traditional sketches of the character Azune Nayar (Critical Role, Campaign Four) form the artist's sketchbook, illustrated with blue and regular pencil — the three illustrations are practice sketches of this character, with the two rightward illustrations in blue colored pencil (and subtle definition from a pencil outline), showing Azune from the side in one drawing and another with him more visible saddened/mournful. The leftward illustration is the most defined and detailed, with more definite pencil outlines; Azune is a human man with braided hair that sits along his right shoulder, and dawns a scar along the left side of his face (ears and neck), as well as definite facial hair (mustache, a short beard that extends along his jawline and sides of his face). He wears a hooded armor set, with a visible metal shoulder and breastplate beneath a hooded cape, looking leftward of the viewer with a focused expression. — made by expealidocious (2026) DO NOT REPOST, EDIT, TRACE, or USE FOR AI!

planning to do proper artwork of him soon, but take these practice sketches for now

— #criticalrolefanart #azunenayar #sketch #expealidocious

traditional sketch of the artist's original characters Irah and Kaleb, illustrated in pencil (from Janurary), with none of the digital shading (discussed in more detail in the original shaded illustration). — made by expealidocious (2026) DO NOT REPOST, EDIT, TRACE, or USE FOR AI!

traditional sketch (with digital shading) of the artist's original characters Irah and Kaleb, illustrated in pencil (from Janurary) — Irah (left) is a dark-skinned man with broad features and braided locs (with some silver clasps around two strands that frame his face), while Kaleb (right) is a tan-skinned man with a strong nose and visible birthmarks on his face, and shoulder-length hair; Irah is wearing a front-wrapping cape that hangs over his shoulders, as well as long-sleeved (simple) ranger clothing, leathered gloves (fingerless) and belts, while Kaleb wears a simple leather armor set, with visible chainmail beneath a padded gambeson (armored doublet) and a leathered chest plate, wearing full-sleeved gloves. Both figures are faced/looking leftwards, Irah with a visible more angered and concentrated expression, posed loading a hand crossbow that is strapped to Irah's right hand, while Kaleb wields a halberd with his right hand (that extends behind him); they stand amongst a muted background of illustrated forest, with white-birched trees and and a mountainscape over their shoulders. — made by expealidocious (2026) DO NOT REPOST, EDIT, TRACE, or USE FOR AI!

from january

— #originalcharacters #ocart #expealidocious

(traditional) illustrated redraw (via the artist's sketchbook) from the manga Jojo's Bizarre Adventure: Steel ball Run, featuring the characters Gyro Zeppeli (left) and Johnny Joestar (right), done in ballpoint pen — the original panel is from chapter 45 ("The Land of Promises: Sugar Mountain, Part 1), in which Gyro and Johnny look to the left of the viewer amidst a snowy landscape; Gyro Stands poised with his left hand on his hip, while Johnny kneels behind him with his arm posed upon his lap. while some elements are very true to the original manga illustration, the piece is unfinished and missing some key elements (such as the background, and the star decals on Johnny's clothing). — made by expealidocious (2026) DO NOT REPOST, EDIT, TRACE, or USE FOR AI!

steel ball run tomorrow
(featuring an unfinished redraw from the manga)

— #sketchbook #steelballrun #expealidocious

(digital) rough illustrations of the character Ada Wong (Resident Evil) and the artist's fan-created depiction of her character if she was in the ninth game (Resident Evil Requiem) — the illustration shows two iterations of Ada in the same pose (facing to the left and pointing a gun) with and without a face mask. she is older (late forties, early fifties with visible eye and face lines) and has a side part, and is wearing a layered outfit similar to that of an military pilot; a dark gray jumpsuit with a hooded top piece (propped up collar), embellished with belts around her upper body (shoulders and chest) that connects to a belted set around her waist and upper thighs. she also wears a high-necked collar shirt and thumbless gloves, both a dark desaturated red color. there is an additional illustration in the bottom left of Ada from behind, showing an iteration her in the story infected with the T-virus (being present to the exposure in Raccoon City in 1998), the visible infection (dark and vein like) stemming along her spine and neck. there are illustrated embellishments from the artist, including miscellaneous character notes ("aircraft pilot-type suit / colors mirror re2 (trench and dress)"), reddened butterflies above Ada's extended arm, and a scratched-out area where the hand holding the gun would be (as the artist was too lazy to draw it. — made by expealidocious (2026) DO NOT REPOST, EDIT, TRACE, or USE FOR AI!!!

"because in this world, someone always pays."

my iteration of ada if she was in requiem (and being infected due to the exposure of the T-virus)
— #ResidentEvilRequiem #REfanart #illustration #expealidocious

illustration of the character Goku (from Dragon Ball Z) from the artist’s sketchbook (in ballpoint blue pen), as a tribute to the late Akira Toriyama, who passed on March 1st 2024 — the illustration is a redraw of a panel of the character (from the manga), where Goku is looking down at Vegeta (scuffed and tattered from battle) and smiling at him with a thumbs up; the illustration is the artist’s own rendition of that panel (and their first time ever drawing Goku), with some post-its used to cover up and re-illustrate portions better. there is also written in the bottom left corner, of which the artist notes the following in the form of a tribute: akira toriyama / (‘55-24) “fly high and even further beyond” — made by expealidocious (2026) DO NOT REPOST, TRACE, or USE FOR AI!

☆ tribute for toriyama (from my sketchbook)
— #expealidocious #akiratoriyama #dragonballz

(digital) conceptual sketches of the artist’s original character Nera, illustrating potential designs for her hair and face, as well as (relatively basic) outfits, inspired by medieval fantasy — this initial concept of Nera has warm skin (relatively lighter, as she is mixed) and dawns freckles all over her face, chest, and shoulders; she notably has subtle afro-centric features (wide nose bridge, fuller lips) and thinner brows, and blonde hair (coiled and very short). the left image shows her wearing a low-cut square collar dress with sheer sleeves and a he’d hand with that same sheer material behind her head, while the other images conceptualize other hair designs and a (duller) illustration of her from the side, amidst notes from the artist. made by expealidocious (2026) — DO NOT REPOST, TRACE, STEAL, or USE FOR AI!!!

a closer look at the (digital) illustration of nera from the previous image made by expealidocious (2026) — DO NOT REPOST, TRACE, STEAL, or USE FOR AI!!!

˙⋆✮ 𓆩♡𓆪 ✮⋆˙ lover girl, nera
— #originalcharacter #ocsky #expealidocious

(cropped) photograph from the artist’s sketchbook, showing the artist’s original characters irah (left) and kaleb (right), graphite pencil on paper — irah is a black man with long braids (tied half up with two braids framing the sides of his face), wearing a over-shoulder cloak and ranger gear, while kaleb is a man with straight short hair above the shoulders and visible birthmarks on his cheeks, wearing leather armour and assorted garments (belts, chain mail); irah stands to the left of kaleb as they look left of the viewer (amongst illustrated forest trees and mountains), and wears a serious/angered expression whilst loading an (out of frame) hand crossbow strapped to his right arm (fastening the string with his left hand), as kaleb stands posed beside him with an (out of frame) halberd weapon in his right hand that is posed at his side, and with a more minute yet visible expression of seriousness as well. — made by expealidocious (2026) DO NOT REPOST, TRACE, STEAL, or USE FOR AI!

traditional sketch of irah and kaleb🍂 can’t properly scan the full illustration yet, so take this cropped version to start
— #originalcharacters #ocart #expealidocious

🍂🥀💌 2025 summary!

really thankful to have this little corner of the world to surround myself with art, and to you all. here's to a kinder new year, and more days to learn and make things <3
#2025artsummary #art #expealidocious

(close-up) traditional illustration of the wizard character Caleb Widogast (Critical Role, The Mighty Nein), inspired by the recent animated series — more image description as listed in the second photo listed (with the full illustration). — made by expealidocious (2025) DO NOT REPOST, STEAL, or USE FOR AI!

traditional illustration of the wizard character Caleb Widogast (Critical Role, The Mighty Nein), inspired by the recent animated series, with pencil: human with short hair, wearing a coat, scarf, gloves, and wrappings around his forearms — Caleb is posed facing leftward, with his head tilted slightly downward and whith a furrowed expression of anger and grief, as his left arm is raised (obscuring his lower face, mouth and chin, palm down), and the arm wrapping on that arm torn showing visible arcane scars beneath, while the other arm rests at his side (palm up, slightly raised); wind is seemingly blowing his coat, scarf, torn wrapping, and hair to the right, as Caleb stands amidst conjured orbs or light and indiscriminate pillars of lines (that resemble trees, fire, smoke) surrounding him in the background. — made by expealidocious (2025) DO NOT REPOST, STEAL, or USE FOR AI!

"anybody can make lights...anybody could send a message through a wire...

...i want to bend reality to my will."
— #criticalrolefanart #themightynein #calebwidogast #expealidocious

“perhaps for the time being, that word means everything to him.”

— #frankenstein #expealidocious

traditional illustration of the character Sir Julien Davinos (Critical Role, Campaign Four) from the artist's sketchbook, in black (ballpoint) ink — there are two portraits of Julien above a written quote from the episode that inspired the illustration, with the right portrait holding a stoic and head-held-high position as he looks off the right, and the left portrait holding a tilted down head and a pained and angered expression with tears streaming his face (looking to the left of the viewer). Julien is a character with long and wavy hair and facial hair on his chin, as well, amoured with a hgh collar and a metal shoulder plate. The writing along these portrait is as follows: "...they traded away a name at first, or a memory. what could be more important than the purpose that would let them cling to life? when you've traded away the last piece of yourself away, the last piece of yourself for a chance to live again, [...] the shades of the dead are all that are left..." — made by expealidocious (2025) DO NOT REPOST, TRACE, or USE FOR AI!

spread of the artist's sketchbook, with illustrations inspired by the fourth episode of Critical Role Campaign Four, black (ballpoint) ink — the illustration on the right page is that of Sir Julien Davinos (two portraits above a written quote from the episode), while the illustrations on the left page focus of the character Occtis Tachonis; along the topside of that page is a rough thumbail sketch of a potential piece that may be illustrated by the artist, presenting the scene where Ethrand (Occtis' brother) attempts to transplant a winged obsidian stone (of Nightsong) into Occtis' chest, whilst holding him down on a table. There are notes surrounding the thumbnail of general positioning and framing, above a quote by Ethrand's character that's written there: "you should have welcomed the name alone as a gift, even though there has always been something wrong with you." below those notes is a detailed and more refined illustration of Occtis with the stone of Nightsong in his chest, with bird wing's sprouting from the open cavity there — Occtis bears a pained expression with tears streaming as he looks down at his chest, blood and feathers sprouting from his chest and tearing through his suited uniform, as attempted arcane string meant to patch his wound starts to snap from the wound. There is also a conceptual image of the obsidian stone on the bottom of the illustration, curled wings around a rounded base. — made by expealidocious (2025) DO NOT REPOST, TRACE, or USE FOR AI!

from the sketchbook (ft attempts at practicing expressions and thumbnail concepts)

— #criticalrolefanart #sketchbook #expealidocious

(digital) illustrated sketches (black and white) of the artist’s original character, Irah, in attempted anatomy studies (from memory) — Irah has darker skin, long hair styled in locks (with two strands hanging along his face, and a handful tied up with the rest hanging beneath it), squared face with round (hooded) eyes and wide nose. The artist has no definitive armor for his character, so as a placer is wearing under-armor (long sleeved fingerless top) and basic trousers; the right pose is simply him standing with his right hand on his hip and the other gesturing miscellaneously in the air, with a gentle expression and his mouth slightly open with a sided smirk (looking to the left of the viewer) — the left pose has Irah seemingly laying in a sitting position, with his arms posted up on an (inanimate) chair, and his hips pulled more outward in an easy-going (or lazy) position, while looking tired and bored. — made by @expealidocious (2025) DO NO REPOST or USE FOR AI!

practicing with irah
— #originalcharacter #ocart #expealidocious

(digital) rough illustrated concepts of the artist’s original character’s Kaleb and Irah, standing beside each one another and looking offscreen to the left of the viewer — Kaleb has warm colored skin and dark hair that rests just about his shoulders, dark eyebrows and eyes, a strong nose, and three birthmarks (one near below his right eye and two on his lower left cheek). Irah has darker brown skin, long dark hair styed in locks (styled with two strands along his face, and a handful tied up while the rest hangs beneath it), greenish-gray eyes, and a squarer, more defined face than Kaleb. Irah stands with his arms crossed and with a slightly raised eyebrow (right), and Kaleb stands with a more relaxed expression (and a hand beside his ear), both in seeming conversation. (Kaleb is dressed in a lighter toned tunic and undershirt than Irah, but the clothing is very abstract and non-detailed.) — made by @expealidocious (2025) DO NOT REPOST or USE FOR AI!

they're friends...history will say colleagues, at best
— #originalcharacter #ocart #expealidocious

(digital) rough illustrated concepts of the artist’s original character Kaleb, four altogether (two colored) collaged onto the page amongst miscellaneous notes — Kaleb has warm colored skin and dark hair that rests just about his shoulders, dark eyebrows, a strong nose, dark eyes, three birthmarks (one near below his right eye and two on his lower left cheek) and often bears an expression of worry or concern. The two colored portraits rest on the opposing sides of the frame (left and right), with two illustrations in blue in between the other two, with misc notes from the artist about the character: “[about hair] mid part with locks in front, hair around or about shoulders — shorter when young, around the ears (shorter in monastery), thinner and wavy” etc. — made by @expealidocious (2025) DO NOT REPOST or USE FOR AI!

sketches of this character i’ve been writing recently
— #originalcharacter #ocart #expealidocious

(digitally) illustrated and colored portrait of the DnD Sorcerer/Paladin character Azune Nayar (Critical Role, Campaign 4), amidst a subtly bordered frame; human with dark auburn hair (pulled into a braid that rests on his right shoulder), with scruffed mustache and bear that extends along the sides of his face, very light eyes (that resemble a purple-pink sunset on blue ocean water, with a white pupil) and a reddened scar-like birthmark across the left side of his face (as well as his neck and some of his ear), while also bearing a tattoo on his right bicep that reads "Have Mercy on Those I Send You" around that arm — he wears a metal breastplate, chainmail, shoulder plate, and leathered gloves, as well as a brown (cleric styled) hood and orange cape beneath it, while wearing a pendant (canonically a child's bracelet, but the illustration presents it as a three-pieced sigil, as it was illustrated before such information was disclosed). He is posed (seemingly) in action, with one arm raised and his cape wrapping around him, as he looks to the right of the viewer with a solemn yet focused expression. — made by @expealidocious (2025) DO NOT REPOST or USE FOR AI!

(digitally) illustrated and colored portrait of the DnD Druidic character Thaisha Lloy (Critical Role, Campaign 4), amidst a subtly bordered frame; orc woman with muted green skin and curly dark brown-red hair (large and over the shoulders, with graying hair sprouting from her roots, and one braided lock framing each side of her face), white colored eyes amidst black sclera w/bright orange eye makeup around them — she wears a sash-like garment (bright orange) that wraps around her upper arms and neck, beneath a dark red shawl and grayed top. She is posed with her head slightly tilted up and with a composure, looking to the left of the viewer as she is garmented in ivory garments (nose ring, toothed earring, and large beads at the end of her two braids). — made by @expealidocious (2025) DO NOT REPOST or USE FOR AI!

(digitally) illustrated and colored portrait of the DnD Paladin character Vaelus (Critical Role, Campaign 4), amidst a subtly bordered frame; dark elf (drow) woman with pale violet skin and straight white hair (long) and a sprawling scar of bright ultraviolet colors (white, pink, teal, purple), her left ear is visibly cut or disfigured, bright teal colored eyes — she wears a chainmail face covering that obscures the lower half of her face below the eyes, and wears leathered black nun-adjacent clothing, with a hooded covering and a (cleric styled) overcoat, adorned with white lacing that sprawls along and up to her neck (as well as along opposite sides of her chest), and her hair is pulled in two long strands atop her clothing that run along her face, with the rest beneath her hood. She looks directly at the viewer with her head slightly tilted down, with a piercing and intense expression in her eyes (that can only mean good things). — made by @expealidocious (2025) DO NOT REPOST or USE FOR AI!

(digitally) illustrated and colored portrait of the DnD Bardic character Halandil Fang (Critical Role, Campaign 4), amidst a subtly bordered frame; orc man with bright green skin (slightly yellow tinted) black hair that pulls in front of his forehead and around his neck in waves (with more visible gray and white streaks from the roots, and throughout his hair), with mustache and beard that naturally extending up and along his face, blue-green eyes — he wears a bardic outfit, layered atop a collared white shirt, amidst reddened sleeves that billow beneath capped shoulder sleeves (bright orange-yellow), and an emobroidered chest piece of toughened velvet and silk (darkened red and pale-orange), whilst wearing the belted strap of a leathered bag, tied with a bright teal-blue bandana. He has a expression that reads between pleased or melancholic, as he looks to the right of the viewer. — made by @expealidocious (2025) DO NOT REPOST or USE FOR AI!

╭︵‿୨✧₊⊹☆⊹₊✧୧‿︵╮
portraits of some of the characters this campaign

character designs by @solelle.bsky.social
— #criticalrolefanart #expealidocious

@luiscarazo.bsky.social
@aabria.bsky.social
@voiceofobrien.bsky.social

art can be fun sometimes #expealidocious

WIP (work in progress) digital illustration of the orc character Azune Nayar (Critical Role, Campaign 4) with linework and flat-coloring (dark red hair, a reddened birthmark on his face, purple eyes, and a hooded armor piece of brown and orange, whilst wearing a necklace); one of four upcoming sketches of characters from this series — made by expealidocious (2025)

bright eyes
— #wip #criticalrolefanart #expealidocious

WIP (work in progress) digital illustration of the orc character Halandil Fang (Critical Role, Campaign 4) with linework of his head, face, and hair amongst a rough sketch; one of four upcoming sketches of characters from this series — made by expealidocious (2025)

sir family man
— #wip #criticalrolefanart #expealidocious

wonderful things are happening
— #wip #criticalrolefanart #expealidocious

photograph from the artist’s sketchbook, featuring a traditional illustration of Caduceus Clay (The Mighty Nein, Critical Role) sitting upon a moss covered boulder, whilst holding The Blight Staff upright and beside him; he wears beetle-like armor and rests with one hand on his left knee and the other holding up his wooden staff (one of a gnarled tree branch and a large crystal resting atop it), as he looks beside him at a small group of fireflies that fly about beside him and around the top of the staff he holds, all with an peaceful expression when he looks to them — made by expealidocious (2025)

at rest
— #criticalrole #criticalrolefanart #caduceusclay #expealidocious

the compression makes the illustration quality a little more scuffed so here #expealidocious

rendered illustration (digital) of the character Caleb Widogast (Critical Role, The Mighty Nein) — he is faced to the side, looking left of the frame, and dressed in the tattered and dirtied outfit he dawns when introduced (an old tattered brown coat with fur lining, and a gray scarf); wind is seemingly moving through him, picking up Caleb’s hair and the scarf he wears, and as he looks where the scarf rests, pieces of the scarf’s material wither and drift in front of him as the wind carries it along — made by @expealidocious (2025)

with time
— #criticalrole #criticalrolefanart #calebwidogast #expealidocious

FINALLY GETTING SOMEWHERE YAYAYAAAAAAY #expealidocious

…yeah #expealidocious

art train! 🚂🚞🚞💨💨✨

not rendered vs rendered

full artwork linked in thread🙇🏻‍♀️
— #expealidocious #illustration #arttrain

do you remember…?
— #expealidocious #wip #berserk #casca

yet another redraw eeeeee
— #expealidocious #wip #bg3durge

rendered and colorized painting (digital), depicting the artist's original character Ayla (Baldur's Gate 3, DnD) sitting by a fire at night, within a riverside campsite; the character is viewed from their side with a solemn expression (dethatched and distant), seated with their knees pulled close to their chest, while blood and tear stains are on their face and clothing — the fire they sit beside is behind them, the light illuminating them from behind as the embers drift into the night around them, with a river and shoreline that stretches on in the background — made by expealidocious (2025)

unfeeling light
— #expealidocious #illustration #ocart #bg3durge

🌟💌 2024 art summary!

really thankful to have a made a small place for myself to make art and find a means to express myself for the first time in years. i have a lot to learn, and there’s a lot of uncertainty, but i’m grateful <3
#2024artsummary #art #expealidocious

(digital) lined sketch of the artist’s original character Ayla (Baldur’s Gate 3, DnD), who’s sitting with their knees tucked in, looking somewhere distant with a solemn expression — made by @expealidocious

turn off my mind, i beg you — #expealidocious #sketch #ocart