{"id":118,"date":"2005-05-02T00:15:00","date_gmt":"2005-05-02T00:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/perezmedia.net\/beltofvenus\/2005\/05\/02\/sketching_tutor_2\/"},"modified":"2021-11-27T20:00:33","modified_gmt":"2021-11-27T20:00:33","slug":"sketching_tutor_2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/perezmedia.net\/beltofvenus\/2005\/05\/02\/sketching_tutor_2\/","title":{"rendered":"Sketching Tutorial &#8211; Page 3 of 3"},"content":{"rendered":"<table width=\"470\" cellpadding-right=\"5\">\n<tbody>\n<tr valign=\"top\">\n<td>\n<a href=\"javascript:myVoid()\" onmouseover=\"rollover('Step09')\" onmouseout=\"rollout('Step09')\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.perezmedia.net\/beltofvenus\/archives\/images\/2005\/sketch_tutorial\/Step09W.jpg\" name=\"Step09\" alt=\"Step 9\" border=\"1\" color=\"FFFFFF\" align=\"left\" hspace=\"5\"><\/a><br \/>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\"><br \/>\n<!--\nsetrollover(\"http:\/\/www.perezmedia.net\/beltofvenus\/archives\/images\/2005\/sketch_tutorial\/Step09R.jpg\");\n\/\/--><br \/>\n<\/script><br \/>\nNow comes the tidying up stage. If necessary, I&#8217;ll break out an eraser and deal with any overzealous object boundaries, or to give a harder edge to an object that is too soft.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table width=\"470\" cellpadding-right=\"5\">\n<tbody>\n<tr valign=\"top\">\n<td>\n<a href=\"javascript:myVoid()\" onmouseover=\"rollover('Step10')\" onmouseout=\"rollout('Step10')\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.perezmedia.net\/beltofvenus\/archives\/images\/2005\/sketch_tutorial\/Step10W.jpg\" name=\"Step10\" alt=\"Step 10\" border=\"1\" color=\"FFFFFF\" align=\"left\" hspace=\"5\"><\/a><br \/>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\"><br \/>\n<!--\nsetrollover(\"http:\/\/www.perezmedia.net\/beltofvenus\/archives\/images\/2005\/sketch_tutorial\/Step10R.jpg\");\n\/\/--><br \/>\n<\/script><br \/>\nFinally, I make sure I&#8217;ve marked in the remaining cardinal directions, and other details I feel are important to that particular sketch, such as the eyepiece used, any filters, the magnification, and the field of view. Other more general notes are kept elsewhere on the note sheet. But the field of view is important when I make my written notes, since it helps me to describe how large an object looked or how far key elements were separated from one another.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table width=\"470\" cellpadding-right=\"5\">\n<tbody>\n<tr valign=\"top\">\n<td>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.perezmedia.net\/beltofvenus\/archives\/images\/2005\/sketch_tutorial\/Step10B.jpg\" border=\"1\" color=\"ffffff\" hspace=\"5\" align=\"left\"><br \/>\nHere is the image, reversed, as I usually present them here.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table width=\"470\" cellpadding-right=\"5\">\n<tbody>\n<tr valign=\"top\">\n<td>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.perezmedia.net\/beltofvenus\/archives\/images\/2005\/sketch_tutorial\/Transparency.jpg\" border=\"1\" color=\"ffffff\" align=\"left\" hspace=\"5\">One final note. I&#8217;ve started trying to discern star color in my sketches whenever possible. If the star field is sparse, or there are relatively few colorful stars, I&#8217;ll lightly write a letter next to the star to indicate its color (B=blue, Y=yellow, O=orange, R=red). I then erase these letters in Photoshop after scanning, and then color the stars digitally. If the star field is dense or heavy with colored stars, I tape a square I&#8217;ve cut from a copier transparency sheet over the sketch area. I then use some colored sharpies to mark the appropriate color over the stars. I refer to the overlay after scanning to color the stars in question.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table width=\"470\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Well, that&#8217;s my angle. There are of course many ways to do this, and I know I&#8217;ll be trying out new techniques as the opportunity arises. Links to some other excellent tutorials can be found at my <a href=\"\">Astronomical Sketching Resources Page<\/a>.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>PAGE 3 OF 3<br \/>\n<b><a href=\"http:\/\/www.perezmedia.net\/beltofvenus\/archives\/000387.html\">PREVIOUS PAGE<\/a><\/b><br \/>\n[Edit NOV 16, 2006: Updated conclusion and link to astronomical sketching resources page]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sketching Tutorial &#8211; Page 3 of 3<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[39],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-118","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-tools-and-techniques"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":16,"url":"https:\/\/perezmedia.net\/beltofvenus\/2004\/08\/01\/astronomical_sk\/","url_meta":{"origin":118,"position":0},"title":"Astronomical Sketching Resources","author":"jperez1690","date":"August 1, 2004","format":false,"excerpt":"Astronomical Sketching Resources","rel":"","context":"In &quot;General&quot;","block_context":{"text":"General","link":"https:\/\/perezmedia.net\/beltofvenus\/category\/general\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":119,"url":"https:\/\/perezmedia.net\/beltofvenus\/2005\/05\/02\/sketching_tutor_1\/","url_meta":{"origin":118,"position":1},"title":"Sketching Tutorial &#8211; Page 2 of 3","author":"jperez1690","date":"May 2, 2005","format":false,"excerpt":"Sketching Tutorial - Page 2 of 3","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Tools and Techniques&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Tools and Techniques","link":"https:\/\/perezmedia.net\/beltofvenus\/category\/tools-and-techniques\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":120,"url":"https:\/\/perezmedia.net\/beltofvenus\/2005\/05\/02\/sketching_tutor\/","url_meta":{"origin":118,"position":2},"title":"Sketching Tutorial &#8211; Page 1 of 3","author":"jperez1690","date":"May 2, 2005","format":false,"excerpt":"Sketching Tutorial - Page 1 of 3","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Tools and Techniques&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Tools and Techniques","link":"https:\/\/perezmedia.net\/beltofvenus\/category\/tools-and-techniques\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":260,"url":"https:\/\/perezmedia.net\/beltofvenus\/2006\/08\/17\/double_star_ske_2\/","url_meta":{"origin":118,"position":3},"title":"Double Star Sketching and Digitizing &#8211; Page 4 of 4","author":"jperez1690","date":"August 17, 2006","format":false,"excerpt":"Double Star Sketching and Digitizing - Page 4","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Double Star&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Double Star","link":"https:\/\/perezmedia.net\/beltofvenus\/category\/double-star\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":567,"url":"https:\/\/perezmedia.net\/beltofvenus\/2011\/04\/22\/astronomical_sk_2\/","url_meta":{"origin":118,"position":4},"title":"Astronomical Sketching Worshop and Presentation at the 2011 NCRAL Convention","author":"jperez1690","date":"April 22, 2011","format":false,"excerpt":"Next Friday and Saturday - April 29 and 30 - I have the privilege of conducting a workshop and speaking on astronomical sketching at the 2011 NCRAL Annual Convention in Green Bay, Wisconsin. 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