:1-12)

I’ve had several novels published, and one of my favorite parts of fiction writing was introducing plot twists. 

Well, plot twists aren’t only for fiction writers. In fact, one of the all time great plot twists can be found in, of all places, the book of Proverbs. The writer leads you down one path (talking about fools) for 11 verses, then BOOM, switches directions and makes a 90-degree shift and hits us all where we live.

The passage is Proverbs 26:1-12 and it begins like this:

Like snow in summer or rain in harvest,
    honor is not fitting for a fool (Prov. 26:1 NIV).

Then, for the next 10 verses, the writer characterizes fools, and basically paints a pretty hopeless picture of them. In fact, reading the passage could almost make you look down on these hapless, totally unreliable people that the writer of proverbs describes merely as fools.

Ah, but the writer of Proverbs has something else in mind here. He does not intend to make a point about fools as much as he does about pride.

In verse 12, he writes:

Do you see a person wise in their own eyes?
    There is more hope for a fool than for them.

BOOM!

That is what might be called a “gotcha” moment. This whole time we’ve been nodding our heads and agreeing how hopeless fools can be. Then he looks at us and says, “Oh, by the way, do you know someone who sees himself as wise? There is more hope for a fool than for that person. 

Ouch!

The point of those 12 verses isn’t the hopelessness of fools; it’s the blindness of pride. The truly hopeless person is one who is wise in his own eyes, for he sees no need to change. 

May God help us to set aside pride and walk in humility to all around us, and especially toward God.

Written by James Pence · Categorized: Digital Art, Jim Pence, Uncategorized, Weekly Workshop · Tagged: Art Projects, art tips, digital art, Homeschool Art, Jim Pence, video tips, workshop

Sep 27 2021

Art Project: His Eye is on the Sparrow – Pt. 5

Draw the Fence Posts and Sparrow

In this pastel painting workshop from See the Light, artist Jim Pence demonstrates how to draw the fence posts and sparrow in his pastel painting, “His Eye is on the Sparrow.”

See the Light Art Class 9-DVD Boxed Set
Try 3 Free Lessons!

Download 3 video art lessons on us!

What you’ll learn…

The foundational skill of art is drawing.

Whether you’re using a pencil, pen, brush, or a piece of chalk, it’s all about drawing.

In your free lessons, you’ll learn…

…The basics of what makes a drawing
…What you need to have in your drawing “toolkit”
…The most essential skill of drawing
…How to synchronize your hand and your eyes
…The basics of composition

Written by James Pence · Categorized: Art Projects, Art Tip, Jim Pence, Uncategorized, Weekly Workshop · Tagged: Art Projects, art tips, chalk, draw, Homeschool Art, Jim Pence, pastels, workshop

Sep 20 2021

Art Project: His Eye is on the Sparrow, Pt 4

Draw a Field of Yellow Flowers

Summer Art Project: Draw the Foreground

In this workshop from See the Light,  artist Jim Pence demonstrates how to draw the foreground in his pastel painting, “His Eye is on the Sparrow.”

You’ll need some yellow pastels to do this part of the drawing.

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Written by James Pence · Categorized: Art Projects, Art Tip, Jim Pence, Weekly Workshop · Tagged: Art Projects, Homeschool Art, Jim Pence, pastels, video tips, workshop

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