Thanks guys.
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Originally Posted by mental4astro
Rob, lovelly sketch mate. Subtlety of touch galore there. Would be easy to allow oneself to exaggerate the brilliance with such a dim object. Comets can be wretched things to sketch when so subtle. Brilliant.
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I'm still working on it Alex! In the cold light of day I think I could have emphasised the coma brightness a touch in respect to the tail because it was clearly brighter. I agree about comets - the big difficulty is representing comae and tails that trail off to nothing, sometimes excruciatingly! I've been experimenting with grey paper (light) and doing the comet with a soft grey pencil, smudged. That way there's not so much of a difference between the comet and the backing. Then scan and invert the image in Photoshop. With this one the stars that I'd done with a fine-tipped felt pen were too contrasty and I cheated by applying a light-grey wash over the entire drawing. Next time I'll do it all in pencil. Live and learn hey?
Cheers -