Tycho

[Richard N]

Experiment with a watercolour wash for the regolith. Fun to do on a rainy morning. 

[Moonshed]

I love the little alien running along the lower edge of Tycho, that’s some scope you must have.

[Gonariu]

What scope and magnification did you used?

[Richard N]

1 hour ago, Gonariu said:

What scope and magnification did you used?

This sketch was from a photograph. I’m trying out techniques at the moment so not all of my sketches are from the eyepiece. 

[lunator]

Richard

Very nice painting. It's good to try different ways to capture/ represent the view. 

I think doing watercolour at the eyepiece might be quite a challenge 🙂.

Cheers

Ian

[Richard N]

Yes and no. The wash is applied before drawing so it can be done beforehand. It has to be dry before drawing. It’s really just to add some impression of the regolith. 

[SwiMatt]

Great work!

On 21/10/2023 at 10:58, Richard N said:

Yes and no. The wash is applied before drawing so it can be done beforehand. It has to be dry before drawing. It’s really just to add some impression of the regolith. 

Was the wash uniform in value? And if yes, how did you manage to create variation in the color shading? Some parts of the wash seem darker than others!

[Richard N]

3 hours ago, SwiMatt said:

Great work!

Was the wash uniform in value? And if yes, how did you manage to create variation in the color shading? Some parts of the wash seem darker than others!

The wash was pretty much uniform. I use a white paint pen to add highlights. 

Edited November 9, 2023 by Richard N

[SwiMatt]

3 minutes ago, Richard N said:

The wash was pretty much uniform. I use a white paint pen to add highlights. 

Very interesting, thank you! Nice to see people experimenting with water colors and paint. And it add greatly to the effect

[Richard N]

Water colours, paint, pencil and charcoal! Truly mixed media. I’m no artist but I have a daughter who is. All her stuff is at our house at the moment so I basically have a complete art shop to hand!

[SwiMatt]

9 minutes ago, Richard N said:

Water colours, paint, pencil and charcoal! Truly mixed media. I’m no artist but I have a daughter who is. All her stuff is at our house at the moment so I basically have a complete art shop to hand!

I didn't mean to forget or disparage pencil and charcoal at all! What I meant to convey, sloppily, is that pencils and charcoal are common tools in astro-sketching, while I haven't seen much with water colours and paint, which makes me want to try. You might not be an artist, but you are on a good way

[Richard N]

I recommend a trip to a real art shop with a knowledgeable owner. They have all sorts of fascinating stuff. If it’s anything like our local art shop, they will be very interested in what you are doing - and have never heard of such a thing before  

Edited November 9, 2023 by Richard N

[Zermelo]

3 hours ago, Richard N said:

I recommend a trip to a real art shop with a knowledgeable owner. They have all sorts of fascinating stuff. If it’s anything like our local art shop, they will be very interested in what you are doing - and have never heard of such a thing before  

If you down a few of those Piraats, you may struggle to sketch anything.