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Starite 🌟
@starite.bsky.social
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erik ⭑ he/him ⭑ queer ⭑ twenty-something ⭑ 🇳🇴🇺🇸
retro artist & life enjoyer 👍
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Starite 🌟 @starite.bsky.social · 17d
hi, i’m starite! 🎨✌️
i'm an illustrator hopelessly in love with midcentury art and design. i draw my OCs a lot (and fanart too sometimes!)
stay awhile and get cozy... or check out my links:

🔸starite.neocities.org
🔹stariteart.tumblr.com

[ #art ⭑ #oc ⭑ #retro ]
fritz, a young man with fluffy blond hair, smiling with half-lidded eyes and making a peace sign. the background consists of wavy lines filled in with various different patterns (from left to right) tor, soleil, fritz, and basil enjoying some time together in a colorful living room decorated in a midcentury modern style renate, a young woman with long orange pigtails sitting on her bed with a slight smile. she is surrounded by posters, magazines, and other objects including a camera and some empty bottles a brown dachshund staring into the viewer's soul while being held in the arms of a person wearing a tan suit jacket with a green tie. they are against a backdrop of greenish-yellow vintage wallpaper
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starite.bsky.social
hi, i’m starite! 🎨✌️
i'm an illustrator hopelessly in love with midcentury art and design. i draw my OCs a lot (and fanart too sometimes!)
stay awhile and get cozy... or check out my links:

🔸starite.neocities.org
🔹stariteart.tumblr.com

[ #art ⭑ #oc ⭑ #retro ]
fritz, a young man with fluffy blond hair, smiling with half-lidded eyes and making a peace sign. the background consists of wavy lines filled in with various different patterns (from left to right) tor, soleil, fritz, and basil enjoying some time together in a colorful living room decorated in a midcentury modern style renate, a young woman with long orange pigtails sitting on her bed with a slight smile. she is surrounded by posters, magazines, and other objects including a camera and some empty bottles a brown dachshund staring into the viewer's soul while being held in the arms of a person wearing a tan suit jacket with a green tie. they are against a backdrop of greenish-yellow vintage wallpaper
November 7, 2025 at 12:13 AM
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starite.bsky.social
every time you repost this image a random person on earth gets turned into [disproportionate lena with lollipop]
January 30, 2025 at 6:18 PM
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starite.bsky.social
colorado potato beetle (L. decemlineata) 🪲🥔

#art #artsky #illustration #traditionalart #drawing #sketchbook #insects #bugs #bugart
a small sketchbook page covered in ink drawings of the colorado potato beetle, a round insect with dark, bold stripes on its wings. each beetle is colored rather loosely in yellow and orange marker.
February 23, 2025 at 5:08 PM
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fanart i drew of a dog picture i really liked 🐶

#art #artsky #illustration #digitalart #retro #vintage #cartoon #dog #dogs #bullterrier
a vintage illustration of a lumpy black and white bull terrier riding on a red, blue, and yellow springy horse in green grass. the illustration is captioned "Dogy Bounce", with the subheading "Dogy Bounce - Dogy Bounce"
April 7, 2025 at 4:10 PM
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telekitnetic.bsky.social
#telekitneticart #indigenousart If you weren't aware already, this is the unfortunate hand I've been dealt this holiday season: having to job hunt in the winter while a potential recession is on the horizon.

ko-fi.com/telekitnetic...

RBs on this post are really appreciated <3
A drawing of TeleKitnetic's fursona making the shinji chair meme post. The top text reads "I got laid off from my day job", the bottom text simply reads "Bottom text". "After my final shift for the week last Thursday, my boss pulled me aside and told me I'd been let go (termination without cause) with severance in lieu of a two week notice. That day job paid for all of my rent, plus most of my expenses. The severance I got will cover most of my rent + expenses for one month, but that's it. And it's a very difficult time to be looking for a job right now (my last big job hunt took almost three months for a minimum wage position). My family has offered to lend me a hand for expenses if I need it, and I'm going to be looking into options like EI and art grants to keep me afloat, but other then that, my monthly income is now almost entirely dependent on my artwork. And it's obviously a very difficult time to be trying to make a living as an independent artist right now." I know it's a pretty rough time (understatement) for a lot of folks right now, but if you're able to give some money to help me out while I'm trying to get through this rut, it'd be greatly appreciated. 1. I have a monthly ko-fi membership (Tip Jar) where you can get occasional private WIP updates for as low as 4$ CAD (about 3$ USD) per month! This is great if you don't have the change for a commission or shop items/shipping but want to pitch in a little bit to me! 2. I have an online shop on the same ko-fi! It has stickers, prints, pins, and keychains of my formline art. US shipping is available and prepaid duties (tariffs, derogatory) are factored into the applicable product shipping cost. Great if you're looking for stocking stuffers this holiday season! 3. I take custom commissions for formline art from time to time! The reason I list this last is because comms take the most physical and mental strain of all these options, and the last thing I want to do is burn myself out when I'm already struggling. If you can't support me financially, that is fine! Reblogging/sharing my posts, shop listings, and art helps more then you think! A screenshot of TeleKitnetic's ko-fi shop.
November 24, 2025 at 5:31 PM
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starite.bsky.social
i like it when there’s a silly little bunny 🙂

#art #artsky #originalcharacter #ocart #ocsky #furry #furryart #sketchbook
two ink drawings, one uncolored and one colored, of fritz as an anthro hare. he is wearing a sailor shirt, a blue scarf, brown shorts and shoes, and has bright yellow fur.
February 28, 2025 at 5:57 PM
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a glimpse into the bleak little office begrudgingly shared by comrades karl-peter schmidt and lena volkova, aka “the dollhouse”. fritz gets to come in too sometimes

#art #artsky #ocsky #illustration #retro #vintage
a line drawing of an office interior, looking in as if one wall has been cut away. its caption reads «the dollhouse». on the far side of the room, two desks with various objects scattered atop them are situated in a corner. one faces a wall with two framed portraits, and the other faces a window positioned just high enough to be out of reach. in the other corner, a map hangs on the wall next to the door. on the side closer to the viewer, there is an L-shaped countertop with objects including a rotary phone and a potted plant. a calendar hangs on the wall close to it. a waste bin and a large cabinet filled with folders stand next to the countertop.
September 28, 2025 at 2:58 PM
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starite.bsky.social
oc-tober day 3: favorite oc
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get FRITZED

#bweirdoctober2025 #art #artsky #originalcharacter #ocart #ocsky #illustration #retro #vintage #cartoon
a vintage-style illustration of fritz, a young man with light skin and fluffy dark blond hair wearing a sailor shirt and shorts, making a peace sign with his fingers and looking at the viewer with a half-lidded smile. in the background, wavy lines emanate from the center, containing various patterns in yellow, blue, and burgundy.
October 3, 2025 at 3:31 PM
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starite.bsky.social
lineless experiment

#art #illustration #retro #cartoon
a pen and marker drawing of the robot maria from metropolis (1927) posing on a bright yellow background. she is drawn in a midcentury cartoon style, and lines are used sparingly to add details to her silhouette.
November 19, 2025 at 7:06 PM
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starite.bsky.social
this is how i post
fritz sitting at his typewriter, somehow typing in complete darkness as some sort of commotion goes on outside his window and its closed curtains
November 23, 2025 at 4:01 PM
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hydrohammond.bsky.social
Time to get your public comments in on the proposed Waters of the U.S. rule that would strip protections for countless wetlands and streams.

Trout unlimited has a tool on their page that will automatically send your message to the EPA as well as your representatives:

www.tu.org/conservation...
November 23, 2025 at 11:03 PM
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ianmcque.bsky.social
upper east side mashup
Ink drawing, architectural mashup inspired by nyc’s upper east side
November 24, 2025 at 7:44 AM
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whimsycherry.bsky.social
The Slumber Dragon🌙💤 a gentle soul who has a habit of sleeping mid-flight #illustration #clipstudiopaint #oc
image depicts a slumbering dragon, who is more scruffy and dog-like in appearance. he has a large body with a large snout and smaller wings. his fur is messy and "bedhead" like. He is shown sleeping in the night sky, with his snore bubbles forming the letters "Zzz"
November 24, 2025 at 12:26 PM
starite.bsky.social
i know all the lyrics to the ending song from “limbo of the lost” because every time i remember it exists it gets stuck in my head for 2 months
m4rina.bsky.social maɾina • vgd @m4rina.bsky.social · Jul 4
i was going through my X archives and found this by @superpodsaga.com, which I qrt'd at some point years ago

so, let me bring the question back: what is the most useless piece of video game knowledge you know?
2023 tweet screencap: the person asks "what is the most useless piece of video game knowledge you know?"
November 24, 2025 at 4:09 PM
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twosipsofbleach.bsky.social
Jacinthe :)))))))))

#pokemon#PokemonLegendsZA
November 23, 2025 at 8:22 PM
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rinnyleep.bsky.social
I hope everyone can remember your art is more than the numbers it gets. The internet is not as kind to art as it was a decade ago. I hope everyone can keep creating even if it's just for themselves.
November 23, 2025 at 2:19 AM
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kenparille.bsky.social
November 23, 2025 at 10:20 PM
starite.bsky.social
karl-peter learned to lie to protect himself from authorities at a very young age and carried that into adulthood, where he also uses it as a tool of control now that he’s an authority figure himself. to him, it’s perfectly acceptable - and necessary - when it comes to serving the state.
dailyocs.bsky.social Daily OC questions @dailyocs.bsky.social · Oct 6
What's your OC's opinion on lying? Would they lie if necessary or are they brutally honest all the time?

#dailyocs
November 23, 2025 at 9:52 PM
starite.bsky.social
this is how i post
fritz sitting at his typewriter, somehow typing in complete darkness as some sort of commotion goes on outside his window and its closed curtains
November 23, 2025 at 4:01 PM
starite.bsky.social
the amount of ambition/sheer hubris i get when i actually remember to take my adhd meds is crazy. like how am i thinking “i should start an animation project” when i have no fewer than 3 different wips going already
November 23, 2025 at 2:14 AM
starite.bsky.social
what flavor is your character?
soggy.
karl-peter schmidt, a blond man with big square glasses wearing a suit and tie, giving a toothy grin captioned “his award losing smile” a single cigarette lying in a dirty-looking puddle of water
November 23, 2025 at 1:36 AM
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redrumrose.bsky.social
Winter Fancy ❄

Sketches of popular vintage fashion I found. Colors are GDT's Frankenstein inspired ^^
#oc #madscientist #maddoctor #retro #vintage #50s #60s #cartoon #art #redrumrose
November 22, 2025 at 5:54 PM
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starite.bsky.social
heh… get a load of THIS guy

#art #artsky #oc #cartoon #drawing #sketchbook
two doodles of comrade karl-peter schmidt, one with him standing with his hands in his pockets as his tie flies out from under his suit, the other with him with a dopey confused expression surrounded by question marks comrade schmidt giving a big toothy smile, captioned “his award losing smile”
November 16, 2025 at 10:33 PM
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starite.bsky.social
ink #wip. please pray for my wrists
an ink drawing of a pile of many labubu dolls in varying degrees of bootleg-ness, covering most of the sketchbook page. the drawing is partially obscured by the two micron pens used to create it
November 17, 2025 at 2:50 AM
starite.bsky.social
fritz isn’t a natural blond, his adoptive parents started bleaching his hair at a young age to make him “fit in better”. his original color’s more like the brown hair on the sides/back & he keeps dying it even after realizing how fucked up it all was because he can’t bear being reminded of his past
dailyocs.bsky.social Daily OC questions @dailyocs.bsky.social · 4d
Does your OC dye their hair? If yes, what's their natural hair color? Do they ever show it?

#dailyocs
November 21, 2025 at 3:08 AM