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The Month of May-bel 2026 has ended. I wanna thank all the artists, fanfic writers and more who participated this year. We had some amazing fan art, fanfics and edits made to celebrate and you all really did an amazing job. Thank you so much!

This year was also emotional as it is the FINAL Month of May-bel! As I said at the start of the month, the reason I am choosing to end it is due to various factors; the original goal of the event being achieved in that Mabel's overall reputation in the fandom is pretty much mended and better than it was when this event idea started, my own personal declining interest in continuing to host it to focus on other things and in general, ending it alongside other GF character month events that concluded this year like @stanuary and @forduary.

The original origin of May-bel Month was Mabel Pines appreciation week from 2015 and then later @themonthofmaybel blog which hosted it until 2019 when I took over after they failed to host one for 2020. I've said in past years that this would be it, but this year I genuinely feel that way due to the above points. Does that mean May-bel month is over forever? Not really. I don't own the event. I just took over hosting it. If you wanna take over in 2027 and host your own event, by all means, please do. I think the amount of art we had this year really shows there is still an interest in May-bel month. If you have the idea and the interest, feel free to do so. I'll of course be here to share and reblog all the work if so.

This really is the end of an era. I've hosted this event for a huge majority of my time in the Gravity Falls fandom. It's always been a joy and as someone who was out there defending Mabel from the insanity that she had to endure within the fandom's hate era for her, it makes me so happy to see how much the fandom once again loves and supports her. It makes all those years of support for her character worth it. And so long as that is the case, May-bel month will always be a part of that legacy. Gravity Falls is real, and it will NEVER die!

Thank you again, everyone who participated. Below is a list of all artists featured and who made something for this year.

Tumblr artists!

@forest-teller

@yeiratan

@millenianthemums

@koi-karpfen

@blackchrysalys

@olivgolin

@witchinatower

@billyna-falls

@biteitwhenitssoft

@nathucs

@alicec-666

@foliage-446

@sodiumvaporss

@megarhyssa-sp

@bleubudgie

@snowyroxx22

@lovinglapislazuli

@roolphibia

Instagram artists

panda_paws_drawings

Gravityfallsguide

ayesaa.z

fabiancrespnav18

sweet.cadaver

Artstylilly

syd.marie444

localtalllady

FFN writers

Gravityfallsfan96

You all made Mabel proud :)

#FORMABEL

#MonthOfMaybel2026

Mabel Pines Forever!

character tropes

Sunshine Energy

Hello, I've fallen into the To Be Hero X rabbit hole!

Smile and Little Johnny have major Sunshine Energy.

I've been resource gathering for YEARS so now I am going to share my dragons hoard

Floorplanner. Design and furnish a house for you to use for having a consistent background in your comic or anything! Free, you need an account, easy to use, and you can save multiple houses.

Comparing Heights. Input the heights of characters to see what the different is between them. Great for keeping consistency. Free.

Magma. Draw online with friends in real time. Great for practice or hanging out. Free, paid plan available, account preferred.

Smithsonian Open Access. Loads of free images. Free.

SketchDaily. Lots of pose references, massive library, is set on a timer so you can practice quick figure drawing. Free.

SculptGL. A sculpting tool which I am yet to master, but you should be able to make whatever 3d object you like with it. free.

Pexels. Free stock images. And the search engine is actually pretty good at pulling up what you want.

Figurosity. Great pose references, diverse body types, lots of "how to draw" videos directly on the site, the models are 3d and you can rotate the angle, but you can't make custom poses or edit body proportions. Free, account option, paid plans available.

Line of Action. More drawing references, this one also has a focus on expressions, hands/feet, animals, landscapes. Free.

Animal Photo. You pose a 3d skull model and select an animal species, and they give you a bunch of photo references for that animal at that angle. Super handy. Free.

The only real life inking brush pen I use is the Zebra brush pen (size: super fine) .

Public domain wallpaper/rug/fabric patterns: https://www.rawpixel.com/search?page=1&path=3.sub_topic-688&sort=curated

Photography @bonesonmyface