{"id":541,"date":"2010-08-12T00:31:14","date_gmt":"2010-08-12T00:31:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/perezmedia.net\/beltofvenus\/2010\/08\/12\/drawn_to_the_un_14\/"},"modified":"2010-08-12T00:31:14","modified_gmt":"2010-08-12T00:31:14","slug":"drawn_to_the_un_14","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/perezmedia.net\/beltofvenus\/2010\/08\/12\/drawn_to_the_un_14\/","title":{"rendered":"Drawn to the Universe
SEPTEMBER 2010 – Cygnus Loop"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"Sketch<\/a><\/p>\n

Sketch of Cygnus Loop\/Veil Nebula<\/p>\n

Click image to view larger version.<\/i><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\"September<\/a><\/div>\n

This expansive supernova remnant is a visual treat from dark skies. In this column, we sketch the entire field using white charcoal\/pastel on black paper.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Subject:<\/b><\/td>\nVeil Nebula\/Cygnus Loop<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Issue:<\/b><\/td>\nSeptember 2010<\/a> Astronomy Now<\/i><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Basic Media:<\/b><\/td>\nWhite Charcoal\/Pastel Pencils on Black Paper<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Featured Technique:<\/b><\/td>\nCreating a multi-field nebula sketch using white charcoal or pastel pencils on black paper.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Suggested Materials:<\/b><\/td>\n\n
    \n
  • Smooth, black cardstock such as Daler-Rowney Canford<\/li>\n
  • White charcoal, watercolour, or pastel pencil<\/li>\n
  • Blending stump<\/li>\n
  • Sheet of blank copy paper<\/li>\n
  • Putty rubber and white vinyl eraser pencil<\/li>\n
  • Craft knife and sanding block<\/li>\n
  • Spray fixative such as Winsor and Newton’s Artist Fixative<\/li>\n
  • Clipboard and adjustable red observing light<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    Sketch of Cygnus Loop\/Veil Nebula Click image to view larger version. This expansive supernova remnant is a visual treat from dark skies. In this column, we sketch the entire field using white charcoal\/pastel on black paper. Subject: Veil Nebula\/Cygnus Loop Issue: September…<\/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-541","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-article"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":190,"url":"https:\/\/perezmedia.net\/beltofvenus\/2005\/09\/30\/the_veil_nebula\/","url_meta":{"origin":541,"position":0},"title":"NGC 6960, 6992, 6995 – The Veil Nebula","author":"jperez1690","date":"September 30, 2005","format":false,"excerpt":"NGC 6960","rel":"","context":"In "Deep Sky"","block_context":{"text":"Deep Sky","link":"https:\/\/perezmedia.net\/beltofvenus\/category\/deep-sky\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":554,"url":"https:\/\/perezmedia.net\/beltofvenus\/2010\/12\/08\/drawn_to_the_un_17\/","url_meta":{"origin":541,"position":1},"title":"Drawn to the UniverseDECEMBER 2010 – Twilight Conjunction","author":"jperez1690","date":"December 8, 2010","format":false,"excerpt":"Sketch of Twilight Lunar-Planetary Conjunction - AUG 13, 2010 Move mouse over sketch above to view labels. 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