#pastelsketch

2024-02-18

Well. Today I learned that pastels are maybe not the perfect medium for architectural sketches.

It was a bit tedious. The medium pulls me in the wrong direction, tempting me to add more and more detail, but failing to resolve accordingly.

But it was also fun! And I learned much.

#pastelsketch #architecture #mastoArt

A 3-point-perspective sketch of a historical building. The light sky glows in bright blue, the lower stores of the building brightly lit. There are some people in the streets, only loosely sketches. The sketch is somewhere between detailed and loose.
Mary McIntyre AstronomyMaryMcIntyreAstro@astrodon.social
2024-01-30

#PastelSketch of the region around #crater #Mersenius, #Liegbig & #deGasparis to the left of #MareHumorum. I used my own photo taken on 22nd Jan '24 as a reference.
Creation timelapse video is here: youtu.be/e1eFRTh_g3U Real-time sketching tutorial is here: youtu.be/J197rChfd5M #SpaceArt #AstronomySketching #PastelArt

Pastel drawing showing sharp lunar shadows being cast by the rims of craters to the left of mare humorum. Drawn on black paper with black and white pastel pencils
Mary McIntyre AstronomyMaryMcIntyreAstro@astrodon.social
2024-01-12

This popped up on my Facebook memories from a year ago. #PastelSketch on black paper of the Sun rising over #LunarCrater #Gassendi I used an awesome photo taken by Steve Knight as my reference #AstronomySketch #LunarSketch #MoonSketch #SpaceArt

The sketch is mostly black but the sunlight is catching the high points of the rim of the crater, the tip of the central peak and some of the area below
Mary McIntyre AstronomyMaryMcIntyreAstro@astrodon.social
2023-10-04

#FullMoon #PastelSketch created 3 years ago. #StabiloCarbothello #PastelPencils on black paper. Sketched from one of my own photos, this was the first time I had drawn a Full Moon in pastels, and it made up part of my #Moon phase pastel art piece
#AstronomySketching #AstronomicalSketching #LunarSketching #MoonArt #SpaceArt

White pastels make up the texture on the brighter parts of the full moon drawing and the crater ejecta rays. Black pastels are blended into the white to create the darker Maria regions
Mary McIntyre AstronomyMaryMcIntyreAstro@astrodon.social
2023-10-01

#PastelSketch of a 61% #WaxingGibbous #Moon This was a commission from a friend who wanted this for a wedding gift, showing the Moon on their wedding day. #StabiloCarbOthello #PastelPencils on black paper. Creation timelapse is here: youtu.be/H3Ye0caYsJY
#AstronomySketching #AstronomyArt #SpaceArt #MoonArt #LunarArt

The left side of the sketch is the earthshine portion, the right is illuminated. The sketch is mostly black and white but there are a few pops of brown and blue on the lunar maria.
Mary McIntyre AstronomyMaryMcIntyreAstro@astrodon.social
2023-05-02

2 years ago I created this #PastelSketch of #SinusIridum. I love this area of the #Moon, so this is one of my favourite sketches I've created to date. It was sketched from one of my own photos using #StabiloCarbOthello pastel pencils on black paper #AstronomySketching #MoonArt #LunarSketching #SpaceArt #PastelArt #AstronomyDrawing

pastel sketch of the Moon, showing the area around sinus iridum. The sketch was created with pastels on black paper
Mary McIntyre AstronomyMaryMcIntyreAstro@astrodon.social
2023-02-04

Here's the full resolution version of the #PastelSketch of the #PtolomaeusTrio featured in my previous post so you can see it properly #PastelArt #MoonArt #SpaceArt #AstronomySketching

Pastel sketch of the Ptolemaeus crater trio on the Moon by Mary McIntyre. The Moon was in Last Quarter phase so there are lots of gorgeous crater shadows and highlights in the sketch
Mary McIntyre AstronomyMaryMcIntyreAstro@astrodon.social
2023-02-04

Gosh, how is it 4yrs ago that I won the NSO image of the month with my #PastelSketch of the #PtolemaeusTrio, sketched from a photo taken by the Liverpool Telescope? My prize was a fab 12"x12" canvas print of it :D #AstronomySketching #AstronomyArt #SpaceArt

Screenshot from the National Schools Observatory page showing the winning image of the month for January 2019, featuring a pastel sketch of the Ptolemaeus Trio by Mary McIntyre
Mary McIntyre AstronomyMaryMcIntyreAstro@astrodon.social
2023-01-10

#PastelSketch of the Sun rising over #LunarCrater #Gassendi, sketched on black paper with #StabiloCarbOthello pastel pencils using the awesome photo taken by @Steve_P_Knight as a reference. Thanks for letting me sketch it! #AstronomySketching #LunarSketching #MoonArt

Pastel sketch of the sun rising over crater Gassendi
Mary McIntyre AstronomyMaryMcIntyreAstro@astrodon.social
2023-01-07

#LastQuarterMoon #PastelSketch This was a commission I worked on last year but it was a Christmas gift so I couldn't share the photo straight away. I used #StabiloCarbOthello #PastelPencils on black paper. Creation video here: youtu.be/9yKZzqdOG04 #AstronomySketch #LunarSketch #AstronomyArt #SpaceArt

Pastel sketch of a last quarter moon by Mary McIntyre

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