#neptunesyellowsands

[neptunesyellowsands]

Hi I'm an artist and I personally think we have too few Merlin coloring pages so I've made this printable one <3 (full res download here) Lmk if you folks want more, I might need to make a set or smth :D

Edit: You can find all the pages under this tag.

[deathandnonexistentialdread]

Two sides of the same coin!!

I tried to make them stand out while having unifying elements but idk if I succeeded but they look colorful

Merlin is night and Arthur is day and i love the symbolism of that as well as all the references of various eps in the colouring page

Colouring pages by @neptunesyellowsands !!

[saladscream]

Merlin’s penis is unimportant.

Arthur wants to be very clear about that.

Unimportant and as good as invisible. Inexistant.

Well, that is probably not a very fair or flattering way to put it, but Arthur only has Merlin’s best interest at heart. He doesn’t want Merlin’s penis to be thrown around the conversation with such callousness. Some things in life should remain sacred and a man’s member is absolutely no one’s business but his own.

Alas, it appears some scoundrels out there simply have no respect for the tacit etiquette that governs honest men’s lives. But then, this is Gwaine – what did Arthur expect?

And so Arthur doesn’t listen to the bawdy armoury chatter. He doesn’t want to listen.

What if Merlin’s dick is the prettiest dick Gwaine has ever seen?

Forsooth, has the man no shame?! Oh but Arthur knows what the prattler is doing, and he is fairly certain that the man has actually never seen Merlin’s manhood. Gwaine is merely baiting his fellow knights, luring them in with some savoury piece of gossip. And the tragedy is that the others are lapping it up.

It doesn’t take much to convince the evil little rumourmonger to deliver the lurid, improbable tale of how he came to be acquainted with a part of their friend that decency commands should stay firmly out of sight (and out of reach) from the likes of Gwaine.

Which is when the eager audience learns that not only is said dick pretty, but it is also, in fact, large.

‘Hung like a mule’ is the despicable turn of phrase that the wretch uses. And as though the statement required any enlargement, he adds that the cock at hand is rosy and firm and has a majestic upward curve that tilts slightly to the right when keen.

Arthur is of course outraged. To the point where his mouth feels dry and his heart dizzy.

And to his dismay, the other knights won’t shut up now. They clamour for more details and suitable points of reference. Elyan enquires about length, Percival about girth, while Lancelot remains suspiciously quiet and still – and a tad flushed.

In speechless desperation, Arthur seeks Leon’s bewildered eyes for support.

Gentle reader, there are no words to describe the abyss of betrayal that engulfs him when his longtime friend and right-hand man panics and squawks a ‘well, Arthur’s got a big prick too!’

A dubious and rather offensive hush comes over the men, and the only good thing to come out of Leon’s brainfart is that Merlin’s endowment seems to have been momentarily forgotten.

Utterly defeated and terminally mortified, Arthur gets up on stiff legs and glides out of the armoury, his dignity in tatters.

Just you wait until he gets his hands on Merlin. The prat will rue the day he showed Gwaine his privates.

Just you wait.

Merlin’s arse is his.

[Many thanks for the reblogs, comments and likes. They're greatly appreciated! ❤️]

Tagged: @miyriu @neptunesyellowsands @dollopole @shuukichan @merlininthedogpark @kintsugikid-moonysversion @toomanyfanficsbruh @blueliketheclues @solnishkomoon @evedaser @storigami @bertytravelsfar @graceless-angel @knightswaypoint

1 - Merlin's eyes

2 - Merlin's lips

3 - Merlin's hands

4 - Merlin's throat

5 - Merlin's hair

6 - Merlin's ears

7 - Merlin's legs

8 - Merlin's forearms

9 - Merlin's chest

10 - Merlin's penis

11 - Merlin's arse

[knightswaypoint]

Watercolor, watercolor pencil, and gellyroll on watercolor paper. Coloring page by @neptunesyellowsands

I printed out some ~4 x 5 inch versions of some of the coloring pages intending to use them as color tests for painting a larger page but found I actually really enjoyed working at the smaller scale, lol

So I ended up finishing the small version as the final version instead. Very fun, definitely recommended!

[swords-andstones]

Spent some time yesterday coloring these incredible pages from @neptunesyellowsands! Had a blast & I'm def planning on hanging these up ✨

[cynthia39100]

Finished Merlin! I'm so happy~ Still not quite good at shading but I like the colour matching better this time. Now I want to go back to tweak Arthur's... they can probably be more reflecting to each other.

Thank you @neptunesyellowsands again for the colour page~

[sugar-coated-prat-dragon]

Full list of official Merlin scanned books:

Hardcover Editions 📕

Tagging: @bogslob @neptunesyellowsands @starrieisdelusional @tansyuduri @farieshades @samwinjester @miyriu

Important Note: So just change the tab in the top left corner from “Last modified” to “Name”, because the google drive automatically orders them by date last modified.

Paperback books link: https://www.tumblr.com/sugar-coated-prat-dragon/765348198794559488/full-list-of-official-merlin-scanned-books

Merlin Annual book link: https://www.tumblr.com/sugar-coated-prat-dragon/765359942636060672/merlin-the-complete-guide

Merlin activity and Guide book link: https://www.tumblr.com/sugar-coated-prat-dragon/765359468285509632/full-list-of-official-merlin-scanned-books

[aerismoon]

Favorite article in second magazine (issue 19, Feb 2012)

A to Z of Merlin

@neptunesyellowsands

[humblebumblebooks]

Chapter Two of my Farmer Wants a Wife AU is up!

'And so it was not even ten o’clock when Arthur sent the beautiful girl he’d been on a date with off to bed, and curled up in his own bed to call Merlin.'

Read it here:

Tag list: @neptunesyellowsands @atlasflower @sibrino @221b-bitch-st @josephinthepast @sugar-coated-prat-dragon @incorrect-camelot @idk-anymore-mydudes @thedaughterofkings @toomanyfanficsbruh @ace-does-writing (as always feel free to let me know if you want to be added or removed from the list)

[sugar-coated-prat-dragon]

Denial. Plain and simple.

Uther hates to hear anything has a magical explanation.

@tansyuduri @miyriu @samwinjester @neptunesyellowsands @godmerlin

Why is Uther always surprised when his enemies use magic? Like, they hate him because they have magic and he wants to kill them for it. So they try to kill him with magic. And every time, he’s like, “They can’t use magic. That’s illegal.”

[saladscream]

Merlin’s forearms are a mystery.

Truly.

Now, in the interest of putting things into context, everyone within Arthur’s circle of daily acquaintances can be said to boast a pair of forearms (except that stable lad who still does a good job with the one remaining arm at his disposal). So, with the exception of Alfred, everyone has a pair of functioning upper limbs. Some of those forearms are hairy, some are smooth. Some are dark, some are pale. Some are spindly, and some are Percival’s. But the one thing they all have in common is that whatever their appearance, they all serve their purpose – and Arthur has absolutely no interest in them beyond the tasks they can accomplish.

Therefore, pray someone explain to Arthur why it is that the sight of Merlin’s bare forearms inevitably makes his mouth run dry.

It is a complete and irksome mystery.

Arthur is inclined to think that they are, on the whole, just regular forearms. But the way they affect him is both baffling and irresistible.

Percival’s battering rams are arguably a thing of beauty, yet Arthur has never had his heart stumble in his chest while gazing upon them wringing laundry. Elyan has the steel arms of a blacksmith for Heaven’s sake, and Arthur’s breath has never hitched in his throat from catching a glimpse of them carrying hauberks and assorted weaponry. Nor has he lost his train of thought from being unexpectedly confronted with Leon’s fine forearms glistening wet and dripping with bath water.

No – all these things have only ever happened for and with Merlin’s forearms.

Arthur would like to think he is suffering from some kind of weird affliction, or maybe some sort of pointless enchantment. But it all feels much too shamefully visceral and instinctive to be so easily excused by exterior influences.

When Arthur tries to be rational about his untoward obsession, he can argue objectively that Merlin’s forearms are aesthetically average. Neither too hairy nor too smooth. Neither too pale nor too dark. Neither too thin nor too thick.

They’re just… long and solid and beautifully virile.

And they make Arthur’s heart do sickening flips in his ribcage whenever they’re on display.

It is just as well that Merlin favours ill-fitting garments that are too long in the sleeves, for otherwise the spellbound prince would probably get very little done – these forearms are impossible to ignore when they’re in the room in all their twin, deceptively strong, masculine glory.

They’re so unchaste somehow. Arthur finds them entrancing.

Who even heard of such a thing as entrancing forearms?!

A mixed clamour erupts in the tavern, half-cheer, half-groan. Merlin has won his arm-wrestling match, much to the uninformed bystanders’ dismay. Arthur’s knights are in stitches, though, and a raucous Gwaine raises Merlin’s victorious arm high in celebration. He rattles him so vigorously in his drunken mirth that Merlin ends up chuckling with his tunic askew and a more plunging neckline than intended.

Which means Arthur is awarded this rarest of impossible visions – a wanton sliver of pale chest – and has to down his tankard of mead a little too fast to put out the nascent heat in the pit of his stomach.

Tagged: @miyriu @neptunesyellowsands @dollopole @shuukichan @merlininthedogpark @kintsugikid-moonysversion @toomanyfanficsbruh @blueliketheclues @solnishkomoon @evedaser @storigami @bertytravelsfar

1 - Merlin's eyes

2 - Merlin's lips

3 - Merlin's hands

4 - Merlin's throat

5 - Merlin's hair

6 - Merlin's ears

7 - Merlin's legs

8 - Merlin's forearms

9 - Merlin's chest

10 - Merlin's penis

11 - Merlin's arse

[cynthia39100]

Colour Page Source

@neptunesyellowsands

Thank you for the beautiful colouring pages! It prompts me to dust the old digital drawing tablet and try to draw something, even if just colouring, after years of not drawing anything. I had a lot of fun! I love Arthur so he has to be the first~~ I might not colour all of them but I hope I can at least finish Arthur and Merlin pair~

[sugar-coated-prat-dragon]

I just thought this was interesting to point out about dragons and the unexpected effects of their attacks. 🐉

Gaius’s attempts to treat Arthur’s shoulder wound (from the dragon before they went to search for Balinor) had resulted in the fever and the prince passing out… not from a normal medical infection, 🦠 but due to the dragon being a creature of pure magic. Therefore the wound itself was both physical and mystical.

… The dragons magic was killing Arthur, even though it only put a gash in his shoulder. 😭 ❤️‍🩹

Book reference📚 : “Merlin was really worried now. The injury had been caused by a Dragon, a creature of pure magic, born of the old religion. The Dragon's claw had ripped through Arthur's shoulder, inflicting a wound that was both physical and mystical.”

“Gaius' potions and dressings might heal the physical wound, but could they stop the magic from killing Arthur?”

Source: The Last Dragonlord book 📖

@neptunesyellowsands @tansyuduri @samwinjester @miyriu

[aerismoon]

@neptunesyellowsands encouraged me to take more pictures of the 2 Merlin magazines that I got over the summer.

Below are the posters in the middle of the magazine (I didn't remove them so they are 2 pictures each)

[deathandnonexistentialdread]

People go and bow before @neptunesyellowsands and their amazing coloring pages!(they just did Leon and the page looks so good check it out!!)

I have a lot of feelings about Morgana. She is such an incredible character and the lineart captures her so well. Her tortured expression reminds me of Anderson's The Little Mermaid, the mermaid is a very tortured character who risked everything and got nothing by the end. It reminds me of Morgana who is one of the most tragic characters in the show. The writing screwed her over so bad. My queen you do not deserve this.

Unlike what I did for Mordred, Morgana is in bold colours because she is a bold lady. I loved colouring her hair a lot.

I also like the era of Morgana you picked. This Morgana is the link between the Lady of Camelot and the High Priestess of the Old Religion. Her expression is just so raw and beautiful and visceral and I feel for her so much.

The tendrils of the Old Religion with its silvers and greys are reaching out to her. Her eyes are gold because of magic and I love how the magic swirls around her.

Aithusa!! My baby you did no wrong!! I love how you included her with Morgana because even if Merlin hatched her she is Morgana's through and through.

I love Morgana so much

[saladscream]

Merlin’s legs are ludicrous.

Bewildering.

Improbable.

They do not function the way legs should. Arthur is adamant about that. Merlin’s legs are long and lanky and laughable. They lend him a sort of fearless, thoughtless, coltish gait that is uniquely Merlin.

They’re also bendy in a manner that simply doesn’t belong on a full-grown, self-respecting adult. The way the man crouches at the campfire or sits in the grand staircase or curls up in a window seat is decidedly childlike and artless. And yet there’s something about it all, some impossible, raw grace that makes Arthur’s throat feel just a little warm and tight when he sees the long, lithe limbs folded into unlikely (and some might be tempted to say unseemly) positions.

Not that he could hold anything against Merlin’s legs, for these are good legs, however classically inelegant they might be. They’re indefatigable legs, for one thing. Arthur will candidly admit that Merlin can run like a rabbit when properly motivated. A rabbit that would sometimes trip up over roots or tufts of grass, of course. But still, the man can run fast and for a long time, which is always an appreciable skill.

The other thing about them… Well, there is no other thing, really. Arthur has never seen them bare, contrary to the manservant’s other body parts that he feels free to pass a judgement on. He has never caught the long limbs outside of their ever-tired trousers, so he cannot pronounce himself further than to say that they’re strange legs. Long strange legs.

Long strange legs that seem rather hardy.

And flexible.

As Merlin sits idly on a low wall while the knights horse around, Arthur cannot take his eyes off of the man’s posture: the soles of his shapeless boots are pressed flat on the side of the wall, spread thighs jutting out and knees wide apart. There’s something almost indecent to it. Something obscenely inviting. It makes Arthur’s breath feel a little raspy and his middle… coiled for action. The perfect height of that wall is what makes the tempting pose so compelling, probably. Arthur can actually see himself slotting perfectly into place, his hands first landing on the knees and then slowly riding up the outer thighs until they find their rightful place on those narrow hips. That would lead him to being closer to Merlin than he’s ever been in all the years they’re lived and breathed and fought together. Messily enmeshed. Terribly entangled. Ideally entwined. Sometimes…

Arthur is jolted out of his criminal musings when a passing Gwaine thwaps the waterskin out of Merlin’s inattentive hands. It splashes into a nearby stone trough, much to the knight’s amusement. Merlin tsks, shakes his head at the immaturity and murmurs something unflattering – then rolls up one of his sleeves to fish the thing out of the water.

Ah yes, Arthur thinks as the usual guilty tingle flutters down his spine.

The forearms.

Tagged: @miyriu @neptunesyellowsands @dollopole @shuukichan @merlininthedogpark @kintsugikid-moonysversion @toomanyfanficsbruh

1 - Merlin's eyes

2 - Merlin's lips

3 - Merlin's hands

4 - Merlin's throat

5 - Merlin's hair

6 - Merlin's ears

7 - Merlin's legs

8 - Merlin's forearms

9 - Merlin's chest

10 - Merlin's penis

11 - Merlin's arse