February 2024

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notsoangrybabsarts:

rotating zmeess’ kittygast au in my brain to relieve my stress

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digital fanart of Essek and Caleb from Critical Role. Essek is a drow with light purple skin and short white hair, dressed in an ensemble of a dark form-fitting shirt and trousers with silver embroidery; his torso is wrapped in a hishi karada, plain ropes tied in a repeated diamond pattern over his clothes. Caleb is a light-skinned human with chin-length red hair and a beard, wearing a simple white shirt, underarm holsters and dark pants. they are lounging on a settee, looking at each other. Essek is sitting with his legs crossed, holding a glass of wine in his right hand; Caleb is leaning in to Essek, his left hand resting low on Essek's stomach, with the thumb sliding underneath and slightly tugging on the ropes leading down between Essek's legs.ALT

happy valentine’s day, friends! 💜

a week or so ago i ran a bunch of polls on what kind of shadowgast picture i should draw for v-day, and y'all have helped me build something really fun! especially with the three winners of the color poll (purple, teal, and orange!). i don’t know how much of a ‘regular shadowgast’ this picture has turned out to be (regular shadowgast are probably studying ancient tomes in a dusty library as we speak), but let’s say that i am giving you the plot bunny gift of figuring out the setting of this scene 😏

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zmeess:

digital fanart of Essek and Caleb from Critical Role. Essek is a drow with light purple skin and short white hair, dressed in an ensemble of a dark form-fitting shirt and trousers with silver embroidery; his torso is wrapped in a hishi karada, plain ropes tied in a repeated diamond pattern over his clothes. Caleb is a light-skinned human with chin-length red hair and a beard, wearing a simple white shirt, underarm holsters and dark pants. they are lounging on a settee, looking at each other. Essek is sitting with his legs crossed, holding a glass of wine in his right hand; Caleb is leaning in to Essek, his left hand resting low on Essek's stomach, with the thumb sliding underneath and slightly tugging on the ropes leading down between Essek's legs.ALT

happy valentine’s day, friends! 💜

a week or so ago i ran a bunch of polls on what kind of shadowgast picture i should draw for v-day, and y'all have helped me build something really fun! especially with the three winners of the color poll (purple, teal, and orange!). i don’t know how much of a ‘regular shadowgast’ this picture has turned out to be (regular shadowgast are probably studying ancient tomes in a dusty library as we speak), but let’s say that i am giving you the plot bunny gift of figuring out the setting of this scene 😏

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six digital colored headshots of Essek Thelyss from Critical Role, who is a drow with light lavender skin and periwinkle eyes. each drawing depicts him with a different short hairstyle (short wavy bangs, long curled bangs, wavy with a side-part, an undercut with a heap of curls on top, straight hair in a neat side-part, short finger waves) and various nearly white shades of hair (snowy blue, grey-ish pink, light blond, pastel purple, almost pure white and a warm-toned off-white).ALT

after exploring various flavors of redhead with colored Caleb sketches i couldn’t help but do the same with Essek 🤭 i know his hair has been described simply as ‘white’, but my personal headcanon is something slightly warmer (the one in the bottom right-hand corner!). i think farmboy dirt wizard Caleb could definitely compare it to the color of unbleached linen or something, like the hopeless and incredibly silly romantic he is

anyway, i thought i could also play with Essek’s hairstyles here a bit like i did with Caleb! Essek drives me crazy with how difficult his hair is to draw and i still haven’t settled on something specific (though i’ve been recently defaulting to the upper left-hand style). at this point it’s part of my headcanon that Essek simply changes his hairstyle depending on what he’s in the mood for that day

(also, here’s another permanent Essek headcanon of mine: he has a naturally asymmetrical upper lip)

let me know your favorite shade of Essek hair in the tags! 🤭

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zmeess:

six digital colored headshots of Essek Thelyss from Critical Role, who is a drow with light lavender skin and periwinkle eyes. each drawing depicts him with a different short hairstyle (short wavy bangs, long curled bangs, wavy with a side-part, an undercut with a heap of curls on top, straight hair in a neat side-part, short finger waves) and various nearly white shades of hair (snowy blue, grey-ish pink, light blond, pastel purple, almost pure white and a warm-toned off-white).ALT

after exploring various flavors of redhead with colored Caleb sketches i couldn’t help but do the same with Essek 🤭 i know his hair has been described simply as ‘white’, but my personal headcanon is something slightly warmer (the one in the bottom right-hand corner!). i think farmboy dirt wizard Caleb could definitely compare it to the color of unbleached linen or something, like the hopeless and incredibly silly romantic he is

anyway, i thought i could also play with Essek’s hairstyles here a bit like i did with Caleb! Essek drives me crazy with how difficult his hair is to draw and i still haven’t settled on something specific (though i’ve been recently defaulting to the upper left-hand style). at this point it’s part of my headcanon that Essek simply changes his hairstyle depending on what he’s in the mood for that day

(also, here’s another permanent Essek headcanon of mine: he has a naturally asymmetrical upper lip)

let me know your favorite shade of Essek hair in the tags! 🤭

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Discord Conversations Result In Chibi Esseks

a compilation of digital drawings of Essek from Critical Role, done in a cute simple chibi style. there are seven in total: Essek sitting on a rock, wearing Caleb's scarf and enjoying a bowl of cauliflower soup; Essek wearing a warm fur-collared cloak, in a dynamic pose, casting Dark Star on a broccoli head; Essek wearing an Elie Saab outfit that consists of a long flowing dress and a fluffy jacket made of feathery flowers; Essek standing with his back to the viewer, the back closure of his shirt open. he is holding a hand mirror, and his smug smirk can be seen in the reflection. next to him, there is a speech bubble pointing outside, with Caleb's surprised and enamored face in it; Essek wearing a wide-brimmed hat and gardening gloves, planting a seedling; Essek wearing an apron that is too large for him, with a triumphant face, holding up a steaming pie dish; Essek knitting a very long scarf. in between the Esseks, there are small drawings depicting things like a pink umbrella, a watering can, a mini beacon, and a chibi Frumpkin.ALT

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here’s the deal lads: in the span of two weeks i got ill with covid, lost half of a tooth, accidentally set my bed on fire and had to have my phone repaired with mediocre results. i NEEDED something light in my truly comical life, and drawing tiny Esseks has been a blast. i hope you enjoy them too (he meeps when you pick him up)

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