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

[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!)