I really like your sketches a lot. I have a long way to go before I get to your level.

Do you have a certain process you use when creating them? Also, do you have an art background?

Anthony, thanks very much for your comments!

I have a couple tutorials describing my basic sketching technique and how I deal with the sketches after scanning them:

Sketching Tutorial
Digitizing Tutorial

I'm not sure if you have ever visited the Cloudy Nights forums, but there is an excellent sketching forum there as well:

Cloudy Nights Sketching Forum

As far as my art background goes, it's been a hobby since I was very young. And for the past 16 years I've worked as a graphic artist. Despite that, however, I believe astronomical sketching is within the reach of everyone, regardless of artistic talent. In discussions with various amateur astronomers, I've found other very adept sketchers who had no prior experience with art as a hobby or profession. They simply found that sketching greatly improved their observing experiences. And along the way they got to be very good at it. So I hope you keep up the sketching!

I plan to provide more information with tips, tools and tutorials pretty soon as well.

Clear, dark skies to you,
Jeremy

excellent sketches, all of them are wonderful. keep up the awesome work!

Cameran, thank you. I'll do my best =)

Very inspirational work. I will read your tutirial.At 60 i want to do observation more seriously then before.
Your work and notes will help.