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Ness or Mono | NYC | 30 | She/Her
Freelance Artist OPEN FOR WORK
Twitch Black Guild | Twitch Women's Guild | BGGC Member

Comms: https://vgen.co/Nesstolgia

✉️ nessartistry456@gmail.com
🛒 https://nesstolgia.etsy.com
🔗 https://nesstolgia.carrd.co/
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nesstolgia.bsky.social
I'm so excited to announce that I will be part of the #ChooseWiselyFestival from Dec 8th through Dec 15th!

During the festival, I will be checking out some awesome games. So be sure to stay tuned to find out which days I'll be live!
The official promo poster for the Choose Wisely Festival. It has their mascot of a black woman with cloud-like hair, glowing eyes abd crystal earrings. To the side is my personal of a black woman with blue hair, glasses, spiked choker, and a large jacket. It reads: Choose Wisely Festival Dec 8th to Dec 15th Celebrating branching narrative games Hosted by: Studio Ephua Official Content Creator
November 26, 2025 at 5:05 PM
nesstolgia.bsky.social
I decided to practice making book covers so I made a fan cover for a book I really enjoyed a couple years ago (I still need to read the 2nd one ☺️)

[ #digitalart #bookcoverart #bookishart #ifhttb #fantasyart #art ]
A fan made book cover for I Feed Her To The Beast And The Beast Is Me by Jamison Shea. Its a digital illustration of a black ballerina in a good outfit. She is dancing on top of a pool of blood with pink curtains behind her. The curtains have 6 red eyes within it like its watching her. And behind the curtains is a peek of a garden with bushes and trees. The title is written in a pale pink font. A fan made book cover for I Feed Her To The Beast And The Beast Is Me by Jamison Shea. Its a digital illustration of a black ballerina in a good outfit. She is dancing on top of a pool of blood with pink curtains behind her. The curtains have 6 red eyes within it like its watching her. And behind the curtains is a peek of a garden with bushes and trees.
November 11, 2025 at 8:34 PM
nesstolgia.bsky.social
Hey yall! For all my New Yorkers, I'll be at the Queens Public Library (Langston Hughes Branch) for Anime Takeover!! Feel free to stop by between 11am - 5pm to enjoy all the fun free events!

You can RSVP here:

www.eventbrite.com/e/17th-annua...
A promo poster for a market. It reads: Find me at Anime Takeover at the Queens Public Library. Sunday, November 2nd, 11am to 5pm. Langston Hughes Branch, 100-01 Northern Boulevard Corona, NY A promo poster for an event at Langston Hughes Queens Public Library. Anime Takeover Calling all anime lovers, Manga fans, gamers, and cos players! Join us for the kickoff to the 17th Annual Literary Arts Festival - A free all day celebration. Spend the day with industry experts, creators, and fellow fans! Enjoy complaining contests (kids and adults), raffles, prizes, workshops, panels, Manga givesways, and more! Come dressed as your favorite character- or just come to vibe and have fun! Schedule Highlights 1aam - Costume Meetups and Group Photos 12pm - Cosplay Makeup with Juliana Gepes 12pm - Magical Girls 101 with Victoria Johnson & Moonies Club 1pm - Anime Through the Ages & Lunch Hour 2pm - Drawing Woekshop and Manga Artist Gigi Murakami 2pm - Power Scaling in Anime: Who's Really the Strongest? With Shonen Showdown 3:20pm - Shades of Otaku Sneak Peak 4pm - Kids Cosplay Contest 4:30pm - Adult Cosplay Contest Sunday, November 2, 11am - 5pm Langston Hughes (Auditorium) 100-01 Northern Boulevard- (718) 615-1100 queenslib.org/ArtsFest
October 31, 2025 at 7:50 PM
nesstolgia.bsky.social
The weekend was very cool but I am also very tired. But random face reveal because I went to Salem & finally got to the Superfine exhibition at the MET before it closed lmaoo
Me, a black woman, standing by a stone well within the city area of the House of the Seven Gables in Salem, MA A skeleton repelling down from a window A photo of the poster for the Superfine Tailoring Black Style exhibition hanging outside of the Metropolitan Museum of Art A photo of André Leon Talley's iconic military inspired coat from designer John Galliano for House of Dior
October 27, 2025 at 4:34 PM
nesstolgia.bsky.social
Finally finished this of my babies.

Nyeema and her husband, Siwa. 💕

#ocsky #digitalart #blackartist #fantasyart
A digital illustration of a couple embracing and sharing a kiss. Nyeema, a black woman with long natural white hair and a patch of black hair is wearing a purple robe full of patterns. Her husband, Siwa, a black man with locs and gold cuffs, holds her face as he kisses her while wearing a blue robe with patterns on it. Both of their robes contain symbols about who they are and their life. Siwa's is full of water, fish, and crocodiles while Nyeema's is full of grasping hands, feline paw prints, and O shapes.
October 23, 2025 at 6:11 PM
nesstolgia.bsky.social
Hey yall! My Commissions are now open for the Fall & Winter! Plus I have new services available.

This year has been rough but I'd love to draw your OCs, PNGtubers, and even you! So feel free to check out my VGen to see all I offer 💕

vgen.co/Nesstolgia

[ #commissionsopen #fantasyart #art ]
A promo image for my commissions. It includes a collage of various character art I've done. On the side it reads: Commissions Are OPEN!!! All info is on... VGen. vgen.co/Nesstolgia The second page of my promo image. It has three examples of new services. The top image is a stylized portrait of a woman with locs. The bottom left is a full illustration with two characters playing instruments inside of a greenhouse. The bottom right is an art nouveau inspired illustration of a sun elf. To the side reads: Offering New Services! Icons, Sketch Portraits, Stylized Portraits, Character Illustrations, Illustrations with Backgrounds, Art Nouveau Inspired Illustrations, Twitch and Discord Emotes, PNGtuber Avatars, and YCH (Your Character Here) Promo Sprites
October 16, 2025 at 5:10 PM
nesstolgia.bsky.social
Hi #PortfolioDay

I'm Ness and I'm a Black freelance illustrator based in NYC who loves making fantasy art with an emphasis on characters. I'd also love to get into book covers!

Thanks for looking 💕

Portfolio: nesstolgia.portfoliobox.net
Email: nessartistry456@gmail.com
Comms: vgen.co/Nesstolgia
A digital illustration of a fairy smelling a flower. The fairy has tan skin and a periwinkle afro. Her dress is made of purple petals and her corset, headband, and foot wraps are made of blades of grass. She has burgundy wings and a lady bug crawls on a leaf near her. An illustration of a dark skinned elven woman standing in front of the sun. Her body is chubby and wears a two piece outfit which shows off her stomach. Gold Body chains hang from her top and around her stomach, as well as chains that handg from her shoulders. She wears gold necklaces, beads in her hair, piercings and gold cuffs on her bicep and wrists. A sun like gold structure also sits around her waist where her skirt falls from. Her ginger hair is big and provides a halo around her while she also wears a gold crown with a sun on it. The borders of the illustration are like a tarot card and has the image of a hummingbird, flowers and the sun. Two friends playing together in a greenhouse. Damaia, a red skinned teifling, is sitting on a piano while she plays a wood lyre. She has purple locs in pigtails and has on a leather jacket and leather boots with spikes along her tail. Aranea, a tan skinned elf, is playing the piano while looking up at her friend. She wears a fancy purple dress with grey and black stripes. The greenhouse sounding them is a bit somber with plants in the background and some flowers. Damaia is a bard I've played in a one shot and Aranea is my friend's sorcerer. A digital illustration of a human looking monster lady. She has brown skin and golden eyes with slits in them. Her jaw has a wide mouth with sharp teeth going from either side. Her neck is long enough to fit 4 thick golden chokers and her long black hair has golden eyes hidden within them like waves. Her waist is abnormally small and hands reach up from behind her, as if coming from a form of darkness below.
October 14, 2025 at 4:12 PM
nesstolgia.bsky.social
Hi yall! Its time for my October Shop Update 🎃

I have lots of new stickers, some handmade journals, and even my new linocut print all in my shop! So feel free to check it all out 🥳🎃

nesstolgia.etsy.com

[ #shopupdate #blackartist #bsnm #fantasyart #Halloween #etsy]
A photo of a hand holding a small journal over a peace lily. The journal has an illustration of many pumpkins on a vine and the packaging reads: The Pumpkin Patch. Handmade Pocket Journal A photo of a hand holding a sticker above many of the same sticker. Its of a jack-o-lantern shaped and carved as a cat A photo of a hand holding a sticker above a peace lily. The sticker is of a black vampires wearing a red bonnet while drinking blood from a juice box. A photo of a linocut print with colored pencils, an ink pad, and a roller around it. The print has a blue watercolor background and the inked image on top is of two fairies playing around on a flower
October 3, 2025 at 6:07 PM
nesstolgia.bsky.social
Hi fellow New Yorkers! I'll be at the Magical Girl Festival this Saturday in Japan Village! The artist alley is open from 11am- 6:30pm and I'll have new stickers and journals with me!

Its free to attend but feel free to RSVP!

www.eventbrite.com/e/magical-gi...
An illustrated promo poster with my cartoon persona as a fairy. It reads: Find Me At...Magical Girl Festival!! Saturday, September 27th, 11am to 8pm At Japan Village in Industry City Building 3 and 4, between 35th and 36th street Brooklyn, NY An illustrated promo poster with my cartoon persona above a map. It reads: Come Find Me At Table B5
September 25, 2025 at 8:23 PM
nesstolgia.bsky.social
Hey guys! Just letting yall know I finally put my lil zine in my shops. Its about finding hope in community.

Its on my ko-fi as a physical item and a digital download. And its also on my etsy. So feel free to check out the one you like most.

ko-fi.com/nesstolgia/s...

www.etsy.com/listing/4365...
A photo of a small mini zine held up against a plant. It reads "Be The Knight. A zine by Nesstolgia". The image is a black and white comic illustration of a sword stuck in a stone with a banner floating around it. A photo of a black and white mini zine held against a plant. It reads "Fight for what's right! Be the KNIGHT!" with a comic illustration of a knight holding a sword, ready to fight.
September 9, 2025 at 6:47 PM
nesstolgia.bsky.social
Hey yall! I'm super excited to be part of the Black & Bloody Anthology from @blackindiecomix.bsky.social ! If you like Black vampires, then this is def your jam. And there's 7 days left on Kickstarter!

I was able to illustrate a comic written by one of the admin so here's a peek!

bit.ly/4mb13uU
A grey scale illustrated comic of two black vampires sitting together on the beach in an embrace. The text reads "A beautiful, moonlit beach is everything you could need in a crazy world." A grey scale illustration of a black woman vampire crawling towards you in lingerie. Her nails, eyes and the blood dripping from her lips are red. The flyer reads "Black & Bloody Kickstarter"
September 3, 2025 at 10:04 PM
nesstolgia.bsky.social
Hey yall! I've been pretty m.i.a lately (I'm sorry) but for my New Yorkers, I have a market this Sunday in Ridgewood! So if anyone has been wanting to grab my stuff, feel free to snag it in person. Plus I'll have new stickers and maybe even a new print.
A promotional poster for a craft market. It reads: Tiny Arts Makers Market Sunday, September 7th, 12 to 6pm Free Entry 50+ Vendors, Art Demos, Raffle Prizes www.TinyArtsSupply.com Gottscheer Hall 657 Fairview Ave. Ridgewood, Queens 12 to 6pm
September 1, 2025 at 4:28 PM
nesstolgia.bsky.social
Genuinely very tired of all these rejections
Hayao Miyazaki looking entirely over it with a cigarette in his mouth and his hand on his head with his eyes closed.
August 11, 2025 at 5:43 AM
nesstolgia.bsky.social
Hello my fellow New Yorkers!

If you live in NYC and have nothing to do tomorrow, I'll be vending at Katch Astoria for Queens Craft Brigade's 8th Anniversary Market! I'll have most of my usual things plus my first ever zine.

So feel free to drop by between 12pm - 5pm.
A promo poster for a craft fair. It has a green leaf border and a blue background with my personal floating up on a balloon. It reads: Catch me at... Queens Craft Brigade! Come celebrate the 8th Anniversary of supporting local artists and small businesses! Saturday, July 19th, 12pm - 5pm @ Katch Astoria 31-19 Newtown Ave Astoria, NY 11102
July 18, 2025 at 6:02 PM
nesstolgia.bsky.social
Hey yall! I'm so excited to help @strayfawnstudio.bsky.social in their 1.0 release of The Wandering Village today! So feel free to drop by in about an hour to hang out and maybe even win a key for the game 🥳

www.twitch.tv/monotoned_en...
A promo image for The Wandering Village. It has a cool dinosaur-like creature walking with a mountain Village on its page. And in the corner of the image is my persona looking excited
July 17, 2025 at 7:10 PM
nesstolgia.bsky.social
Hi yall! I just wanted to pop in to say that my July Newsletter is now posted publicly over on my Patreon. So if you'd like to check it out, feel free to head on over!

www.patreon.com/posts/july-n...

[ #patreon #newsletter #art ]
A promotional image for my Patreon with a border of illustrated green leaves. In the corner reads: New Newsletter on Patreon. The rest of the image is an illustration of me, a black woman with dark lipstick, reading a newspaper with a tuxedo cat behind her. Around it says: July Update! Art WIPs, Streaming News, and more. and a wooden sign that says Public.
July 14, 2025 at 9:39 PM
nesstolgia.bsky.social
Hey yall! I'm LIVE with my friend Katcherr playing more Split Fiction so feel free to stop by and hang!

www.twitch.tv/monotoned_en...
A promo image for Split Fiction with me and my friend's avatars in the corner
July 7, 2025 at 10:26 PM
nesstolgia.bsky.social
Hey yall! I have a new post up on my Patreon for all members. It's a simple check in so feel free to stop by and check it out if you'd like! 🥳 💕

[ #patreon ]

www.patreon.com/posts/july-c...
A promo illustration for my patreon with a leaf border. Inside has a cartoon version of me, a black woman with a brown afro, spiked choker, and elf ears with piercings. she's typing on a laptop with my logo on it. Everything reads: Free Members +. Just Checking in... & New Text Post on Patreon
July 4, 2025 at 9:23 PM
nesstolgia.bsky.social
Been really mad lately so decided to make a zine. Enjoy this lil snippet of it

[ #art #sketch]
A digital sketch of a knight holding a sword, ready to fight. It reads: Fight for what's Right. Be the Knight
July 4, 2025 at 12:55 AM
nesstolgia.bsky.social
Hey yall! I'm LIVE with more Darksiders Genesis with @bajanshinobi.bsky.social! So feel free to come by and hang out!

www.twitch.tv/monotoned_en...
A promo for Darksiders Genesis with our avatars
June 30, 2025 at 8:06 PM
nesstolgia.bsky.social
I made myself into a lil stamp 🥰
A photo of a linocut with my cartoon face on it and stamped on paper. Its a girl with an afro and elf ears wearing big circle glasses and a grin
June 30, 2025 at 12:44 AM
nesstolgia.bsky.social
I have something a bit different up this time on my patreon! If you'd like to see process photos of a painting from my sketchbook, feel free to check it out!

www.patreon.com/posts/lost-l...

[ #patreon #gouache #art #sketchbook ]
A leaf border with the words "New Painting on Patreon" in the corner. Inside is a traditional gouache painting of a small fairy hanging from a lantern.
June 25, 2025 at 9:24 PM
nesstolgia.bsky.social
Did you know I sell bookmarks? 👀

Bookmarks have become one of my favorite products to make art for! I think its something about the size that gets me.

You can find all of my bookmarks and other goodies on my Etsy!

nesstolgia.etsy.com

[ #artshop #fantasyart #blackartist #etsy #bsnm ]
A pair of bookmarks in two different colors. Its of a woman reaching up with her hair flowing and floating upwards. One is purple and the other is red Three bookmarks are held in a hand in front of plants. One has many eyes in a creepy, grid-like pattern. The next is of a ghost woman leaning peacefully against a headstone with other small ghosts floating around her. And the last is filled with many pumpkins on a vine. A bookmark where one side is a tan skinned elf with purple hair and clothes standing in front of the moon. The other side is a dark skinned elf with blonde hair and yellow outfit with gold chains while standing in front of the sun. A bookmark where a black witch in a pink, frilly outfit floats above a chair. Her spellbound floats with her and above her is a cute brown cat.
June 25, 2025 at 8:24 PM
nesstolgia.bsky.social
Hi yall! For all the Streamers and Youtubers that responded to me the other day, my YCH Promo Sprites are now live on my VGen!

Check it out if you want a fun way to personalize your Stream Promos and Youtube Thumbnails!

vgen.co/Nesstolgia/s...

[ #VGen #commsopen #vtuber #pngtuber #art ]
A Promotional Image for my YCH (Your Character Here) Promo Sprites. Under the words has 7 different base poses of a chibi sprite. An image used as an example of the YCH Promo Sprites. It's a stream promo for a game (The Sims 4) with my Sprite in the corner looking excited. An image used as an example of the YCH Promo Sprites. It's a stream promo for a game with my Sprite in the corner with a clipboard and a hard hat. She is looking at the board in deep thought with a pencil against her cheek. An image used as an example of the YCH Promo Sprites. It's a giveaway promo with my Sprite in the corner holding a piece of paper has she thinks.
June 22, 2025 at 7:16 PM
nesstolgia.bsky.social
Happy #Juneteenth yall! Be sure to support your local Black Artists today and everyday!

Etsy: nesstolgia.etsy.com
Ko-fi: ko-fi.com/nesstolgia
Comms: vgen.co/Nesstolgia
A photo of an tote bag with my art on it. It's of three fantasy characters with the words "Live In Fantasy" underneath. It has a tiefling holding a pint of ale, a half orc holding a great axe, and a firbolg holding up a staff. The magic from the staff swirls around them, which is where the words are written below. A digital illustration of a fairy smelling a flower. The fairy has tan skin and a periwinkle afro. Her dress is made of purple petals and her corset, headband, and foot wraps are made of blades of grass. She has burgundy wings and a lady bug crawls on a leaf near her.
June 19, 2025 at 6:11 PM