If you have been following this blog for awhile, then you know that I love art and I love the Bible! That combo is happy happy for me. I just need to add a little disclaimer that I am not perfect.
Okay so now that it's clear that I am not perfect here, I am going to tell you how I come up with ideas to draw along with a Bible verse.
Well, the first thing I do before reading the Bible is pray.
After that, I read the verse. And usually when I read the verse, a word will stand out that I can draw. Take for instance chapter 13 of 1 Corinthians. That chapter is about love. When I think of love, I see hearts.
So I draw that one word that stands out. In this case, it's hearts. So, I draw hearts.
Then the verse goes on through telling what love is. So, I add what love is beside each heart and voila a little artwork.
Let me demonstrate with another verse. Let's take this verse in Isaiah:
Isaiah 58:14 Then shalt thou delight thyself in the Lord; and I will cause thee to ride upon the high places of the earth, and feed thee with the heritage of Jacob thy father: for the mouth of the Lord hath spoken it.
So, this verse talks about high places. Well, when I think of high places, I think of various things and also various situations. Have you ever heard someone say "Take the high road". I think of stuff like that as well.
But in this case, I was trying to scribble out a hot air balloon one night. While I was trying to figure out how to make a hot air balloon, this verse in Isaiah came to mind so I wrote it at the bottom of the drawing.
So sometimes I can be drawing and a verse will come to my mind as well.
And there are times when I don't draw pictures, but just write a little summation of the verse. You can see more of those summations here and here.
Here is a brief recap of How to Draw Bible Verses:
1. Pray
2. Choose a word that stands out to you and draw that.
3. Draw a picture first and think of a verse to go along with that.
4. Write a summation of the verse in calligraphy or hand lettering.
Try it! And let me know how it works for you!
Happy Drawing!
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