Erika
@fainder.bsky.social
✏ 2D game artist and animator (currently on Super Animal Royale)
🐾 Animals enthusiast
😊 She/her
🚫 GenAI apologists will be hidden/blocked
📢 linktr.ee/ErikaSignini
🛒 https://www.redbubble.com/people/365animals/shop
🐾 Animals enthusiast
😊 She/her
🚫 GenAI apologists will be hidden/blocked
📢 linktr.ee/ErikaSignini
🛒 https://www.redbubble.com/people/365animals/shop
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Erika
@fainder.bsky.social
· Dec 3
Hello! ✨ I'm Erika (formerly Fainder online)
I'm an animator (Spine) for videogames, currently working on @animalroyale.com
This account is for personal art and hanging out. I like animals of every kind and stylized art, so expect some of that here 😊
I'm an animator (Spine) for videogames, currently working on @animalroyale.com
This account is for personal art and hanging out. I like animals of every kind and stylized art, so expect some of that here 😊
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Giddy up, the final Year of the Super Horse challenges are HERE
Complete them before the event ends on Friday, February 27th 🧧
Complete them before the event ends on Friday, February 27th 🧧
February 17, 2026 at 6:03 PM
Giddy up, the final Year of the Super Horse challenges are HERE
Complete them before the event ends on Friday, February 27th 🧧
Complete them before the event ends on Friday, February 27th 🧧
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The AI bubble RAM crisis is caused for non-existent problems by non-existent money for a non-existent infrastructure to meet non-existent demand to make non-existent business and will utterly destroy real business based on real demand and real infrastructure built with real money for real problems.
I understand framing the AI bubble RAM supply crisis in terms of stuff like video game consoles because nerds can conceptualize that but the framing does really undersell the sheer magnitude of how it's going to fuck up everything that even touches a computer.
February 16, 2026 at 9:54 PM
The AI bubble RAM crisis is caused for non-existent problems by non-existent money for a non-existent infrastructure to meet non-existent demand to make non-existent business and will utterly destroy real business based on real demand and real infrastructure built with real money for real problems.
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A firecrest (Regulus ignicapilla) on some rocks. I'm definitely feeling more confident with watercolors lately, I'll probably just end up being overconfident and screw up the next one XD
February 13, 2026 at 3:10 PM
A firecrest (Regulus ignicapilla) on some rocks. I'm definitely feeling more confident with watercolors lately, I'll probably just end up being overconfident and screw up the next one XD
A firecrest (Regulus ignicapilla) on some rocks. I'm definitely feeling more confident with watercolors lately, I'll probably just end up being overconfident and screw up the next one XD
February 13, 2026 at 3:10 PM
A firecrest (Regulus ignicapilla) on some rocks. I'm definitely feeling more confident with watercolors lately, I'll probably just end up being overconfident and screw up the next one XD
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Assignment for school.
I'm always happy when I get an excuse to draw birds. This is inspired by hornbills we drew at a local ZOO, and a video which talked about a mating ritual where they test each other's beaks. :)
#art #birds #hornbill #love #illustration #nature #howdoitagwithoutbeingcringe
I'm always happy when I get an excuse to draw birds. This is inspired by hornbills we drew at a local ZOO, and a video which talked about a mating ritual where they test each other's beaks. :)
#art #birds #hornbill #love #illustration #nature #howdoitagwithoutbeingcringe
January 16, 2026 at 6:47 PM
Assignment for school.
I'm always happy when I get an excuse to draw birds. This is inspired by hornbills we drew at a local ZOO, and a video which talked about a mating ritual where they test each other's beaks. :)
#art #birds #hornbill #love #illustration #nature #howdoitagwithoutbeingcringe
I'm always happy when I get an excuse to draw birds. This is inspired by hornbills we drew at a local ZOO, and a video which talked about a mating ritual where they test each other's beaks. :)
#art #birds #hornbill #love #illustration #nature #howdoitagwithoutbeingcringe
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Went to a museum and they got these really pretty sculpture of the dinosaurs found in Thailand, so I drew them ;w;
#berensart2026 #paleoart
#berensart2026 #paleoart
January 4, 2026 at 9:43 AM
Went to a museum and they got these really pretty sculpture of the dinosaurs found in Thailand, so I drew them ;w;
#berensart2026 #paleoart
#berensart2026 #paleoart
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For your special Duos 💌
February 11, 2026 at 6:27 PM
For your special Duos 💌
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Nanuqsaurus and Black-capped Chickadees
January 8, 2026 at 6:08 PM
Nanuqsaurus and Black-capped Chickadees
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Bringing this back up for the International Day of Women in Science, and yes, I consider scientific art, as part of scientific process and communication 🫰
February 11, 2026 at 3:09 AM
Bringing this back up for the International Day of Women in Science, and yes, I consider scientific art, as part of scientific process and communication 🫰
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So many pins!! And two more are getting added, as someone just took a double custom species pledge. Stay tuned!
February 7, 2026 at 10:45 PM
So many pins!! And two more are getting added, as someone just took a double custom species pledge. Stay tuned!
sketch from lunch break
February 5, 2026 at 3:35 PM
sketch from lunch break
also Andrewsarchus.
I need to learn how to make it more pig/hippo-like :|
but I sort of like how there's a kind of tacit consent in most images to make it this range of colors
I need to learn how to make it more pig/hippo-like :|
but I sort of like how there's a kind of tacit consent in most images to make it this range of colors
February 4, 2026 at 5:43 PM
also Andrewsarchus.
I need to learn how to make it more pig/hippo-like :|
but I sort of like how there's a kind of tacit consent in most images to make it this range of colors
I need to learn how to make it more pig/hippo-like :|
but I sort of like how there's a kind of tacit consent in most images to make it this range of colors
A quick snow hare (Lepus timidus). Fits the current weather
February 4, 2026 at 12:30 PM
A quick snow hare (Lepus timidus). Fits the current weather
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What’s wrong babe, you’ve barely touched your wearable pasta 🤌
New Twitch Drops start tomorrow (Feb 3) with the Year of the Super Horse
New Twitch Drops start tomorrow (Feb 3) with the Year of the Super Horse
February 3, 2026 at 1:01 AM
What’s wrong babe, you’ve barely touched your wearable pasta 🤌
New Twitch Drops start tomorrow (Feb 3) with the Year of the Super Horse
New Twitch Drops start tomorrow (Feb 3) with the Year of the Super Horse
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please know when I use the ✨ emoji, I do not mean anything to do with AI. they stole my emoji from me.
January 30, 2026 at 6:17 PM
please know when I use the ✨ emoji, I do not mean anything to do with AI. they stole my emoji from me.
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If you are, like us, deep in snow and ice, and are looking for something thematic to watch, might I recommend THE LONG WAY NORTH, a gorgeous hand-drawn animated French feature about a Russian girl who travels into the arctic. Streaming on Prime, Roku, and Tubi in the US. A good family watch!
February 1, 2026 at 8:35 PM
If you are, like us, deep in snow and ice, and are looking for something thematic to watch, might I recommend THE LONG WAY NORTH, a gorgeous hand-drawn animated French feature about a Russian girl who travels into the arctic. Streaming on Prime, Roku, and Tubi in the US. A good family watch!
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Updated info for Pokemon commissions:
• 6 Pokemon + trainer without a background $100
• 6 Pokemon + trainer with a simple background $125
• 6 pokemon + trainer with a background scene $150
• 1 trainer +1 pokemon $30-$45
• 1 pokemon $20-$35
Dm or Email for any inquiries.
• 6 Pokemon + trainer without a background $100
• 6 Pokemon + trainer with a simple background $125
• 6 pokemon + trainer with a background scene $150
• 1 trainer +1 pokemon $30-$45
• 1 pokemon $20-$35
Dm or Email for any inquiries.
January 23, 2026 at 6:11 PM
Updated info for Pokemon commissions:
• 6 Pokemon + trainer without a background $100
• 6 Pokemon + trainer with a simple background $125
• 6 pokemon + trainer with a background scene $150
• 1 trainer +1 pokemon $30-$45
• 1 pokemon $20-$35
Dm or Email for any inquiries.
• 6 Pokemon + trainer without a background $100
• 6 Pokemon + trainer with a simple background $125
• 6 pokemon + trainer with a background scene $150
• 1 trainer +1 pokemon $30-$45
• 1 pokemon $20-$35
Dm or Email for any inquiries.
I was suddenly inspired yesterday night and I made myself a tiny tiger charm with shrink plastic. Figuring out what pens and markers work best is no small feat 🥲
January 31, 2026 at 10:57 AM
I was suddenly inspired yesterday night and I made myself a tiny tiger charm with shrink plastic. Figuring out what pens and markers work best is no small feat 🥲
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Cervus elaphus/red deer. I'm especially proud of this one, for once after 1+ years of watercolor classes I felt in control of what I was doing (ok, except for the tree shapes in the back, maybe the paper was a little too wet 😅)
January 30, 2026 at 1:27 PM
Cervus elaphus/red deer. I'm especially proud of this one, for once after 1+ years of watercolor classes I felt in control of what I was doing (ok, except for the tree shapes in the back, maybe the paper was a little too wet 😅)
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"Our standing rule is: If one of us brings up using GenAI in any of our work, then it's safe to assume we've been assimilated by The Thing and should be burned alive by Kurt Russell," said a game design consultant in the US.
Over 50% of game developers now think generative AI is bad for the industry, a dramatic increase from just 2 years ago: 'I'd rather quit the industry than use generative AI'
The latest GDC survey also found that managers are more likely to use generative AI than their employees.
www.pcgamer.com
January 29, 2026 at 11:45 PM
"Our standing rule is: If one of us brings up using GenAI in any of our work, then it's safe to assume we've been assimilated by The Thing and should be burned alive by Kurt Russell," said a game design consultant in the US.
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for people who enjoy art: try to repost and comment more. not required, but it helps a lot. comments more than anything tbh, because at least for me I care more about reading comments than number-go-up.
January 29, 2026 at 8:43 PM
for people who enjoy art: try to repost and comment more. not required, but it helps a lot. comments more than anything tbh, because at least for me I care more about reading comments than number-go-up.
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Super Hamster Dance 🐹🪩
January 28, 2026 at 6:23 PM
Super Hamster Dance 🐹🪩