What size do these print at?

Each scene is drawn at standard A3 wall-art proportions with an even margin, so it prints clean at A3 or scales to A4.

Can I get a specific composition, like just the magi?

Yes — the direction field takes any of the three compositions specifically, and the same three styles render it.

What's the difference between the three styles?

Each style treats the same nativity objects in a distinct register — a warm folk-art shape, a soft painterly shape, and a bold modern shape.

Are the figures shown realistically?

No — figures are drawn as flat shapes throughout, in the same illustrated register as the rest of the scene.

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Nativity scenes: stable, hillside, road of the magi

Nativity scenes — A stable interior with a low manger of straw at the centre, two kneeling figures either side, an ox and a small donkey behind them, rough timber beams overhead and a bright star through the opening, no text., layered paper-cut design, stacked flat silhouettes with soft cast shadows between the layers, no outlines

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Reading 1The stable

Reading 2The shepherds

Reading 3The magi

The nativity is the most reprinted scene in the western year, and it comes in three compositions: the stable interior, the shepherds on the hillside, the magi on the road. These nine cover all three, with ox, ass, manger and star as the recurring objects. Figures are allowed here and are drawn as flat shapes.

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Frequently asked questions

What size do these print at?: Each scene is drawn at standard A3 wall-art proportions with an even margin, so it prints clean at A3 or scales to A4.
Can I get a specific composition, like just the magi?: Yes — the direction field takes any of the three compositions specifically, and the same three styles render it.
What's the difference between the three styles?: Each style treats the same nativity objects in a distinct register — a warm folk-art shape, a soft painterly shape, and a bold modern shape.
Are the figures shown realistically?: No — figures are drawn as flat shapes throughout, in the same illustrated register as the rest of the scene.

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This page is a showcase and a starting point: nine samples already rendered, three readings of the pack crossed with three styles, each shown at the size and ratio it was made for. Take any of them further on the wall with a few words, or ask for all nine again under your own direction; a sign-in keeps what you make, and it is free while Toile is new. The recipe behind each sample — the subject, the style, the palette, the framing — travels with the image rather than staying private to the render: it is in the alt text of every sample and in the page's own structured data, so a search engine reads the same handles a person would.