There are two ways a piece of sky becomes yours. One is a date: a star map is the sky over a named place at a named hour, and it's the same sky whoever orders it, which is exactly what makes it specific to one night. The other is a photograph of your own, either repainted in one of ten styles or printed as it stands. These pages cover both, and they say what each one can and can't give you.
The reading, in order
- What a star map actually shows
- What is a star map print?
- Constellation prints and star charts
- Your photo as cosmic art
- Turning a photo into a painting
- Turning a photo into line art
- Four photo styles compared
- Photo to canvas, in full
- Your photo on canvas
And after that
The stage that follows this one is on the wall: Size, finish and resolution. What a poster, a framed print and a canvas each do to the same picture.
Written by Craig Fearn, Aphelion Prints. Last updated .