Every man is a moon, and has a dark side which he never show to anybody - Mark Twain

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The Calm Night

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The moon floats in the dark every single night. It is mesmerising and enthralling. It is soothing. It gives calm and serenity. It is resolute. It is a moment that we wish time would freeze.

The moon is always a beacon of direction. It is nature's compass. It is the loyal companion to the fisherman in the open sea. Some culture believe in the mythical powers of the moon to be able to transform one being to another.

The dim glow that lights the world in an aerial display is something hauntingly beautiful.

I often think that the night is more alive and more richly colored than the day – Vincent Van Gogh

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My Art

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I want to capture the details of the moon. Craters and all, and this can be testing to the patience. A monochromatic landscape of the moon is a tricky subject. It's basically black, white and gray blended together and becomes a muted color.

Here I recorded the entire process in the form of a slideshow.

This is one subject that I have to use every technique that I have been taught and I have been practising to create the texture and shade, and the result was mesmerizing.

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Material

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Charcoal powder
Water colour brushes
Chinese brushes
Water colour paper
6b pencil
Eraser pen
Kneaded eraser

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The process

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I name this piece 'Lunar Surface' 2018
Size : 42 cm x 42 cm
Medium : Charcoal on paper

This is my image reference

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Previous posts

https://steemit.com/steem-cartoon/@miorrizzuan/work-in-progress-shading-the-lunar-surface

https://steemit.com/steem-cartoon/@miorrizzuan/my-charcoal-drawing-anak-laut