Just A Fun Little Sherlock Sketch Because I Was In The Mood For It Lmao

My first ("official") fanart of Link.

I have been in love with the Zelda series for YEARS and I've always wanted to draw Link. I'd lost my motivation for drawing for quite a long time but Breath of the Wild was part of the reason why I picked it up again. So, as a tribute to that, have this drawing of Link as my first attempt at grey-scale-colouring! (I'm still figuring that one out so the execution is quite clumsy but I don't care)

This has definitely been done before but I really wanted to do it too.

Big F for Pepa‘s arepa tho

Just walked in on my mom watching Merlin for the first time and was pumped she gave it a shot only for her to tell me she fast forwarded through some episodes because she just wants to see how it ends.

Now I‘ve got to suffer through the last two episodes with her CONSTANTLY asking questions about the plot because she was too lazy to actually watch it.

I‘m going to yell.

Discovering a fandom long after its original content released somehow feels like discovering an old religion believed to be dead, yet still thriving.

It's like an adventure.

Like when I started getting into Lord of the rings a year ago, or when I finished Merlin mere days ago I was bitter about not discovering them sooner, because I thought I'd missed the fandoms highs and everything left today would be crums of what it used to be, since their last content aired literally almost decades ago.

Yet when I look up fanfiction, fanarts or just the tags on tumblr I find their fandoms to be as alive the day the show finished.

It honestly feels like the closest I'll ever get to discovering a fantastical place like Atlantis or Kong Island or something like that and I think that's beautiful

I just want to say it‘s so sweet how many of you gave me a warm welcome to the merlin fandom! Thank you so much guys, that‘s exactly the wholesome content i came here for (and I‘ll defo hit some of y‘all up for fic recs at some point lmao)

Discovering a fandom long after its original content released somehow feels like discovering an old religion believed to be dead, yet still thriving.

It's like an adventure.

Like when I started getting into Lord of the rings a year ago, or when I finished Merlin mere days ago I was bitter about not discovering them sooner, because I thought I'd missed the fandoms highs and everything left today would be crums of what it used to be, since their last content aired literally almost decades ago.

Yet when I look up fanfiction, fanarts or just the tags on tumblr I find their fandoms to be as alive the day the show finished.

It honestly feels like the closest I'll ever get to discovering a fantastical place like Atlantis or Kong Island or something like that and I think that's beautiful

hot artists don't gatekeep

I've been resource gathering for YEARS so now I am going to share my dragons hoard

Floorplanner. Design and furnish a house for you to use for having a consistent background in your comic or anything! Free, you need an account, easy to use, and you can save multiple houses.

Comparing Heights. Input the heights of characters to see what the different is between them. Great for keeping consistency. Free.

Magma. Draw online with friends in real time. Great for practice or hanging out. Free, paid plan available, account preferred.

Smithsonian Open Access. Loads of free images. Free.

SketchDaily. Lots of pose references, massive library, is set on a timer so you can practice quick figure drawing. Free.

SculptGL. A sculpting tool which I am yet to master, but you should be able to make whatever 3d object you like with it. free.

Pexels. Free stock images. And the search engine is actually pretty good at pulling up what you want.

Figurosity. Great pose references, diverse body types, lots of "how to draw" videos directly on the site, the models are 3d and you can rotate the angle, but you can't make custom poses or edit body proportions. Free, account option, paid plans available.

Line of Action. More drawing references, this one also has a focus on expressions, hands/feet, animals, landscapes. Free.

Animal Photo. You pose a 3d skull model and select an animal species, and they give you a bunch of photo references for that animal at that angle. Super handy. Free.

Height Weight Chart. You ever see an OC listed as having a certain weight but then they look Wildly different than the number suggests? Well here's a site to avoid that! It shows real people at different weights and heights to give you a better idea of what these abstract numbers all look like. Free to use.

"show me some magic," arthur says to him one day on a hunt. it's been weeks since they've last spoken anything more than a necessary formality. arthur's jaw has been set tight the entire time, as if all the tension of learning about merlin's biggest secret has decided to settle there.

"i-- are you sure?"

arthur doesn't even look at him when he waves his hand, get on with it. merlin frowns. stares at a spot on the ground and watches as a flower blooms out of season.

arthur stares at it a moment too long before plucking it from the root. they ride home in silence.

"show me some magic," arthur says a couple nights later. merlin's readying his bath, and he's exhausted, and it's simple to just heat the water with a wave of his hand like he's used to doing in secret.

whatever tension arthur holds in his shoulders bleeds out when he sinks into the water.

"show me some magic," arthur says again, the next day, the next. they're all small acts, and though they haven't begun to really talk yet, it doesn't make things more awkward. in fact, arthur begins to let the sense of wonder play out on his normally unreadable face whenever merlin makes a spark of light appear.

slowly, they find their old repartee. it takes a while, a handful of more magic displays, but arthur finally seems to feel comfortable around merlin again, and it gives him hope that maybe there is a future they can build together, past this seemingly impenetrable wall they've built between them in the mean time.

"show me some magic," arthur says. "i can't sleep."

so merlin does. puts stars in his canopy and shows him fairytale scenes. before arthur dismisses him for the evening, he quietly says, "thank you."

the next day, arthur announces a progressive lift on the magic ban.

"show me some magic," arthur grins as he waves his hand around the tavern. merlin wants to say, here? now? but instead he makes a patron's ale bubble over and a drunkard trip. arthur laughs, then, for the first time in months, uninhibited.

it becomes a part of their routine. arthur likes the small, practical jokes merlin can play, but he also likes the beauty he can create. he asks for both, and merlin gives it to him, because it is for him, after all. all of it.

and the first time arthur calls out "magic!" during battle, merlin is all too ready to show him that, too.

it makes merlin brave, braver than he's ever been. this is arthur, keeper of his kingdom, his heart. merlin has been laid bare before him and arthur keeps asking show me, show me, show me.

"show me some magic," arthur says one night, when they're sitting by the fire that needs to be stoked and sharing the last piece of crusty bread.

merlin pauses. he can easily guide the flames higher. arthur's seen that trick before.

instead, he reaches over the distance between them. ghosts his fingertips over arthur's knuckles, before closing his hand over his.

arthur's brow draws tight, but beneath the confusion is that same sense of wonder that's always been there. there's something about you, merlin.

"what are you doing?" he asks, amusement laced with something daringly hopeful.

"showing you some magic," merlin says, and then kisses him.

This is so interesting! I can‘t wait to check out the books listed above.

My legitimate surname is Merlin and I‘ve been wondering where it comes from for ages (I‘m not from the UK or france) and the whole thing just got more mysterious to me once I realized the mythological wizard isn‘t even named that, but Myrddin instead.

Maybe I‘ll do a DNA test at some point? At least my surname got me really invested in the arthurian legend and celtic mythology in general, which is a nice niche interest to have.

anyway just a reminder for the myth lovers out there

king arthur was welsh. merlin was welsh. camelot was in wales. the lady and the lake she pops out of; welsh. excalibur; magic inanimate welsh object. etc.

on the way to see family, i drive past a lake that in which is welsh legend, is the last resting place of excalibur.

i’m just saying in my experience a lot of these legends had been so anglo-fied in the past and it’s like, all this cool shit is celtic welsh legend.

Yess!!

Like I‘ve had my moments questioning while watching Game of Thrones (Emilia Clarke) or the Avengers (Scarjo) but honestly? I‘ve never been actually too serious about it (I thought) before seeing Katie McGrath?

Just,,, Idek what she‘s doing to me, I suppose she has potential to become what Chris Hemsworth is to straight guys?? Or maybe I‘m just not straight in the first place LMAO

The fact that two girls can do basically anything with each other and not be considered gay is so distressing,,,like

I‘ve made out with at least 10 girls in my life time but I think I‘m straight…? But also girls are fucking gorgeous and oh my god and,,, am I maybe bi? am I lesbian? I‘m really fucking confused and I totally blame society for that

So I drew some Chibi!Bokuto wearing an owl costume ^^ I dunno I’m not too content with it, but eh