Inktober 2024, Day 6: Trek

I first saw Star Trek as a young teenager. I did not start immediately with the original series. Instead, my first experience with Star Trek was Star Trek: Enterprise. Those series began in 2001, and, as you can imagine, it looked a lot different than the original series, which first aired in 1966, according to Wiki. I then proceeded with Deep Space Nine, and I only then decided it was time to go way back to the start and watch the original series.

I remember the warning I received - Understand that it will look different from what you are used to. The papers are exiting from their computers, and their food looks like children’s building blocks or cubes. Ahaha! I mean, yeah! The series is old, but I was curious to learn about all the legendary characters such as Spock, Kirk, and others. And I did. I went in open-minded, and soon, I fell in love with the characters and their adventures through space.

Of course, the prompt trek had to be Star Trek!

I wanted to incorporate the Vulcan greeting - live long and prosper, as the background shape. It is my hand there! I traced my hand. It is now the space where the Enterprise is on the journey - to boldly go where no man has gone before! Yup! I then consulted with the references I mentioned above to draw the Enterprise and sprinkled the trek with stars all over my space hand.

It was fun! I enjoyed this exercise. I think it turned out pretty cool-looking altogether. It came to life as I added the details with the white jelly roll pen. It was like some strange space magic!