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Astro Website/Sketchbook Advice Sought
After a period of neglect I'm about to start filling another
sketchbook with "finished" sketches based on "at the telescope" sketches. Some of the finished sketches will eventually make it to my old and moldy website at: http://www.rangeweb.net/~sketcher/ I'm willing to fill out the next sketchbook in one of three ways: 1) same as the last book -- ink on paper, dark backgrounds, light stars, color on planets, etc. 2) ink on paper, light backgrounds, dark stars, everything being in shades of black and white -- no color. 3) a combination of 1 and 2 above. Some sketches done one way, some the other way. I'm not interested in other options at this time. I currently have a stack of rough sketches over 1 1/2 inches high that haven't yet made it into a sketchbook as "finished" sketches. If I don't get busy soon most of those rough sketches will never become "finished". Option #1 is quite time consuming, often taking a full day to complete a single, finished sketch. Option #2 would allow me to get more done at a faster pace; but sacrifices appearance and some degree of 'artistic license'. It's not an option I like; but IMO it's better than leaving the rough, pencil sketches as the only record. Option #3 is an obvious compromise between #1 and #2. I enjoy doing the finished sketches in ink in hardbound, blank-paged sketchbooks. Nothing gets erased. I'm forced to work around any errors as best I can. No pages get removed from the books. It's a rather restricting way of doing things; but it's my way ;-) In due time I'll re-work the website. It's overdue for a face-lift. Thanks for your input! Sketcher To sketch is to see. |
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On Wed, 09 Feb 2005 08:02:54 -0700, Sketcher
wrote: Option #2 would allow me to get more done at a faster pace; but sacrifices appearance and some degree of 'artistic license'. It's not an option I like; but IMO it's better than leaving the rough, pencil sketches as the only record. I'm not sure if this is too extreme for a purist like yourself g, but have you considered (or tried) scanning these images and inverting them to produce light stars on a dark background? I realize that leaves your originals in the less aesthetic state, but if most of your audience is seeing the images on the computer anyway, it might be an option worth considering. _________________________________________________ Chris L Peterson Cloudbait Observatory http://www.cloudbait.com |
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Chris L Peterson wrote: On Wed, 09 Feb 2005 08:02:54 -0700, Sketcher wrote: Option #2 would allow me to get more done at a faster pace; but sacrifices appearance and some degree of 'artistic license'. It's not an option I like; but IMO it's better than leaving the rough, pencil sketches as the only record. I'm not sure if this is too extreme for a purist like yourself g, but have you considered (or tried) scanning these images and inverting them to produce light stars on a dark background? I realize that leaves your originals in the less aesthetic state, but if most of your audience is seeing the images on the computer anyway, it might be an option worth considering. _________________________________________________ Chris L Peterson Cloudbait Observatory http://www.cloudbait.com Though I am not the OP, I think that sounds like a good idea. But to be honest, I actually learned quite a bit about sketching (something I hope to do when weather gets a bit warmer). Erik socalsw |
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Nice drawings on your website.
As to which technique to use, which one do you enjoy most? Clear Skies Chuck Taylor Do you observe the moon? Try http://groups.yahoo.com/group/lunar-observing/ Are you interested in understanding optics? Try http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ATM_Optics_Software/ ************************************ "Sketcher" wrote in message ... After a period of neglect I'm about to start filling another sketchbook with "finished" sketches based on "at the telescope" sketches. Some of the finished sketches will eventually make it to my old and moldy website at: http://www.rangeweb.net/~sketcher/ I'm willing to fill out the next sketchbook in one of three ways: 1) same as the last book -- ink on paper, dark backgrounds, light stars, color on planets, etc. 2) ink on paper, light backgrounds, dark stars, everything being in shades of black and white -- no color. 3) a combination of 1 and 2 above. Some sketches done one way, some the other way. I'm not interested in other options at this time. I currently have a stack of rough sketches over 1 1/2 inches high that haven't yet made it into a sketchbook as "finished" sketches. If I don't get busy soon most of those rough sketches will never become "finished". Option #1 is quite time consuming, often taking a full day to complete a single, finished sketch. Option #2 would allow me to get more done at a faster pace; but sacrifices appearance and some degree of 'artistic license'. It's not an option I like; but IMO it's better than leaving the rough, pencil sketches as the only record. Option #3 is an obvious compromise between #1 and #2. I enjoy doing the finished sketches in ink in hardbound, blank-paged sketchbooks. Nothing gets erased. I'm forced to work around any errors as best I can. No pages get removed from the books. It's a rather restricting way of doing things; but it's my way ;-) In due time I'll re-work the website. It's overdue for a face-lift. Thanks for your input! Sketcher To sketch is to see. |
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I have enjoyed your scketches very much. Perhaps # 2 will be the fastest, but whatever you choose we will certainly enjoy. -- David On Wed, 9 Feb 2005, Sketcher wrote: After a period of neglect I'm about to start filling another sketchbook with "finished" sketches based on "at the telescope" sketches. Some of the finished sketches will eventually make it to my old and moldy website at: http://www.rangeweb.net/~sketcher/ |
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On Tue, 15 Feb 2005 07:53:24 -0700, David Trevino
wrote: I have enjoyed your scketches very much. Perhaps # 2 will be the fastest, but whatever you choose we will certainly enjoy. Thank you! I've just uploaded a painting based on a recent observation of Orion's Sword -- as viewed with 25x100 binoculars from a dark site. The image is on the top of my home page: http://www.rangeweb/~sketcher/ The painting was an attempt to show how the view appeared to the eye behind the eyepieces. Enjoy! Sketcher To sketch is to see. |
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In article , Sketcher wrote:
On Tue, 15 Feb 2005 07:53:24 -0700, David Trevino wrote: I have enjoyed your scketches very much. Perhaps # 2 will be the fastest, but whatever you choose we will certainly enjoy. Thank you! I've just uploaded a painting based on a recent observation of Orion's Sword -- as viewed with 25x100 binoculars from a dark site. The image is on the top of my home page: http://www.rangeweb/~sketcher/ The painting was an attempt to show how the view appeared to the eye behind the eyepieces. Enjoy! I'm getting a 'URL Not Found' message for that link. http://www.rangeweb.net/~sketcher/ seems to be right though. Jim -- Find me at http://www.ursaMinorBeta.co.uk "Brace yourself, this might make your eyes water." |
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Looks nice. It also looks like you are enjoying your observing times!
Clear Skies Chuck Taylor Do you observe the moon? Try http://groups.yahoo.com/group/lunar-observing/ Are you interested in understanding optics? Try http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ATM_Optics_Software/ ************************************ "Mark" wrote in message oups.com... http://www.rangeweb.net/~sketcher/ |
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On Tue, 15 Feb 2005 16:13:14 +0000, Jim
wrote: http://www.rangeweb.net/~sketcher/ seems to be right though. Thanks Jim (and Mark) for spotting and correcting my error. I posted the erroneous link just before heading out to a job . . . Sketcher To sketch is to see. |
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