I&F - Truth in Art Issue – May 2011

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Want to be an artist? The first and most important thing you need to do is expose yourself constantly to various types of art. Go to museums. Read graphic novels. Check out art books from the library.

I get a lot of compliments from people on my digital coloring abilities. My secret? I read a lot of comic books and web comics and I don't just absorb the stories, I also spend a lot of time studying the techniques. How is that shadow created? What is the correct highlight shade for an Asian skin tone? How do different lighting schemes change the color tones?

This is true for my other favorite art form as well – clothing design. I've been known to take my sketchpad to fabric stores just to jot down my favorite elements of clothing pieces. Or save old clothing catalogs because I want to replicate some of the pieces.

Art is more than just something to do for a living. Or even an expression of inner self. Art is important to the Christian life because it is a form of subcreation, which is our human desire to emulate God's powers of creation. We're children, following in our father's footsteps. We can't create worlds out of nothing, but we can portray his world, or add our own twists to it to create our 'own' worlds.

In fact, for many Christian artists, their work is actually an act of worship. There is actually a church where a painter creates a new work during the worship part of the service as a part of making worship more than just singing. My younger sister has told me she wishes we had that in our church, as the creation of visual art is one of the most relevant, accessible forms of worship for her. She actually has a notebook that she takes to church every week and turns the content of the sermon into an abstract and symbolic picture. It's pretty cool to look at.

Even for those who don't create their own art, viewing the works of the masters can be an intensely spiritual activity that can draw them close to God. I'll never forget an art gallery I toured at the Billy Graham museum in Chicago. Some of those pieces spoke to me in a very deep and profound way, challenging me to take the next step in my relationship with Christ.

Art is important. Our hope is that in these pages you might come to appreciate it more, learn some new skills, and, as always, be entertained.

-Elizabeth Hausladen Editor www.elenatintil.blogspot.com

Hello I&F readers! Welcome to our amazing May issue of I & F! This month we're all about art, hopefully you enjoy all our fascinating articles and come back for more next month. Remember to spread the

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