· Get a Cloudy Nights T-Shirt · Submit a Review / Article Click here if you are having trouble logging into the forums Privacy Policy | Please read our Terms of Service | Signup and Troubleshooting FAQ | Problems? PM a Red or a Green Gu… uh, User You are not logged in. [Login] Entrance · Main Index · Search · New user · Who's Online FAQ · Calendar Astrophotography and Sketching >> Sketching Previous   Index   Next   Threaded   Pages: 1 chrisrnuttall Professor Emeritus Reged: 12/29/10 Loc: York, England Jupiter 22nd september 2012       #5434596 - 09/22/12 02:47 PM Attachment (46 downloads) Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Hello again Here is Jupiter from his morning. I had intended to get a good look at the Little Red Spot in conjunction with the Great Red Spot, however by the time I got set up it was already 4 O'clock (bst) and the pair were close to rotating into the dark murky limb of Jupiter. As soon as I started to observe, the seeing became really quite bad due to a thin later of cloud materialising from nowhere and it was all I could do to see the GRS, never mind its smaller counterpart. The seeing did eventually stabilise but Jupiter's rotation has carried my intended targets out of view by then. Still I am pleased with the result and I think my colour accuracy is getting better now too (the first couple of drawings this year have been a bit orange). Post Extras:       Asbytec Guy in a furry hat Reged: 08/08/07 Loc: La Union, PI Re: Jupiter 22nd september 2012 [Re: chrisrnuttall]       #5435538 - 09/23/12 06:43 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Beautiful, Chris! Been clearing in the AM here...gotta break out the scope from hibernation. Thanks for the push, gotta see what you're seeing. Post Extras:       Jef De Wit Carpal Tunnel Reged: 03/06/09 Loc: Hove, Belgium Re: Jupiter 22nd september 2012 [Re: Asbytec]       #5435848 - 09/23/12 10:39 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Always a pleasure to see your sketches! This one is no exception. Post Extras:       frank5817 Postmaster Reged: 06/13/06 Loc: Illinois Re: Jupiter 22nd september 2012 [Re: Jef De Wit]       #5435901 - 09/23/12 11:15 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Chris, You always make lemonade out of a sour lemon sky. Very fine sketching, the detail you capture is a testament to your persistence and skills. Frank Post Extras:       astronz59 sage Reged: 09/15/10 Loc: Auckland, New Zealand Re: Jupiter 22nd september 2012 [Re: chrisrnuttall]       #5436638 - 09/23/12 05:59 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Chris, great job of drawing those festoons and barges! The color looks good too! Post Extras:       ericj professor emeritus Reged: 02/17/05 Re: Jupiter 22nd september 2012 [Re: chrisrnuttall]       #5438290 - 09/24/12 03:22 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Hi Chris, Very nice sketch, thanks for posting it. By the way do you use color pencils when you sketch or add it later, and what paper do you use? Best, Eric Jamison Post Extras:       azure1961p Postmaster Reged: 01/17/09 Loc: USA Re: Jupiter 22nd september 2012 [Re: ericj]       #5450916 - 10/01/12 09:33 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Excellent Chris. You werent far off with the orange really as the the temperate belt along the NEB is actually orange tinged. At anyrate I particularly like the SEB details and the GRS. Pete Edited by azure1961p (10/01/12 09:35 PM) Post Extras:       Uwe Pilz scholastic sledgehammer Reged: 05/16/08 Loc: Leipzig, Germany Re: Jupiter 22nd september 2012 [Re: azure1961p]       #5451202 - 10/02/12 12:28 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   This is a real great sketch. Nearly photographc use of color. I like it very much, thank you. Post Extras:       mike73 member Reged: 05/01/12 Loc: UK Plymouth Re: Jupiter 22nd september 2012 [Re: Uwe Pilz]       #5451323 - 10/02/12 04:01 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Wow! Who needs photographs when you can draw like this eh? Congrats on a lovely sketch. Post Extras:       Special Ed Postmaster Reged: 05/18/03 Loc: Greenbrier Co., WV 38N, 80W Re: Jupiter 22nd september 2012 [Re: mike73]       #5451781 - 10/02/12 11:53 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Chris, I missed seeing this one somehow--really fine drawing! I see that you rendered the GRS as oddly shaped, too. The NTrZ/NTB area looked salmon colored to my eye on the 30th. Post Extras:       niteskystargazer Carpal Tunnel Reged: 10/05/09 Loc: 41-43'-28" N 87-42'-39" W Re: Jupiter 22nd september 2012 [Re: chrisrnuttall]       #5452154 - 10/02/12 03:32 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Chris, Very good sketch of Jupiter . CS,KLU, , Tom Post Extras:       idp sage Reged: 08/21/09 Loc: New Haven, CT Re: Jupiter 22nd september 2012 [Re: niteskystargazer]       #5452234 - 10/02/12 04:30 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Terrific drawing! I love it. Did you actually sketch on black paper? Ivano Post Extras:       chrisrnuttall Professor Emeritus Reged: 12/29/10 Loc: York, England Re: Jupiter 22nd september 2012 [Re: idp]       #5452260 - 10/02/12 04:47 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Thank you all for the replies; in answer to the couple about the way in which I produced the drawing, I sketch in pencil at the telescope making lots of notes about colour, then I come inside and make a faint copy of the sketch again using pencil but this time on white velour paper, which I then build up layers of colour on using pastel pencils. The drawing is then cut out with a scalpel, limb darkening added using more pastel, and it is mounted in a black sketch book. I also take my previous colour drawings out to the telescope with me from time to time to see how accurate my colour reproduction is so I can adjust it next time if needs be. I urge you all to get up before dawn at the next opportunity and get a look at Jupiter while oval BA is still in conjunction with the GRS to see if you can split them, it's a cool sight! Post Extras:       Pages: 1 Previous   Index   Next   Threaded   Extra information 0 registered and 7 anonymous users are browsing this forum. 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