THE REAL PURPOSE OF CHRISTIAN ART Mode rn art, muc.h of which doe s not
rea c h the level of communicative art,
has lost its sense of direction and moti­
vation. Some of the most distorted fig­
ures and designs have been created by
mixed up minds giving expression to a
rebellious age.
Nature, while varied,
exhibits patterns and designs which in­
dicate a purpo&etulness on the part of the
C rea to r to b r in g a sense of beauty.
&ymmetTy, balance and harmony to in­
tell~ge.nt life and its environment.
The Christian Artist needs to demon­
strate a purposefulness in all his work.
Pictures should not be drawn tor the
mere sa k e 0 f giving expression to the
contents of one's soul, or for entertain­
ment, but also for the purpose of illus­
trating a lesson or a spiritual truth. This
high aim exists behind this whole move­
ment that has spawned the Christian
Artists Workshops and our publication,
The Christian Artist.
Jerry Zwall, rightly considered to be
one of the leaders in this movement, has
often expressed himself this way in our
Annual Workshops. "Don't draw a pic­
ture for the mere sake of drawing, but
let each picture ill us t rat e a spiritual
truth or some verse of Scripture or an
incident alluded to in Scripture." The
writer agrees with him in this high and
lofty aim which needs to be kept upper­
most in all our thinking, planning, and
working, as we "draw souls for Christ".
Kenneth Daniels
REACHIN G
OULS THROU G H
EN TE RTAINMENT
Many tim e s I. have p re sented pro­
grams of "Inspirational Chalk" (the title
of my presentation) to groups that ordf"
narily you would not think of as being
interested in the things of God. Civic
Groups, Lodges, Social Events and Ban­
quets are increasingly contacting me to
pre sent the devotional picture s instead
of a more light or entertaining selection
from my "Travelog" series. Of course,
there are people who see me in a church
and later invite me to anothe r group,
and are in a position to select the devo­
tional pictures. Many times comments
and remarks about the devotional pic­
ture s far 0 u t n urn be r inte re st in the
travel illustrations.
Thi s proves but
one thing to me - God works in myste­
rio us ways, His wonders to perform.
Even in pure entertainment situations,
witness toGod's marvelous world, grace
and His over-whelming power through­
out the universe can be brought out in a
picture in so many ways.
I feel our cO\Ultry is the g rea t est
mission field in the world. As Chalk
Art is t s we can introduce God's Word
and present the Good News in very un­
usual ways.
People everywhere are searching for
an s we r s and direction for their lives,.
and when pre senting a program with the
direction of the H 0 1 y Spirit, God will
work through the drawing using symbols
of Christ, the Cross, Water of Life and
the Door.
Gary L. Means
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The 10 th Annual Christian Artist
Workshop at Biola was a great success.
Nearly 500 spectators watched 17 art­
ists simultaneously draw chalk illustra­
tions on "Great Events of the Bible".
The Christian Artist staff has decided
to reduce the number of pages in this
issue due to the lack of operating funds.
On 1 y those subscribing· are receiving
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DON'T USE WALLPAPER
I have been intere ste d in drawing
since I could hold a pencil in my hand.
In fact, Morn says that when I was
sma 11 e r I received several spankings
for drawing when the pencil or crayon
would find its way to the wallpaper, etc. !
. Through my great uncle (Art Layne) I
had the privilege of attending my first
Christian Artist's Workshop in 1966,
and then the thrill of actually drawing in
the workshop carne in 1967. Just to be
able to watch the different artists draw
certainly gave me many ideas and ways
I could improve on my work. Although
I am still young (11 yr s. ) t I am hoping
s 0 me day to be able to use my talent
for the Lord.
Danny Long (Whittier, Calif.)
Christian Artist Publication Committee
EDITOR. • • • • • • • • • • •• Ren Dueck
ASST • EDITOR •• • • •• Harvey Mohler
STAFF EDITORS. • • •• Art Layne
Kenneth Daniels
Kenneth Mead
MONTHLY CHALK WORKSHOP
Requests have c orne in for monthly
workshops.· Plans are now being made
for a 2 or 3 hour training class which
would meet once a month in the N. E.
Long Beach area. Two groups will be
formed. Be ginn e r s will get help on
materials and supplies. Advanced stu­
dents will work on drawing and program
presentation. A fee will be charged to
cover the cost of the instructors. For
more information write to the Editor or
phone 213-865-6736.
flfIf you don~t believe in c()-opera~ion,
just observe what happens when one
wheel c.omes off a wagon."
I AM PROUD TO BE A CHRISTIAN .Cf·
But there are things in my life that
I am not proud about.
Fruits - Matt. 7:20
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By their fruits ye
shall know· them.
Thi s make s me stop and think!
How do I count up for Jesus? { "
If I want my life to count
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for Jesus, I must do some~ .\0
thing about it!
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HOW TO MAKE
FLANNELGRAPHBACKOROUNDS
Afte r working with several hundred
women, in teaching them how to make
their own flannelgraph backgrounds, I
find that the easiest, most practical and
durable medium is a Sketcho oil crayon.
This is oil paint pressed into a stick,
easy to handle. When this has been set
with a cleaning fluid (such as Renuzit),
the colors are blended, melted and set
permanently as an oil painting.
Here is the procedure. Secure heavy
flannel, don't get a cheap grade. Peel
off the paper from a light blue sketcho.
Using the flat part of the crayon, cover
one -third 0 f the background with blue
for the sky. Always leave the horizon
edge white and dar ken the sky as you
get towards the top. This give s it the
dome-shaped effect. This applies to a
night-sky or a day-sky. Hills and trees
tend to fade away in the dis tan c e, so
keep color s light; do not outline on an
outdoor scene. Far-away hills are pale
pink, la ve n d e r, gray, brown or pale
green, getting da r k e r and more pro­
nounced as you work towards the fore­
gro\lIld. Use ye 11 0 w, yellow-green,
green, prussian blue, browns in fore­
ground. Lea.ve two or three patches of
c lea r wh it e for contrast. If you are
putting in a path, do not outline it, but
work your tans and browns into the
g r e ens. Use small bushe s, ,talks. of
grass or stones to outline the path. Do
not have it running straight up the mid­
dIe to the sky, but take it gradually from
one lower corner to the opposite side of
the background jus t to the base of the
hills. A few bushes and small trees in
the distance can be added, otherwise use
overlays of trees.
When setting the colo;rs, use a small
piece of flannel about 4' inches square.
Wrap it around your forefinger, dip the
tip into the cleaning fluid and beginning
wit h the' sky, rub lightly from left to
right, just hit tin g the tip of the fuz~
When a portion has been cove red, go
over that pa rt J rubbing harder, thus
mel tin g and blending the color, to get
the streaks out. When the flannel seems
d r i e d 0 u t, dip in the fluid again. Set
your light colors first, then the darker
ones, so they will not smear into one
anothe r • When blending and setting the
foreground, you will find that the colors
will lighten and tend to fade a way if too
much fluid is used. If so, while the
ma te ria 1 is still damp, go over the
highlights with the s k etc h 0 again and
blend with the cloth only, more fluid not
be in g necessary. Add highlights for
shadow below bushes, rocks and trees.
On you r mountains., remember that if
the light is com i n g from the left, put
your shadows on the right side of the
mountains.
To complete background,
use a stiff oil b r us han d 0 i l paints.
Pa in t sma 11 bushes, bits of grass,
stones and small trees. These do not
need to be set.
V iolet Slocum
Mail your problems on drawiJ;l.g tech­
nique, equipment and supplies to the
editor.. Questions of general.' int,re.t
wUl be published and other question.
will receive a personal reply.
Q. What size chalk board would be used
for a medium ,size auditorium or a group
of about 500 people?
A. If pos sible use a full size. sheet of
gray bogus paper 40 x 54 iIlches. If your
board is smaller, you can enlarge the
most important parts of the picture and
leave out'the minor parts.
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pur c has in g or writing for the items
below. )
Artist Chalks, Ultra-Violet Products,
and other Artist's Material:
Turner I s Art Material
1'4508 E. Whittier Blvd.
Whittier. California 90605
R e c e n t 1 y, l' v e noticed the use of
some simple drawings which clearly
bring forth spiritual truths from God's
Word. These are drawn by Miss Annie
Vallotton, for the II Goo d New s For
Modern Manll, New Testament publica­
tion. There must be well over 100 il­
lustrations in this iSSUE! using the main
outline of the c ha ra c t e r or object as
follows... .
OUTI-INe. CHARACTERS
A
Artist Chalk 1ft x lit X 3", all colors
Christian Art Center j Box 4906
Washington, D. C. Z0008
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If you have something to Sell or Swap,
send the information to the editor.
You may answer immediately, How?
1 would suggest you start tea chin g
with a blackboa rd and white chalk or a
white she e t 0 £ paper and black chalk.
Don't bother with color now.
It was Wade Smith, who for years
pictured great Bible t rut h s with. little
"Jets II or "Tooth Pick Characters ll in
the Sun day School Time s publication.
Jerry Zwall's book on IIYour Chalk Can
Talk" also. illustrates these chare.cters
in a clear manner, such as shown below.
.
Notice that the detail work is left out,
such as eyes, nOlile, mouth, Hnge r s,
toes, and many other small lines. This
speeds up your drawing time and conse­
quently holds the attention of the audi­
ence.
There are many beautiful Bible pic­
tures p'ri1lted in cnlor today which are
availa.ble on calendars, books or maga­
zines. Take one or two pictures of this
type .and, as an experiment, work these
out in cdmple Jet figures as we have il­
lustrated above. This will help you to
learn how. Go ahead now, try it! Use
it Sunday Morning as you teach those
youngsters.
Art Layne
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AR nST ITINERARIES
1968
JERRY ZWALL
Jun. 15-29 Hume Lake
Jul. 8-21 Forward Bible Coni.
Aug. 3-24 Nevada Bible Coni.
Sep. 10-15 East Irvine Comm. Ch.
Sep. 17 -22 Calvary Bapt., Redlands
Sep. 24-29 Landers Comm. Ch.
Oct. 8-13 Newberry Springs
Oct. 15-20 Navajo Gosp. Miss. ,Ariz.
Nov. 12-17 Grace Bible, HuntingtonPK.
Nov. 19-24 Occotilla
Dec. 2-8
Cal. Bapt., Stockton
Dec. 10-15 Cabazon
Dec~ 24-31 Green Oaks, Vista, Cal.
ART LAYNE
Jun. 17-21 Ozark Bible Camp,
Rev. J. Wright, PO Box 6
Gravette, Ark.
Jun. 23
Maysville Bible Ch., Ark.
Rev. Wm. F. Smith
Jun. 24-28 Jay Bible Ch., Jay, Olk.
Rev. R. Stromlund
Jun. 30­
Young Peoples Canlp,
Jul. 5
Tahlequah, Okla.
Jul. 14-19 Lamar, Mo.,Mr. C. Wood
Wildwood Hereford Ranch
Reeds, Missouri
Jul. 21
Kansas, City, Mo., Mr. C Wood
Jul. 23-27 Bible Camp Slayton, Minn.
Rev. Loyal J. Martin
Jul. 28
Menonite Brethren Ch.
Rev. L. J. Martin, Delft, Minn.
Jul. 29­
Byron Bible Camp, Huron, S. D.
Aug. 3
Rev. Gene Harmon
Aug. 4
St. Lawe rence Comm. Ch.
St. Lawerence, S. D.
Aug. 5-9
Byron Indian Camp
Aug. 11-13 M urdo Comma Ch., Murdo,
S. D., Rev. R. Wiedouwilt
Aug. 16-18 First Bapt. Ch., Fowler,
Colo. , Rev. Gus Kubish
Aug. 29Orient(Japan, Hong Kong,
Nov. 12
Tiawan}
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aids, chalk-talk easel, lighting, etc.,
please send all information with draw­
ings and ,pictu'res to the editor.
AllTIST TIPS by Jerrv Zwall
Chalk PAPER••••••••••
Gray Bogus Paper: Gray Bogus paper
is the be st medium to use for chalk
drawings in general. This can be pur­
chased from: Triquet Paper Company,
2. 0 I Nor th Hosmer Street, Lansing 1,
Michigan. This paper comes 40 x 54
inches. Order full size and cut this to
fit you rea s e I. I often use leftover
pieces for smaller pictures. Avoid pay­
ing postage for scraps. The minimum
order is one hundred sheets. For econ­
omy, share your order with anothe r
chalk-artist. No C. O. D. Send for price
list. By erasing your picture each time
the paper can be repeatedly used again.
Use a small hand vacuum cleaner and a
heavy blackboard eraser. As a result,
the paper develops a very good tooth or
blending surface. When be ginning a new
sheet, scuff up the surface (rough side)
with a suede brush or sandpaper. Brush
off excess dust•.
Newsprint Paper: At your local news­
paper office you should be able to ac­
quire ends of rolls 'with many yards of
paper. Cut t his to size for cartoons,
diagrams or any of the simple drawings
given in this book (YOUR CHALK CAN
TALK). Tack about a dozen sheets on
your easel for drawing .cushion. Do the
same for gray bogus pape.r. Pads of
newsprint or s i mila r paper in various
sizes can b.e obtained at fully equipped
art stores.
.A,LUMINUM TUBE CONNECTORS•••••
Fortelescoping legs try stainle8s
steel hose clamps around the smalle r
tubes. If' pos sible, pur c has e the type-­
with a hand tightening device. Measure
and mark the tube for des ire d length.
T i g h ten in g clamps will prevent tube s
from telescoping.
Another device can be purchased at a
swimming pool supply store. These
connectors r e qui r e two holes opposite
each othe r in the tube &. The se are made
of spring steel with two pieces. of round­
ed metal which are forced into the holes.
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