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Cr 69 sketch

Started by S1mas , Jan 29 2010 12:51 PM

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#1 S1mas

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Posted 29 January 2010 - 12:51 PM

Hi all,
My very first post with sketch here.
This one was made in native Lihuanian language.

Big thanks to Jeremy Perez for great tips about digitazing technics.
Further comments would be appreciated

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#2 Jeremy Perez

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Posted 29 January 2010 - 01:16 PM

Great sketch, Simas! The stars are nicely sized and the color done with subtlety. It looks like you photographed the sketch, since it has a dark-to-light gradient across it. When photographing, try to take your shot under lighting that is as even as possible, such as in a shaded area that is still exposed to the sky. I was able to use Photoshop to adjust the gradient in your image so it's more even (the sketch looks really good). Let me know if it's ok with you, and I'll post it here.

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#3 S1mas

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Posted 29 January 2010 - 01:25 PM

Thanks Jeremy and yes Im using my DSLR for this ( in process of choosing/buying scanner- maybe some suggestions here? ). Ofcourse i would like to see what can be done with it, so feel free to post those corrections.

Here is another my sketch - Sigma Orionis:

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#4 Jeremy Perez

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Posted 29 January 2010 - 01:40 PM

I'm partial to Epson brand scanners (I picked my Epson Expression 1680 for $5 at the university surplus store)...but most dedicated scanners should work nicely for scanning sketches. I haven't had good experiences with multifunction (fax/copy/scan) equipment--the ones I've used haven't done well on subtle shades.

Beautiful work on Sigma ORI. Here is an attachment of your Cr 69 sketch with values evened out. I look forward to seeing your upcoming sketches.

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#5 JayinUT

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Posted 29 January 2010 - 02:20 PM

I agree with Jeremy's post about not getting a fax/copy/scanner. That is what I have and it is a struggle to get a good scan out of a sketch. I intend to just pick up a dedicated scanner for scanning sketches.

BTW, I think your stars, star placements are terrific. Great job.

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#6 CarlosEH

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Posted 29 January 2010 - 04:01 PM

S1mas,

Welcome to the Cloudy Nights Sketching Forum. Excellent observations of Cr 69 and Sigma Orionis. You have captured both objects very nicely. I look forward to your future observations. Thank you for sharing them with us all.

Carlos