Hello and welcome to my GMK "Merlin" IC. If you've been here before, you'll know that this was formerly known as GMK Cerulean Sage. While I like Cerulean Sage as a name better, it makes me think of Pokemon, and I think there's a magic card named after it. Also GMK Merlin is a lot easier to pronounce than GMK Cerulean Sage.
If you've never heard of me before, here's a quick tidbit about myself. I've been part of the community since early 2015 and started my journey as an Alps aficionado. I have run two GBs for the community for Duck weights, I host the MechMerlin YouTube and Twitch channels, and I'm also the QMK Community Ambassador. This is my first foray into the world of keyset design, I hope you like it!
This set is mainly inspired by my favorite colors blue and yellow and my favorite keysets Nautilus and Triumph Adler. I am also a huge fan of light colored keysets.
Renders
Special thanks to Undercover Brother for generating these while we wait for the official Kono ones.
ColorsI’m very adamant about using GMK stock colors to make the set affordable and also reduce issues with color matching. I am very inexperienced with this, and I would like to point out that I'm partially color-blind when it comes to the color purple lol.
CP White: As seen on GMK Stormtrooper and GMK Olivia
TU1 Blue: As seen on GMK Triumph Adler and Aero
N6 Yellow: As seen on the legends of GMK Nautilus
Special thanks to donut_cat for providing actual cap photos of the colors I have chosen:
Compatibility*These are also from Undercover Brother
UPDATE: Kono is now running the IC on their website. The GB is set for Thursday August 8, 2019 to September 5th. Feel free to check it out: https://kono.store/products/gmk-merlin-keycap-setThings to Note:
1. First set to have QMK novelties
2. All stock colors
3. You can use the spacebar for GMK Olivia =P
