June 2024

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four digital sketches of Essek and Caleb from Critical Role, all of them depicting them kissing sweetly or with their faces close to each other, about to kiss. Caleb is portrayed as a freckled human with medium-length wavy hair and a beard, while Essek is a drow with curly hair, the length of which varies in each sketch from short to long, either let down or put up in a bun with a wooden stick.ALT

i have finally finished watching c3ep95! congratulations to Essek Thelyss for probably having this ☝ in his mind on repeat 24/7 /j

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seven sketches of Essek Thelyss from Critical Role. in all of them he is depicted as a young-looking drow with long wavy hair with the bangs pinned artfully back, wearing layered robes with a high turtleneck, or a cloak with a large fur collar. in the first sketch, Essek is holding a lantern in one hand and turning Ashton's head with his other hand on their chin. he is studying Ashton's glass scar intently and saying "Impossible". in the second sketch, Essek is looking off-screen with a lofty expression, elegantly gesturing with one of his hands, and saying "It's magic." there are sparkles drawn around the word 'magic'. in the third sketch he is looking down with a slightly bashful smile. in the fourth sketch he is tilting his head to the side with an alarmed and confused expression. there is a question mark and an exclamation mark next to his head. in the fifth sketch he has a quietly panicking expression on, with wide eyes and pursed lips, and is saying "Well, we fucked up." in the sixth sketch he is doing an exaggerated shrug, hands splayed out, eyebrows raised and the corners of his mouth turned down in a somewhat amused expression, as if saying "hell if i know". in the last sketch, he is looking at someone off-screen with an exasperated expression, his mouth flattened in annoyance and eyes narrowed.ALT

Essek’s expressions in the newest episodes have been so precious that i Had to draw some of them. these are only the TIP of the iceberg of all of my favorites, but gods willing i will draw more

special shout out to the confused puppy head tilt Essek did at Ashton’s head, which is a mannerism i chose to headcanon he’d picked up from Caleb

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I know you are a busy person with many things going on but pleasepleaseplease if you do more Essek expressions I want to see him with his little sleep mask 😭

if i do another expression sheet his little sleep mask is gonna be the first thing i put on it 🤭

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seven sketches of Essek Thelyss from Critical Role. in all of them he is depicted as a young-looking drow with long wavy hair with the bangs pinned artfully back, wearing layered robes with a high turtleneck, or a cloak with a large fur collar. in the first sketch, Essek is holding a lantern in one hand and turning Ashton's head with his other hand on their chin. he is studying Ashton's glass scar intently and saying "Impossible". in the second sketch, Essek is looking off-screen with a lofty expression, elegantly gesturing with one of his hands, and saying "It's magic." there are sparkles drawn around the word 'magic'. in the third sketch he is looking down with a slightly bashful smile. in the fourth sketch he is tilting his head to the side with an alarmed and confused expression. there is a question mark and an exclamation mark next to his head. in the fifth sketch he has a quietly panicking expression on, with wide eyes and pursed lips, and is saying "Well, we fucked up." in the sixth sketch he is doing an exaggerated shrug, hands splayed out, eyebrows raised and the corners of his mouth turned down in a somewhat amused expression, as if saying "hell if i know". in the last sketch, he is looking at someone off-screen with an exasperated expression, his mouth flattened in annoyance and eyes narrowed.ALT

Essek’s expressions in the newest episodes have been so precious that i Had to draw some of them. these are only the TIP of the iceberg of all of my favorites, but gods willing i will draw more

special shout out to the confused puppy head tilt Essek did at Ashton’s head, which is a mannerism i chose to headcanon he’d picked up from Caleb

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several digital sketches of Essek Thelyss from Critical Role, who is depicted as a young-looking drow with artfully pinned back wavy hair, wearing a cloak with a big fur collar. 1. Essek pulling one side of his sleep mask up with a greatly annoyed pout on his face. 2. Essek pointing with his index finger, his hand next to his head as if he bent his elbow in the middle of gesturing empathically; he is looking down with a frustrated expression. 3. Essek wearing his sleep mask with his head thrown back, as if resting, though what is visible of his face looks very displeased. 4. Essek smiling graciously in the middle of talking, eyes closed. 5. Essek with a frown on his face, squeezing his eyes shut as if bracing himself for something. 6. Essek delicately nibbling on a piece of meat held between the index finger and the thumb of his left hand; he looks rather miffed. 7. Essek leaning forward, his eyebrows raised sarcastically. 8. Essek looking up with a pensive expression. 9. Essek looking to the side, his expression suspicious and alarmed. 10. Essek dramatically casting a spell, arms crossed in front of him, fingers flexing and tense.ALT

episode 96 Essek expression studies! one sheet was not enough, the hot boy is too expressive

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Love the kinda 1940’s hairstyle you’ve given c3-era essek btw ! When Matt described it I kinda struggled to imagine it in a way that felt in character but that sort of elegant pinned back style with the little temple curls is very fitting imo

thank you! when Matt said ‘wavy shoulder-length hair’ i also had to take some time to think of what it could look like on fancy guy Essek. and those pinned back 40’s-50’s curls popped into my mind! they are less contained than his short hair was, but are still beautifully styled and imo suit him rather well. i’m glad you like this hairstyle on him too!

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several digital sketches of Essek Thelyss from Critical Role, who is depicted as a young-looking drow with artfully pinned back wavy hair, wearing a cloak with a big fur collar. 1. Essek pulling one side of his sleep mask up with a greatly annoyed pout on his face. 2. Essek pointing with his index finger, his hand next to his head as if he bent his elbow in the middle of gesturing empathically; he is looking down with a frustrated expression. 3. Essek wearing his sleep mask with his head thrown back, as if resting, though what is visible of his face looks very displeased. 4. Essek smiling graciously in the middle of talking, eyes closed. 5. Essek with a frown on his face, squeezing his eyes shut as if bracing himself for something. 6. Essek delicately nibbling on a piece of meat held between the index finger and the thumb of his left hand; he looks rather miffed. 7. Essek leaning forward, his eyebrows raised sarcastically. 8. Essek looking up with a pensive expression. 9. Essek looking to the side, his expression suspicious and alarmed. 10. Essek dramatically casting a spell, arms crossed in front of him, fingers flexing and tense.ALT

episode 96 Essek expression studies! one sheet was not enough, the hot boy is too expressive

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digital sketch of Essek Thelyss from Critical Role, depicting him casting Lightning Bolt. Essek is a drow with shoulder-length wavy hair, pinned partially up with strands flying back from his face with the force of his spell; he is wearing a heavy cloak with a large fur collar. his arms are stretched forward, and his Lightning Bolt looks like a small ball of light cradled between his palms, with jagged lightning streaks emitting from it. his face is focused and intense, with his eyes shadowed.ALT

he is beauty he is grace, casting lightning bolt into a demon’s face (resistant to lightning damage)

once again thank you mr Mercer for the great Essek expressions, can’t wait for the ep to be up on yt so i can redraw more of them

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digital sketch of Essek Thelyss from Critical Role, depicting him casting Lightning Bolt. Essek is a drow with shoulder-length wavy hair, pinned partially up with strands flying back from his face with the force of his spell; he is wearing a heavy cloak with a large fur collar. his arms are stretched forward, and his Lightning Bolt looks like a small ball of light cradled between his palms, with jagged lightning streaks emitting from it. his face is focused and intense, with his eyes shadowed.ALT

he is beauty he is grace, casting lightning bolt into a demon’s face (resistant to lightning damage)

once again thank you mr Mercer for the great Essek expressions, can’t wait for the ep to be up on yt so i can redraw more of them

a detail of a Caleb expression sheet i did last year, referencing in-game roleplay, depicting him casting a spell. his right arm is raised in front of him, all fingers loosely curled except for the middle one. there are licks of flame swirling around him, and he has a quietly angry and intense expression on his face.ALT
a close-up of the Essek sketch from the original post, the angle, pose and expression remarkably similar to the Caleb drawing.ALT

these losers are married btw

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a collection of expression studies of Essek Thelyss from Critical Role, who is depicted as a young-looking drow with shoulder-length wavy hair, dressed in a heavy cloak with a large fur collar. 1. Essek casting Gravity Fissure with an intense face; his arms are in front of him and the spell is manifesting as two immaterial balls of dark light in his hands, connected with a string. 2. Essek fidgeting nervously with his hands in front of his chest, doing a sort of fanning motion. he is saying "Anxiety gets to you." 3. Essek is wearing an annoyed expression, mouth flat and eyes staring into mid distance, as if trying to compose himself; next to him, a speech bubble belonging to Chetney says "I don't need an explanation, it's cool". 4. Essek is looking up with a wide-eyed expression, his hands raised in front of his chest and loosely curled. He stammers, "Hello". 5. Essek is turned to the side, his expression extremely befuddled; his arms are bent at the elbow with the palms open and up in an emphatic gesture, as if awaiting direction. there are three question marks next to his face. 6. Essek with his hands raised, the index fingers pointing up in a 'hold on' gesture. he's looking down in concentration. 7. Essek with an exasperated face on, the corners of the mouth drawn and eyelids lowered. he is saying "The blue boy is a show-off, isn't he", to which an off-screen Ashton replies "Oh yes". Essek responds "I respect that".ALT

i know Essek had about five seconds of screen time in ep98, but i am more powerful than the fact that my favorite purple wizard is just a background npc. so i’ve done more Essek expression studies

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a collection of expression studies of Essek Thelyss from Critical Role, who is depicted as a young-looking drow with shoulder-length wavy hair, dressed in a heavy cloak with a large fur collar. 1. Essek casting Gravity Fissure with an intense face; his arms are in front of him and the spell is manifesting as two immaterial balls of dark light in his hands, connected with a string. 2. Essek fidgeting nervously with his hands in front of his chest, doing a sort of fanning motion. he is saying "Anxiety gets to you." 3. Essek is wearing an annoyed expression, mouth flat and eyes staring into mid distance, as if trying to compose himself; next to him, a speech bubble belonging to Chetney says "I don't need an explanation, it's cool". 4. Essek is looking up with a wide-eyed expression, his hands raised in front of his chest and loosely curled. He stammers, "Hello". 5. Essek is turned to the side, his expression extremely befuddled; his arms are bent at the elbow with the palms open and up in an emphatic gesture, as if awaiting direction. there are three question marks next to his face. 6. Essek with his hands raised, the index fingers pointing up in a 'hold on' gesture. he's looking down in concentration. 7. Essek with an exasperated face on, the corners of the mouth drawn and eyelids lowered. he is saying "The blue boy is a show-off, isn't he", to which an off-screen Ashton replies "Oh yes". Essek responds "I respect that".ALT

i know Essek had about five seconds of screen time in ep98, but i am more powerful than the fact that my favorite purple wizard is just a background npc. so i’ve done more Essek expression studies

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