Every day I browse the internet looking for someone, anyone, who is creating high quality biblical art.  Time and time again I am disappointed to see that there simply is nothing new under the sun.  Oh sure, there are a few that have tried to create good images, but in the end they simply don’t really understand that what they are doing is simply taking Christian art further in the tank.

I recently had the opportunity to go to a Christian retail convention where vendors try and get the bookstores to pick up their wares and put them on display.  I passed a vendor who had a booth that was selling, can you guess, Biblical art.  I absolutely had to stop and check it out.  I have to admit, the art caught my eye as I was walking past and I almost laughed out loud.  Now I’m not one to poke fun and I am not the type of person who will make someone feel bad by any stretch, but this was bad.  So bad that I needed to talk to someone who was working the booth just to get some perspective.  What I found to be amazing was how excited and enthusiastic they were about how “awesome” the art was.  I was polite and cordial to them and moved on, but it has stuck in my mind like a sore thumb and is really the inspiration behind this article.

Now, I do follow several artists, a couple are Christian, but most are secular.  Of the Christian ones that I do follow there is one that sticks out in my mind above all the other Christian artists.  Enter AnimMan Studios.  If you’ve never been to this site, now is the time.  What I love about this site is not only the high quality images, but the creativity behind everything that I see, from website design to the images themselves.  Now the site is a little shallow in the amount of product content, but every time they release something it is high quality.  The artist behind the site and spectacular images is Eric Bouchoc.  If you were to do a search on this guy, you would discover that he has actually been around for a while.

What I really want to mention is their latest product.  It is The Tabernacle for the iPad.  If you’ve ever seen the iPad you know the clarity of the screen and The Tabernacle on the iPad is nothing short of spectacular!  It is linear in its function, but from what I understand they are working on a free update that will simply blow your mind.  This product is by far worth the cost of .99 and it has all the images of The Tabernacle Book and more.  I’m telling you, these guys are good and I am very much looking forward to seeing what they come up with next.  So, what is on the horizon?  Well, call or email these guys and they will quickly tell you that what is coming is SO exciting.  They will also confirm to you that their passion for creating high quality biblical art is near and dear to their heart.  So again I ask, what is on the horizon?  Well…Solomon’s Temple is supposed to be due out next followed closely by Noah’s Ark and Creation.  I don’t know about you, but the thought of seeing the images from these next projects…mind blowing.  If they are anywhere close to the quality of the Tabernacle projects…the future looks incredibly bright!

In the end…I highly recommend that you go over to the Apple store and pick up the iPad app.  If you do not yet have an iPad yet, I would seriously consider buying one.  Until then, at least go and pick up one of their Tabernacle Books.  You will be amazed and you will not be disappointed at all!  Then, keep checking back with their site as this next year will for sure prove to be an exciting year in this genera!