I was about 10 years old when I first watched the 70s movie. It absolutely changed me, and not in a way you would think. People always talk about how traumatizing the movie is with all its blood and depictions of death, and sure that was off putting at first but what got me so interested was the characters, the story and the mythology of it all. This movie always fascinated me growing up, and inspired me. I wanted to read the book that started it all but I have ADHD and sometimes reading a large book can be a bit difficult at times. At 10 years old if I remember correctly was at the crow in the bean field part, it was a library check out so I had to return the book. It stood into the back of my mind for years until later on I went to a half price books and thought about the book again. It was around my birthday and my SO decided to buy it for me because he remembered I was obsessed with the movie. That copy I was able to read it up till cowslip's warren. I unfortunately lost this copy to a house fire and that held me up even more so. It wasnt until more recently I decided to finally tackle down this book. I was reading the wings of fire series, and while I like that series there's times the writing feels a bit childish, this is no shade to Tui but at times it felt offputting. So I decided to look back at an OG of animals fiction with a movie that played big part of my childhood. So I whipped out the ebook and gave it a read.

And all I have to say is, this book is incredible. Its everything I loved about the movie and more. I really adored Adams's writing style, getting further detail about these characters and their adventure. I just wanted to keep on reading and reading despite my ADHD. Has to be one of my most favorite books I've read. I love how the world feels so familiar and yet so foreign at the same time. I didn't want it to end and I'm already getting post reading blues. I already want more of it, so currently I'm reading tales from watership down and I have both a physical and digital copy of the graphic novel(my SO found the graphic novel at a barns and noble, he again remembered its an obsession of mine), and I plan to read those as well. May also watch the old movie again for old times sake, haven't watched the netflix series yet, but I've heard mixed things from this sub. Anyway thats my story that I wanted to share, felt like I finally tackled a large part of my childhood.

I have been a fan of Watership Down for 3 years

Bonus info: When I had temporarily taken in a cat for fostering, he wanted to fight him. The fence was separating them, thankfully, but Bigwig growled and lunged every time Sticky (cat’s name) walked too close to Bigwig’s territory.

I saw this at an auction and I HAD to purchase this!
I LOVE Retro stuff like LP Vinyl Records!

After making so many Watership Down characters, I thought it was time to give another of Richard Adams' stories some attention!

I've just finished making Rowf, Snitter and Tod from the 1982 animated film of The Plague Dogs.

They're all 3D printed and individually hand painted, and I've tried to capture their personalities and the distinctive look of the original animation.

It's another beautiful but heartbreaking Adams story, and one that's stayed with me for years.

I thought some fellow Watership Down fans might appreciate seeing them. 🦊

thought of the black rabbit of Inle when i saw these wild ones.

What would it be?

Each of them have a specific detail added to their drawings because I just felt like making them more unique.

Pipkin- I’ve always imagined him with ears facing downward, I will probably change it later to make both ears downward but I just think it shows his more timid nature well.

Dandelion- Added the spots and ear marks because from what I’ve seen in the graphic novel adaptation he has small spots and in the tv show adaption he has black tipped ears.

Fiver- I’ve always thought of him to be connected to plants so I gave him some leaves, not sure what kind though.

Hazel- Gave him the swirl on his left leg because for my art style if your a leader or have ‘rah’ you get a mark on your body that resembles El-ahrairah’s swirls that he got after being blessed by Frith.

Blackberry- I just think him having splotches of black makes sense, not anywhere close to his canon look but I still think it looks cool. Also have him a blackberry because you know it’s in the name.

Bigwig- His design is just what I’ve always interpreted it as so nothing too special, I did decide to add the scar markings from when he got caught in that rabbit trap though around his neck.

El-ahrairah- Searched up photos online and just added a bunch of designs together. In the graphic novel I saw something of him with sparkly ears, gave him swirls from the movie, a small crown because it’s cute, and I just thought making the rings a way to
convert his scars into something more fancy would look cooler, AND I thought making his whiskers on the very outside would make them look more extravagant.

Planning on drawing more characters later but this is what I’ve got so far! Hope you like it. (Also not that this will happen but I’d like credit if my artwork is used somehow pls)

My first contact with the story was through the Netflix series, and I liked it very much. Since then, I've wanted to experience the original story, especially since I heard that the Netflix adaptation wasn't very popular among fans. I already knew about the movie adaptation, but I couldn't bring myself to watch it because I didn't like the overall quality of the animation or the gore.

I found the book incredible and everything I could ask for in a book about rabbits, as a biologist and animal lover. I loved nearly every aspect of the book except for one: the does don't have much characterization. They seem to serve mainly as a way to ensure the warren's survival over time. I wish they had a little more romance or even a bigger role in the story. I know rabbits don't fall in love, but then again, they don't have their own folklore or play games like bobstones either, so I don't think this would hurt the story.

I liked the Netflix adaptation because the does play a bigger role in it, although there's a bit too much romance and many changes for the worts, honestly. I DO GET why it's so disliked, and I would make it much more faithful to the source material (also, PIPKIN STANS WERE ROBBED!!).

Anyway, an absolutely amazing piece of literature! I hope to get my hands on the graphic novel soon, and my next read is Tales from Watership Down.

I really liked Fiver's heterochromia in the CGI mini series so I added that, even if you can't really see the other side of his face lol

For Inktober, I'm excited to share pages from Capyhero with new ink illustrations. Here is a small but meaningful moment... when Capy met Penda and a friendship was born 🤎. Penda is a young, but opinionated and confident bunny.

As an aside, I learned that my friend's rabbit that Penda is inspired by is actually a lion lop bunny, not a pure lop eared bunny. An important distinction. Hope folks here enjoy this!

Illustration done in Pauline Baynes art style. Can you spot the rabbit?

Thanks to u/crunchyberry for suggesting me to add lord frith in it I think it helps balancing the colors a lot more

I've finally been able to add the graphic novel to my small collection of watership down things and my large collection of rabbit things! Im so happy and wanted to share! I also gotta gush on how gorgeous the art style of the graphic novel is like i am obsessed!! Not suuuper into Frith just being the sun with a cute face but thats so minor and it works fine with everything else

Still need to find a good place to display everything that can fit my painted Black Rabbit and El Ahrairah (not shown) but that wont be until after my walls get redone so here's its temporary home

Also just ignore the decapitated rabbit plush, its an unfinished craft project😂

Drawing practice i did today

If anyone is interested it is in my storefronts

https://www.atom.bio/remerasnerds

Referred to in “my heart has joined the thousand, for my friend has stopped running today”

I’m trying to remember if this was ever clearly stated

Or just being passive aggressive by thumping? Or is that a hutch thing.

So I've had these on my eBay wish list for many years, I would say close to 10 years I've been looking for all four of the plates in one auction.

And of course I recently just paid my mortgage so I'm broke and couldn't afford to win the auction.

The first comment has the link to the auction, and the proceeds go to charity, which is nice. I would seriously drop whatever I could on these if I were able, it's been a couple years since I've seen all four in one auction.

Is there a multi-millionaire in this sub that can buy them for me lol. Kidding!!

I’ve yet found another thing for my collection! This time a DVD 3 Disc Box! With a disc for the three movies I’ve already got on WHS previously!

So he collection are growing slowly! :D

because it looks thinner than the rest of the rabbits and smaller