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If you’ve been keeping up with Astronomy Now over the last few months, you’ve probably noticed that Peter Grego contributed two articles on sketching techniques for Jupiter and its moons. And now in the new December issue you will find an article…

Sketch of NGC 6888 Click image to view larger version. Subject: NGC 6888 Issue: August 2011 Astronomy Now Basic Media: White charcoal on black stock Featured Technique: Following Scott Mellish’s technique to apply white charcoal powder using paint brushes to create subtle…

Mare Nectaris Click image to view larger version. Subject: Mare Nectaris Issue: July 2011 Astronomy Now Basic Media: Charcoal on white stock Featured Technique: Sketching a broad lunar region by shading a base layer of charcoal and then adding charcoal or subtracting…

H-Alpha Sketch of Sun Click image to view larger version. Subject: H-Alpha Sun Issue: June 2011 Astronomy Now Basic Media: Graphite and erasers white stock Featured Technique: Preparing an H-Alpha Solar Sketch that captures surface features and prominences along the limb. Suggested…

Sketch of Saturn Click image to view larger version. Subject: Saturn Issue: May 2011 Astronomy Now Basic Media: Graphite and white pastel on pre-printed template Featured Technique: Sketching features on Saturn’s disc and rings with optional info on colorizing with digital media.…

Positive Sketches of Messier 81 and Messier 82 Click image to view larger version. Original Negative Sketch of Messier 81 and Messier 82 Click image to view larger version. Original Negative Sketch of Messier 81 and Messier 82 Click image to view…

M1 – M20Large Version M21 – M40Large Version M41 – M60Large Version   M61 – M80Large Version M81 – M100Large Version M101 – M110Large Version Subject: Sketching the Messier Marathon Issue: March 2011 Astronomy Now Basic Media: Graphite on Plain Paper Templates…

Digital distribution of media on the web has changed a lot of things for content creators. I don’t philosophize about this much, so I’m not sure how satisfying this little ramble will be. You can lament the effect that the digital age…

Positive Sketch of Auriga Click image to view larger version. Original Negative Sketch of Auriga Click image to view larger version. Subject: Messier 42/43 Issue: February 2011 Astronomy Now Basic Media: Graphite on White Paper Featured Technique: Techniques for careful placement of…