Art: Art Deco-style Spock/Uhura

[lymanalpha]

Title: Art Deco Spock/Uhura
Pairing: Spock/Uhura
Rating: PG at most, for a clingy dress
Disclaimer: I like them very much, but they are not the hell my whales.
Notes: Created at the request of sesh_khem, as part of Prompt-a-Mod Day at st_respect. Referenced to photographs and to the paintings of Tamara de Lempicka.
Apologies: To my friendslist people, for subjecting them to a new post with this thing just about every time I made a new brushstroke. And to art historians, for potential artistic inaccuracies, because dammit Jim I'm an astronomer.
Eight Billion Thanks: To anodyna, for inestimable wisdom and invaluable artistic eyeballs. And brains (not BRAAAINS, just brains).

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Comments

[emilyadi.livejournal.com]

Very nice. I'm especially impressed with the boobs. Looks just like this Tamara de Lempicka: http://alice.loria.fr/publications/papers/2006/EGSR_Ardeco//supplemental/images/Lempicka_green_dress.png

[lymanalpha.livejournal.com]

That's because I have been staring at that painting for a week.

What do you mean, boobs aren't perfectly conical?!

[sesh-khem.livejournal.com]

OH MY FREAKIN GAAAWWWD! I LOVE THIS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

OMG...I have no words. This is gorgeous! THANK YOU!! A kajillion time THANK YOU!!!

Oh, and...

[sesh-khem.livejournal.com]

do you do deviant? If so this must go in the S/U group!! http://spockanduhura.deviantart.com/

*still squeeing and trying to figure out how to get a print*

[rubynye.livejournal.com]

I want to rasterize this and glue it to my wall. *gazes in awe*

[lymanalpha.livejournal.com]

Thank you, and thanks for commenting! :)

[snarkypants.livejournal.com]

Wow! This is really beautiful! Not my ship or anything, just really beautiful!

[lymanalpha.livejournal.com]

I'm hardly picky about ships, but I'll admit that this wasn't one of my main ones until I started painting them and then -- HEY. Apparently staring at two people for hours is a pretty good way to start shipping them wildly

(Pike, now, IS a ship I ship and always have. With anyone or anything, HELLO ADMIRAL OMG.)

Anyway, thank you for looking at a ship that isn't yours, and thank you again for the comment! :)

[herm-weasley.livejournal.com]

this is AMAZING *__*

[lymanalpha.livejournal.com]

*blushes* Thank you!

[jouissant.livejournal.com]

This is absolutely gorgeous, and you completely nailed the art deco style. I LOVE their hands, her dress...great work.

[lymanalpha.livejournal.com]

Thank you -- I'm especially glad to hear the style looks convincing. :)

[recumbentgoat.livejournal.com]

all i can say is just wow! you did an amazing job. i've stared at their expressions for a good long time. Spock is totally smoldering! I just love the looks their giving us. lol

Also: HAND PORN IMMINENT! fantastic job.





p.s. please do consider getting a dA account! You truly are an artist! A very very good one at that! SpockAndUhura would be honored to have this piece in our gallery! <3<3<3

[anodyna.livejournal.com]

I totally agree about their expressions--the little defiance, combined with the finger touch is just--UNF!

[ratcreature]

This is very stylish!

[lymanalpha.livejournal.com]

Thank you! Also, your icon -- HEEE!

[anodyna.livejournal.com]

Oh, it came out so beautifully! I'm amazed at how well you were able to capture T de L's style and also just the look of brushwork. It's truly gorgeous!

(Don't be afraid of deviant art, bb! I used to think it wasn't for me because I'm not that deviant, but it turns out there's no minimum deviancy requirement. :) But really, two things: one, everyone from professionals to, um, severely amateur amateurs are on there, so there's really, really no pressure to qualify or be "good enough," and (b) your work is beautiful and you're really talented so it's not even an issue. I've never posted work there so I can't speak to advantages/disadvantages, but if it's something you ever felt like doing I wouldn't hesistate. Your awesomeness is awesome!)

((PPS: You're getting much well-deserved love at spock_uhura also, fyi.))

CHEERLEADER SPOCK CHEERS FOR YOU! CUBIST BOOBS FTW!

[lymanalpha.livejournal.com]

I meant it with the 8 billion thanks for you. That's one per second for the next 254 or so years, so WATCH OUT.

(I will consider this deviantart thing. I did make an account at one point, purely so I could see naked people -- you see how my mind works -- but I never considered it as a place to actually post stuff.)

[jlneveloff.livejournal.com]

This is exceedingly beautiful :D When I was studying art history, Art Deco was one of the styles that interested me...and you nailed it here :D Awesome work.

[lymanalpha.livejournal.com]

Oh, thank you! I'm glad to hear that the style works for you, since I knew very little about art deco before I saw the prompt. So thanks for commenting -- it's very encouraging. :)

[kianspo.livejournal.com]

Gorgeous. The feel of it jsut... Ouch. Gorgeous.
<333

[lymanalpha.livejournal.com]

Thank you!

[captaincadet.livejournal.com]

this is amazing! i love it! i always love spock uhura art, but this is one of the most beautiful! :) great work!

[lymanalpha.livejournal.com]

Oh hey, you know who isn't in enough art?

ROBAU.

um yeah, sorry, got carried away! What I meant was, thank you for looking, & for commenting! :)

[yalegirl03.livejournal.com]

This is the hotness! I love it. It is such a step above fan art. I'd frame that and hang it in my house.

[lymanalpha.livejournal.com]

Thank you!

[sesh-khem.livejournal.com]

I can't stop gushing! The hands...GEEZ! The hands *sigh* Cubist boobs are the only way to go! And the look in their eyes, FTW!!!!

PS: Fear not the diviantArt! You deserve to be there. Period.

[lymanalpha.livejournal.com]

I agree with the boobs. CONES 4EVA! ...? yeah. ;)

Beautiful

[spockchick.livejournal.com]

This is just wonderful, so Tamara Lempicka, the drapery is perfectly executed, and the subjects treated with beautiful subtlety.

Re: Beautiful

[lymanalpha.livejournal.com]

Thank you very much! I'd honestly not seen her paintings before sesh_khem prompted for this, but I really just love them. So thank you for looking, and for taking the time to comment -- it means a lot.

[new-hillbilly.livejournal.com]

THIS. IS. AMAZING. There are no words. Great job.

[lymanalpha.livejournal.com]

Thank you!

[brilliantnova.livejournal.com]

This is full of sexy goddamn!

[lymanalpha.livejournal.com]

I am glad to have brought some sexy goddamn into your life. Thank you for looking, and for commenting! :)

[gmonkey42.livejournal.com]

OMG So pretty!

[lymanalpha.livejournal.com]

I must say I am in TOTAL agreement with your icon. ALWAYS. Oh Spock...

Thanks for the comment!

[syfymango.livejournal.com]

Spock looks so GQ!!
love love love it!

[lymanalpha.livejournal.com]

Thank you!

I love Spock. I also love your icon. :)

[mousling1014.livejournal.com]

This is absolutely gorgeous! You did an amazing job, the lines, the color..just WOW! :-)

[lymanalpha.livejournal.com]

Thank you!

I have to thank anodyna again for her amazing help with the color. The purple dress was her idea and I really think it made everything just sort of work from then on.

[ofparsnip.livejournal.com]

This is beautiful work! :-) Thank you for sharing it.

[lymanalpha.livejournal.com]

And thank you for looking, and for taking the time to comment!

[vardoeger.livejournal.com]

Simply divine. The finger touching, the detail with her black nails, amazing all around.

[lymanalpha.livejournal.com]

Thank you very much!

[cordelianne.livejournal.com]

Wow, this is gorgeous!! You beautifully capture the art deco style. Stunning piece.

[lymanalpha.livejournal.com]

Thank you! I'm glad to hear that the style works for you -- I'm no art historian.

And on another note, I really like your icon.

[dreamlittleyo.livejournal.com]

Wow, that is beautifully done! Gorgeous colors, gorgeous style, I just LOVE it!

[lymanalpha.livejournal.com]

Thank you!

I owe anodyna many thanks for help with the colors. :)

[thistlerose.livejournal.com]

This is so gorgeous. I'm in awe.

[lymanalpha.livejournal.com]

Aw, thank you!