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Starite 🌟
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erik ⭑ he/him ⭑ queer ⭑ twenty-something ⭑ 🇳🇴🇺🇸 retro artist & life enjoyer 👍 portfolio: starite.neocities.org icon by @geoledgy.bsky.social!
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Starite 🌟 @starite.bsky.social · Nov 12
hi, i’m starite 🎨✌️
i make midcentury/retro-inspired art of my OCs (and sometimes fanart too!)

🔹 tumblr: stariteart.tumblr.com
🔸 artfight: artfight.net/~starite

{ #art • #cartoon • #retro • #originalcharacter }
tor, soleil, fritz, and basil (listed from left to right) sitting around a table in a colorful midcentury living room and chatting happily karl-peter in a run-down urban environment with smog and abandoned buildings, having just hopped out of his tiny blue car, wearing a shocked expression as if alarmed by a strange noise lena sitting in front of a red stage curtain, gazing coolly towards the viewer as she rests her hand upon a cheetah’s back
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Starite 🌟 @starite.bsky.social · 42m
oc-tober day 10: symbolism/themes
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beneath the unrelenting stare

#bweirdoctober2025 #art #artsky #originalcharacter #ocart #ocsky #illustration #retro #vintage #cartoon
fritz, a young man wearing a sailor shirt and shorts, standing with his hands behind his back and looking up. he is drawn without a mouth. surrounding him are many eyes in different shapes, sizes, and colors, all staring in his direction.
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H.B. Tyson @hbtyson.bsky.social · 11h
Overgrown
A linocut print of a girl carrying an oversized carrot on her back. It's printed on off-white paper with black and orange ink.
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Withkindereyes @withkindereyes.bsky.social · 21h
Sharing this on behalf of a mutual who lost his job recently. Would appreciate people sharing it around

ko-fi.com/clippy/
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ROCKY ATOMICA @geoledgy.bsky.social · 1d
hi #rockart
Poudre Valley and the Cache la Poudre River
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Paratonia @paratonia.bsky.social · 1d
09 – hold

#OC-tober #OC-tober2025
Ink sketch of a man in a dark overcoat walking beside a small child. They are holding hands.
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Starite 🌟 @starite.bsky.social · 8d
oc-tober day 1: new oc
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renate michaelis in her bedroom, mid-1960s

#bweirdoctober2025 #art #artsky #originalcharacter #ocart #ocsky #illustration #retro #vintage #cartoon
a vintage-style illustration of renate, a young light-skinned woman with long red pigtails wearing a plaid shirt and jeans(!) sitting on her bed. she is looking to her left with a slight smile. next to her are some magazines and a small pile of clothes. the shelf in the bed’s headboard holds a pile of books, some beverages, and an exa 500 camera. a soccer ball and a cardboard box are on the floor. the walls are decorated with album covers, posters, and postcards. the whole illustration is rendered in orange, dark green, and brown.
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Starite 🌟 @starite.bsky.social · 12d
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.
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Starite 🌟 @starite.bsky.social · 7d
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.
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Starite 🌟 @starite.bsky.social · 3d
oc-tober day 6: relationships
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excuse me, i just wanted to let you two know we're closing in five minutes and... hello? ...can you hear me?

#bweirdoctober2025 #art #artsky #originalcharacter #ocart #ocsky #illustration #retro #vintage #cartoon
illustration of soleil, a young black woman with a bob hairstyle wearing a turtleneck sweater, jacket, and plaid skirt sitting across from fritz, a young man with light skin and fluffy hair wearing a jacket and jeans, in a restaurant booth. they are gazing into each other's eyes and smiling.
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Starite 🌟 @starite.bsky.social · 2d
yes, they are! thank you so much for the kind compliment ☺️
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emily moonlight @threnody.bsky.social · 2d
hi, cis folks in california!

this headline leaves out that newsom has another 5 days to sign these bills into law. if you’d like to tell him he should do that to protect trans californians, you should to reach out.

he also has a phone: (916) 445-2841

want to know what to say? next post! 🧵
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Starite 🌟 @starite.bsky.social · 3d
thank you so much! had a blast drawing it :)
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Starite 🌟 @starite.bsky.social · 3d
oc-tober day 6: relationships
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excuse me, i just wanted to let you two know we're closing in five minutes and... hello? ...can you hear me?

#bweirdoctober2025 #art #artsky #originalcharacter #ocart #ocsky #illustration #retro #vintage #cartoon
illustration of soleil, a young black woman with a bob hairstyle wearing a turtleneck sweater, jacket, and plaid skirt sitting across from fritz, a young man with light skin and fluffy hair wearing a jacket and jeans, in a restaurant booth. they are gazing into each other's eyes and smiling.
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Sammy 🧪⚡ @redrumrose.bsky.social · 3d
OCtober Day 6 - Relationships 🚑💨

The dynamic of the Hospital 11 crew ^^
#bweirdoctober #bweirdoctober2025 #OC-tober #madscientist #spooky #art #redrumrose
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Sorry for Farty Sniffin @goatpaste.bsky.social · 4d
Anyone wanna commission me so I can afford to fill up my car with gas and pick up my hormones 🐀💚
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Sorry for Farty Sniffin @goatpaste.bsky.social · Nov 14
Finally using my Bluesky account hiiii everybody

My Website: goatpaste.weebly.com
My email: [email protected]
Etsy: etsy.com/shop/HimboGo...
Kofi: ko-fi.com/goatpaste
TH: toyhou.se/goatpaste pic.x.com/0noLLAPlId
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Starite 🌟 @starite.bsky.social · 19d
wow! cool robot!

#art #artsky #oc #ocart #ocsky #retro #vintage #y2k #cartoon
a graphic showing a humanlike robot over a light blue grid paper background. the robot resembles a young man with spiky hair wearing a sailor shirt and shorts, and has a bent antenna coming out of his head. captions: MACHINE-MAN / M-01 «FRITZ» Highly sensitive ocular units record over 50 KB of video footage Telescoping radio antenna receives both AM and FM signals Articulated hands and fingers offer superior mechanical precision Advanced machine intelligence allows for emotional warmth and friendship
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Starite 🌟 @starite.bsky.social · 4d
far lands

#art #artsky #illustration #digitalart #retro #minecraft #minecraftart
a vintage-style illustration of two figures too small to be seen clearly coming face to face with the far lands - a towering alien landscape whose forms look carved and stretched out. the sun blazes above them, and the left and right edges of the frame are obscured by parting fog.
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Starite 🌟 @starite.bsky.social · 4d
(yes i did draw this after kurtjmac’s stream last night lol)
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Starite 🌟 @starite.bsky.social · 4d
far lands

#art #artsky #illustration #digitalart #retro #minecraft #minecraftart
a vintage-style illustration of two figures too small to be seen clearly coming face to face with the far lands - a towering alien landscape whose forms look carved and stretched out. the sun blazes above them, and the left and right edges of the frame are obscured by parting fog.
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Paratonia @paratonia.bsky.social · 4d
06 – weapon

#OC-tober #OC-tober2025
Ink sketch of a running middle-aged woman. She is holding a sniper rifle.
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H.B. Tyson @hbtyson.bsky.social · 5d
Do I understand what I was doing here? No.
Am I obsessed with the colors and textures? Absolutely!
Top half of a scanned image of “sketches” on cream paper. It’s mostly a collection of nonrepresentational forms created using watercolor, gouache, pencil and pen. Bottom half of a scanned image of “sketches” on cream paper. It’s mostly a collection of nonrepresentational forms created using watercolor, gouache, pencil and pen.
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Autumn Winslow Langtree @taxiedermist.bsky.social · 5d
Voyager One piece I did for a friend’s zine a few months ago 💛🛰️
A digital painting featuring the space probe Voyager One with a bright rainbow wave coming out of its satellite dish. There are lyrics from various songs flowing from the rainbow with a scrapbook style to them, each word individually cut and pasted onto the piece. Voyager One itself is rendered with light and shadow, but the rainbow is not, giving it a fantastical look. The lyrics pasted onto the piece are as follows: “I’ll be your mirror Reflect what you are, in case you don’t know.” (From I’ll Be Your Mirror by the Velvet Underground) “An untouched diamond Golden and Brilliant Without illumination.” (From I Won’t Hurt You by The West Coast Pop Art Experimental Band) “The stars and the planets Are calling me A billion years away From You.” (From My Tears Are Becoming A Sea by M83)
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o-scare 👻 @pepperbloom.bsky.social · 5d
if you love your OCs so so so much but you dont like making comics i PROMISE you can just keep posting bullshit forever and ppl will still love them. you do not need to hold out for your Official Comic That Will Take Ten Years To Finish JUST POST!!!!!!
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Liam McGuire @liammcguire.bsky.social · 7d
Anyone have a particularly hot comic take?
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Starite 🌟 @starite.bsky.social · 5d
is the “mutuals” feed not refreshing for anyone else? it keeps showing me posts from 3 days ago
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ROCKY ATOMICA @geoledgy.bsky.social · 6d
Some retro icons from the current and previous commission batches. I love making these LOL #rockart
Icons of 9 characters in a mid-century style. Icons of 9 characters in a mid-century style.
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