Product Test - Clear Gesso Trial Sample: Application 2 - Bible Journaling Sample 6

Over the past couple of blogs, I have shared the tests I have done on two sample bottles of Clear Gesso, with you. Today's blog is the last of the blogs in this series. I have one bottle of gesso left to test in my Journaling Bible and I do so in this blog. I once again share the results with you, making sure to use a variety of products on these two pages. The test sample we use today is labelled Test 6.

I start the process by treating the page, preceding the ones I will be conducting the tests on, with Clear Gesso Sample 6.

I also treat the pages following the ones I will be working on with Clear Gesso Sample 6.

These are the actual pages I will be working on.

These two pages are also treated with Clear Gesso Sample 6.

I start by colouring the journaling in the right margin with Highlighter pens.

I colour the crown with a metallic pen.

The remainder of the illustration in coloured with Mont Marte Adult Colouring Duo Markers.

My layout now looks like this.

I started the experiments at the end of the last chapter. In this part of the chapter we learn that Aaron and his sons were not allowed to leave the tabernacle until the seven days of the ordination ceremony had been completed. They were to remain there. I choose to illustrate this by drawing a tent with a sleeping mat and pillow and front of it. I use Sharpie Markers, ProMarkers and a fountain pen for this.

I add shadows inside the tent with a Mont Marte Adult Colouring Duo Marker.

My page looks like this at the end of chapter 8.

In Chapter 9, the priests, who have just been ordained, begin their duties by bringing sin and burnt offerings to the Lord. This involved splattering blood against the altar, among other things. I choose to focus on this for my illustration. I start by drawing the altar. I use a combination of Sharpie Markers, ProMarkers, Faber-Castell Pitt Artist's Pen and Mont Marte Adult Colouring Duo Markers for this.

I then draw flames on the altar, as well as drops of blood to be splattered on the altar. For this I use a combination of Sharpie markers, Mont Marte duo markers and Staetdler Triplus Finelers.

We then learn that 'fire blazed forth from the Lord's presence' and consumed the offers. I don't know if this fire sprang up from the altar, or whether it fell from heaven, but I choose to depict it as coming from above, blown forth by a wind, representing the Holy Spirit. I use Mont Marte and Sharpie markers for this.

In chapter 10 we learn that two of Aaron's sons, Nadab and Abihu, deliberately disobeyed the strict prescriptions God had given for doing service at the altar. They simply did as they saw fit. So, once again 'a fire blazed forth from God's presence and burned them up.' I choose to draw a man from behind with a fire enveloping him. I try not to be too graphic about this, so that one can get the impression that he is rather approaching the fire. This is simply because I find this such a tragic and unnecessary event. Yet, I suppose it was necessary to establish God's sincerity when it came to temple service and the role of the mediating priests. If not even the priests were going to follow God's instructions, in His holy place, then what hope could there be for the people to obey? The erring priests simply had to be made an example of. One can not help being in awe of the value God attaches to holiness.

I am now done with these two pages, and at this stage they look like this.

Let's return to the experiment for a moment. A reminder that this was done on test sample 6.

I page back to see if any of my mediums had bled through the page and am happy to see that this is not the case.

I also page forward to the next chapter to see if any bleeding has taken place, and once again I am thrilled to find that it has not.

I still have a bit of journaling to do on these two pages, as I have not yet reached the end of chapter 10. The pages have already been prepared with test sample 6.

Here we learn that Aaron and his two remaining sons had once again not followed instructions and, instead of eating the people's sin offering, they had opted to burn the whole sacrifice. Moses became very angry with them over this. However, when Aaron explained that they had opted to do so out of respect for the Lord, because they did not want to consume the offer in their grief, Moses was placated. I opt to depict the back of a man's covered head, with a halo over it, to indicate that the priests were required to conduct themselves in a manner worthy of the holiness of God. I also draw a large tear do depict Aaron's grief over the loss of two of his sons. I use Mont Marte markers and a metallic pen for this.

When I am done with the chapter, the page looks like this.

You can watch a short compilation video of the steps above on YouTube:
https://youtu.be/4Bj6ofRY82I

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