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Erika

@fainder.bsky.social

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✏ 2D game artist and animator (currently on Super Animal Royale) 🐾 Animals enthusiast 😊 She/her 🚫 will block accounts using gen-ai 📢 linktr.ee/ErikaSignini 🛒 https://www.redbubble.com/people/365animals/shop

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Erika @fainder.bsky.social · Dec 3

Hello! ✨ I'm Erika (formerly Fainder online)
I'm an animator (Spine) for videogames, currently working on @animalroyale.com

This account is for personal art and hanging out. I like animals of every kind and stylized art, so expect some of that here 😊

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Erika @fainder.bsky.social · 2d

yay, I want to do some of these! 🙌
also wow, thank you for collecting reference, that's a great starting point!

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Erika @fainder.bsky.social · 3d

just yesterday I gave myself headache being angry at the wrong animal species in a continent in a book. I'm not sure if this thread is helping me calm down or might fuel it more. I keep telling myself I just notice mistakes in topics I know, but who knows how many other there are that I can't see 😂

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Vajra Chandrasekera @vajra.me · 6d

Currently at:
— only buy tech too old to have AI built in
— painstakingly disable AI every time they add it to something that used to work perfectly well
— if it can't be switched off, abandon the platform or tool
— if there are no good alternatives, avoid the AI parts
— patiently wait for the crash

Hypervisible @hypervisible.blacksky.app · 6d

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CassWArt 🌴 @casswart.bsky.social · 7d

Big news for the vaquita porpoise, the most endangered sea mammal! 💙

The time is now to come together to try and save these animals! I believe fully art can help bring awareness.

Join us on Oct 25th for Save the Vaquita Day!

#SaveTheVaquita #SciArt #MarineMammals

Sketch Comp illustration for a small black and gray marked marine mammal called the Vaquita.

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Erika @fainder.bsky.social · 8d

thank you! <3
watercolor is a recent re-discovery really, but I want to do more with it!

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Erika @fainder.bsky.social · 8d

Sooo many cool displays in China, so little time 😭
(I missed the Nanjing musuem, it was closed the day I was able to go 😥)

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CassWArt 🌴 @casswart.bsky.social · 9d

Animal Awareness Days for October 🎃👻🍂

Oct is packed full of art prompts and awareness days! Best of luck ya'll!

As always, Mark your calendars! Plan accordingly.
Google Sheets Webpage Link: tinyurl.com/3vh22kn6

#AnimalDayCal2025 #AnimalDayCal #AnimalArtists

Animal Awareness Calendar graphic and dates for October. A URL is provided for the text file.

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Erika @fainder.bsky.social · 9d

god, I love this style SO MUCH! and it's hard to come by these days, I'm so happy I found you!

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Erika @fainder.bsky.social · 17d

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Erika @fainder.bsky.social · 17d

Hi, I was ooo, will resume drawing shortly, hopefully.

I didn't specifically intend to make my holidays dinosaur-themed but... it kinda ended up that way 😅

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Erika @fainder.bsky.social · 28d

Avevo un lampropeltis, non direi timido ma sicuramente tranquillo. Avevo iniziato a maneggiarlo poco per volta sempre con calma e tranquillità e non ho mai avuto nessun problema 🤷‍♀️ ma non sono un'esperta, penso di essere stata semplicemente fortunata

Erika @fainder.bsky.social · Sep 9

Hi, I found a springhare in a museum! Took some pictures for you

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CassWArt 🌴 @casswart.bsky.social · Sep 1

Animal Awareness days Google Calendar view!

Special thanks to @fainder.bsky.social for going through and updating the list to port over to a calendar view! Even more ways to keep track!

Google Calendar - Sign in to Access & Edit Your Schedule

Access Google Calendar with a Google account (for personal use) or Google Workspace account (for business use).

calendar.google.com

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Erika @fainder.bsky.social · Aug 19

well deserved, it's a cool game!

Erika @fainder.bsky.social · Aug 18

the way you can draw accurate animals whitle still retaining your personal toony style is still unbelievable to me! I'm never getting tired of seeing it 💯

Erika @fainder.bsky.social · Aug 13

maybe I'll simply do a few instead of all? 🤔

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Erika @fainder.bsky.social · Aug 13

ty <3
yeah it's not a complaint, either has pros and cons, I need to make up my mind 😅

Erika @fainder.bsky.social · Aug 13

to be perfectly honest, I'm struggling with the challenge this year. Maybe it's hot, maybe I dislike the paper in this sketchbook, or maybe I'm just tired.
Unsure if it's better to just do them regardless or stop

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Erika @fainder.bsky.social · Aug 13

Third spread for #AvianAugust
Doing those kind of outlines reminds me how much I used to love doing lines with ink and brush. I should try it again sometimes

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Erika @fainder.bsky.social · Aug 10

Seabirds are amazing regardless, always so streamlined and stylish

Erika @fainder.bsky.social · Aug 10

Second spread for #AvianAugust
how are Hawaiian bird either bright red or black and white? 😂

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Erika @fainder.bsky.social · Aug 6

ty!! watercolors are so cool, I want to use them more

Erika @fainder.bsky.social · Aug 5

I immediately fell behind on #AvianAugust due to being busy in the weekend... but I'm catching up!
Also I'm taking this as a chance to try slightly different techniques so this probably won't be a consistent set

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Erika @fainder.bsky.social · Aug 5

depending on how much there is to translate and deadlines, I might be interested! (Italian)

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トガシユウスケ @tgsysk.bsky.social · Jul 16

樹液酒場の昆虫達

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