The Illuminated Manuscript Project: Genesis, Chapters Three and Four (NIV)

In my first post, I explained that I am trying my hand at producing an illuminated manuscript. I am going by the NIV version of the Bible so that I can understand the text more easily in order to make accurate illustrations, and I think it's also easier for other people to read and enjoy. I am not using very expensive materials because this is kind of  a practice for me. I am using the opportunity to work out what works and what doesn't. 

I am producing this manuscript in a hardbound sketchbook, so the paper is not very expensive or heavy. This has caused bleedthrough on some of the pages, so I hope you will take this in the spirit of endeavour and be forgiving. 

Chapter Three

The last line of this page ends with "...you will strike his heel."

Chapter Four

To see any picture enlarged, just click! You can also click on the first picture and scroll through them, which is probably the best way to do this. I'll publish another installment later and be sure to link it here: https://allsortsartbyali.blogspot.com/2026/04/the-illuminated-manuscript-project_16.html

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September is Coming Soon! Original Pen and Ink Illustration

I drew the above illustration for a calendar printed for Thomas Jefferson University Hospital to give to blood donors. I did the entire calendar, from cover to cover, and I will be featuring different illustrations from it. The Director of the Blood Donor Center told me that it was one of their most popular incentives and that the entire print run of 500 was completely given away during that month! They saved a copy and put it in the hospital archives, and I was stunned and delighted by the honor.

This page is for September, and I tried to capture the spirit of the month by illustrating the traditions of back-to-school (with the books and the paper lunch bag on the right) and also the start of football season, both in schools and on the professional field. I drew this with crowquill pen and ink on smooth-surface bristol board. I hope you enjoy it!

Image my original work. Click to enlarge for detail!

More of my original art:http://www.allsortsartbyali.blogspot.com/2014/12/a-portrait-of-cheetah-wonder-womans.html

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