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Tess Stone 👻

@whoatess.bsky.social

Mouse and his favorite drink #oc

My oc Mouse inside a teacup with two cubes of sugar, lemon wedge and a spoon, floating on a red background.

April 22, 2025 at 2:42 PM

Tess Stone 👻

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Love it when people don’t sit in chairs properly #oc

My oc Mouse lounging in an elegant chair with one leg slung over the arm, holding a glass of whiskey. He looks annoyed, but he does most of the time.

April 21, 2025 at 2:42 PM

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All my middle aged men have limp wrists I guess #oc

Character sheet of my oc Trikk. He likes to think he’s the swashbuckling type, but he’s clumsier than that.

Captions: Lywell “Trikk” 6’2”
White streak in zigzag on temple

April 18, 2025 at 1:32 PM

Tess Stone 👻

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i shyly present my middle aged man Mouse #oc

Character reference sheet for my OC Mouse. He's a lapidarist with a half metal jaw and he's pretty short. I love him.

March 27, 2025 at 9:26 PM

Tess Stone 👻

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an experimental page for style practice with my oc Mouse #oc

Experimental comic page:

Panel 1 - A humble shack with smoke indicating someone's home.

Panel 2 - A gramophone plays.

Panel 3 - A hand is gripping the handle of the lapidary machine, turning the wheel.

Panel 4- Mouse, a lapidarist, at work grinding down a gemstone.

March 16, 2025 at 9:49 PM

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they share one brain cell and pass it back and forth

Lywell and Dio hugging before Dio pushes Lywell back and says

Dio: "You absolute dumbass!"

Lywell: "Oh, I thought we were gonna /kiss/."

March 15, 2025 at 8:43 PM

Tess Stone 👻

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older color/face and emotion study on my loser (affectionate) dio #oc

Emotion sheet for Dio. In order from top left to bottom right: unamused, overconfident, surprised, headache, stifling a laugh, rude laughing

March 12, 2025 at 7:43 PM

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get back here so I can ̷k̷i̷s̷s̷ kill you

Dio on the left, Lywell on the right, taunting Dio with a flippant pose and twirling a knife. Dio absolutely done about it and chasing after Lywell so that he can most likely strangle him.

March 12, 2025 at 1:00 AM

Tess Stone 👻

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Ahhh, final day at ECCC! Which means a special treat with 30% off everything at booth #20804!! Thanks to everyone who’s come by, it’s been such a warm and lovely experience!

March 9, 2025 at 4:29 PM

Tess Stone 👻

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Made a cyclops butler whose eye is made of magic. He’s considered a runt for cyclops, but he’s still 9 ft tall #oc

Expression sheet of my oc Ingunn, a cyclops.

Caption: Eyelashes when closed.

March 8, 2025 at 11:09 PM

Tess Stone 👻

@whoatess.bsky.social

Ahhhh it’s wonderful to be back at ECCC! I will be at booth #20804 signing with @ananthhirsh.bsky.social at 2PM! Hope to see you there!! 💖

Signing table with Organized Havoc sign above!

March 6, 2025 at 9:32 PM

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Sometimes you make npcs for campaigns and end up falling in love with them enough to wanna make them kiss…right?? DM problems am I right….

Lywell and Dio sketch page. Lywell on the left, full body. Dio and Lywell profiles. Lywell flipping a knife like a cool kid and then dropping it like a loser.

Dio and Lywell sketch page. Dio is pointing to Lywell’s boots.

Dio: “Why the *hell* would *you* need *heels?*”

Lywell smiles.

Lywell: “They look nice.”

Dio looks distraught.

Dio: (thinking) Dammit. They *do.*

Dio wearing a new pair of heels.

CAPTION: Got jealous.

March 5, 2025 at 3:43 PM

Tess Stone 👻

@whoatess.bsky.social

I'll be at ECCC in Seattle March 6-9th! Booth #20804 in the Summit Building across Artist Alley! It's been a long time since I've been to a con, so I'm nervous but excited to see everyone again! Come say hi and maybe drop by the panels!! 💖

March 6-9, Seattle, Emerald City Comic Con (Reedpop), The Art of Tess Stone (OH!) Booth #20804, Panels: Should I Go To Art School? Friday, March 7th, 4:15PM, Stone Tablet to Digital Tablet, Saturday, March 8th, 5:30PM, Not Drunk Enough, BUZZ! Greater Secrets + Seen Nothing Yet. Thanks for looking and hope to see you there!! <3

March 1, 2025 at 7:56 PM

Tess Stone 👻

@whoatess.bsky.social

I love vampires that aren’t good at being vampires so Dio is one that has such a weak constitution he has trouble keeping any blood down

Purple haired vampire sitting and sulking in formal attire with a magical collar.

January 31, 2025 at 4:00 PM

Tess Stone 👻

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some character designs #ocs #dnd

Two character designs next to each other:

Left, Neira, a spider shadow woman brushing back long hair dressed in long gloves and frills.

Right, Iah, a shadow and copper wolfman barbarian dressed in a spiked harness, puffy vest and bracers.

Two character designs:

Left, Radajah, a shadow and copper cat woman with small wings that runs a small inn.

Right, Alluvinny, a marionette held together with enchanted rid ribbon that serves as a ringmaster.

Two characters side by side:

Left, (CW: Body horror) Hyacinth, a woman made of too many arms and a lot of hair; a chef at the inn Radajah runs because she can multitask :)

Right, Lior. Inspired by a dragonfly, a lantern carrying fortune teller with horns, bells, and incense.

December 3, 2024 at 12:21 AM

Tess Stone 👻

@whoatess.bsky.social

About a year ago I was gripped by the throat to make this ridiculous drawing of our DnD group and some NPCs with matching icecream scoops. Only the little raggedy possum man is mine (second from top). The rest belong to my lovely friends tagged in the Alt. 💖

Tall image of a DnD group (plus NPCs) with associated icecream scoops!

Top to bottom, Cosma (@rachaelduffy.bsky.social) Wildberry Cosmic Icecream,
Hollis (mine!) Matcha with Red Bean,
Dal (Grace, not on bsky) Ube with Taiyaki,
Blythe (@beecher-arts.bsky.social) Mango with Tajin,
Edric (@beecher-arts.bsky.social) Cookies and Cream,
Marrow (@starryarcana.bsky.social) Chocolate Cherry with Cat Macaroon,
Clayton (@beecher-arts.bsky.social) Chocolate and Berry with Honey Sunflower Cookies,
Quinn (@samspectre.bsky.social) Peanut Butter with PB Cup,
and the captain of the crew, Castor (@beecher-arts.bsky.social) with Mint Chocolate Chip!

First detail shot of ice cream picture, starring Cosma, Hollis and Dal.

Second detail pic with Blythe, Edric, and Marrow.

Last detail pic with Clayton, Quinn and Castor.

November 27, 2024 at 5:32 PM

Tess Stone 👻

@whoatess.bsky.social

Some old DnD Hollis sketches! Diff outfits and one where when he was a spry young lad

Tiefling oc (Hollis) standing with two Jack-o-lanterns, one tucked under arm while wearing autumnal clothing and a braid.

Hollis standing and waving as he tries not to freeze, bundled up in jackets and even a tail cozy.

Hollis in his 30s when he was a cartographer and navigator for his captain Adda the Torrent.

November 26, 2024 at 10:13 PM

Tess Stone 👻

@whoatess.bsky.social

🩸Happy birthday @samspectre.bsky.social ! 🩸 OCs belong to them and @beecher-arts.bsky.social 💖

Image of a tiefling vampire amorously licking the blood off of his lover's neck, a reborn cleric.

November 23, 2024 at 5:26 PM

Tess Stone 👻

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my messy wizard lad Hollis #dnd #oc

A tiefling covered in tattoos with a mechanical arm tying up his hair.

November 21, 2024 at 8:18 PM

Tess Stone 👻

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Hey everyone! In celebration of the release of GREATER SECRETS with @ananthhirsh.bsky.social , I'm signing at the Stonebriar Mall in Frisco, TX! Hope to see some friendly faces! RSVP at the link below:

stores.barnesandnoble.com/event/978006...

Flyer for a signing by me, Tess Stone, at the Barnes and Noble in Stonebriar Mall for the new release of GREATER SECRETS!

November 20, 2024 at 7:02 PM

Tess Stone 👻

@whoatess.bsky.social

Silah is a knight to a Silkworm goddess made of shadow and copper named Ithauwa. He collects the hearts of those devout to her when she calls for them. Another dnd npc! I really like #dnd #oc

Old art of Silah, a knight made of shadow and copper standing with a shield and a weapon with a lantern.

A character sheet of Silah, full body on left with details of his accessories. Text: Gave him big ears, earrings, copper freckles, no nose, punched out white for open mouth. Color palette: skin/hair/freckles. Eyes. Clothes.

November 20, 2024 at 4:12 PM

Tess Stone 👻

@whoatess.bsky.social

Old art! Some NPCs from DnD! the Pessiers are known for purple hair and their blue blood but most importantly for being a crazy rich vampire family 🩸 #dnd