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MerMay The Eighth
May. 8th, 2026 10:58 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
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drawesomeTitle: Some leave only Ripples
Artist: leecetheartist
Rating: G
Fandom: n/a
Characters/Pairings: na
Content Notes:
Artist: leecetheartist
Rating: G
Fandom: n/a
Characters/Pairings: na
Content Notes:
After a busy day, and incidentally GMing a game where the PC's are all merfolk except for one water elemental, I had a little time to bring out the Kakimori dip pen once more and do a quick brush like sketch of this mermaid touching the surface and causing ripples.
I don't know if it's the ink - Van Diemen's Ink 9 Lives, but it didn't seem to flow as smoothly as previous inks. Or maybe the Kakimori is needing a bit of a scrub.
Anyway, I think she looks elegant for just a sketch.
The Friday Five for 8 May 2026
May. 8th, 2026 12:49 amanais_pf posting in thefridayfiveThese questions were written by pebbleinalake.
1. What do you consider your current main fandom? (This can include hobbies and collecting. Anything you feel fannish about!)
2. What was your first fandom?
3. Do you have any favorite headcanons or fan theories?
4. Have you ever created fanworks?
5. Are you still active in any old fandoms?
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pebbleinalake.1. What do you consider your current main fandom? (This can include hobbies and collecting. Anything you feel fannish about!)
2. What was your first fandom?
3. Do you have any favorite headcanons or fan theories?
4. Have you ever created fanworks?
5. Are you still active in any old fandoms?
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May Challenge 2026: Theater
May. 7th, 2026 10:18 pmpodfic_bingo_mod posting in podfic_bingo
The theme challenge for this month is Theater (Please include the tag challenge: theater when you post.) Theme challenges have to do with fic choice. Since this month's challenge is 'theater' your story has to be related to that theme one way or another.
The shape challenge is ‘u shape' (tag challenge: u shape). This should be at minimum 5 squares, ie:
OOOOO
OOOOO
OOOOO
OXOXO
OXXXO
Shape challenges require that you complete a specific shape of squares on your card. If you complete a shape challenge by the deadline, you’ll win a cheat. If your card already has the shape formation before the challenge starts, you can only count that challenge as completed if you fill at least one square on your card within the challenge time period.
You can pick the challenge you prefer or do both if you're feeling ambitious. Once you’ve posted the podfic required to fulfill the monthly challenge, please comment here to let us know you’ve completed the challenge.
If you complete a challenge, you earn a cheat. If none of the challenges appeal to you, you can also earn cheats by commenting on other people's podfics.
What are Cheats?
Cheats are rewards that allow participants to manipulate their cards so that they can be finished more easily. There are 2 kinds of cheats: shifting squares and swapping out squares. Shifting squares allows participants to swap locations of two squares on their card. Swapping out cheats allow you to discard one of your prompts entirely from your card and replace it with a prompt of your choosing from the Prompt List.
MerMay The Seventh
May. 7th, 2026 09:44 pmleecetheartist posting in drawesomeTitle: Speedy
Artist: leecetheartist
Rating: G
Fandom: n/a
Characters/Pairings: n/a
Notes:
MerMay the 7th.
I've had a day not conducive to drawing but fired this off this evening.
It's drawn with a Lamy Demonstrator gleefully full of Van Diemen's ink of Azure Kingfisher,
one of my favourite with its sparkle and sheen.
Artist: leecetheartist
Rating: G
Fandom: n/a
Characters/Pairings: n/a
Notes:
MerMay the 7th.
I've had a day not conducive to drawing but fired this off this evening.
It's drawn with a Lamy Demonstrator gleefully full of Van Diemen's ink of Azure Kingfisher,
one of my favourite with its sparkle and sheen.
MerMay The Sixth
May. 6th, 2026 05:51 pmleecetheartist posting in drawesomeTitle: MerMay The Sixth
Artist: leecetheartist
Rating: G
Fandom: n/a
Characters/Pairings: n/a
Notes:
I had a good 3 hours to draw this one, so the more relaxed pace shows I think. Back to the Kakimori nib, because, guess what,
rdm bought some ink from Van Diemen's Ink moving sale, which I told him not to do, but he did anyway. Naughty fellow isn't he?It arrived today and this was the one he wanted me to try out.
This is Anna's Hummingbird Ink.
MerMay The Fifth
May. 6th, 2026 11:11 amleecetheartist posting in drawesomeTitle: Deeper One
Artist: leecetheartist
Rating: G
Fandom: n/a
Characters/Pairings: n/a
Notes:
From the deep, deep sea she rises. Her distant brethren in the shallows may sport long hair, beauty and mirrors, but she knows they'd never survive alone in the depths. But they're always very polite to her when she visits. Maybe they're just that nice, or maybe they realise that the depths are the last sanctuary, and they may some day need a friend.
Drawn with a Diplomat Magnum filled with Diamine's Sleigh Ride.
Click the images to view larger.
Artist: leecetheartist
Rating: G
Fandom: n/a
Characters/Pairings: n/a
Notes:
From the deep, deep sea she rises. Her distant brethren in the shallows may sport long hair, beauty and mirrors, but she knows they'd never survive alone in the depths. But they're always very polite to her when she visits. Maybe they're just that nice, or maybe they realise that the depths are the last sanctuary, and they may some day need a friend.
Drawn with a Diplomat Magnum filled with Diamine's Sleigh Ride.
Click the images to view larger.
MerMay The Fourth
May. 6th, 2026 11:10 amleecetheartist posting in drawesomeTitle: Alert
Artist:leecetheartist
Rating: G
Fandom: n/a
Characters/Pairings: n/a
Content Notes:
Mermay the fourth for 2026.
This was drawn in various cafes and bars today, between bus trips. I had one pen with me, a Kaweco sport that I thought was loaded with some standard black ink. But it's very shiny and might have some chameleonic properties. So maybe it's one of the Diamines, and if I look at last year's mermay or artober I might be able to work out what it is.
The pen was a bit clogged and it's been poor light all the way, and I had the wrong glasses. But it turned out okay, I think.
Drawing without a net means I'm drawing without pencil, freehand straight ink to paper.
Artist:
leecetheartist Rating: G
Fandom: n/a
Characters/Pairings: n/a
Content Notes:
Mermay the fourth for 2026.
This was drawn in various cafes and bars today, between bus trips. I had one pen with me, a Kaweco sport that I thought was loaded with some standard black ink. But it's very shiny and might have some chameleonic properties. So maybe it's one of the Diamines, and if I look at last year's mermay or artober I might be able to work out what it is.
The pen was a bit clogged and it's been poor light all the way, and I had the wrong glasses. But it turned out okay, I think.
Drawing without a net means I'm drawing without pencil, freehand straight ink to paper.
MerMay The Third
May. 6th, 2026 10:53 amleecetheartist posting in drawesomeTitle: Bubbles!
Artist:leecetheartist
Rating: G
Fandom: n/a
Characters/Pairings: n/a
Content Notes:
Artist:
leecetheartist Rating: G
Fandom: n/a
Characters/Pairings: n/a
Content Notes:
This Merperson likes playing with bubbles! Just a quick drawing as I've had a busy day. You might like to colour it, I'd be interested to see how you get on.
The ink is Parker's Quink. It's a decades old bottle, with just a black coloured label, no name except Parker Quink, but it's nice to use on occasion - with so many tempting other fancy inks around I don't often.
I'm still using the Kakimori steel nib dipper.
MerMay The Second
May. 6th, 2026 10:48 amleecetheartist posting in drawesomeTitle: Bittersweet Mermphony
Artist:leecetheartist
Rating: G
Fandom: The Verve, I guess.
Characters/Pairings: n/a
Content Notes:
I asked one of the folks on the Aussie Fountain Pen Discord which ink they'd like me to use for this day and they chose Diamine's Bittersweet.
Artist:
leecetheartist Rating: G
Fandom: The Verve, I guess.
Characters/Pairings: n/a
Content Notes:
I asked one of the folks on the Aussie Fountain Pen Discord which ink they'd like me to use for this day and they chose Diamine's Bittersweet.
Of course that got Bittersweet Symphony by the Verve stuck in my head, oh yes, there was no shifting it. Go and look at the clip on Youtube and see if I got the sense of it with this mer version of Richard Ashcroft rudely swimming through a bunch of sea creatures.
This is MerMay No.2 for MerMay2026 and you can click the image to view it larger.
MerMay The First 2026
May. 6th, 2026 10:38 amleecetheartist posting in drawesomeTitle: MerMay The First
Artist: leecetheartist
Rating: G
Fandom: n/a
Characters/Pairings: n/a
Notes:
I drew most of this today with my new Kakimori dip nib, and I used Diamine's UltraSheen Laurel. As you can see, it really sheens. The paper is the very first page in my smaller Life Noble Note I got with my birthday money. Happy MerMay everybody!
I drew most of this today with my new Kakimori dip nib, and I used Diamine's UltraSheen Laurel. As you can see, it really sheens. The paper is the very first page in my smaller Life Noble Note I got with my birthday money. Happy MerMay everybody!
In Any Universe: challenge #77
May. 6th, 2026 02:45 ammific posting in drawesomeTitle: In Any Universe on AO3
Artist:mific
Rating: Teen
Fandom: Heated Rivalry
Characters/Pairings: Shane Hollander/Ilya Rozanov
Notes: Made in Procreate for the Windows and Openings challenge, and for MerMay. Shane and Ilya through an opening in the kelp.
Artist:
mificRating: Teen
Fandom: Heated Rivalry
Characters/Pairings: Shane Hollander/Ilya Rozanov
Notes: Made in Procreate for the Windows and Openings challenge, and for MerMay. Shane and Ilya through an opening in the kelp.
nadine v.2 for tabula rasa
May. 3rd, 2026 03:12 ammanual posting in dreamwidthlayoutsTitle: Nadine v.2
Credit to:pagans
Base style: Tabula Rasa
Type: CSS
Best resolution: 1024x768 and higher
Tested in: firefox, chrome
Features: minimalist, single column, DIY background if desired
( installation )
Credit to:
pagansBase style: Tabula Rasa
Type: CSS
Best resolution: 1024x768 and higher
Tested in: firefox, chrome
Features: minimalist, single column, DIY background if desired
( installation )
The Friday Five for 1 May 2026
May. 1st, 2026 01:04 amanais_pf posting in thefridayfiveThese questions were written by pebbleinalake.
1. Do you like to spend time outdoors?
2. What is your favorite flower?
3. Any favorite warm weather activities?
4. Have you ever kept a garden? If so, what did you grow?
5. Do you know how to swim?
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pebbleinalake.1. Do you like to spend time outdoors?
2. What is your favorite flower?
3. Any favorite warm weather activities?
4. Have you ever kept a garden? If so, what did you grow?
5. Do you know how to swim?
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Admin Post: Community Check-In for April 2026
Apr. 30th, 2026 04:48 pm![[admin post]](http://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/entry/admin_post.png){kind=small}
goss posting in drawesome
Did you sign up for or take part in any fandom activities in April, or have you been working on any personal art projects? Are you currently trying to meet a deadline? Feel free to share upcoming art challenges that have got you excited, any frustrations you've been experiencing, possible goals for the next month, and so on.
Reminders:
- MerMay begins tomorrow!
- Our community Challenge #77: Windows and Openings continues until the end of May. :)
