· Get a Cloudy Nights T-Shirt · Submit a Review / Article    Click here if you are having trouble logging into the forums Cloudy Nights - Official Forums of the 2009 International Year of Astronomy 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] Forum Archives · Entrance · Main Index · Search · New user · Who's Online FAQ · Calendar Astrophotography and Sketching >> Sketching Previous   Index   Next   Flat   PhilH sage Reged: 01/27/05 Posts: 277 Loc: Long Island, NY Re: Binocular Icon 7 : M101, a tenuous face-on galaxy.       07/11/08 09:23 AM Edit   Reply   Quote   Quick Reply:   Rony, I tried using the layering technique for that rendering of M101, but I couldn't get away from it having a "ring" around the outer edge. The only way I could get rid of it would have been to go with a pure black background, but I find your gray effect much more natural. Like you say, it all takes time. Incidentally, I'm actually bouncing between a couple of programs to create the final sketch. After scanning in the original, I bring it into a program called Corel Presentations, which I have used for years to create all the line art in my books. After I correct the stars so that they are round, etc., I bring it into Photoshop to adjust brightness and contrast, and finally to invert it to white-on-gray. You mentioned that you use Photopaint. I thought that was a Corel program, too, but I was confusing it with Paint Shop Pro. Who makes Photopaint, and do they have a trial version? Thank you also for your kind words about Touring the Universe through Binoculars. I hope you enjoy it. I had wanted to include sketches in it, the printing process and the paper it's printed on just didn't do them justice. I do, however, have sketches in two later books, Star Watch and The Deep Sky: An Introduction. And I am currently working on a new book that will have sketches for just about all of the targeted objects, rather than photos. Best regards, -------------------- Phil Harrington Contributing editor, Astronomy magazine Author: Star Ware || Star Watch || Touring the Universe through Binoculars || et al... Binocular Universe http://www.philharrington.net http://www.observingsites.com "Two eyes are better than one!" Post Extras       Entire thread Subject Posted by Posted on Binocular Icon 7 : M101, a tenuous face-on galaxy. rodelaet 04/22/08 05:43 PM Re: Binocular Icon 7 : M101, a tenuous face-on galaxy. PhilH   07/10/08 05:37 PM Re: Binocular Icon 7 : M101, a tenuous face-on galaxy. rodelaet   07/10/08 06:28 PM Re: Binocular Icon 7 : M101, a tenuous face-on galaxy. PhilH   07/10/08 07:25 PM Re: Binocular Icon 7 : M101, a tenuous face-on galaxy. rodelaet   07/11/08 01:57 AM Re: Binocular Icon 7 : M101, a tenuous face-on galaxy. PhilH   07/11/08 09:23 AM Re: Binocular Icon 7 : M101, a tenuous face-on galaxy. rodelaet   07/11/08 05:53 PM Re: Binocular Icon 7 : M101, a tenuous face-on galaxy. PhilH   07/12/08 10:31 AM Re: Binocular Icon 7 : M101, a tenuous face-on galaxy. CarlosEH   07/11/08 06:12 PM Re: Binocular Icon 7 : M101, a tenuous face-on galaxy. CarlosEH   07/11/08 05:50 PM Re: Binocular Icon 7 : M101, a tenuous face-on galaxy. rodelaet   07/11/08 06:06 PM Re: Binocular Icon 7 : M101, a tenuous face-on galaxy. frank5817   04/22/08 10:48 PM Re: Binocular Icon 7 : M101, a tenuous face-on gal starquake   04/23/08 04:20 AM Re: Binocular Icon 7 : M101, a tenuous face-on gal james royce   04/23/08 09:23 AM Re: Binocular Icon 7 : M101, a tenuous face-on gal rodelaet   04/23/08 04:34 PM Extra information 2 registered and 2 anonymous users are browsing this forum. 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