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erik ⭑ he/him ⭑ queer ⭑ twenty-something retro artist & life enjoyer 👍 portfolio: starite.neocities.org print shop: inprnt.com/gallery/starite/ art tag: #art icon by @geoledgy.bsky.social

two quadrupedal creatures (chekhovsgunman's character inkblot and my character the chimaera) standing atop a textured picture plane and playing with toys modeled after our other characters. the background is a png checkerboard void
a colors! 3D drawing of fritz, a cartoon character with curly hair wearing a sailor shirt and shorts, sitting inside a color wheel and staring forwards. in the background are a painted landscape featuring a flowery meadow next to a lake and mountains, and a partial screenshot from super smash bros. 4 featuring a dock on a tropical island. hovering to the right is the crudely-drawn outline of a nintendo 3DS and a pencil that draws a line connecting to fritz. the caption, in rainbow lettering, reads “what is this place? i’ve never been here and yet it feels so very familiar. it must have meant a lot to someone a very, very long time ago.”
screenshot of my follower count (2k)
a two-tone vintage-style illustration of breaking mews, an anthro tuxedo cat dressed in a sharp suit and holding some papers upside down while staring at them (it is unclear whether or not they understand what is written). on the left side of the picture are some TV screens with faint images of rats visible through the static. on the right are some crudely-drawn headshots of mews. a line of rats forms a border at the bottom of the picture. the captions read "mews you can use" and "do tune in: (mewscast logo) / SHS / KAS-TV".
vintage-style illustration of nate, a catlike creature who resembles a jester and has a long fluffy tail and a zipper across his belly. he's balancing on a giant ball with various circus motifs in the background (balloons, banners, etc). the image text reads "HIP HOORAY! The CIRCUS is in town!"
traditional drawing of joan hoffman, a light-skinned woman with black hair in a beehive style, wearing a red turtleneck sweater and gazing to the left. in the background next to her are some white lilies, death upon its pale horse as depicted in the rider-waite tarot deck, and some simple midcentury style cartoons of joan’s face. the piece is drawn in red and black ink, and shaded partially with red crayon.
1984 calendar meme edit; woman reads norway vs. england off phone as man flips calendar to june 793
vintage comic style illustration of legally-distinct totally not william shatner in an airplane, looking away in terror as ashton, a deer with big curly hair and a sweater with the words "plane crazy" taps on the window... from outside! the inside of the plane is black and white, while the view outside is a collage of celestial imagery, bursting with color that breaks inside in the form of colorful goop and a subtle glow.
the “1 kilogram of steel vs 1 kilogram of feathers” sketch from limmy’s show
unfinished sketch of fritz at a typewriter, surrounded by several tall stacks of letters. he looks anxious.
screenshot of a clip studio paint layer named "Layer 4 Copy 3 2 Copy", an unholy amalgamation of suffixes formed through being duplicated and merged countless times over three and a half hours
six midcentury style character thumbnails consisting of black line art on a colored background, with different tints and shades being provided by halftone dots and lines
panel 1: nobody knows it, but i've actually been really tiny this whole time. (the artist, a very tiny person with curly hair and glasses, sitting on an eraser next to a ruler leaning against a wall, with a dollar bill on the ground next to him) panel 2: they don't make art supplies small enough for me to use... (the artist next to a sketchbook, struggling to pick up a mechanical pencil from the eraser end) panel 3: ...so i have to put a lot of effort into each line. that's why i work so slowly. (the artist lifting the pencil with his whole body, shakily drawing a line in the sketchbook)
a 1970s anthro dog office worker, gazing upwards and blushing as his pen leaves a big ink blot on a form he’s supposed to be filling out
some rough sketches of fritz, a curly-haired young man wearing a sailor shirt and shorts
artfight character page with only 4 images that lets me upload a new one, as is normal
artfight.net telling me soleil has reached the maximum number of images (6) that can be uploaded for a single character, despite there clearly only being 4 images
minecraft survival mode screenshot
a vintage cloth(?) doll of paul mccartney with a vinyl head and slightly unkempt hair. its eyes are wild and its mouth opens in a horrid grin.
brian wilson surrounded by “cats” cast members in full makeup and costume sometime in the 80s. he’s crossing his arms and has a big smile on his face
light-skinned hand pointing to laptop screen showing my art on the tumblr radar
a vintage-style illustration of fritz, a young blond man wearing a sailor shirt and shorts, carrying a large pride flag (gilbert baker's 1978 design) above his head as he walks on a cobblestone path. in the background are some buildings (two with postwar modern architecture and one built in a more traditional style), a tree, some birds flying, and the brightly shining sun, all against a light blue and slightly cloudy sky.
retro illustration (inks only) of fritz as a merman on a rock eating from a tin of sardines. he has an unimpressed look on his face and says "what? fish eat each other all the time."
retro illustration of fritz as a merman on a rock eating from a tin of sardines. he has an unimpressed look on his face and says "what? fish eat each other all the time."
ink drawing of some jagged rocks with a starfish and some sort of moss or barnacles clinging to them, and a clam shell by their edge. part of a big ol' fish tail is visible in the top half of the picture.
vintage style illustration of karl-peter schmidt (a blond light-skinned man wearing square glasses, a tan suit with a sleeve patch reading SIE, and a blue tie) looking at the viewer with a shocked and surprised expression as the spy camera in his lapel emits an extremely obvious flash. the caption reads "Remember - Cameras with flash units are PROHIBITED for use in the field outside special circumstances!"
three doodles of fritz from my sketchbook with the caption “i don’t need to be perfect. i don’t even need to be good. all i need to do is be, and that’s what i’ll do.”
from the wikipedia article for metropolis (1927 film): Shooting of the film was a draining experience for the actors involved due to the demands that Lang placed on them. For the scene where the workers' city was flooded, Helm and 500 children from the poorest districts of Berlin had to work for 14 days in a pool of water that Lang intentionally kept at a low temperature. Lang would frequently demand numerous re-takes, and took two days to shoot a simple scene where Freder collapses at Maria's feet; by the time Lang was satisfied with the footage he had shot, actor Gustav Fröhlich found he could barely stand. Other anecdotes involve Lang's insistence on using real fire for the climactic scene where the false Maria is burnt at the stake (which resulted in Helm's dress catching fire), and his ordering extras to throw themselves towards powerful jets of water when filming the flooding of the workers' city.
tumblr post by cheeso: blair witch project true ending the people in blair witch project: what was that noise!! the blair witch: yaaaack ack ack... its me, the blare witch (cartoon clip art of a halloween witch holding a book with a bat flying out of it)
screenshot from the clip studio asset store showing a 3D model of a trabant 601, including its interior, titled "Retro car old"
florence, a brown tabby cat, sitting on my lap and exuding pure coziness
an 1970s-style illustration of florence, a brown tabby cat, sitting inside on a patterned rug next to a window looking out across the street. she is looking at the viewer and is surrounded by the things she loves - a cat tree with scratching posts, a plush bat, a blue toy mouse, and three toy springs in various colors. the illustration appears as if it was colored with markers, and the caption below it reads "Florence, age 2".
page 1 of “here”, a comic juxtaposing scenes of the same location in different times within each of its panels
clip studio paint screenshot featuring part of my workspace (tools, etc) next to a drawing of fritz and a scribble demonstrating the custom brush i used to draw it
vintage style illustration of fritz, a thin light-skinned man with curly hair, standing against a streaky orange backdrop somewhat resembling a fence, wearing only a pair of short shorts labeled HIP, GROIN, and THIGH and two squares on his chest labeled NIPPLE 1 and NIPPLE 2, saying "surely THIS outfit is family-friendly, no? i'm barely even showing any skin..." the caption reads "pictured: fritz helpfully provides an example of modesty standards as practiced in the year 2026, A.D."
light-skinned hand holding a stack of small polaroid photos in a natural environment, with the top one showing a plush doll sitting among grass and roots
me in the windows file navigator creating a 2026 subfolder in my art fight folder
thumbnail of clip studio paint file named "I HATE HIMMMMMMMMMM" as an expression of how badly i want to pick karl-peter up in my hand and shake him really hard
guy breaking chains meme but the chains are unbroken (because i have to work now)
a digital collage of karl-peter schmidt, a blond man with square glasses wearing a tan business suit and carrying a suitcase with worn-out stickers on it, standing in front of a wall with pink floral wallpaper and light wood paneling. he has a goofy smirk on his face. also behind him is a giant ornate picture frame holding a mountain scene. he is surrounded by smiley face stamps and stickers, along with cutouts reading "believe it or not this is a normal guy (arrow pointing to him)," "100%," and "nothing about this man is very strange at all. please proceed as usual. thank you!"
karl-peter mii saying "i was as happy as a clam when i was a kid... provided i had my pack of cigarettes."
tomodachi life screenshot of the mii i made of my OC karl-peter, a beady-eyed little man wearing a business suit and a nervous scowl, standing alone in a completely unfurnished room and staring directly at me just after receiving a can of sardines
graphic for starite's tone blaster, showing a green alien hand zapping a sketchbook and pencil with a retro sci-fi ray gun. everything caught in the ray gun's beam is overlaid with a grainy screentone effect. the graphic is captioned: "a CSP auto action set that adds screentone overlays to your lineart"
karl-peter schmidt, a man with thinning hair wearing chunky square glasses and a suit with a patch reading "SIE", standing with his hands planted in his pockets as the wind blows through his hair, jacket, and tie. he looks grumpy but determined.
fritz doll (made of felt and wearing a sailor shirt and shorts) sitting on a stump in a forested area, basking in the afternoon sun
a lined notebook with two prints of a fantastical creature, one with dark ink and one with lighter ink. next to it are a small linoleum block with the creature's image carved from it, a linoleum cutter with a very thin blade, and an ink pad with black ink.
an illustration of fritz, a young man with curly hair wearing a sailor shirt, looking over the railing on a ferry with a smile as it leaves a wake in the sea behind it. on the horizon is a mountainous island with some buildings and a sailboat at the shore. the sun shines high in the sky and is framed with fluffy clouds, and a pair of seagulls fly below it.
a collage of four illustrations. clockwise from left to right: an illustration of four friends (tor, soleil, fritz, and basil) in a groovy, colorfully decorated living room chatting away happily; an illustration of fritz (a man wearing a sailor shirt and shorts) as the fool of tarot deck fame - holding a pair of binoculars and looking towards the sea while standing precariously close to a cliff's edge; an illustration captioned "what's the latest?" depicting soleil (a woman wearing a minidress and thigh-high boots) and basil (a man wearing a jumpsuit with a paisley pattern) sitting together on a stoop, with basil reading a gossip mag and soleil leaning over to see it; and an illustration of a black cat bristling with its back arched in a defensive position as it looks directly at the viewer, holding a torn and tattered transgender pride flag in its mouth, captioned "T.D.O.V."
line art of fritz, a man in a sailor shirt and shorts, looking over a boat railing towards the horizon. in the distance is a mountainous island with some buildings on it and a sailboat at the shore. the sun shines above, over fluffy clouds and a pair of seagulls flying around
tweet by @stevevsninjas: I, Werner Herzog, welcome you to my Rocking New Year's Eve. Silently ponder each bubble in your champagne, the dying shriek of a sacrificial yeast.
lineart and flat color versions of present day real life new york city fritz isolated from the quoted drawing's background
fritz standing just outside fort tryon park in manhattan on an absolutely dreary gray day. he's wearing a puffer jacket, blue jeans, a scuffed pair of timbs, and is carrying a red drawstring bag over his shoulder while holding a smartphone with a scuffed case and impatiently waiting for... something
screenshot of starite's inprnt gallery, featuring 8 different pieces (so far...) for sale as prints
a digital illustration in the style of a relief print depicting a black cat in a defensive pose holding a torn and tattered transgender pride flag in its mouth as it looks directly towards the viewer. the background is purple with some specks of blue and pink showing through, and behind the cat is a black midground resembling grass or flames. the top right corner features a box with a caption reading "T.D.O.V."
two sketches of fritz, a young blond man wearing a sailor shirt and shorts, drawn in a bold, angular style similar to the characters in cartoon network's shows from the 1990s and 2000s. one sketch is only lines, while the other is colored in. fritz is standing and pointing to the right, with half-lidded eyes and a lopsided smile.