{"id":520,"date":"2010-01-25T22:03:53","date_gmt":"2010-01-25T22:03:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/perezmedia.net\/beltofvenus\/2010\/01\/25\/drawn_to_the_un_10\/"},"modified":"2010-01-25T22:03:53","modified_gmt":"2010-01-25T22:03:53","slug":"drawn_to_the_un_10","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/perezmedia.net\/beltofvenus\/2010\/01\/25\/drawn_to_the_un_10\/","title":{"rendered":"Drawn to the Universe<br \/>FEB 2010 &#8211; Mars"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Mars is making its closest approach of 2010 on January 27. The red planet can be challenging to observe, but sketching your observations will help you get the most from the view at the eyepiece. In the February issue of <i>Astronomy Now<\/i>, we cover methods you can use to sketch Mars.<\/p>\n<table class=\"objectdata\" style=\"margin-bottom: 15px;\">\n<tr>\n<td><b>Subject:<\/b><\/td>\n<td class=\"subject\">Mars<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>Issue:<\/b><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/www.astronomynowstore.com\/ww\/catalog\/product_info.php?products_id=323\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">February 2010<\/a> <i>Astronomy Now<\/i><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>Basic Media:<\/b><\/td>\n<td>Graphite on artist grade paper.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>Featured Technique:<\/b><\/td>\n<td>Creating contour field sketches with a value diagram to quickly render features, then using these to create a refined sketch later under controlled conditions. Sidebar suggests experimenting with color techniques as well.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>Suggested Materials:<\/b><\/td>\n<td>\n<ul>\n<li>Observing forms or white paper with pre-drawn circles 50 mm in diameter<\/li>\n<li>Acid free drawing paper for the final drawing<\/li>\n<li>HB, 2B, and optional 9B graphite pencils<\/li>\n<li>Blending stump and artist&#8217;s chamois<\/li>\n<li>White vinyl eraser and putty rubber<\/li>\n<li>Clipboard and portable observing light<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<div class=\"imageblock\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.perezmedia.net\/beltofvenus\/archives\/images\/2010\/img201002AN_Marslg.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.perezmedia.net\/beltofvenus\/archives\/images\/2010\/img201002AN_Mars.jpg\" alt=\"Sketch of the Mars\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"caption\">Sketch of Mars &#8211; CM 265&deg;<\/p>\n<p><i>Click image to view larger version.<\/i><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mars is making its closest approach of 2010 on January 27. The red planet can be challenging to observe, but sketching your observations will help you get the most from the view at the eyepiece. In the February issue of Astronomy Now,&hellip;<\/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":[64],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-520","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-article"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":596,"url":"https:\/\/perezmedia.net\/beltofvenus\/2012\/10\/07\/drawn_to_the_un_33\/","url_meta":{"origin":520,"position":0},"title":"Drawn to the Universe &#8211; MARCH 2012 &#8211; Mars &#8211; Erika Rix","author":"jperez1690","date":"October 7, 2012","format":false,"excerpt":"Article by Erika Rix Subject: Mars Issue: March 2012 Astronomy Now Basic Media: Charcoal on white stock Featured Technique: Using charcoal and blending techniques to sketch Mars Suggested Sketching Materials: Clipboard with white acid-free drawing paper Assortment of compressed charcoal in pencil and stick forms White vinyl eraser pencil (with\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Article&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Article","link":"https:\/\/perezmedia.net\/beltofvenus\/category\/article\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/perezmedia.net\/beltofvenus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/img201203AN_MarsMag.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/perezmedia.net\/beltofvenus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/img201203AN_MarsMag.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/perezmedia.net\/beltofvenus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/img201203AN_MarsMag.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/perezmedia.net\/beltofvenus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/img201203AN_MarsMag.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":524,"url":"https:\/\/perezmedia.net\/beltofvenus\/2010\/02\/19\/drawn_to_the_un_11\/","url_meta":{"origin":520,"position":1},"title":"Drawn to the UniverseMAR 2010 &#8211; Tau and 83 Leonis","author":"jperez1690","date":"February 19, 2010","format":false,"excerpt":"Tau and 83 Leonis make a stunning and colorful low power double-double and are the subject of March 2010 Drawn to the Universe Column in Astronomy Now. 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