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Essek and Caleb at Jester and Fjord's wedding party, k-i-s-s-i-n-g

#CriticalRole #CriticalRoleFanArt #CriticalRoleSpoilers #shadowgast
digital fan art of Essek and Caleb from Critical Role, at Jester and Fjord's wedding, sitting on a bench and kissing. Essek is a young-looking slender dark elf with light lavender skin and shoulder-length white hair, which is artfully curled and pinned back. Caleb is a light-skinned thin human in his early forties, with auburn chin-length wavy hair and a full beard. they are both dressed in formal clothing, cream and light pink to match the colors Jester had picked for her wedding. Essek is wearing a silk shirt with bishop sleeves and a straight neckline that exposes his neck and a wide pearl choker; he also has slacks on, short enough to reveal his boots with metal toe-tips, as well as a coat made of thick matte fabric, with wide geometric shoulders and layered hanging sleeves. it is caught at the waist with a wide sash, the coat's two floral frog closures open. Caleb is dressed in form-fitting pants tucked into white boots, a leather strap around one of his thighs. he has a long-sleeved shirt on under a light pink sleeveless coat made of delicate floral brocade. there is a large white flower tucked behind his ear. both of them are wearing a bit of make-up: Essek has white lipstick on his bottom lip, and Caleb's eyes are accentuated with fiery red eyeshadow. they are sitting on a bench outside, leaning into each other, Essek placing a kiss on the corner of Caleb's mouth. Essek's left hand is guiding Caleb's chin towards him with a delicate finger, while his right is resting in Caleb's left. there is a flowering branch above them, soft pink petals lying on the white cobbled stones beneath their feet. the ocean is visible behind them, the setting sun shining right behind the couple's heads, illuminating them in warm orange glow.
November 9, 2025 at 5:02 PM
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Essek and Caleb at Jester and Fjord's wedding party, k-i-s-s-i-n-g

#CriticalRole #CriticalRoleFanArt #CriticalRoleSpoilers #shadowgast
digital fan art of Essek and Caleb from Critical Role, at Jester and Fjord's wedding, sitting on a bench and kissing. Essek is a young-looking slender dark elf with light lavender skin and shoulder-length white hair, which is artfully curled and pinned back. Caleb is a light-skinned thin human in his early forties, with auburn chin-length wavy hair and a full beard. they are both dressed in formal clothing, cream and light pink to match the colors Jester had picked for her wedding. Essek is wearing a silk shirt with bishop sleeves and a straight neckline that exposes his neck and a wide pearl choker; he also has slacks on, short enough to reveal his boots with metal toe-tips, as well as a coat made of thick matte fabric, with wide geometric shoulders and layered hanging sleeves. it is caught at the waist with a wide sash, the coat's two floral frog closures open. Caleb is dressed in form-fitting pants tucked into white boots, a leather strap around one of his thighs. he has a long-sleeved shirt on under a light pink sleeveless coat made of delicate floral brocade. there is a large white flower tucked behind his ear. both of them are wearing a bit of make-up: Essek has white lipstick on his bottom lip, and Caleb's eyes are accentuated with fiery red eyeshadow. they are sitting on a bench outside, leaning into each other, Essek placing a kiss on the corner of Caleb's mouth. Essek's left hand is guiding Caleb's chin towards him with a delicate finger, while his right is resting in Caleb's left. there is a flowering branch above them, soft pink petals lying on the white cobbled stones beneath their feet. the ocean is visible behind them, the setting sun shining right behind the couple's heads, illuminating them in warm orange glow.
November 9, 2025 at 5:02 PM
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i just wanted to do a little study of Wick's and Yanessa's features over the weekend (totally headcanon that they basically have the same face), and then it spiraled out of control

#CriticalRole #CriticalRoleFanArt #Araman
a set of semi-realistic sketchy head shot portraits of several characters from campaign 4 of Critical Role. Azune is a young human with a short beard and long wavy hair in a messy braid. he has a thin faded scar running up his cheek and through his facial hair, and a large birthmark over his left eye. he is looking up with a hopeful expression. Tyranny is a young-looking demon with pierced goat ears, horns growing out of her forehead, a pointy goatee, and long straight hair with short bangs. she is depicted in profile, her mouth open as if speaking and her hands folded in front of her face in a prayer. Wick is a young human with short hair curling delicately around his face. he has several simple tattoos on his face, including a stripe running down his bottom lip and chin and through his short goatee. there is a diadem resting on his forehead, decorated with crystals. he is looking at the camera with a serene smile. next to him is his grandmother Yanessa, an older woman with features very similar to Wick. she is wearing an elaborate up-do with a halo-like crystal ornament woven into her hair. she is smiling at the viewer with the same smile as her grandson. Teor is lion-folk with a septum piercing and a braided beard. he's looking wistfully into the distance. Occtis is a young human with dark shoulder-length wavy hair. he appears slightly tired, looking down. Julien is a young human with thick curly hair. he has a bit of stubble on his chin and a few moles on his face. he is staring at the viewer from under his eyebrows with angry defiance.
November 4, 2025 at 7:17 PM
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rushing to the other side

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digital fan art of a scene from campaign 4 episode 4 of Critical Role, illustrating Aranessa and Thaisha running. Aranessa is depicted as a light-skinned thin human with long ginger hair in a disheveled updo, wearing a dark green dress. Thaisha is a much taller, more muscular and heavy-set green-skinned orc, with long kinky dark hair, dressed in a red sleeveless tunic and comfortable dark pants. both of them are rushing to the bridge that is just visible at the edge of the picture; Aranessa has picked up some of her skirts and kicked off her shoes, bare feet against cobblestone, reaching towards the invisible barrier between Estate Davinos and safety. Thaisha is a step behind her, Occtis's dead body slung over one of her shoulders. there is blood smeared across Aranessa's face, some flowing from her nose; Thaisha's shoulder is covered in Occtis's blood. they are illuminated by the light of the full moon peeking from behind dense clouds, casting an eerie teal glow over them.
October 28, 2025 at 7:18 PM
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rushing to the other side

#CriticalRole #CriticalRoleSpoilers #CriticalRoleFanArt #CriticalRoleCampaign4
digital fan art of a scene from campaign 4 episode 4 of Critical Role, illustrating Aranessa and Thaisha running. Aranessa is depicted as a light-skinned thin human with long ginger hair in a disheveled updo, wearing a dark green dress. Thaisha is a much taller, more muscular and heavy-set green-skinned orc, with long kinky dark hair, dressed in a red sleeveless tunic and comfortable dark pants. both of them are rushing to the bridge that is just visible at the edge of the picture; Aranessa has picked up some of her skirts and kicked off her shoes, bare feet against cobblestone, reaching towards the invisible barrier between Estate Davinos and safety. Thaisha is a step behind her, Occtis's dead body slung over one of her shoulders. there is blood smeared across Aranessa's face, some flowing from her nose; Thaisha's shoulder is covered in Occtis's blood. they are illuminated by the light of the full moon peeking from behind dense clouds, casting an eerie teal glow over them.
October 28, 2025 at 7:18 PM
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commissions open! i offer painting your little guys for personal use, as well as turning not purple characters purple /j

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commission announcement banner consisting of eight half-body artworks of mine, arranged around a ninth white square with 'commissions open!' written over it.
October 27, 2025 at 3:42 PM
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commission for @adomania.bsky.social, their awesome character Lirim! was an absolute pleasure to work on the details and composition of this one, thank you for commissioning me 🌌

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a thighs-up digital portrait of a person against the backdrop of outer space. they appear to be young adult, have pale skin and wavy dark chin-length hair, part of it dissolving into smoke. they are dressed entirely in black clothing with gold accents, including a heavy fur-collared cloak draped over their shoulders and black sunglasses that almost completely hide their eyes. behind them, on their right side, there is a giant black starry wing, held unfolded. they have a large black centipede wrapped around their shoulders, and its body curls down in a figure eight; there are more parts of this centipede visible in the picture, suggesting an infinite length. it has a starry belly and multiple eyes, including stylized images of eyes curving around its body like a hologram. it's partially supported by the hands of the person holding it, as well as another pair of hands, black, shimmery and immaterial but seemingly belonging to the same individual. one of those hands is holding up a small perfectly spherical black hole, the light bending around it and giving it a shining outline. it is mirrored in another, much larger black hole behind the person's head, the luminescent crown of golden rainbow light around it pulled and stretched into opposite directions by its spin.
October 20, 2025 at 5:16 PM
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commission for @adomania.bsky.social, their awesome character Lirim! was an absolute pleasure to work on the details and composition of this one, thank you for commissioning me 🌌

#art
a thighs-up digital portrait of a person against the backdrop of outer space. they appear to be young adult, have pale skin and wavy dark chin-length hair, part of it dissolving into smoke. they are dressed entirely in black clothing with gold accents, including a heavy fur-collared cloak draped over their shoulders and black sunglasses that almost completely hide their eyes. behind them, on their right side, there is a giant black starry wing, held unfolded. they have a large black centipede wrapped around their shoulders, and its body curls down in a figure eight; there are more parts of this centipede visible in the picture, suggesting an infinite length. it has a starry belly and multiple eyes, including stylized images of eyes curving around its body like a hologram. it's partially supported by the hands of the person holding it, as well as another pair of hands, black, shimmery and immaterial but seemingly belonging to the same individual. one of those hands is holding up a small perfectly spherical black hole, the light bending around it and giving it a shining outline. it is mirrored in another, much larger black hole behind the person's head, the luminescent crown of golden rainbow light around it pulled and stretched into opposite directions by its spin.
October 20, 2025 at 5:16 PM
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The #shadowgast Aeorian expedition morning preparations.
(wow i managed to finish a wip)
October 11, 2025 at 1:47 PM
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here's a WIP of mine that has served as a good destresser this week #shadowgast
October 4, 2025 at 7:19 PM
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daydreamdeuce.bsky.social
#Repostober day 5

I don't have Fjord and Jester wedding art.... just shadowgast LOL
Staying with the critical role theme of reposting because of the live show this weekend!

| #art | #criticalrolefanart | #criticalrole | #shadowgast |
A pale skinned ginger human man kisses a shorter purple skinned drow man both dressed with outfits that are white and wedding finery. The drow is wearing a wedding ring. As they kiss, they are holding and orange and white cat in a bowtie
October 5, 2025 at 1:35 PM
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calenthee.bsky.social
Forgot to post this when I finished it! Had to do my fav boys next

#shadowgast #essek #calebwidowgast #crm9 #critrole #critrolefanart #mightynein #essekxcaleb #m9

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October 8, 2025 at 8:44 PM
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In honor of #TheMightyNein, resharing my shadowgast piece from a few years ago.

Still love these wizards💚

{ #CriticalRole #shadowgast }
Two men gazing at each other. Essek and Caleb. Essek is an elf with purple skin, white hair and black features. The lower man Caleb. He is white
October 10, 2025 at 7:36 PM
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Does the belt carry an arcane focus? No, it’s a convenient spot for your tiny partner to ride along. #essekthelyss #calebwidogast #shadowgast (tiny Caleb by @konoha77.bsky.social)
October 11, 2025 at 2:11 AM
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was struck by sudden inspiration to paint everyone's favorite hot boy with watercolors 🎨
#art #watercolors #CriticalRole #CriticalRoleFanArt
a shoulders-up watercolor portrait of Essek Thelyss from Critical Role. he is depicted as a young-looking slender drow with light gray-purple skin and short white hair. there is a silver ornament hooked around his pointed ear, shaped like a small leafed branch. his shirt is filled in with almost black purple ink, allowing his face, neck and right hand to stand out; the hand is up by Essek's face, the fingers touching his lips in a pensive gesture as he looks off to the side. the background behind his head and in the upper right corner is sectioned off and filled in with the same ink as his shirt, balancing the composition and providing a dark backdrop for Essek's light hair.
October 9, 2025 at 5:24 PM
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half-body commission for @deerbydesign.bsky.social, their Star Trek OC T'Maar! thank you for commissioning me 💜

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digital waist-up portrait of a Vulcan original character. he appears to be a young adult, slender and tall, with tan skin and olive green-toned blush. he has long pointed ears that are decorated with silver cuffs, straight eyebrows whose tails rise towards the hairline, and dark eyes accentuated with blue eye shadow. his straight dark brown hair is cut in an asymmetric bob. he is wearing beige and brown robes, with patterned olive green pauldrons. around his neck, there are two necklaces: one closer to a choker, with a bright green triangular pendant set into a silver frame; the other necklace is longer, with a rounded golden pendant with a silver arrowhead shape superimposed over it. the character appears to be leaning on his elbows on some sort of horizontal surface, the long wide sleeves of his robes draping down. his long tail with a dark brown tuft of hair at the end is also resting on the table next to his forearm. he is holding a long cigarette holder in his right hand and looking slightly off-camera with a sultry gaze. the background behind him is a glowing periwinkle blue, matching his eye makeup and making his silhouette stand out.
October 6, 2025 at 4:19 PM
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Tomorrow is the big day for Jester & Fjord!

Are you all ready to celebrate the wedding in perfect Mighty Nein style? I’m sure nothing will go wrong at all 😂

A reinterpretation of Leighton’s “Call to Arms”, dedicated to the bride & groom💙✨
#criticalrole #criticalrolefanart @criticalrole.bsky.social
An illustration re-interpreting the painting “Call to Arms” by Leighton. Jester and Fjord are leaving an elegant building after getting married, followed by Caleb, Essek, Beau, Yasha, Caduceus and Veth, as Kingsley stops them on the steps, seemingly telling them about something important and pointing to the side. He’s asking them to join on a new adventure or maybe fight an incoming danger. All of the Mighty Nein are dressed in very fancy clothing, Jester has a beautiful white gown with pink embroidery. Every’s face is either shocked or excited. In the background, we see various buildings, one showing the “Lavish Chateau” sign. Many NPC, guest characters and easter eggs are hidden in the image.
October 6, 2025 at 3:01 PM
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half-body commission for @deerbydesign.bsky.social, their Star Trek OC T'Maar! thank you for commissioning me 💜

#art
digital waist-up portrait of a Vulcan original character. he appears to be a young adult, slender and tall, with tan skin and olive green-toned blush. he has long pointed ears that are decorated with silver cuffs, straight eyebrows whose tails rise towards the hairline, and dark eyes accentuated with blue eye shadow. his straight dark brown hair is cut in an asymmetric bob. he is wearing beige and brown robes, with patterned olive green pauldrons. around his neck, there are two necklaces: one closer to a choker, with a bright green triangular pendant set into a silver frame; the other necklace is longer, with a rounded golden pendant with a silver arrowhead shape superimposed over it. the character appears to be leaning on his elbows on some sort of horizontal surface, the long wide sleeves of his robes draping down. his long tail with a dark brown tuft of hair at the end is also resting on the table next to his forearm. he is holding a long cigarette holder in his right hand and looking slightly off-camera with a sultry gaze. the background behind him is a glowing periwinkle blue, matching his eye makeup and making his silhouette stand out.
October 6, 2025 at 4:19 PM
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commission for @ramlightly.bsky.social, their rogue Morgan the Crow! thank you for commissioning me 🐦‍⬛🖤

#art #ArtCommissions
a shoulders-up digital painting of a person flipping a gleaming gold coin between the fingers of his right hand and smiling at the camera mischievously. he has light skin, tousled short black hair and dark eyes. there are three drop-shaped black tattoos visible on his cheeks under each eye. he is wearing all black clothing, including a cowl around his shoulders and fingerless leather gloves. behind his head there is a sketchy silhouette of crow wings, spread in flight. the painting is done with angular brush strokes and a somewhat limited palette of teal, dusky pink, dark blue-gray and grayish beige.
October 4, 2025 at 6:00 PM
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happy campaign 4 everyone! celebrating with a couple expression studies, for it is a thing that i do

still figuring out everyone's designs, can't wait to draw something more involved!

#CriticalRole #CriticalRoleFanArt #CriticalRoleSpoilers
a page of digital sketches featuring expression studies of characters from the first episode of Critical Role Campaign 4. at the top, there is Occtis, a young human with wavy shoulder-length hair, looking off-screen with a wide-eyed haunted expression. then Thimble, a pixie with messy short hair, long pointy ears and two whiskers coming off of her eyebrows; she is sobbing, large teardrops rolling out of her glassy eyes. then Murray, a voluptious dwarf with voluminous curls, dramatic eye make-up, and neatly groomed chinstrap beard and chest hair; she is pursing her lips and glaring at someone off-screen. in the middle, there is Tyranny, a demon with slightly curled vertical horns, goat ears, a long straight bob with very short bangs, and a small goatee. she is saying, unimpressed, "I'm new here." at the bottom, there is another Tyranny, being held by the soft goat ear by Thaisha, an orc with long kinky hair and prominent tusks. Tyranny seems to be tolerating the ear fondling while Thaisha sobs, "I abandoned my children." in the corner, there is another sketch of Murray, looking at someone off-screen with a doubtful expression, one of the corners of her mouth raised and showing off her glamorous gemstone teeth.
October 3, 2025 at 6:39 PM
zmeess.bsky.social
commission for @ramlightly.bsky.social, their rogue Morgan the Crow! thank you for commissioning me 🐦‍⬛🖤

#art #ArtCommissions
a shoulders-up digital painting of a person flipping a gleaming gold coin between the fingers of his right hand and smiling at the camera mischievously. he has light skin, tousled short black hair and dark eyes. there are three drop-shaped black tattoos visible on his cheeks under each eye. he is wearing all black clothing, including a cowl around his shoulders and fingerless leather gloves. behind his head there is a sketchy silhouette of crow wings, spread in flight. the painting is done with angular brush strokes and a somewhat limited palette of teal, dusky pink, dark blue-gray and grayish beige.
October 4, 2025 at 6:00 PM
zmeess.bsky.social
happy campaign 4 everyone! celebrating with a couple expression studies, for it is a thing that i do

still figuring out everyone's designs, can't wait to draw something more involved!

#CriticalRole #CriticalRoleFanArt #CriticalRoleSpoilers
a page of digital sketches featuring expression studies of characters from the first episode of Critical Role Campaign 4. at the top, there is Occtis, a young human with wavy shoulder-length hair, looking off-screen with a wide-eyed haunted expression. then Thimble, a pixie with messy short hair, long pointy ears and two whiskers coming off of her eyebrows; she is sobbing, large teardrops rolling out of her glassy eyes. then Murray, a voluptious dwarf with voluminous curls, dramatic eye make-up, and neatly groomed chinstrap beard and chest hair; she is pursing her lips and glaring at someone off-screen. in the middle, there is Tyranny, a demon with slightly curled vertical horns, goat ears, a long straight bob with very short bangs, and a small goatee. she is saying, unimpressed, "I'm new here." at the bottom, there is another Tyranny, being held by the soft goat ear by Thaisha, an orc with long kinky hair and prominent tusks. Tyranny seems to be tolerating the ear fondling while Thaisha sobs, "I abandoned my children." in the corner, there is another sketch of Murray, looking at someone off-screen with a doubtful expression, one of the corners of her mouth raised and showing off her glamorous gemstone teeth.
October 3, 2025 at 6:39 PM
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linootte.bsky.social
To be happy, I would need this vibe + no more Macron. The little bat is a familiar for Essek btw! #shadowgast #criticalrolefanart #criticalrole #mightynein
September 23, 2025 at 4:05 PM
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An adorable cosy doodle of the wizards by @drawsmaddy.bsky.social
Thank you so much 💜🧡
#Shadowgast #criticalrolefanart #mightynein #art
September 24, 2025 at 4:29 PM
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welldipper.bsky.social
Caleb and Essek #shadowgast
September 26, 2025 at 12:38 AM