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zmeess [z-MEH-yes]
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zmeess.bsky.social
commission for @mareastrorum on tumblr, who asked me to come up with what Elatis could look like in her fanfic! i was absolutely thrilled to figure out the themes and color scheme for a painting of a character that would be undeniably attractive and sultry, but deeply unsettling at the same time 🐝
digital full-body painting of an interpretation of a humanoid form of Elatis from Critical Role, lying naked on a bed of red poppies and honey. she is depicted as a young-looking light-skinned elf, curvy and plump, with a large chest and soft belly. she is curved on her back, her legs on their sides and folded up to her stomach, her long blond hair spread around her head like a halo, melting into the honey. one of her hands is folded over her chest, barely hiding it, her large pink areolae visible; her other hand is at her face, the fingers framing her chin and slightly open mouth. multiple other disembodied hands, identical to hers in shape and skin tone and red almond-shaped nails, are caressing her body, appearing from among the poppies. there are some patches of her skin that are similar in texture to honeycomb, the hexagonal holes leaking honey. one such patch is on her forehead above her right eye, the sticky strings of honey gluing the dark hollow of her eye shut. her left eye is open and round, the brightest red in the painting, and is looking straight at the viewer. the color scheme of the painting is predominantly warm, with shades of red, ochre, brown, and peach, but the lighting illuminating Elatis is slightly blue, casting a sickly glow on her enticing figure.
February 10, 2026 at 7:37 PM
zmeess.bsky.social
commission for @nian101 on tumblr, their partner's Call of the Netherdeep half orc/half drow cleric Vincent, with his moorbounder Vurma! a kind soul doing his best to survive in Bazzoxan 💜 thank you for commissioning me!

#art #CallOfTheNetherdeep
a full-body digital painting of a half orc half drow posing for a formal portrait, with his mount lying behind him. the character is a slim young adult, with pale grayish purple skin, short wavy white hair, gray eyes and visible lower tusks. he is wearing long dark gray-blue robes with a decorative piece of shoulder/chest leather armor over them; it is light silver in color, its flat ribbon-like plates crisscrossing over his chest and ending in sharp curved points on his shoulders. there is glittering geometric embroidery on it, with a pentagon in the middle of his chest. there is a hilt of a sword visible at his hip. he is sitting on a stool that is entirely concealed by his robes, with his hands folded stiffly on his lap, looking at the viewer with a nervous expression on his face. the large moorbounder lying behind him is also looking at the viewer with round reddish-brown eyes. it is reminiscent of a panther in shape, dark gray-purple, with long shaggy fur around its neck and its very short ears. it has vertical slit nostrils instead of a usual feline nose, and long tusks curving up from its lower jaw. its muzzle and eyebrows are dusted with gray hairs, its whiskers slightly curly and drooping, indicating that it is an aging animal. the moorbounder has its front paws folded in front of it, its chin resting on them.
February 3, 2026 at 5:51 PM
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moosefrog.bsky.social
I had a migraine. I couldn't get this out of my head. #shadowgast #criticalrolefanart
Two cartoon cats holding paws. The one on the left is an orange, long-haired cat dressed in an overcoat holding a book under its arm. It looks like the cat version of Caleb Widowgast. The cat on the right is a purple seal-point Siamese cat wearing a silver mantle with dark purple robe. There are silver cuffs on the tips of its ears. It looks like the cat version of Essek Thelyss.
January 29, 2026 at 11:44 PM
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zmeess.bsky.social
beach episode m9!!
(i do eventually want to get to drawing Beau, Yasha and Cad too btw)

#CriticalRole #CriticalRoleFanArt #MightyNein
digital sketch of Caleb and Essek from Critical Role. Caleb is a tall thin human with chin-length wavy hair and a full beard, and Essek is a shorter thin drow with long hair swept back into a small utilitarian bun. they are both wearing two-piece swimsuits; Essek is dressed in a sleeveless vest and loose pants that are gathered into form-fitting cuffs mid-shin, while Caleb has loose shorts and a sleeveless vest on, both horizontally striped. the straps of his shirt are pulled down while Essek, standing at Caleb's back, is applying sunscreen to his shoulders from a round tin he is holding in his other hand. Caleb is hunched down in a relaxed standing pose, wiping his hands against each other. three separate digital drawings of Fjord, Kingsley, and Veth from Critical Role. Fjord is a tall and lean athletic half-orc, with short straight dark hair, a slight underbite and visible lower tusks. he is wearing loose drawstring shorts, and several scars of different origins are scattered over his body. he is running away in a somewhat comedic fashion from an extremely simplified turtle chasing after him, which has a devious cat face on. Kingsley is a slim tiefling, with small curled horns, a thin long tail and short curly hair. he is wearing form-fitting leggings that stop mid-calf, with an opening for his tail that is laced closed above it. there are tattoos vaguely sketched on his upper body, including a peacock with its tail feathers reaching his face and a snake curling down one arm. he has numerous healed lacerations across the front of his neck and chest. he is lying down on his stomach, supporting himself on his elbows and propping his face on his laced fingers. his legs are bent, the ankles crossed in the air, and he is looking at the viewer with a flirtatious pout on his face. Veth is an athletic fat halfling, with a soft round stomach and ample bust. she has long dark hair in two braids, and the top of her feet and shins are furred. she is dressed in a two piece swimsuit consisting of a wired bra and bikini bottoms, decorated with floral lace. she is captured in the middle of getting over a piece of driftwood, one foot and hand propped on top of it, the other foot down on the ground and a hand crossbow in her other hand. she is aiming it up towards the sky with a triumphant smile of her face. digital sketch of Jester from Critical Role, drawn in a dynamic jumping pose, her legs akimbo and her arms thrown back. she is a short muscular tiefling, with defined arm and leg muscles and a soft stomach. she has a long thin tail, straight hair in a chin-length bob, small ram's horns, and large freckle-like spots on her shoulders, thighs and cheeks. she is wearing a two-piece swimsuit tied with bows behind her neck and at her hips.
January 28, 2026 at 8:58 PM
zmeess.bsky.social
beach episode m9!!
(i do eventually want to get to drawing Beau, Yasha and Cad too btw)

#CriticalRole #CriticalRoleFanArt #MightyNein
digital sketch of Caleb and Essek from Critical Role. Caleb is a tall thin human with chin-length wavy hair and a full beard, and Essek is a shorter thin drow with long hair swept back into a small utilitarian bun. they are both wearing two-piece swimsuits; Essek is dressed in a sleeveless vest and loose pants that are gathered into form-fitting cuffs mid-shin, while Caleb has loose shorts and a sleeveless vest on, both horizontally striped. the straps of his shirt are pulled down while Essek, standing at Caleb's back, is applying sunscreen to his shoulders from a round tin he is holding in his other hand. Caleb is hunched down in a relaxed standing pose, wiping his hands against each other. three separate digital drawings of Fjord, Kingsley, and Veth from Critical Role. Fjord is a tall and lean athletic half-orc, with short straight dark hair, a slight underbite and visible lower tusks. he is wearing loose drawstring shorts, and several scars of different origins are scattered over his body. he is running away in a somewhat comedic fashion from an extremely simplified turtle chasing after him, which has a devious cat face on. Kingsley is a slim tiefling, with small curled horns, a thin long tail and short curly hair. he is wearing form-fitting leggings that stop mid-calf, with an opening for his tail that is laced closed above it. there are tattoos vaguely sketched on his upper body, including a peacock with its tail feathers reaching his face and a snake curling down one arm. he has numerous healed lacerations across the front of his neck and chest. he is lying down on his stomach, supporting himself on his elbows and propping his face on his laced fingers. his legs are bent, the ankles crossed in the air, and he is looking at the viewer with a flirtatious pout on his face. Veth is an athletic fat halfling, with a soft round stomach and ample bust. she has long dark hair in two braids, and the top of her feet and shins are furred. she is dressed in a two piece swimsuit consisting of a wired bra and bikini bottoms, decorated with floral lace. she is captured in the middle of getting over a piece of driftwood, one foot and hand propped on top of it, the other foot down on the ground and a hand crossbow in her other hand. she is aiming it up towards the sky with a triumphant smile of her face. digital sketch of Jester from Critical Role, drawn in a dynamic jumping pose, her legs akimbo and her arms thrown back. she is a short muscular tiefling, with defined arm and leg muscles and a soft stomach. she has a long thin tail, straight hair in a chin-length bob, small ram's horns, and large freckle-like spots on her shoulders, thighs and cheeks. she is wearing a two-piece swimsuit tied with bows behind her neck and at her hips.
January 28, 2026 at 8:58 PM
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saturdaysky.bsky.social
so if you've followed me on tumblr, you might have seen that I don't take commissions. well,
A short comic in which I view my pinned tumblr post, which says "I don't take commissions, sorry!" and paint over that phrase with paint in the colors of the trans flag. The final panel announces with excitement that my art commissions are opening soon, and that I am saving up for top surgery.
January 27, 2026 at 12:30 AM
zmeess.bsky.social
commission for @alchemy.rocks, his FFXIV character Green! thank you for commissioning me 💜💚

#art #FFXIV
a digital waist-up painting of a person with his back to the camera, shrugging off a white shirt and exposing a partially bandaged back and upper shoulder. he appears to be a young adult, is pale-skinned, lean and tall, with wider shoulders and a slim waist. he has chin-length wavy blond hair and tall rabbit ears of the same color on top of his head. his face is visible in profile, somber and focused. the background behind him is a light green color, tinting the shadows green, with the main light source being a cool purple.
January 26, 2026 at 7:33 PM
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piratethextine.bsky.social
what if we were narrative foils taking a peaceful sojourn in a snowy forest? 👉🏻👈🏻

#shadowgast #essekthelyss #calebwidogast #smolessekventures
A scene of a river in winter. The sky is heavy with clouds, making everything muted grey. Small felted toys of Caleb Widogast and Essek Thelyss sit on a deep snow bank. Behind them there is a river and a snowy forest scene. A closeup of small felted toys of Caleb Widogast and Essek Thelyss sitting on a snowbank. Essek is turned fondly toward Caleb. A wintery forest scene is in the background. A scene of deep woods covered in snow. Coniferous trees are in the background while leafless deciduous trees are coated in thicker snow in the foreground.
January 18, 2026 at 6:22 PM
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rockyhoney420.bsky.social
Stealing Glances (1/2) #criticalrole #criticalrolefanart #shadowgast #essektheylss #calebwidogast
January 18, 2026 at 11:00 PM
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rockyhoney420.bsky.social
Stealing glances (2/2)

#criticalrole #criticalrolefanart #shadowgast #calebwidogast #essekthelyss
January 20, 2026 at 2:20 AM
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bluepretz.bsky.social
#EssekThelyss
#CalebWidogast
#shadowgast
#mightynein
#criticalrole
January 20, 2026 at 3:20 PM
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jazzums.bsky.social
#shadowgast a doodle
January 20, 2026 at 4:55 PM
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moosefrog.bsky.social
Still playing Animal Crossing New Horions. #shadowgast
Caleb Widowgast and Essek Thelyss drawn in a style reminiscent of the character designs for Animal Crossing New Horizons. Caleb is sitting on the ground, legs stretched out in front of him, holding up a flower to a floating Essek. Essek is looking down at the flower with a strange expressions on his face. His hands are clenched together with emotion.
January 22, 2026 at 1:31 PM
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oriato.bsky.social
Here's a #shadowgast kiss for you all as a thank you for the bday wishes 🧡💜
January 22, 2026 at 7:27 PM
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jazzums.bsky.social
#shadowgast they're like dolls to me
January 23, 2026 at 2:41 AM
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kalandras.bsky.social
The parasol is a must
#shadowgast #criticalrole
January 17, 2026 at 7:49 AM
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zmeess.bsky.social
commission for @elle-thereafter on tumblr, an original character named Fenlara from her Critical Role fanfic "Gate Building: See also, Bargaining with Archfey, Complications of"! was extremely excited to help visualize another wonderful character 💜

#art
digital painting of an elf sitting against a wall with her knees slightly raised. she appears to be a young adult of average build, has olive brown skin and long dark hair that is swept back into a simple braid. she is wearing layered leather armor, dyed in shades of brown and olive green. it's scuffed up and worn, except for her left pauldron which appears to be newly made and bears a diamond-shaped military patch with an image of a bow and arrow and a pair of golden leaves around it. she is looking up at someone from under her eyelashes and is slightly hunched forward, as if trying to make herself look inconspicuous. her hands are weaving a magical string figure; it is glowing and casting a bit of purple light onto her tense face.
January 16, 2026 at 8:08 PM
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konoha77.bsky.social
This AU idea of “what if they met as children” has been living in my head for a while.
By chance they meet, Caleb shows Essek a place full of cats, and Essek doesn’t quite know what to do with them. And maybe a small adventure begins, you know.
#criticalrolefanart
Childhood Essek and Caleb from Critical Role are sitting on the brick border of a hedge, surrounded by cats. Essek holds a brown cat that’s trying to play with him.
January 17, 2026 at 2:59 PM
zmeess.bsky.social
commission for @elle-thereafter on tumblr, an original character named Fenlara from her Critical Role fanfic "Gate Building: See also, Bargaining with Archfey, Complications of"! was extremely excited to help visualize another wonderful character 💜

#art
digital painting of an elf sitting against a wall with her knees slightly raised. she appears to be a young adult of average build, has olive brown skin and long dark hair that is swept back into a simple braid. she is wearing layered leather armor, dyed in shades of brown and olive green. it's scuffed up and worn, except for her left pauldron which appears to be newly made and bears a diamond-shaped military patch with an image of a bow and arrow and a pair of golden leaves around it. she is looking up at someone from under her eyelashes and is slightly hunched forward, as if trying to make herself look inconspicuous. her hands are weaving a magical string figure; it is glowing and casting a bit of purple light onto her tense face.
January 16, 2026 at 8:08 PM
zmeess.bsky.social
this is such a cute idea that i had to do it 😤
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#2026ArtBingo
an art bingo card template by OyasumiYuni, filled out by yours truly. the title reads "2026 "I wanna draw..." bingo", under which i have added "and paint/work on!" the boxes are filled out with the following (with a Free Space in the middle): my half dryad cleric Castanea; V-day shadowgast; chibis; water; modern!AU Mighty Nein; with watercolors; main D&D campaign party; fic illustration (non-commissioned); primarily yellow painting; that one comic i've been working on for years; a whole character sheet for Castanea :O [surprised face text emoji]; plants; cats; with markers; 3+ character picture; primarily green painting; architecture; my tiefling bard/rogue Daphne; dynamic scenes; MerMay; at least one (1) meme redraw; whimsy; plein-air studies; my goblin monk Met'kaz.
January 10, 2026 at 6:13 PM
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zmeess.bsky.social
finally finished a painting i've been cooking in my mind for a few years! shadowgast as The Devil, one of my favorite tarot cards and one of the three cards i associate with their relationship

#CriticalRole #CriticalRoleFanArt #shadowgast
a painting of Critical Role characters Essek Thelyss and Caleb Widogast, based on the Rider-Waite Tarot's The Devil. it is styled like a square painting on a vertically oriented tan canvas, with narrow unpainted strips above and below it. a looping leaning script reads "XV" above and "The Devil" below. Essek is a dark elf with gray-lavender skin and short white hair, dressed in elegant long dark robes and a silvery metal mantle piece, with the breastplate shaped like a beetle's back and long spikes curving off of his shoulders, radiating from his neck. Caleb is a light-skinned ginger human, with messy chin-length hair and a beard, wearing a gray tunic with a brown leather coat over it, a thick scarf wrapped around his shoulders. his spell book is just slightly visible at his side. the characters are facing each other, with Essek standing on the left and Caleb on the right. their right hands are raised between them, hovering under and over a floating hourglass that Essek is offering to Caleb; the violet sand in it is equally distributed between the top and the bottom halves and is not flowing down. Essek has his chin raised with a cool expression of confidence, while Caleb is looking at the hourglass with a deeply conflicted face, his eyebrows furrowed and eyes shining. Caleb's left arm down at his side is engulfed in orange flames. above them is the dodecahedron shape of a Beacon, pale gray and iridescent; the pentagonal plane facing the viewer is oriented with one of the corners pointing straight down. six silvery threads weave around it, intersecting at nine shining points, one thread each passing behind Essek's and Caleb's heads, and one each wrapping loosely around them. their figures, dark purple and brown, illuminated by the faint glow of the hourglass and the flame, are silhouetted against a much lighter gray and overcast light spilling from tall pointed arches behind them.
January 7, 2026 at 7:05 PM
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percivalcosmos.bsky.social
Hot boi #Essek

@matthewmercer.bsky.social
@criticalrole.bsky.social
#EssekThelyss
#MightyNein
#CriticalRolefanart
December 31, 2025 at 11:10 PM
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eeliskyttanen.bsky.social
Some dark October forest plein air in Finland.
January 3, 2026 at 11:17 PM
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mostlyangrybabs.bsky.social
it's unbearably hot and I don't have my pc but we still drawing our blorbo (with a hint of Nott 🤲)

#mightyneinanimated #criticalrolefanart
December 28, 2025 at 9:52 PM
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katherinelam.bsky.social
for the new yorker, a mexican couple makes the decision to self-deport, and are forced to leave their kids behind. thank you supriya kalidas!
December 30, 2025 at 2:17 PM