June 2023

What the FUCK your art is... So good. Just SO good! I love the style!

I do have a question too, though (sorry? Maybe?). Is your background primarily in manga/anime and/or do you mostly base it on more realistic forms of anatomy (so figure drawing or sth)?

I understand there is always going to be a mix of backgrounds, btw! And maybe it's a symptom of me not being a major anime/manga fan, unable to tell what is what, I just love your style and would love to know how you got started and developed from there!

hi, thank you!

it’s a little bit difficult to answer your question because i’m unsure what you’re basing your distinction between manga/anime and ‘realistic forms of anatomy’ on 🤔 if you’re asking whether i started by emulating the style of this or that anime/manga, then no, i didn’t! i took some art classes as a child; they were nothing special but we were taught the basics of proportions and did figure drawing as well as drew from imagination (and i still do figure drawing and study human anatomy of course, that hasn’t stopped). roughly speaking, my knowledge of anatomy comes from real people, cause that’s where anatomy comes from haha. but in my experience, looking at & studying animation and comics done by other artists can help you understand how to portray something in a dynamic fashion.

i hope this makes sense!

when i asked y'all what paid zmeess art stuff you’d be most interested in smut was pretty much the most popular option (which i’d expected honestly, i know what we’re all about), but since i can’t post suggestive stuff on my donation/subscription page you are getting it here

non-explicit wizard spice under the cut! some nudity included though, be careful

wizard activities include but are not limited to conducting experiments on how far down your partner’s legs you can tug his pants if you’re kissing his stomach while being situated between his legs. you know. important academic stuff

(also y'all can still tip me over on boosty despite me not being able to post this kinda stuff on it 😉)

zmeess:

when i asked y'all what paid zmeess art stuff you’d be most interested in smut was pretty much the most popular option (which i’d expected honestly, i know what we’re all about), but since i can’t post suggestive stuff on my donation/subscription page you are getting it here

non-explicit wizard spice under the cut! some nudity included though, be careful

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digital fanart of Essek and Verin Thelyss. both of them are drow with white hair and light purple skin; Essek has short wavy hair with the bangs swept to one side, and Verin's longer hair is braided into two french braids. they're sitting in armchairs pushed close together, presumably at a formal party, with Verin leaning over to Essek, shielding his mouth with his hand and whispering something to his brother with a smile. his posing is very laid-back, with his left ankle resting on his right knee, and he's holding a stemless wine glass in his left hand, propping it against his leg. Essek is sitting with his legs crossed, looking at something off in the distance and hiding a small smirk behind his wine glass.

both of them are dressed in fancy dark layered outfits. Essek is wearing a turtleneck, with the sleeves covered with black voluminous embroidered organza; his overshirt has long split sleeves with dull teal embroidered lining and is tied at his waist with a pale sash. he has a large collar/shoulder piece that looks like a fan of thin pearlescent petal-shaped plates with dark copper-red gilded edges. he's also wearing dark pants and high laced boots with metallic tips. his simple rings, bracelets and an ear cuff are all reddish in color. 
Verin is wearing a short coat, with split sleeves and another, tighter pair of embroidered silk sleeves underneath; the coat is tied at the waist with a wide layered purple sash. there are dark iridescent decorative pauldrons on his shoulders, reminiscent of seashells or insect carapaces in shape. he has dark pants and dark purple boots on; his jewelry (a pair of triangular bracelets on each arm, a braid ornament of the same shape, and a few small hoop earrings) is gold.

the picture employs a limited palette of various shades of brown, purple, red, teal and lemon yellow.ALT

den thelyss gossip

i’ve been very busy with work recently and haven’t been able to draw much fanart, but i did manage to finish this one today! i’ve wanted to draw Essek and Verin for months, and i also really miss fancy dynasty clothes 🤭

detail!

a close-up of the above image, showing the detail of the faces and hands.ALT

it’s past midnight in my timezone, which means it’s my birthday! if you wanna send some love my way, you can share a pic of your cat (name included please!), tip me for my sexy art, or offer me a nice egg in this trying time! thank you for staying with me 💜

it’s still my birthday, which means i am authorized by god to be evil and vain and selfish, so i will be reblogging (possibly queueing) tons of my recent art now (you can blacklist ‘zmeess birthday art reblogs’) and also reblogging/posting all the cat pics i’ve been sent (you can blacklist 'zmeess birthday cat bonanza’, but why would you). cat pictures are still welcome though!! thank you guys for all the birthday wishes, you are the best and are literally making my birthday week

martigentay:

zmeess:

it’s past midnight in my timezone, which means it’s my birthday! if you wanna send some love my way, you can share a pic of your cat (name included please!), tip me for my sexy art, or offer me a nice egg in this trying time! thank you for staying with me 💜

Happy birthday! This is Lillith <3

i would absolutely shop Lillith, thank you so much!

zmeess:

me and the lads were talking about Essek getting a familiar and @artofcarmen suggested a cat that comes out looking like a cat-sized moorbounder, which made me go “i’m drawing Essek with a tiny moorbounder kitten familiar now or so help me god”

@beckpoppinscosplay described this picture best

zmeess:

what’s sexier than getting distracted by your dear friend. exactly

zmeess:

digital fanart of Essek and Verin Thelyss. both of them are drow with white hair and light purple skin; Essek has short wavy hair with the bangs swept to one side, and Verin's longer hair is braided into two french braids. they're sitting in armchairs pushed close together, presumably at a formal party, with Verin leaning over to Essek, shielding his mouth with his hand and whispering something to his brother with a smile. his posing is very laid-back, with his left ankle resting on his right knee, and he's holding a stemless wine glass in his left hand, propping it against his leg. Essek is sitting with his legs crossed, looking at something off in the distance and hiding a small smirk behind his wine glass.

both of them are dressed in fancy dark layered outfits. Essek is wearing a turtleneck, with the sleeves covered with black voluminous embroidered organza; his overshirt has long split sleeves with dull teal embroidered lining and is tied at his waist with a pale sash. he has a large collar/shoulder piece that looks like a fan of thin pearlescent petal-shaped plates with dark copper-red gilded edges. he's also wearing dark pants and high laced boots with metallic tips. his simple rings, bracelets and an ear cuff are all reddish in color. 
Verin is wearing a short coat, with split sleeves and another, tighter pair of embroidered silk sleeves underneath; the coat is tied at the waist with a wide layered purple sash. there are dark iridescent decorative pauldrons on his shoulders, reminiscent of seashells or insect carapaces in shape. he has dark pants and dark purple boots on; his jewelry (a pair of triangular bracelets on each arm, a braid ornament of the same shape, and a few small hoop earrings) is gold.

the picture employs a limited palette of various shades of brown, purple, red, teal and lemon yellow.ALT

den thelyss gossip

i’ve been very busy with work recently and haven’t been able to draw much fanart, but i did manage to finish this one today! i’ve wanted to draw Essek and Verin for months, and i also really miss fancy dynasty clothes 🤭

detail!

a close-up of the above image, showing the detail of the faces and hands.ALT

heard you're accepting cat pics as birthday gifts so THIS IS MIONE hope you have a lovely birthday 💜💜💜

LOVE Mione’s eyeliner, thank you so much!!

Happy birthday!!!! You’re genuinely one of my favorite artists on tumblr, seeing your art always makes my day :)

Here’s a phot of my sweet lad Alphonse (if he knew what birthdays were I’m sure he’d also wish you a good one!)

in love with his coquettishly extended leggies, thank you so much!!

larris-s:

zmeess:

it’s past midnight in my timezone, which means it’s my birthday! if you wanna send some love my way, you can share a pic of your cat (name included please!), tip me for my sexy art, or offer me a nice egg in this trying time! thank you for staying with me 💜

My cat Nina (or Linda cuz means beautiful in portuguese and thats how I always call her ) and I offers you a happy birthday zmeess!! 💕🎉

such beautiful blue eyes 🥹 thank you!!

Happy birthday!! This is Thistle, she just turned one and is a sweet little goblin of a cat.

always happy to see a cat with one of those cat weed toys, it’s a delight. Thistle is super pretty, thank you 🥺

zmeess:

stay at home date

scarletwix:

zmeess:

it’s past midnight in my timezone, which means it’s my birthday! if you wanna send some love my way, you can share a pic of your cat (name included please!), tip me for my sexy art, or offer me a nice egg in this trying time! thank you for staying with me 💜

This is Goose. He’s decided to take up gardening.

… he’s pretty bad at it.

what do you mean he’s pretty bad at it, you can see a beautiful fluffy ginger flower he grew in that pot in the second picture 🥹 thank you! 💜

somestreptomyces:

zmeess:

it’s past midnight in my timezone, which means it’s my birthday! if you wanna send some love my way, you can share a pic of your cat (name included please!), tip me for my sexy art, or offer me a nice egg in this trying time! thank you for staying with me 💜

Happy birthday!

His name is Obi and he is 14.

Obi looks like a little lion!!!! thank you! 🦁🧡

You ask for cat, I share my beloved darling Valerie. I have so many pictures. Here are a selection. If this does not satisfy your cat needs, send and ask and I can send more your way. Without further ado:


Valerie

SHE IS SO SMOL AND PRETTY absolutely 100% in love with the last picture. thank you so much!!

starsamongebony:

zmeess:

it’s past midnight in my timezone, which means it’s my birthday! if you wanna send some love my way, you can share a pic of your cat (name included please!), tip me for my sexy art, or offer me a nice egg in this trying time! thank you for staying with me 💜

here are George and Cleo! Happy birthday and thank you for all your beautiful artwork! also bonus 🥚

George has the cutest toebeans and i want Cleo’s makeup skills!! thank you!! 🫳🥚

zmeess:

i draw lady npcs that i really like, from critical role, campaign 2, sporadically: part three (3)

the bright queen, leylas kryn! featuring more of my dynasty fashion and armor bullshit that i’m always on

wishedforme:

zmeess:

it’s past midnight in my timezone, which means it’s my birthday! if you wanna send some love my way, you can share a pic of your cat (name included please!), tip me for my sexy art, or offer me a nice egg in this trying time! thank you for staying with me 💜

Happy birthday! Here are Sansa, Jester, and Shae all asking for food.

you just can’t say no to those eyes 🥺 thank you!!

zmeess:

i’ve wanted to create a series of paintings of my favorite c2 female npcs for eight billion years now, and i’m finally doing it! starting with marion & featuring some of my thoughts on menagerie coast fashion ❤

everything-catastrophic:

zmeess:

it’s past midnight in my timezone, which means it’s my birthday! if you wanna send some love my way, you can share a pic of your cat (name included please!), tip me for my sexy art, or offer me a nice egg in this trying time! thank you for staying with me 💜

Happy Birthday!!! here is my cat Louis. 

He is very gentle, even while playing if he accidentally catches your hand there won’t be scratches. though he is savage on the toys. he can also do a couple tricks; sit, wait and paw (command word is “Hallo”) 

he is very scared of fireworks and prefers to hide in a dark room with the curtains drawn (and in a small hidy hole he has in every room what are his safe spaces… or maybe he finds a way to crawl into the closet to hide between clothes)

He always looks pretty even in the most silly things he does, like trying to lay in a carton that is smaller than him 😂

My favorite picture of him is this one. he is just so pretty between the flowers.🌸

i hope you like a little more information than just the name. 

Have a great birthday! and i love your art 💜

i love Louis and i’m so happy you told me more about him 🥹💜 he is so pretty and sweet and i love that that one orchid looks like a crown on his little head!! thank you!

randaness:

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martigentay:

zmeess:

it’s past midnight in my timezone, which means it’s my birthday! if you wanna send some love my way, you can share a pic of your cat (name included please!), tip me for my sexy art, or offer me a nice egg in this trying time! thank you for staying with me 💜

Happy birthday! This is Lillith <3

i would absolutely shop Lillith, thank you so much!

this is my cat Pika

a perfect mlem, thank you for this gift

padawan-crevette:

zmeess:

it’s past midnight in my timezone, which means it’s my birthday! if you wanna send some love my way, you can share a pic of your cat (name included please!), tip me for my sexy art, or offer me a nice egg in this trying time! thank you for staying with me 💜

Happy birthday!! I hope you had a great day! Here are my babies Catra (tabby), Geralt (b&w tuxedo) and Frumpkin (tabby and white). They’re all adorable dummies, and they send love!

i am hugging all of them at the same time!! thank you!!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY I DONT HAVE A CAT BUT HERES A PICTURE OF MY DOG HIS NAME IS NIKE AND I WOULD COMMIT WAR CRIMES FOR HIM

NIKE IS CAT-SIZED SO I SAY IT COUNTS /J thank you so much he is adorable!!

zmeess:

commission for @tiddiechamp, her aasimar gunslinger Montoya! thank you for commissioning me, her color scheme was awesome to work with ❤🧡💛

zmeess:

contrary to what my shadowgast fanart might suggest, the wizards do kiss in my mind on occasion /j

Happy borth! I love your art! Have some cats

Their names are Sandy (the sand colored one) and Vex (the void) they love each other like siblings

i can feel the perfect sibling energy from these pictures, thank you!!

For your birthday please enjoy my THREE cats. The black one is Vax, his grey twin sister is Vex, and their adopted orange brother is Little Golden Book.

in love with all three of them, thank you so much!!

zmeess:

the premise for this picture was simply ‘i want to try using green in my works more’ and then there was another shadowgast blanket, and shirt swapping, and it’s not even green now… just, take it. imagine essek rolling at disadvantage to perceive his nerd husband

I don’t have a lot of pics of my cat on this device but this is my favorite anyway. This is Cody she pretends she’s really cool and mysterious but we know the truth

i love it when cats talk on the phone, thank you!!

Happy birthday! This is Theda, she's our baby!

Theda is so cute with her little cocked ear 🥺 thank you!!

Kitty cats for your birthday!! Their names are Fizzy and Jax :3 💜💜💜💜

i love Fizzy’s nose and Jax’s ear floofies!! thank you!

Happy happy birthday!!! Hope you have a wonderful day :)

Please enjoy my old man Riva <3

he might be an old man, but still exhibiting kitten behavior!! thank you!!

zmeess:

yesterday i saw a linda friesen gown that made me black out for a sec, and afterwards i decided that i must draw essek wearing something inspired by it. i MUST. otherwise god will float down from her perch in the clouds and slap me in the face

the gown in question is this absolutely Spectacular thing that everyone needs to see. i modified it a bit, in particular to make it less of a dress and more Essek’s Body Obscuring Robes™, and incorporated them split sleeves. which is a thing that i do

this also counts as another instalment of my essek of the week series. it still exists. life just happens to me way too often

zmeess:

commission for @ larkspir on twitter, their reborn d&d character Jemdaw!

Happy birthday! 🎉🎉

thank you! 💜

happy birthday!!!!

this is Mister, my mom's cat :)

listen i see a cat in a box and i am happy. thank you so much!!

happy birthday!!! 🥳

thank you!!

hullo ! happy birthday ! this is my cat Meneer (Dutch for Mister or Sir :3) hope you have a good one !

what a handsome lad!! thank you so much!!

zmeess:

commission for @engeldrawsstuff (@EngelDraws on twitter), their reborn oathbreaker paladin Vel! loved drawing him (such a fun design!), thank you for commissioning me 🖤🤍

zmeess:

commission for @star-graze, her half-orc half-aasimar paladin Alabaster! she was a great pleasure to paint, thank you for commissioning me 🤍

happy birthday!! this is gizmo she’s stupid (tries to fight bathmats and eats her own tail) but very cute

listen, being stupid never looks bad on a cat and we all know it 😏 thank you!!

Happy birthday! This is my baby Clio

kisses to that rosy nose, thank you!!

zmeess:

i draw my favorite female npcs from the second campaign of critical role: part two (2)

astrid is so… *closes eyes, clenches fist* i get it caleb. i get it

zmeess:

commission for @makkelart, his tiefling rogue Jaq! thank you for commissioning me ❤

foxboyclit:

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martigentay:

zmeess:

it’s past midnight in my timezone, which means it’s my birthday! if you wanna send some love my way, you can share a pic of your cat (name included please!), tip me for my sexy art, or offer me a nice egg in this trying time! thank you for staying with me 💜

Happy birthday! This is Lillith <3

i would absolutely shop Lillith, thank you so much!

happy birthday, here’s spooky in his signature cute pose

absolutely irresistible silly face, thank you

HAPPY BIRTHDAY 🎂 🥳 🎉 🎈 🎁

thank you!!

Kalypso! Happy birthday!

thank you! 💜