Erika Rivers

@erikarivers.bsky.social

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26-year-old digital artist and graphic designer. 🩵🤍🩷 @petal-and-leaf.bsky.social @technomarina.bsky.social

A poster drawn in a 1990s anime style. A girl is confronted by her magical girl ego in front of a vast ocean at sunset. Text reads, "It feels like a dream, doesn't it? The moon plays tricks on you and the sun burns your eyes. It's all real, though. I've seen it. Open your eyes and let me show you."
Painterly portrait of a young woman standing in a meteor shower, holding an umbrella above her head. She has dark, curly hair and a purple outfit, wearing rain boots on her feet. Her expression is pensive.
A painterly bust-up portrait of a mermaid with long brown hair. She has one clawed, webbed, scaly hand in front of her face, and she has a wicked grin with pointed teeth. Dramatic shading suggests that she is deep within the depths of the ocean.
A screenshot of my Art Fight profile, showing all 20 of my characters. They're mostly colorful women. I don't think I have room to list them all here, and it's not really relevant to the point of including the image
Artwork stylized as a screencap of a vintage 1990s anime. Mizuki Furokawa, a teenage girl, has transformed into a magical girl named Sparkle Splash, themed around a bath. Her blonde hair is styled into twintails shaped like faucets and attached with water-drop shaped hairclips; she wears a pink dress with a temperature valve on the chest and similar details on her armbands and skirt. She looks shocked, her hands framing her face, as she cries "What in the world?!" Next to her is Princess Bubbles, a brown puppy wearing a crown and a royal purple coat. She looks overjoyed at this turn of events. The two of them are standing in the classic nondescript magical girl forest clearing that every episode 1 battle takes place in. You know the place.
Illustration of an angel girl floating in the clouds, looking overjoyed at having her fluffy wings returned to her. Below her are eight icons (a spark of lightning, a stone, a parasol, a block of ice, a cutter boomerang, a cleaning broom, a ball of fire, and a needle), and above her is a token of her gratitude, a Heart Star.
Animation of a Game Boy Advance-style conversation screen between to characters: Dulce, a pâtissière on the right, and Ham Burgess, a fry cook on the left. Dulce (laughing like a noblewoman, while wearing a mask to cover her eyes): "Uaaahahahaha!" Ham (bemused): "Ready for our cookoff, Dulce?" Dulce (taking off the mask, impressed): "Wow, how'dja know it was me?" Ham (putting their hands behind their head): "Lucky guess."
Illustration of The World from Magical Drop, a woman floating in the sky above the earth, clouds visible above and behind her. She has short pink hair framing her three eyes, a wide grin on her face, and two colorful orbs in her hands. She only wears a green ribbon tastefully draped around her.
Illustration of NEICHEL, an off-screen character from Kirby and the Forgotten Land. She's a woman with short dark hair, and a brimmed green hat that obscures her eyes. She wears a flowing green gown, and two white wings emerge from her back. At the bottom of the image is ancient text that reads... well, maybe you'll want to figure that out yourself?
Illustration of two magical girl-type teens striking an awesome pose!!!! On the left is the moon-themed Prisma Luna (by @sunrysky.bsky.social) who wears a primarily purple outfit with a rainbow ponytail, and on the right is the sun-themed Summery Sweet (by me) who wears a red and yellow outfit with pink accents and a comet-themed ponytail. The illustration is styled like a screencap of a '90s anime, and both characters are subtitled saying "Solar eclipse!"
Image of a scene where a tiny little scientist woman (Ophelia) is sitting on top of a microwave robot (Micro) to two robot women: one with tired eyes, curly purple hair, and wearing a segmented sweater dress (Cassiopeia), and the other with teal-blue hair, two extension cords that look like ponytails, and wearing a two-piece dress (R-9).
Illustration of Satsuki Kurosawa, a character belonging to @ironfloret.bsky.social. She's a woman with blonde-and-pink dyed hair and a stern look on her face. I've drawn her wading in the water in a bathing suit, carrying a comically oversized pink inner tube.
A six-panel comic Panel 1: Erika (the artist) is laying in bed. A caption reads "BEDROTTING" Panel 2: As Erika is laying in bed, a bright light fills her bedroom. She is unfazed. Panel 3: Valkyrie, from the game The Legend of Valkyrie, is standing in Erika's doorway. She says, "Erika it's 5 PM. You have to get out of bed so you can shower and eat" Panel 4: Erika is still laying in bed, with a pained expression. She says, "Valkyrie from The Legend of Valkyrie... Can I imagine you naked so it can motivate me" Panel 5: Valkyrie has a deeply sympathetic face. She says, "You may." She is depicted tastefully nude. Panel 6: Erika sits up in bed. She says, "Thank you"
On her walk, Mirabelle passes by a store display, featuring a mannequin wearing a blue sundress. Mirabelle freezes in her tracks, staring intently at the mannequin's featureless face.
A woman faces the viewer and introduces herself: "My name is Mirabelle." She has short, strawberry blonde hair in a bob cut with swept bangs, and a blank expression, with cold eyes underneath thick lashes. She wears a pink shawl over a red top.
A pixel art banner depicting Mirabelle, a woman facing the viewer with a cold expression.
I'm Erika! I'm a digital artist who loves to try new things. I look forward to sharing my passion with you! My skills include: - graphic design and logo design, - illustration and character design, - animation and music! The video showcases some of my work. Thank you! ~ Erika Rivers