Mare Nectaris
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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 with erasers to refine details. |
Suggested Sketching Materials: |
- Acid free sketch paper
- Charcoal pencils in hard and soft weights
- White charcoal or pastel pencil
- White vinyl eraser pencil and putty rubber
- Chamois and blending stump
- Clipboard and observing light
- Spray fixative (such as Winsor and Newton’s Artist Fixative)
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