[himbotheninth]

dungeon crawler carl is fun because you go into it thinking it'll be an unserious, fun and gratuitously violent action book, and then you get to the very first boss, and then you think, now hold on. Hold on. And then all of a sudden you're seven books deep and insane and also holding on to the indomitable human spirit for dear life and also a crab has to jack off. like holy shit dude. i've got relentless hope and found family in one hand and the world's weirdest foot fetish in the other

[lizluzz]

Happy pi day! Enjoy a delicious slice and you're welcome to take the knife with you when you're finished! 🔪

[neptunesyellowsands]

Well, Tumblr friends, it’s here. It’s done. And it’s over 100 pages. A complete (or as complete as I could make it) BBC Merlin coloring book that attempts to tell the story of our beloved show from start to finish, with special focus on the core four: Merlin, Arthur, Gwen, and Morgana.

Each season boasts 16-18 pages, with two-page spreads between each season. Check it out and let me know what you think!

ALL IMAGE AND PDF FILES

I have grown so much as an artist from working on this project. I’ve refined my skills and style, and I can almost trace that journey through the pages now that they’re all together. And honestly I couldn’t be more proud of myself for persevering and finishing the whole thing. I have no idea how many hours have gone into this, or even just the choices and planning alone. It took a year and I’m really proud of it.

These are free to use however you’d like, as long as you don’t steal credit/reproduce for profit/etc. You know the drill. Don’t be a jerk and rip off my art. And also please don’t use it to fuel AI!

Sized at 8.5 in x 11 in, recommend testing your desired medium before printing! Some folks use watercolor paper, others just standard printer paper - depends on what you’re coloring with!

I have made a physical copy, but I will say it is pricey, especially in small quantities. It’s really down to interest. If you really want one, let me know and I can try to do a small batch run!

But that’s why I made it available in its entirety here - please feel free to print and bind on your own if you wish. And if you do, for the love of all that’s holy, TAG ME so I can sing your praises!!!

Preview of a few pages:

If you want to support my art:

Stickers and such

Buy me a coffee

As for what’s next…

My box is open for suggestions and ideas, so feel free to get in there and I'll see what I can do! I’m happy to give commissions a go, maybe try my hand at some fanfic scenes or something! I’d love to make custom coloring pages. I’ve also started a re-draw of Merlin’s spellbook! Also considering other fandom books now that I’ve done my passion project here lol. Idk!

Tag list (lmk if you want to be removed!) (also lmk if you want to be added!)

@grammar-beane @saladscream @cynthia39100 @godmerlin @onceandfutureheartache @of-swords-and-words @caliburn0119 @featheredmoonwings @deathandnonexistentialdread @knightswaypoint @ceasl6bl @idk-anymore-mydudes @hakka84 @tansyuduri @aerismoon @aostrek-236 @katherynefromphilly @bebravedearheart @archiveofcamelot @morganayuri @kissme-withyour-cherrylipstick @beepbeep-yeah @onceandfuturelesbian @writer-or-whatever @thedaughterofkings @verxen @sneakyboymerlin @thenerdyindividual @funkiemoon @regulusrules @faithiikins @queenofavalon3 @groundbreakingdot872 @beebsnas

[thedeepthought]

“i never see you at the club” ok well i never see you on ao3 at 2am reading about the same two bitches falling in love for the 1000th time in the 500th way

[peachxmoons]

“not all men”

you’re absolutely correct garrus vakarian wouldn’t dare

[spokitten]

"I asked Grok.""I asked Chat gpt." ok, well, i asked Sam winchester, and he said,"So get this...

[stephanemiroux]

NEAT!

[othersystems]

[urbanpineapplefarmer]

It is really important to me that all of you learn about Al Bean, astronaut on Apollo 12 and the fourth man to walk on the moon, who after 20 years in the US Navy and 18 years with NASA during which he spent 69 days in space and more than 10 hours doing EVAs on the moon , retired to become a painter.

He is my favorite astronaut for any number of reasons, but he’s also one of my favorite visual artists.

Like, look at this stuff????

It’s all so expressive and textured and colorful! He literally painted his own experience on the moon! And that's just really fucking cool to me!

Just look at this! This is one of my absolute favorite emotions of all time. Is Anyone Out There? is like the ultimate reaction image. Any time I have an existential crisis, this is how I picture myself.

And then there's this one:

The Fantasy

For all of the six Apollo missions to land on the moon, there was no spare time. Every second of their time on the surface was budgeted to perfection: sleeping, eating, putting on the suits, entering and exiting the LEM, rock collection, setting up longterm experiments to transmit data back to Earth, everything. These timetables usually got screwed over by something, but for the most part the astronauts stuck to them.

The crew of Apollo 12 (Pete Conrad, Al Bean, and Dick Gordon) had other plans. Conrad and Bean had snuck a small camera with a timer into the LEM to take a couple pictures together on the moon throughout the mission. They had hidden the key for the timer in one of the rock collection bags, with the idea being to grab the key soon after landing, take some fun photos here and there, and then sneak the camera back to Earth to develop them. They had practiced where they would hide the key and how to get it out from under the collected rocks back on Earth dozens of times.

But when they got to the moon, the key was nowhere to be found. Al Bean spent precious time digging through the collection bags before he called it off. The camera had been pushing their luck anyways, he couldn't afford to spend anymore time not on the mission objectives. Conrad and Bean continued the mission as per the NASA plan while Dick Gordon orbited overhead.

Fast forward to the very end of the mission. Bean and Conrad are doing last checks of the LEM before they enter for the last time and depart from the moon. As Bean is stowing one of the collection bags, the camera key falls out. The unofficially planned photo time has come and gone, and he tosses the key over his shoulder to rest forever on the surface of the moon.

This painting, The Fantasy, is that moment. There have never been three people on the moon at the same time, there was never an unofficial photo shoot on the moon, this picture could never have happened.

"The most experienced astronaut was designated commander, in charge of all aspects of the mission, including flying the lunar module. Prudent thinking suggested that the next-most-experienced crew member be assigned to take care of the command module, since it was our only way back home. Pete had flown two Gemini flights, the second with Dick as his crewmate. This left the least experienced - me - to accompany the commander on the lunar surface.

"I was the rookie. I had not flown at all; yet I got the prize assignment. But not once during the three years of training which preceded our mission did Dick say that it wasn't fair and that he wished he could walk on the moon, too. I do not have his unwavering discipline or strength of character.

"We often fantasized about Dick's joining us on the moon but we never found a way. In my paintings, though, I can have it my way. Now, at last, our best friend has come the last sixty miles." - Al Bean, about The Fantasy.

[quicksilvermad]

The Alan Bean Gallery

[tokupidgeon]

To be honest, this one

Almost made me cry right now.

I love it. Something about it feels so incredibly human. The emotion on display, even without a face to show it. This is magnificent. Truly magnificent. I feel it in my soul.

[chongoblog]

Can’t wait for, like, 2025 when we look back on the 2018/2019 era and say “hey, remember when we were all really freaking depressed? That was a crazy time! Glad we aren’t like that anymore”

[ampersketch-art]

Hey,

[chongoblog]

Don’t say anything

[eggtomatosoup]

we need to kill whoever invented onedrive

[dreadpiratejordyn]

My job’s wifi blocks AO3 which honestly feels like a personal attack.

[dreadpiratejordyn]

I’m the only person here that even knows what fanfiction is, LET ME LIVE

[dreadpiratejordyn]

The injustice continues. I have to turn off my wifi just to read my smut!!!

[dreadpiratejordyn]

Feeling insufferable about Garrus Vakarian again, sorry in advance

[draculasweedsmokinggirlfriend]

A gap in my resume? Oh that was when I was trapped in a transylvanian castle with some weird old guy, dont worry about it.

[wizardarchetypes]

it is funny having a big heavy purse bc people who don't carry bags are always like "god what do u even have in there" and then every time you hang out they need something that you have in there

[peachxmoons]

i’m insufferable and i’m NOT sorry

[hodginspodgins]

[hodginspodgins]