March 2025

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I think you're shadowbanned, your art isn't in the tag

if that’s in regards to my latest picture, i’m actually not sure if posts with tumblr’s mature label are even supposed to show up in the tags 🤔 but if they are then goddammit tumblr, stop nerfing me

i’ll look up the issue later, might have to message their support again. in any case, thanks for letting me know!

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zmeess:

an erotic digital painting featuring two characters from Critical Role, Essek and Caleb. Essek is depicted as a slender lavender-skinned drow with pinned back shoulder-length wavy white hair, while Caleb is a light-skinned human with auburn hair that doesn't quite reach his shoulders, is slightly messy and swept back. the camera is looking down at the couple, Essek sitting on the edge of the bed and leaning back on one arm, and Caleb on his knees in front of him. Essek is almost entirely naked; there is a necklace with an eye-shaped pendant resting between his small breasts and a long chocolate brown silk robe that is pooling behind and around him, having slipped off his shoulders and covering only his forearms. he is wearing glossy, almost transparent glass slippers on his feet; one of his feet is on the ground between Caleb's outer thigh and hand, while the other is resting comfortably on Caleb's shoulder, the knee bent and drawn upwards. Caleb's face is turned entirely away from the camera, the direction of his gaze parallel with the viewer's. he is sitting placidly in front of Essek; his wide thin back with prominent shoulder blades and dense freckles is slightly bent, one of his hands hovering close to the ankle of the foot Essek has on his shoulder. his facial expression is not visible, but Essek is watching him with hooded eyes and a slightly crooked, pleased smile, with a deep dimple in one of his cheeks. the painting employs a limited palette of rich browns and wine reds, and the couple is lit with a cooler blue glow from one side, and a warmer red from the other.ALT

so you might remember that a few weeks ago i ran a poll on what kind of v-day shadowgast picture i should do; naturally ‘smutty’ won by a large margin, and i thought you know what, i’d gotten a healthy chuckle out of one of the players joking about Essek wearing glass slippers under his cloak back in c2, so i might as well create something out of that. so i did. happy belated valentine’s day friends

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luddlestons:

I saw this art from @zmeess and went ‘well that needs a fic’, so here is that fic!

Tempered Glass

shadowgast | 5k | explicit

Caleb fabricates something out of a fairy tale for his partner. Essek has never heard of Cinderella before, and has come to the conclusion that this is a sex thing.

To be fair, it’s not not a sex thing.

(ft. discovering new kinks after 7 years of wizard courtship, Essek somehow being a brat even while topping, Mage Hand judgment, and Caleb being extremely normal about how beautiful his partner is.)

if you happened to enjoy my latest v-day shadowgast picture, you should definitely check out this fic! it is hot and cute and full of married wizard banter 💜🧡

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a digital drawing of Bren, an alternative universe design of Caleb Widogast from Critical Role. he is a human in his thirties, of an average build; he has a freckled face, short messy hair and a beard. he is dressed in a cloak, which is whipping with the wind behind him, and a shirt with rolled up sleeves, exposing the maze-like glyph chant tattoos and scars on his forearm. he also has leather gloves on, which cover only the first three fingers of each hand. he is extending his right arm forward, casting a fire spell, the flame curling around him in an arc. heavy rain is falling around him, and he is looking up at the camera with an intense expression.ALT

i’ve missed drawing scourger!Bren. this sketch was sponsored by the gloves young Bren is wearing on the cover of the Caleb origins comic, by the way

somewhat unrelated, but as i was working on the above drawing i thought hmm, my scourger!Bren design has short hair, what if i give that AU’s Essek shorter hair too? so i did, and i love it a lot not gonna lie

a headshot sketch of Essek, who is a dark elf with chiseled features, small pointed ears, and a very short hairstyle, cropped closely to his head. he has a severe, cold expression on his face. there are large crescent-shaped metal ear cuffs hooked around his ears, and some of his organic armor-like mantle is visible on his shoulders.ALT

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zmeess:

a digital drawing of Bren, an alternative universe design of Caleb Widogast from Critical Role. he is a human in his thirties, of an average build; he has a freckled face, short messy hair and a beard. he is dressed in a cloak, which is whipping with the wind behind him, and a shirt with rolled up sleeves, exposing the maze-like glyph chant tattoos and scars on his forearm. he also has leather gloves on, which cover only the first three fingers of each hand. he is extending his right arm forward, casting a fire spell, the flame curling around him in an arc. heavy rain is falling around him, and he is looking up at the camera with an intense expression.ALT

i’ve missed drawing scourger!Bren. this sketch was sponsored by the gloves young Bren is wearing on the cover of the Caleb origins comic, by the way

somewhat unrelated, but as i was working on the above drawing i thought hmm, my scourger!Bren design has short hair, what if i give that AU’s Essek shorter hair too? so i did, and i love it a lot not gonna lie

a headshot sketch of Essek, who is a dark elf with chiseled features, small pointed ears, and a very short hairstyle, cropped closely to his head. he has a severe, cold expression on his face. there are large crescent-shaped metal ear cuffs hooked around his ears, and some of his organic armor-like mantle is visible on his shoulders.ALT

tip jar!

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Hello! I was wondering—can I use your commission info page as kind of a template for my own, in terms of how to phrase things, etc? I'm struggling to put my own together. Thanks, and I hope you have a good day!

hi! thank you for asking and yes, feel free to!

i feel obligated to point out Just In Case that my commission info page is not ideal, is not a legal document, and is intended as a means for me to inform folks about what to expect when commissioning me. but i’m sure you know that and i will be more than happy knowing that that little page has helped you clarify things for your clients as well!

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hi, I know you have your brush settings in your pinned, but I was curious abt the one you used on the short haired essek (?) drawing, I really like the color variation and the hard edge around the strokes so Im wondering abt ur settings for that one!

hi, thank you! it’s totally the same sketch brush, i just use eight billion overlays and gradient maps over a sketch done in black 😂 and i usually get a harder edge for that brush by upping the Density setting (honestly speaking the Density in that brush settings post is abhorrently low, and i keep forgetting to mention that my tablet pen pressure is set to very soft in the first place, i need to update that thing 😔)

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digital fan art of Neve and Lucanis from Dragon Age: The VeilGuard, done in a painterly style and a warm palette of browns, beige and soft teal. Neve is a woman in her mid-thirties, with light brown skin and long straight dark brown hair. she is wearing a white silk shirt with a low neckline that shows her cleavage, a pair of fitted turquoise pants, and a short leather vest. her geometric drop earring and the buttons on her clothes are all done in gold, and her eyes are accentuated with dark eye shadow. Lucanis is a light-skinned man of similar age to Neve, dressed in a shirt, trousers and a waistcoat in shades of brown and dark blue. he has straight shoulder-length black hair that would ordinarily be slicked back, but is now partially falling down as he is leaning over Neve, who has her head pillowed in his lap. they are looking at each other, Neve with a crooked grin, Lucanis with a softer, smaller smile. one of Neve's arms is resting on the ground, the hand relaxed and close to her head, while the other is reaching up, her palm curling around the back of Lucanis's neck, keeping him close.ALT

commission for @mllekurtz, who requested Neve and Lucanis posed in the style of one of the photographs from a Marjorie Morningstar (1958) photoshoot! both the composition and the characters were so fun to work on, thank you for commissioning me 💜

commission info

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mllekurtz:

zmeess:

digital fan art of Neve and Lucanis from Dragon Age: The VeilGuard, done in a painterly style and a warm palette of browns, beige and soft teal. Neve is a woman in her mid-thirties, with light brown skin and long straight dark brown hair. she is wearing a white silk shirt with a low neckline that shows her cleavage, a pair of fitted turquoise pants, and a short leather vest. her geometric drop earring and the buttons on her clothes are all done in gold, and her eyes are accentuated with dark eye shadow. Lucanis is a light-skinned man of similar age to Neve, dressed in a shirt, trousers and a waistcoat in shades of brown and dark blue. he has straight shoulder-length black hair that would ordinarily be slicked back, but is now partially falling down as he is leaning over Neve, who has her head pillowed in his lap. they are looking at each other, Neve with a crooked grin, Lucanis with a softer, smaller smile. one of Neve's arms is resting on the ground, the hand relaxed and close to her head, while the other is reaching up, her palm curling around the back of Lucanis's neck, keeping him close.ALT

commission for @mllekurtz, who requested Neve and Lucanis posed in the style of one of the photographs from a Marjorie Morningstar (1958) photoshoot! both the composition and the characters were so fun to work on, thank you for commissioning me 💜

commission info

Hold on a sec while I eat this whole. I’m speechless by how gorgeous it turned out: the ROMANTICISM of the pose + the color palette + the little details (the eye contact, Neve’s hand brushing Lucanis’s neck, the magnetism, the abandon, I could go on). You’re a wizard, friend, thank you 💜💜💜