Object Name: Moon landscape
Object Type Lunar Craters
Location Montreal, Canada
Date November 2, 2011
Media Pastel, black paper.
Here is a sketch I made on the 2nd of November between 21 :00 and 21:45 (local time in Montreal). Overlapping the terminator line, craters Hipparchus and Albategnius put on a nice show that evening. The high contrast of the landscape was propitious for a pastel sketch at the telescope. As the sun rose on the higher mountains and crater’s edge, the interplay between light and darkness slowly unveiled new features on the moon surface. I captured an incomplete “X” at the upper right.
The sketch was scanned and the legend was added with Photoshop. The sketch however has not been “retouched”. I present it as it was at the end of the session.
Jean Barbeau
Hello Jean,
A very impressive sketch, especially given how quickly you have produced it. I like the way you have captured the stark contrast of the terminator.
-Ivan
Jean,
A great looking terminator sketch. It is important to sketch quickly as the scene can change quickly. Well done.
Frank 🙂
Lovely sketch Jean, your X looks like a T, 🙂 . I like the artistic presentation as well
Michel
Wow!Great!!Bravo!!
Ciao,Giorgio.