25 Bible Stories Public Domain Art
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We are looking to add, to the 256 images we self-funded, another 100 crowd-funded public domain images available for anyone in the world to use without restriction!
For each of the 25 below Bible Stories, we will work with select Artists to produce 4 vector images that may be used in any project imaginable. From storybooks to coloring books to animations to lesson aids ... bringing the stories of the Bible to life for children and adults around the world.
Each of 100 images will be released in high resolution raster and vector formats in the Public Domain. This means that they may be used, duplicated, even improved on without securing additional permission or fees.
The funds raised in this project will be used to fund the stipends we provide to young artists we know from our time overseas. These funds help to provide for their families and thank them for their contributions to tellers of Bible stories around the world. We also plan to use a small portion of the funds to upgrade our website, presenting the images in a more aesthetically pleasing manner and improving search and usability.
Thank you for your support!
Which stories are included in the 25 Stories Project?
We will focus on the 25 below stories, creating 4 images for each story:
1 - Who is in God’s Family? - Mark 3:31-35
2 - Story of the Widow and the Unjust Judge - Luke 18:1-5
3 - Blind Man Healed - Mark 8:22-26
4 - Jesus Calls a Tax Collector - Luke 5:27-32
5 - Wise and Foolish Builders - Luke 6:46-49
6 - Trouble in the Church - Acts 6:1-7
7 - Peter: Dorcus Raised from the Dead - Acts 9:36-43
8 - Jesus Heals a Nobleman’s Son - John 4:46-54
9 - Paul: Seven Brothers Flee - Acts 19:11-20
10 - Lost Sheep and Lost Coin - Luke 15:1-10
11 - God’s Provision - Matthew 6:25-33
12 - Triumphal Entry - Luke 19:28-40
13 - Jairus' Daughter & Bleeding Woman - Mark 5:22–43
14 - Jesus Crucified with Two Criminals - Luke 23:32-43
15 - At the Tomb - Matthew 28:1-10
16 - Forgiveness of Adulteress - John 8:2-11
17 - Demonized Daughter Healed - Matthew 15:21-31
18 - Jesus Appears To His Disciples - John 20:19-29
19 - Paul & Barnabas Are Worshipped - Acts 14:8-18
20 - Moses Hidden At Birth - Exodus 2:1-10
21 - Fishers of Men - Luke 5:1-11
22 - Joseph's Dreams - Genesis 37:2-11
23 - Samuel Hears God Speaking - 1 Samuel 3:1-20
24 - Elijah: Chariot of Fire - 2 Kings 2:1-18
25 - Daniel: Handwriting On the Wall - Daniel 5:1-31
Our Story - Why this sort of project?
In the Fall of 2014 I began serving as a Family Pastor in a church overseas. Our limited budget combined with a weekly desire to illustrate stories from the Bible for our children, families, and activities drove me into scouring the internet for usable images.
What I quickly discovered was many images were either poor resolution, saddled with watermarks, or questionable whether copyright allowed for them to be reproduced. Soon our family decided we could do something to help those who shared our plight!
In 2015 we began working with some Artists, providing a small stipend to produce a series of 4 images for each Bible story , under the condition that they would release the results into the Public Domain (CC0 License). We took the images the artists drew, converted them to vector images (SVG ), solving the resolution problem. All the images could now be the size of a billboard (or bigger!) and still be crystal clear. Finally we added the images to our simple site, but also to two repositories of public domain images, Pixabay.com and Openclipart.org
Our 200+ self-funded images have already been download some 75,000+ times by people all over the world! We have been delighted to receive thank you messages from every continent of the world (except Antarctica)!
For each of the 25 below Bible Stories, we will work with select Artists to produce 4 vector images that may be used in any project imaginable. From storybooks to coloring books to animations to lesson aids ... bringing the stories of the Bible to life for children and adults around the world.
Each of 100 images will be released in high resolution raster and vector formats in the Public Domain. This means that they may be used, duplicated, even improved on without securing additional permission or fees.
The funds raised in this project will be used to fund the stipends we provide to young artists we know from our time overseas. These funds help to provide for their families and thank them for their contributions to tellers of Bible stories around the world. We also plan to use a small portion of the funds to upgrade our website, presenting the images in a more aesthetically pleasing manner and improving search and usability.
Thank you for your support!
Which stories are included in the 25 Stories Project?
We will focus on the 25 below stories, creating 4 images for each story:
1 - Who is in God’s Family? - Mark 3:31-35
2 - Story of the Widow and the Unjust Judge - Luke 18:1-5
3 - Blind Man Healed - Mark 8:22-26
4 - Jesus Calls a Tax Collector - Luke 5:27-32
5 - Wise and Foolish Builders - Luke 6:46-49
6 - Trouble in the Church - Acts 6:1-7
7 - Peter: Dorcus Raised from the Dead - Acts 9:36-43
8 - Jesus Heals a Nobleman’s Son - John 4:46-54
9 - Paul: Seven Brothers Flee - Acts 19:11-20
10 - Lost Sheep and Lost Coin - Luke 15:1-10
11 - God’s Provision - Matthew 6:25-33
12 - Triumphal Entry - Luke 19:28-40
13 - Jairus' Daughter & Bleeding Woman - Mark 5:22–43
14 - Jesus Crucified with Two Criminals - Luke 23:32-43
15 - At the Tomb - Matthew 28:1-10
16 - Forgiveness of Adulteress - John 8:2-11
17 - Demonized Daughter Healed - Matthew 15:21-31
18 - Jesus Appears To His Disciples - John 20:19-29
19 - Paul & Barnabas Are Worshipped - Acts 14:8-18
20 - Moses Hidden At Birth - Exodus 2:1-10
21 - Fishers of Men - Luke 5:1-11
22 - Joseph's Dreams - Genesis 37:2-11
23 - Samuel Hears God Speaking - 1 Samuel 3:1-20
24 - Elijah: Chariot of Fire - 2 Kings 2:1-18
25 - Daniel: Handwriting On the Wall - Daniel 5:1-31
Our Story - Why this sort of project?
In the Fall of 2014 I began serving as a Family Pastor in a church overseas. Our limited budget combined with a weekly desire to illustrate stories from the Bible for our children, families, and activities drove me into scouring the internet for usable images.
What I quickly discovered was many images were either poor resolution, saddled with watermarks, or questionable whether copyright allowed for them to be reproduced. Soon our family decided we could do something to help those who shared our plight!
In 2015 we began working with some Artists, providing a small stipend to produce a series of 4 images for each Bible story , under the condition that they would release the results into the Public Domain (CC0 License). We took the images the artists drew, converted them to vector images (SVG ), solving the resolution problem. All the images could now be the size of a billboard (or bigger!) and still be crystal clear. Finally we added the images to our simple site, but also to two repositories of public domain images, Pixabay.com and Openclipart.org
Our 200+ self-funded images have already been download some 75,000+ times by people all over the world! We have been delighted to receive thank you messages from every continent of the world (except Antarctica)!
Organizer
Rob E
Organizer
Lynchburg, VA
