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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

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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