The Inspiration But he who does the truth comes to the light, that his deeds may be clearly seen, that they have been done in God.” (John 3:21 NKJV) The Breakdown The photo was first processed in VSCO and then enhanced with light work in Mextures. The text was added via Titlefx. Blessings, Xross […]
Read more "Heart of the Art: WAS LOST / NOW FOUND "The Inspiration During a recent conversation with a friend, the subject of eyes came up. Even though the talk was mainly about how it’s a significant feature that people consider when they are attracted to someone, it made me think of the significance of eyes altogether. In 1 Samuel 16, God tells Samuel, “people […]
Read more "Heart of the Art: Sight"The Inspiration This picture made me think of how I envision God creating the earth; I could never fully understand it, but I would imagine it must have been the most incredible sight of ever. Canyons in particular were among the most stunning products of God’s work; I just can’t see how something like […]
Read more "Heart of the Art: Imprint"The Inspiration Holy, holyHoly, holy Lord The earth is Yours Gungor, The Earth Is Yours The Breakdown Super simple edit here; took a photo from a free-for-all collection by @d_e_x through Spacepaint to add the clouds behind the mountain, and Mextures to color grade. Blessings, Xross Art
Read more "Heart of the Art: Nature’s Song"The Inspiration We seem to live in dark times; lots of violence, sickness, poverty, and brokenness cover the news reels, magazine articles, and Internet pages, and it never seems to stop. What do we do in times like these? How can we make a difference in a world that’s constantly in a struggle to […]
Read more "Heart of the Art: Breakthrough" The Inspiration Earth is made of 70% water. That is amazing. We’ve been on this planet for how long now, and we haven’t even seen or experienced the full extent of how vast the oceans are; despite that, what we have seen and discovered is some of the most spectacular parts of our world. […]
Read more "Heart of the Art: New Waters" The Inspiration Judah is like a young lion. You have returned from killing, my son. Like a lion, he stretches out and lies down to rest, and no one is brave enough to wake him. (Genesis 49:9 NCV) The Breakdown This is a double exposure piece. the base image is one I found through […]
Read more "Heart of the Art: Lion of Judah"The Inspiration As it is written in the Scriptures: “For you we are in danger of death all the time. People think we are worth no more than sheep to be killed.” But in all these things we are completely victorious through God who showed his love for us. (Romans 8:36-37 NCV) The Breakdown […]
Read more "Heart of the Art: More Than Conquerers" The Inspiration But when the Holy Spirit comes to you, you will receive power. You will be my witnesses—in Jerusalem, in all of Judea, in Samaria, and in every part of the world.” (Acts 1:8 NCV) The Breakdown Started out by making the cross in iDesign; this took a while, but definitely glad with […]
Read more "Heart of the Art: Integrated" The Inspiration He is before all things, and in him all things hold together. (Colossians 1:17 NIV) The Breakdown This edit started out in Union; the background was a color gradient made in-app, and the first foreground image was the texture overlay from Instagram user @triglyyy blended in darken mode to get a edge fade effect. […]
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