November 2023

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listen, this silliness was bound to happen after the echoes of the solstice show. you can find the full thing on my bluesky and cohost (minor spoilers mentioned), and i’m still tippable here 😌

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zmeess:

listen, this silliness was bound to happen after the echoes of the solstice show. you can find the full thing on my bluesky and cohost (minor spoilers mentioned), and i’m still tippable here 😌

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a waist-up digital sketch of Essek Thelyss from critical role, done in shades of purple. he is a drow with short wavy hair, wearing a high-neck shirt with elaborately decorated shoulders. he is looking at something out of frame with a pleasant smile, as if in the middle of talking, with his right hand delicately resting on his chest.ALT

quick little Essek sketch! when i drew my very first Essek ever (this baby!) people seemed to really like his hand gesture, which was super nice to hear ✨ i had chosen that pose for him on a whim because it just seemed like such an Essek thing, so when i started working on my Essek expression studies sheet a few months later and rewatching some Essek scenes, it was especially funny to see him actually make a very similar gesture in ep 91 🤭 it’s more sweet and cute in that episode than it is in that first drawing of mine, but the hand-to-chest thing has my whole heart. so i drew it again! it doesn’t fit into that sheet so i’m uploading it separately. let’s say that it’s to celebrate over a year of drawing that purple wizard pfpf

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digital sketch of Essek and Bren from Critical Role. Essek is a drow with short curly hair, dressed in leggings, a form-fitting shirt with voluminous sleeves and an elaborate armor-like piece that resembles a beetle's carapace resting on his shoulders. Bren is a human with short messy hair and a beard; he is wearing simple pants and a loose shirt with the sleeves rolled up, exposing his forearms and the maze-like tattoos on them. Bren is sitting in a chair, leaning back with his knees spread and his hands resting palms-up on his thighs. he's looking up at Essek with hooded eyes; Essek is standing in front of him with his back to the viewer, with one of his legs bent and the knee propped on the seat between Bren's thighs. his posture is relaxed, one hip cocked and his arms at his sides.ALT

since i got stuck in the scourger!Bren headspace it kinda resulted in me drawing some shadowgast featuring that lad. naturally it turned out somewhat horny. also i know a few of you said SHADOWGAST in response to my Bren sketch, and i’m always happy to be of service

random notes: i don’t particularly picture Essek ever wearing conventional lingerie, but i have in fact thought of what kind of clothes he could wear to add some spice, and you know what? it always ends up being some sort of almost or full neck-to-toe coverage with stupidly tight pants. i’m embracing it. anyway, this silly drawing also features another Essek mantle design i’ve been rolling around in my head (i’m always on my ‘drow are bug elves’ bullshit), wanna use it in a full-render piece soon

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zmeess:

digital sketch of Essek and Bren from Critical Role. Essek is a drow with short curly hair, dressed in leggings, a form-fitting shirt with voluminous sleeves and an elaborate armor-like piece that resembles a beetle's carapace resting on his shoulders. Bren is a human with short messy hair and a beard; he is wearing simple pants and a loose shirt with the sleeves rolled up, exposing his forearms and the maze-like tattoos on them. Bren is sitting in a chair, leaning back with his knees spread and his hands resting palms-up on his thighs. he's looking up at Essek with hooded eyes; Essek is standing in front of him with his back to the viewer, with one of his legs bent and the knee propped on the seat between Bren's thighs. his posture is relaxed, one hip cocked and his arms at his sides.ALT

since i got stuck in the scourger!Bren headspace it kinda resulted in me drawing some shadowgast featuring that lad. naturally it turned out somewhat horny. also i know a few of you said SHADOWGAST in response to my Bren sketch, and i’m always happy to be of service

random notes: i don’t particularly picture Essek ever wearing conventional lingerie, but i have in fact thought of what kind of clothes he could wear to add some spice, and you know what? it always ends up being some sort of almost or full neck-to-toe coverage with stupidly tight pants. i’m embracing it. anyway, this silly drawing also features another Essek mantle design i’ve been rolling around in my head (i’m always on my ‘drow are bug elves’ bullshit), wanna use it in a full-render piece soon

tip jar!

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fun fact about me: crit recap animated Essek is one of my favorite official Essek designs. it’s ridiculous but i LOVE that little guy; i feel like it did a great job of conveying his character in a silly exaggerated manner and i adore his <:} face with cheekbones i could only dream of

i’ve wanted to draw that design in my style for a while, and i think at first i wanted to, like. approach the whole deal seriously, but it resulted in me slowly chipping away at this drawing for WAY too long when it should have been a one hour doodle at most, so today i opened it again and decided to embrace the whimsy after a few superficial touch-ups. behold ⬇️

digital fanart of Essek Thelyss from Critical Role. he is a drow with dusky purple skin and short white wavy hair, wearing black and purple layered robes. he is standing with his right hand on his hip and his left up at chest level in a theatrical gesture. he has a pleasant smile on and is saying 'I'm going to be watching over you from now on'.ALT
a screenshot of Essek from Crit Recap Animated that the drawing was based on.ALT

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zmeess:

fun fact about me: crit recap animated Essek is one of my favorite official Essek designs. it’s ridiculous but i LOVE that little guy; i feel like it did a great job of conveying his character in a silly exaggerated manner and i adore his <:} face with cheekbones i could only dream of

i’ve wanted to draw that design in my style for a while, and i think at first i wanted to, like. approach the whole deal seriously, but it resulted in me slowly chipping away at this drawing for WAY too long when it should have been a one hour doodle at most, so today i opened it again and decided to embrace the whimsy after a few superficial touch-ups. behold ⬇️

digital fanart of Essek Thelyss from Critical Role. he is a drow with dusky purple skin and short white wavy hair, wearing black and purple layered robes. he is standing with his right hand on his hip and his left up at chest level in a theatrical gesture. he has a pleasant smile on and is saying 'I'm going to be watching over you from now on'.ALT
a screenshot of Essek from Crit Recap Animated that the drawing was based on.ALT