Luke 2:16

Illustrated and Animated Bible verse about Christmas.

    • Biblical, Cartoon, Character, Christmas
    • ibisPaint X, HB pencil, bond paper, Photoshop, After Effects
    • Personal Project
    • animation, bible verse, digital painting, illustration, Jesus, Joseph, Mary, shepherds

To celebrate Christmas, I decided to illustrate a Bible verse that presents this theme.

Luke 2:16Luke 2:16 – Illustrated Bible verse

Sketch with scenarioSketch with scenario

I made a sketch on the tablet to visualize how the characters would be distributed and the general outline of the scene.
I wouldn’t want any important element to suffer any significant loss if the illustration were printed on a double page of a book. Therefore, I separated the groups of characters and also reserved an area for the biblical text, ensuring that there would be no cuts in the text, nor in the main characters.

Mockup - Simulation of illustration on a double page of a bookMockup – Simulation of illustration on a double page of a book

At one point I felt the need to sketch two characters on paper. See below!

Sketch of JosephSketch of Joseph

Sketch of MarySketch of Mary

In the final line I preferred not to put anything on Joseph’s head, and I defined the details of his clothing better. I imagined that he might have a Jewish prayer shawl.

Jesus FamilyJesus Family

I also liked the part of the composition where the shepherds are entering through a Roman arch-shaped door.

ShepherdsShepherds

Finishing this project I animated the illustration, thus generating a short video. I wanted to show, in a creative way, the shepherds walking quickly towards the newborn. Watch below!

Luke 2:16 – Animated Bible verse

Thanks for watching!
Happy Holidays!

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