daring pioneers will call the tune

[reflectedeve]

So hey, a little more fanart, for yet another challenge. I actually drew this ages ago, but now I finally get to post it. :D trekreversebang was a seriously cool concept, and I'm delighted to have had a chance to take part.

Fandom Star Trek: AOS
Rating PG
Notes I had fun with this piece, even though I think I may need to relearn Photoshop from the ground up! My favorite bit was putting together the TOS homage with the (electric) Vulcan lyre. ;)



arhh was awesome enough to write a piece of fic based on my work: Musical Reflections. Due to the curve balls life occasionally sees fit to throw, I haven't had a chance to read it yet, but I am super excited and grateful. :D Thank you so much!

Comments

[sqbr]

This is great! I love all the cute little details, and it's very expressive.

[reflectedeve]

Thanks so much! :)

[spockachu]

This is great! I love everyone, but Kirk's piercings and tatoos are especially awesome:)

[reflectedeve]

Hee, thank you. I think nu!Kirk could probably pull off that bandboy look (although imagining oldschool Kirk in that gear makes me snort a little). :)

[(Anonymous)]

Amazing work! I'm greatly impressed by the way you made their facial expressions - both wonderful and within character ^_^ Besides the colors make this art even more interesting.
I love it! =))

[reflectedeve]

Gosh, thank you. :) It's my first or second attempt with these particular characters, so I'm really pleased that you think they look in-character. Always a challenge with live-action fandoms!

[minoanmiss]

That is such a fun picture, full of lively detail!

[reflectedeve]

Thank you! :)

[glockgal]

OOMMMGGGG AHAHH this is so very much a picture that, if not deserving of a fic written for it, is BEGGING for an online comic about it! All I can think of is the wacky adventures of a Starfleet college grunge emo!punk band and THIS MAKES ME SO HAPPY. Love them all, how everyone's involved in the scene and there's story and character and personality written all over it. <3 <3

[reflectedeve]

Aw, you always leave the sweetest comments! ♥ Thank you! I wish I had time for a band AU webcomic, or maybe just some more art in this universe, because there's definitely more where this came from. Maybe someday! (I wish I were better at balancing fandom and original art projects!)

[renisanz]

Oh, I love the style of this and that there's so many little details to pick out. :) Gaila in the background, the box labeled "Sulu's stuff"...

[reflectedeve]

Thanks so much! :D I have way too much fun tucking in random details and seeing if anyone notices them.

[zelempa]

Art students! Band members? Possibly I'm not understanding half of the fandom this is for. Either way, it's hilarious. I love Kirk's frat/hipster look, and of course McCoy is lecturing him. And of course Spock has a futuristic harp/guitar.

I love the color on this. I don't know how to do color at all!

[reflectedeve]

Hee, I meant it to be a band AU (definitely a bit inspired by my RPF fandom, although set in the Starfleet-era future)? The fic makes them a Starfleet student band.

Spock's electric Vulcan lyre is based on an instrument he uses in one of the first TOS episodes, with a few alterations. ;) That was fun to do.

Thank you! Honestly, my approach to color is completely muddled - there's so much that I see in other peoples' work with different shading techniques, lighting, blending ... but I really have no idea how to make it happen. I like this piece better now than I did when I finished it, but I still feel like I could use a "forget everything you think you know" kind of class. (Part of the trouble is just that I usually can't be bothered, because I like b&w so much and I'm better at it.)

[zelempa]

Same here. Sort of considering taking a color class after I'm done with my inking one, but I don't feel as passionate about it. (And I feel like most of the color work these days is done on Photoshop/Illustrator - but I LIKE working by hand!)