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I drew this a few years ago. The assignment was to create one of those big illuminated manuscript letters but with my own twist:
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It totally deserves color so hopefully I can get to this one too.

At the top left is a seraph blowing a shofar (ram horn) and at the top right is the prophet Isaiah pointing to Christ as the true Jewish Messiah and rightful King of Israel.

In Jesus' right hand is the Keys of Death and Hell that He swiped from Satan after crushing his head. Death and hell no longer has any power over those called by God. They lost their sting to eternal life because of Christ's finished work on the cross.

At the bottom from left to right, saints Philip, Luke, Stephen, Paul, Peter, Andrew, James/Jacob, & John. In the middle is Matthew writing his Gospel. I put little indicators of how some of them were martyred. Luke is holding a rope because he was hanged for his faith. Peter bears nail marks in his wrists because he was crucified upside down.

I want faith like that.

Image (C) Tazia Hall

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:iconkanna99:
Luke and Andrew, for some reason, I like. Perhaps the odd depiction, but, hm...

Still,a s always, this is why I watch you! You do what I wish I had the skill to do, you know? But hey, I'm young. My time will come when I can thank the Lord properly for such amazing gifts he's given me. And hey, I'm thankful that he gave us you, too! I wouldn't be staring at beauty properly if I didn't thank him. =D


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Good yob! 8D -thumbs up!-

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Awesome work, It nice to see someone with a little faith too ^^

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Ah, when I did work experience in one of the old Oxford Colleges I was privileged enough to be allowed to handle some of the illuminated manuscripts. None of the initials were quite this elaborately illustrated! I think the term used may have been historiated, but I'm not certain.

Anyway, very nicely illustrated; I particularly like the detail you've put into the cross.

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:iconravenrockmind:
Why's there a Delta and an Omega above his head?

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:icontazi-san:
It's Alpha and Omega.

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Sweet! I would love to get my hands on some too.

Thanks Gem! We were actually supposed to use the first letter of our name so I guess my "T" worked out well enough =D

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It looks like a Delta, Alpha is like this "Α" and Delta like this "Δ".

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I've always been in awe of the illuminated manuscripts that people used to produce. I like this very much, it definitely has the feel of an important beginning to a sentence, or a chapter. I would love to see this colored. =3

I would agree that the Alpha looks very much like a Delta, though.

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Tazi...this is amazing.

Seriously. It is.

I love all the symbolism...all the hints... Its stunning. I wish I had faith like that too...

Have you ever read Jesus Freaks vol I and II? I haven't finished them yet, but I read them from time to time. Reading about the the faith of others is just amazing.

I've actually met someone when I was younger, he used to go to my church. He was a missionary in Yemen. And I was a Youth retreat in December in 2002, when we got word from our paster and the news stations that he was killed... for his faith.

It truly takes us to allow God to work in our lives and lead us down HIS path... I think that'sa way that we can have such faith... if we let Him. ..

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got any plans to drawing the Almighty God Himself?

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