“He was obedient”
Could I be accused of that?
1 Nephi 1
Am I focused more on the trials or on the blessings?
Oops! I made a mistake. Now what?
It happens. Watercolors. Permanent Black Markers. You are going to make a mistake. Quickly sketching it out with pencil first helps me make fewer errors, but that doesn’t mean it doesn’t happen. Here are my solutions:
1. Cover it up with white pen. I use a Signo UM-153 white pen to scribble overtop of my error. I suppose you could use white-out. Apparently it works. I know I’ve done this about 3 times and I had to hunt to find an example. (I dropped my brush, full of orange paint)
2. Cover it up with paper…decorative or just white paper.
3. Ignore it. Seriously. My main goal is to hear what the Lord would have me hear as I read and study, NOT to create masterpieces. Errors are not a big deal in my book. Notice how I extended this black line on the Bible WAY too far? Ya. I pretended it didn’t happen.
Scripture Pictures | Ether 6
Scripture Pictures | 2 Nephi 23
With my older daughters, scripture study was consecutive, 1 Nephi on through Moroni. With our youngest, we tend to study topics instead, so these posts will bounce around. Some days I let him choose from drawings I’ve already completed in his Book of Mormon.
One of my favorite things is listening to him “read” his scriptures to anyone who will listen. He isn’t always correct in his re-telling, but clearly he is learning.
Scripture Pictures | 1 Nephi 17
Scripture Pictures | 1 Nephi 17
In the beginning he wanted me to “help” him color. Over time he’s moved to coloring by himself.
Sketch it out first
I do not just “wing it” when it comes to using a permanent marker. Even with all the practice I’m getting, I’m not that good at it. Invariably I end up with 4 more letters in the word and only enough space for 1. So I sketch out the words/images I plan to draw first, then use the marker, then erase. Be careful when you erase to only rub the eraser away from the center of the glued on pages (otherwise crumpled pages may result). Finally I go back and add the watercolors.
Scripture Pictures | 1 Nephi 1
Notice the “heads” of the crowd. I just drew circles. The rest was added with crayon.
Similarly, Lehi’s head was a circle with a beard added as an afterthought. These really are simple stick-figure-like drawings.
How to: Getting your pages in the sketchbook
Remember, there isn’t a “right” way to do this. But I am sharing my experience in hopes it can help.
I apply the glue with my page on a scrap paper so I can get glue all the way to the edges.
But even then the glue dries quickly so I often have to touch up the edges.
I just try to center the pages with a bit of a gap in the gutter. Some are straight..some are not quite straight. Perfection is not my goal. Learning from the spirit is, and perfect pages aren’t necessary to reach that goal.
