Monthly Round-up October

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Hi, and welcome to this edition of Drawmelot's Monthly Round-Up!

We've have had several new members this month. Please welcome them warmly! \o/

As Series 4 is progressing, it's also been inspiring a lot of beautiful art. People have been great about putting which episode their art covers in their notes - make sure to read them if you don't want to be spoiled.

DRAWMELOT OCTOBER ROUND-UP

• "Throughout the Years" & doodles by shayla_kage (Arthur/Merlin, ensemble cast, Morgana, & Gwen, Teen)
  Summary: [Some pieces to celebrate the start of Series 4, and doodles and other sketches.]
  
• His Dark Hour by savagesnakes (Arthur, G)
  Summary: crying Arthur
  
• Untitled/Moar Gwaine/Merlin by steam_pilot (Gwaine/Merlin, G)
  Summary:A quick little pic I drew after watching 4.01, since I enjoyed it so much!
  
• Title Page and "I Thought of the Right Words" by altocello (Bradley/Colin, G)
  Summary:Title page and illustration I created for the Merlin RPF Big Bang story "I only wish that I could hear you whisper down..." by freakgeeknation
  
• Comic: Shifts in Crystal and Gold (25 to 29/?) by nachte (Arthur/Merlin, Pg-13 notes for war violence)
  Summary: Merlin wakes up in an unfamiliar land: the Kingdom of Camelot. (pages 25 to 29/?)
  
• Catch a Falling Star by thedeathchamber (Merlin, G)
  Summary: n/a
  
• Slumber by goss (Arthur/Merlin, Mature for nudity - NSFW)
  Summary:For cas74, who requested Arthur/Merlin, and the prompt "feast". :)
  
• By the Lake by zephre (Gwaine & Elena, G)
  Summary:Drawn for hermette, a scene from her excellent gwaine_quest fic, Made Glorious Summer, a Regency AU.
  
• Is this love? by kristianabel22 (Arthur/Merlin, G)
  Summary:Neither of them knew if it was love or that it would last, that didn't matter. They were living in the right now.
  
• Shared Destiny by enednoviel (Arthur & Merlin, G)
  Summary:Arthur thinks about his future as king of Camelot - and Merlin by his side.
  
• October Art Dump aka Merlin Like Costumes by pandatwirls (Arthur, Merlin, Gaius, Lancelot, & Gwaine, G)
  Summary:Contains Merlin as a panda, Merlin as a pineapple, Merlin as a witch on a broom, Merlin and Arthur as Mario and Luigi, Merlin as a pumpkin and Arthur as Dracula, and a couple of mini-comics with spoilery bits from S4 E01&02.
  
• Animal-themed Drawble Art Dump by
  yue_ix (Arthur/Merlin, Arthur, Merlin, Balinor, Kilgarah, Uther, Gaius, Gwaine, G notes for bestiality)
  Summary:A bunch of drawings I've made elsewhere and hadn't reposted yet, several in collaboration with the talented artists lunatique and vensre, for various events or prompts. This is the animal theme selection, which regroups both "characters with animals" and "characters as animals".

RESOURCES:

• Walkthrough for “I Thought of the Right Words” by altocello
  
• Community Project idea: Celtic Animals ran by phoenixacid
  Summary:Around this time in the last two years, we all joined forces and participated in the Merlin zodiac project and the tarot card project. Will anyone be interested in participating in a Merlin Celtic Animal Project this year? Poll and info.

FESTS & EVENTS ROUND UP
Oktoberquest
Masterlist coming up on gwaine-quest soon!

• The Scent Of It by springinstep (Gwaine/Lancelot, Teen notes for "Vampire character, blood, dub-con")
  
• The Lost Bet by altocello (Arthur/Gwaine, G)
  
• Costume Party in Camelot by naihtmae (Gwaine/Morgana, G)
  
• Trick or Treat by thecheekydragon (Gwaine, Merlin, Morgana, Gwen, & Arthur, G)
  
• Don't Lock the Open Door by bizarre_esque (Gwaine, G)
  
• The Most Sincere by luisadeza (Gwaine/Merlin, G)

Kinkspiration
Round 1 - bestiality ( masterlist):

• Magic Dragon by
  einahpets/reni_m (Dragon!Merlin/Arthur, Mature for nakedness - NSFW)
  
• Dragonlord by bamphigoury (Kilgharrah/Merlin, Mature for theme note for non-con)
  
• mersula (or) look, ma, no hands! by novemberlite (Tentacle!Merlin/Arthur, Mature for sex - NSFW)

Round 2 - crossdressing ( masterlist):

• my geisha by waltzing_mice (Arthur/Merlin, Mature for sex - NSFW)
  
• (be adored) by novemberlite (Arthur/Merlin, Mature for sex - notes for bondage NSFW)
  
• Morgana by lamerezouille (Morgana, G)
  
• male valkyrie by
  einahpets/reni_m (Arthur, G)
  
• ivory by auntshoe (Merlin, Mature for nakedness)
  
• Untitled by chicago-ruth (Merlin, notes for bondage, gagging and spanking - NSFW)
  
• feathers by altocello (Arthur, G)

OCTOBER 2011 OUTSIDE PICKS (recs)
This round's recs are done by yue_ix. To do recs for a round-up, leave a comment here or on our contact post. Art recs entries can of course posted on the comm at any time.

• waiting for merlin by malanotte [Gwaine, G]
  Reason: Lively, and great technique and beautifully executed. I love works on non-white canva.
  
• Hush by eppy7 [Arthur/Merlin, Teen for sex and NSFW]
  Reason: The likeleness of 'erlin is striking, as is the tenderness in their pose and looks. I love the warm muted colours, the smooth but not over-detailed look and the balance of this artist's works. Check out their gallery.
  
• Bradley James: Zombie Slayer by SeraphimSeranade [Bradley, Mature for violence - notes for blood, gore and zombies]
  Reason: This is Bradley James fighting off zombies with style. What more can we want? The art's expressive and really looks like a classic zombie poster. The artist obviously had fun with this! ^_^
  
• Emrys by thymuss [Merlin, G]
  Reason: This is simple: if you don't know Thymuss yet, you need to.
  
• I can’t stop thinking of you by allegator [Arthur/Merlin, G] (title from here)
  Reason: nice use of a single colour and beautiful sensuality captured from the references.

Thank you for looking!

[Edit Nov. 4: fixed one missing link and one erroneous content note. Thank you for pointing these out, myska_x and frogspace!]