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Starite 🌟
@starite.bsky.social
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erik ⭑ he/him ⭑ queer ⭑ twenty-something ⭑ 🇳🇴🇺🇸
retro artist & life enjoyer 👍
portfolio: starite.neocities.org
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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
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
starite.bsky.social
oh hey, just rediscovered the document where i started outlining her character
Lorelei - One of Fritz’s friends in Dederon - Bedroom wall covered in pictures of faraway places cut out from magazines and postcards - Possibly forming a greater image visible only from afar? - Strong and athletic - Fritz admires her, maybe even a little too much
November 19, 2025 at 9:28 PM
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
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
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
starite.bsky.social
how it feels to follow artists who aren’t terrified of everything on earth at all times
“dog thoughts” by anna haifisch illustration of a dog peering through a gap in a fence at three other dogs playing, captioned “here’s the life i’ve always longed for”
November 15, 2025 at 8:20 PM
starite.bsky.social
a quick reminder about— hey, what was that for?

#art #artsky #oc #sketchbook #cartoon #comic
fritz sitting casually and saying “hello! i’m here with a friendly reminder for everyone to separate household waste into the appropriate categories according to local regulations. this benefits the quality of recycled material and helps the environment quite a FUCKING bit. thanks!” the fine text below reads “this announcement was paid for by nobody on the behalf of nothing.” sadly, it is all obscured by a gigantic red “RUDE” stamp.
November 7, 2025 at 3:48 PM
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
starite.bsky.social
oc-tober day 31: halloween costume
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the Witching Hour is upon us!

#bweirdoctober2025 #art #artsky #originalcharacter #ocart #ocsky #illustration #retro #vintage #cartoon
a retro-style illustration of lena, a tall blonde woman, dressed as a witch and holding a bubbling potion and a crooked broom. she is accompanied by her pet cheetah, standing beside her dressed as a skeleton. they are in a pumpkin patch with a gnarled old tree behind them, and the scene is bathed in bright yellow light from the full moon.
October 31, 2025 at 2:26 PM
starite.bsky.social
oc-tober day 27: re-design
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a slightly different spin on fritz and soleil

#bweirdoctober2025 #art #artsky #originalcharacter #ocart #ocsky #illustration #retro #vintage #cartoon
illustration of fritz (left) and soleil (right). fritz is wearing a white shirt with its sleeves rolled up, a red bandanna, and black pants torn into shorts. he’s holding up a fist, partially wrapped in bandages. soleil is wearing a red minidress with a large pink flower pattern and white belt and collar, a pink scarf, pink bracelets, and white thigh-high boots. she’s holding a red purse in her hand.
October 27, 2025 at 9:37 PM
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oc-tober day 17: serene
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alone by the water

#bweirdoctober2025 #art #artsky #originalcharacter #ocart #ocsky #illustration #retro #vintage #cartoon
an illustration in the style of an ink print showing fritz, a young man wearing a sailor shirt and shorts, sitting alone on a rocky shore as the tide washes over him. his eyes are closed.
October 17, 2025 at 3:42 PM
starite.bsky.social
really like this guy i found at the antique shop last week
a small sculpture of a bear(?) with round cartoony eyes and a big snout. the snout and body are covered in a light beige cracked glaze the same sculpture, viewed from the side
October 16, 2025 at 3:34 AM
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hello #PortfolioDay! my name is erik and i'm an illustrator in new york enamored with midcentury print media and aesthetics.

my portfolio is at starite.neocities.org! 🖼️🎨
a young woman with red hair in long pigtails sitting on her bed, surrounded by posters on the walls a young man wearing a sailor shirt and shorts looking up in fear, surrounded by glowing eyes in different shapes and colors comic-style illustration of two pokemon, ludicolo and milotic, engaged in battle. ludicolo is scattering seeds onto milotic, beaten up and lying on the ground
October 14, 2025 at 4:05 PM
starite.bsky.social
oc-tober day 13: animal
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comrade schmidt photographed with his dog, tasso - the third dachshund he’s owned with the same name, color, and disagreeable personality

#bweirdoctober2025 #art #artsky #originalcharacter #ocart #ocsky #illustration #retro #vintage #cartoon
a portrait of karl-peter schmidt, a blond man with a tan suit and square glasses, holding a brown dachshund in his arms and standing in front of a yellow-green wallpapered backdrop. both of the portrait’s subjects are glowering at the camera.
October 13, 2025 at 7:33 PM
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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.
October 10, 2025 at 2:56 PM
starite.bsky.social
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.
October 6, 2025 at 8:36 PM
starite.bsky.social
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.
October 5, 2025 at 11:02 PM
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
starite.bsky.social
bonus 💥‼️
uncolored doodle of renate standing with her arms behind her back, with a confident facial expression and a thought bubble reading “BEING BUTCH IS FANTASTIC!”
October 2, 2025 at 4:25 PM
starite.bsky.social
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.
October 1, 2025 at 4:54 PM
starite.bsky.social
genuinely i think it would be so cool if creators sold sewing patterns to make plushies of their characters instead of just outsourcing the labor for "ready-made" ones elsewhere. like even putting aside discussion of labor, waste, etc. how cool would it be to see your fav character made with love in an infinite variation of materials and colors and patterns... diy plush my beloved
September 29, 2025 at 11:40 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
starite.bsky.social
and the original - i love komiya’s art so much and it made me so happy to work with this piece :)
light slowbro card featuring tomokazu komiya's original illustration, a similar scene rendered in watercolor.
September 26, 2025 at 8:39 PM
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slowbro for @ poketcg-art on tumblr’s redraw event 💗🌼

#art #artsky #pokemon #pokemonart #ポケモン #retro #vintage #cartoon
a redrawn version of tomokazu komiya's illustration for light slowbro from the neo destiny pokémon TCG expansion. slowbro is sitting in a green meadow filled with colorful flowers under a blue sky, with a windmill in the background. slowbro is smelling a blue flower held in its hand, bearing a blissful expression shared by the shellder on its tail. the illustration is mostly lineless and rendered in comic-style halftones.
September 26, 2025 at 8:39 PM