Three Wise Men with Gifts SVG

Three gift bearers, side by side

A row of standing kings makes a different kind of Nativity piece, with no stable and no animals, only the three visitors bringing what they carried. They stand on one long brown ground line, each slightly taller than the one before, and every man holds a gold gift out in front of him.

Look closely and each gift has its own shape: a rounded pot for the man in cream, a tall jar with a narrow neck for the man in blue, and a square box for the man in red. Their robes, headpieces and gifts are all simple, flat shapes, and the gold capes behind them tie the group together.

There is no star in this one, so it sits happily beside a separate star piece if you want the full story.

Color layers

Seven layers build the picture, and the names are exactly what you will see in your editor.

• Base and lines in deep navy: a solid backing, appearing as the inner lines and a narrow rim
• Stable and animals in warm brown: the ground line and the two beards (the man in blue has none)
• Blue robes in mid blue: the middle king’s robe and sleeve
• Red robes in brick red: the right-hand king’s robe and sleeve, and the head covering of the king in cream
• Cream parts in cream: the left-hand king’s robe and sleeve, and the other two head coverings
• Faces and hands in warm tan: all three faces and hands
• Star and gold in gold: the capes, the cap, the turban, the crown and the three gifts

Pieces and weeding

With 27 pieces and no cut-outs, this is built from many separate parts: three capes, robes, sleeves, head coverings, faces, hands, beards, headpieces, gifts and the long ground bar. Keep each man’s parts together as you weed. Transfer tape will hold vinyl in register, and a backing card does the same job for paper. It passes our cut checks from about 4.5 inches wide.

A thank-you gift for a pastor or teacher

The theme of bringing a gift makes this a thoughtful choice for someone who gives a lot through the year. Frame the layered kings on a cream mat, tuck a handwritten note of thanks behind the mat, and the piece becomes a keepsake for a pastor, a choir director or a Sunday school teacher. Anyone short on time can run the color file onto heavy card through Print Then Cut, then mount it in the same frame.

More project ideas

• Christmas cards in landscape format, with the row across the front.
• Sunday school crafts, giving each child one king to assemble.
• Advent bulletin boards, enlarged and cut from colored paper.
• Painted wooden signs, with the capes picked out in metallic paint.

Size guide

Under 4.5 inches the hands and beards are too fine to cut, so print smaller copies instead.

Pairs well with

Hang our Star of Bethlehem over the row, and add a Christmas gift tag to a wrapped present in the same palette.