CarlosEH
Postmaster
Reged: 01/19/05
Posts: 6714
Loc: Pembroke Pines, Broward County...
|
|
Andy,
A very interesting and unique way to render the ringed planet. Orientation and proportions are the bread and butter of any rendering. The process of attaining these may be attained from different paths as you have shown. Thank you for sharing your method with us all.
Carlos
--------------------
|
frank5817
Postmaster
Reged: 06/13/06
Posts: 7212
Loc: Illinois
|
|
Carlos,
Wow! Fabulous sketch of Saturn. Your drawing skills are most remarkable. 
Andy, Very cool and well worked out method for a Saturn sketch. The finished product is a testament to your method and drawing skills. Nice work.
Frank
--------------------
My Gallery
|
andyenglish
sage
Reged: 10/24/06
Posts: 392
Loc: Albu(r)querque, NM
|
|
Okay, so here's steps 3 and 4 of the process...
Step 3: reobservations and refining over the next few days...
Step 4: darkening the sky. (I use an "F" pencil for fine lines and a "6B" for the really large black spaces.... as usual, I use long lines to produce a unified "darkening".
Step 5: more fixitive... (Step 6 coming soon... last step...)
-Andy
--------------------
When I look at the night sky and see the work of your fingers—the moon and the stars you have set in place—what are mortals that you should think of us, mere humans that you should care for us? -Psalm 8:3-4 (NLT)
http://nm-spaceman.tripod.com/floating_pencils
100mm EQ f/6 achromat refractor, 7×20 7.1° binoculars.
|
andyenglish
sage
Reged: 10/24/06
Posts: 392
Loc: Albu(r)querque, NM
|
|
I am thinking about experimenting with ink-pens for a 'blacker' black. I hate to use this sketch as a lab-rat, however, cause I'm really pleased with how it's turning out....
Any ideas about applying ink on top of a layer of graphite on top of a layer of acrylic fixitive?
-Andy
--------------------
When I look at the night sky and see the work of your fingers—the moon and the stars you have set in place—what are mortals that you should think of us, mere humans that you should care for us? -Psalm 8:3-4 (NLT)
http://nm-spaceman.tripod.com/floating_pencils
100mm EQ f/6 achromat refractor, 7×20 7.1° binoculars.
|
andyenglish
sage
Reged: 10/24/06
Posts: 392
Loc: Albu(r)querque, NM
|
|
Step 6: Finished darkening the sky. Enhanced contrast and lighting on the PC. 
Here's the finished sketch:
Saturn February 16 - 17, 2007
from Albuquerque, NM (36 x -106, UT-7)
100mm f/6 achromat refractor
Plossl eyepieces: 6.4mm, 10mm, 25mm (with and without 2x APO barlow; with and without minus-V filter for contrast).
--------------------
When I look at the night sky and see the work of your fingers—the moon and the stars you have set in place—what are mortals that you should think of us, mere humans that you should care for us? -Psalm 8:3-4 (NLT)
http://nm-spaceman.tripod.com/floating_pencils
100mm EQ f/6 achromat refractor, 7×20 7.1° binoculars.
|
Jaycin
Carpal Tunnel
Reged: 07/09/06
Posts: 2146
Loc: Oregon, USA
|
|
Carlos,
A masterful, and detailed rendering of Saturn. Thank you for sharing this remarkable observation! 
Andy,
You did an excellent job with your sketch and tutorial!  Thank you for sharing it with us!
--------------------
Jason
Zhumell 8" Dobsonian
60mm Meade Telestar
Sketching the Cosmos
Messier countdown: 102 down, 8 to go! 
Salem, Oregon
|
Erix
Toad Lily
Reged: 12/25/04
Posts: 24022
Loc: Texas, USA
|
|
Wonderful tutorials to all of you. Thank you very much for taking the time to share your techniques. I was hopeful I could join in this month, but time and weather were definitely against met. Maybe next month.
--------------------
Erika
Automatic doors make me feel like a Jedi. 
Zhumell 16", 10" LX200 Classic,Celestron 102 XLT, ETX70-AT, DS Maxscope 60mm, AT6RC
PCW Memorial Observatory
|
Dee
scholastic sledgehammer
Reged: 03/12/06
Posts: 806
Loc: Ireland
|
|
WoW , just got a look at these today,Jaycin, Carlos,Andy
outstanding sketches of Saturn.Thanks for the lessons
Dee
|
Previous
Index
Next
Threaded
[Re: 
Edit
Reply
Quote
