Positive Sketch of C/2009 R1 (McNaught)
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Original Negative Sketch of C/2009 R1 (McNaught)
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Bright comet C/2009 R1 (McNaught) is the subject of this month’s column. We look at graphite techniques for sketching a comet, and optional digital colorizing of the coma.
| Subject: | C/2009 R1 (McNaught) |
| Issue: | August 2010 Astronomy Now |
| Basic Media: | Graphite and Charcoal on White Paper |
| Featured Technique: | Using graphite and blending stump to sketch the main comet features: coma, condensation, ion tail and dust tail. Finishing with the digital addition of color to the coma using Adobe Photoshop. |
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