Friends of mine got engaged recently and had a party to celebrate it. It
was low key, but fun hanging out, meeting some people and playing the "how
many common friends do we have" game. I got a simple card and wanted to
put some drawing in it. I looked at rings, and got some images on The One
Ring (not really appropriate), a wrestling ring (funny, but not appropriate
and would take too long to draw), and other unrelated things. Then I
thought of one of Captain Picard's favorite phrases (or words) from the
Star Trek: The Next Generation series. I found a YouTube video of
collections of people saying that word and picked one that I liked. I drew
it in pencil and then inked it and was concerned that it didn't really look
like Patrick Stewart's character. But in for a penny, in for a pound. And
similarly, it wasn't great while I was inking it. But at the end, I think,
while not super, I think it's recognizable, which is essentially my
goal. It's a geeky, nerdy reference, but that's kind of my wheelhouse. I
scanned in the image on the card before taking it to the party. The
background was blue on the card.
![[Next, I might try drawing "The Picard Maneuver"]](images/Drawings/Sketches/engage.png "[Next, I might try drawing \"The Picard Maneuver\"]")
