Built On Sand

Mobile Navigation: About, Rules and FAQ, Prompt Fest, Discord [header image description: a vivid wide shot of Nassau Bay. Four tall ships are at anchor in the bright blue water, and Nassau Town is visible on the horizon. Edited over the sky in the image is a title, "Built On Sand" and subtitle, "A Black Sails Creative Event". /end header description] [icon image description: an image of The Walrus on a beach, tilted for careening, her sails furled. /end icon description]

[built-on-sand]

[image id: Photo of a diagonal shot of a beach at sunset, with footprints in the sand and a small boat (launch) sitting at the edge of the water. The words "Built On Sand" are displayed above in a script font, it has a color gradient of black to sandy brown. The words "Collection Reveal" are below that in a black serif font . /end id]

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Hello folks, welcome to REVEAL NIGHT~~

Feast your eyes, the Built on Sand Collection is now live!

We have added over 20 new works to the Black Sails fandom as a result of this event, WOW. What an amazing turnout, that's a DELUGE of fresh creative works to enjoy.

Over the next few weeks, we will be showcasing the art created for Built on Sand using this blog. We encourage you to check out the AO3 collection and show your appreciation for our event artists via kudos, comments, likes, reblogs, and replies. <3

We had such a blast running this event. Congratulations to everyone and thank you for participating!

(Last little reminder, for our Creators, don't forget to make sure your Tumblr posts are public and that the link is updated on the AO3 posting. Thank you and good night!)

[tiofrean]

HAPPY 10 BLACK SAILS ANNIVERSARY!!!

(This piece was created for the fanbook event at @tobys-walrus-crew go go check it out!)

[flammechesdoodles]

My piece for the Black Sails 10 years anniversary fanbook 🏴‍☠️

I’m forever grateful for this show and for its amazing fan community ❤️

Thank you @tobys-walrus-crew for organizing this event, you’ve done an incredible job ✨

[benjamikaela]

Happy 10th anniversary, Black Sails! This incredible show and its amazing fandom are a huge inspiration to me. In honour of that, I want to share some of the fanart I made when I started watching in 2020:

And a little bit of hindsight:

Oh, past me, you have no idea!

[brotherconstant]

Did I build this ship to wreck? Good God, under starless skies We are lost, and into the breach, we got tossed And the water is coming in fast. — Ship To Wreck, Florence + The Machine

[aoya]

~ 30 min. screenshot study.

[tobys-walrus-crew]

Mates! Pirates! Fellow Fans!

The day has come! Have a great 10th Anniversary of Black Sails Premiere! We have promised you a fanbook, and we deliver! A big thanks and a mug of rum to everyone who participated! We have no words to express our love and gratitude!

Everyone can look through and download it, just go here > [google disk link]

Remember to celebrate today! Tag your celebratory posts with #10YearsBlackSails and #BlackSails Let's show our love to the world!

HAPPY ANNIVERSARY FANDOM!

PS. We will reblog everything that goes into the tag, as quickly as we can! If we miss something, let us know! For more celebratory craze, go to our twitter > [twitter link]

[finngualart]

to celebrate the 10th birthday of the show that rewired my brain and almost 7 years of me having to live with schrödinger's Flint, i decided to redraw a piece from 2017. this is a self-indulgent au where Madi convinces Silver not to shoot Flint/send Flint to Savannah and in stead they all run their little inn together okay? what's that? you're asking if Flint would be able to adjust to such a life? (would any of them?) of course he would, don't be silly, he could kick troublesome drunks out into the street, glare ominously at customers from behind the bar, pick fights, and threaten people who owe money :))) many happy returns to this fucking masterpiece

[rapselsstuff]

Some Anne Bonny sketches I did in class <3

[blacksails-rarepairs]

Introducing Black Sails Rarepair Week 2024!

February 12–18, 2024

Black Sails canon is shamelessly queer and unabashedly slutty—let's make it even more so by hyping up our rarepairs!

This weeklong fest will celebrate fic & art featuring Black Sails rarepairs: ships with any number of characters whose tag has fewer than 100 works on ao3. (Bonus points if you can be the first to post in a ship tag!)

There's no word count minimum, and fic and art of all kinds and ratings (including gen) will be accepted. Watch this space for prompts!

For more details on rarepair eligibility, etc., please see the FAQs on the ao3 collection page.

[van1lla-v1lla1n]

Black Sails fandom event interest form

Help me gauge the fandom's interest in various types of low-stakes fan-work events! If you have other questions/comments/suggestions, my ask

black sails fandom! i'm considering organizing a chill, low-stakes fandom event of some kind, and i'd love to hear what kind of events y'all would be most interested in.

please fill out this form to let me know if anything strikes your fancy :)

[viardevra]

Currently adding color to this sketch. It's still a wip, so expect some tweaks here and there (but I'm definitely already digging the vibe of the colored background)

[kafkaesquepirate]

Me when i was told that it was shameful and a part of me believed it 💔

ANYWAYS yes this summarizes the entire black sails experience. Enjoy😊

(bonus meme below)

[hallbeorn]

Sketchtember2023/Black Sails

[built-on-sand]

An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works

Rating: Teen And Up Audiences

Archive Warning: No Archive Warnings Apply

Category: Gen

Fandom:: Black Sails

Characters: "Calico" Jack Rackham, Captain Flint | James McGraw, Charles Vane

Additional Tags: Minor John Silver, Minor Anne Bonny, Canon-Typical Violence, the girls are fighting, Choking, Missing Scene, Gold Negotiations, One Shot

Summary: Whilst Nassau town might proclaim itself an outpost of man, an oasis amidst the jungles and wilds of the West Indies, it has far more in common with the forests of Jack’s youth. [...] And just like in the forest, the absence of sound never bodes well—a harbinger of danger, a predator close at hand. That uncharacteristic quiet is the only warning Jack gets that something is wrong before Flint is upon him.

For the Built on Sand prompt "negotiations over the gold".

Note: Posted on behalf of the author, ao3 dulcet_tones

[finngualart]

something soft for @built-on-sand

[somfte]

[image description: The first image is a detail view of the second image. A drawing of Jack Rackham and Charles Vane from Black Sails, in a style that looks like it was drawn with pastels or some other non-paint pigmented medium.

Jack is hugging Charles from behind, and they are standing together in a beam of light in an otherwise dark space. Jack is wearing a light grey, long-sleeved coat with large cuffs. Charles is wear a blue variation on his usual shirt with rolled up sleeves. They are both wearing multiple rings.

Jack's chin is resting on Charles' shoulder. One of Jack's hands rests over Charles' heart. The other wraps around his chest and Charles is covering Jack's hand with his own. Charles' is looking back towards Jack with an expression of fondness, and Jack's eyes are closed with happiness. They each have a small speech bubble - Jack's says, "❤︎!" and Charles' says, "❤︎..."

/end description]

[little-engineer-who-cant]

An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works

Summary: Charles Vane walks inland, fails to find a shovel, but learns the finer points of taking tea.

A pre-canon Black Sails AU where Charles Vane meets Miranda Barlow.

My writing submission for the Black Sails Built on Sand creative event. Thank you so much to @built-on-sand for organizing this event! This piece was a challenge to write and I had a lot of fun exploring this prompt.