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The Art of Sara Mortimer
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Digital illustrator and 2D Artist based in Chilliwack. Lover of pastel colours, gaming, retro nostalgia, and cats <3
Website: https://saramortimer.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/siraea.art/
Mastodon: https://mastodon.art/@siraea
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New sticker designs! The "Magical Mini" set is based on my lovely void, Mini. <3 I tried to keep the painting simple, but the details & colours were just too fun! xD

#voidcat #blackcat #stickerart #pastelaesthetic #chilliwackartist #rainbows #digitalart #digitalpainting #krita #stickerdesign
A layout of all three sticker designs on one page. The "loaf" sticker is on the top-left corner; the "Beans" sticker is just below, in the bottom-left; the "Smile" sticker is on the bottom-right corner. My artist signature is integrated into each design. On the top-right corner is the title of the set: "Magical Mini", handwritten in a pink-blue-purple gradient, and "Sticker Set" types in all caps just below it. The text is surrounded by a rectangular border with rounded corners. The overall background is the same shade of light pink seen in the other stickers. A stylized painting of my black cat, Mini! She's sitting in a half-loaf pose, with her front paws folded in and her tail curled around her hips. She's predominantly purple, but other colours appear in parts that are strongly lit: orange and yellow on the left; turquoise and hot pink on the right. She's surrounded by a white border shape. The background is multicoloured geometric shapes. My artist signature is written in pink on the bottom-right, below Mini's tail. A realistic digital painting of my cat's front paw, but in whimsical colours. The fur is purple with yellow, green, and pink rim lighting; the paw pads (known as the "beans") are painted to look like opals. Multicoloured sparkles surround the top of the paw. There are also a few tiny sparkles on the paw itself! A white border shape surrounds the whole painting. The background is a plain light pink colour. My artist signature is on the bottom-right corner of the image. A sticker illustration of my black cat, referencing a photo I took of her. She's lying on her back, with one ear squished to the floor and her left paw outstretched. Her right paw is resting under her chin. A tiny bit of her tongue is poking out of her smile; her face is a happy expression! A plain white shape borders the illustration, while the background is a plain light pink colour. My artist signature is on the bottom-right corner.
September 22, 2025 at 4:01 AM
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Last Outfit of the Day! The universe decided to challenge me with this one: I've been busy lately, and it took a long time for the drawing to fall into place! I'm happy with how it's turned out though :)

#ootd #krita #digitalart #pastelaesthetic #90snostalgia #y2k #copics #creativechilliwack
A woman with green-turquoise hair sticks out her tongue in a "blep". She's holding a glass cup filled with coffee in her left hand; its label says "CAT MUM", surrounded by flowers. Her right hand is supporting a purple crazy straw that's sitting inside the cup. She's wearing a white crop top and pink/turquoise split leggings, with Memphis Party geometric patterns on it. For accessories, she has two 90s butterfly hair clips; a mint-green scrunchie and pink bead bracelet on her left wrist; and two silver rings on her left hand. There's a white border around her. The background is a pink-green gradient. My artist signature is on the bottom-right of her leggings (on her hip).
September 6, 2025 at 4:06 AM
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Third Outfit of the Day! Getting more into stuff inspired by my outfits now xD I smooshed several of my tops together to get this GameGirl shirt! (The katakana reads "Gemu Gaaru") :3 The original was very different to start with!

#ootd #digitalart #krita #pastelaesthetic #90s #Y2K #copics #gameboy
Digital redraw of my Copic piece in slide 2. A pale woman with short, 90s pixie cut hair talks animatedly at the viewer. A speech bubble with a pixellated heart sits beside her face. Her hair is a gradient of blue-purple-pink. She's wearing a 90s tattoo choker (also in a purple-pink-blue gradient), a pink long-sleeve shirt, and light blue jeans. Over her pink top she has a pastel block t-shirt with a pale yellow Gameboy on it. The d-pad is purple; the A/B buttons are pink and blue respectively; the start/select buttons are green. There's a dark purple faceplate, but the label reads "Game Girl Colour". Beside the console is katakana, which reads "Gemu Gaaru", written vertically down the shirt's left side. She has two silver rings on her left hand, and two bracelets (one pink, one blue) on her right. A white border surround her, and the background is a complex peach-purple-turquoise-pink gradient. My artist signature is on the left side of her jeans. Original version of the "GameGirl" piece, done traditionally in pencils and Copic markers! The woman was originally wearing a rainbow striped long sleeve top, and a turquoise skirt. Her short, 90s pixie cut hair is pink on top and turquoise on the bottom here. She's also wearing two bead bracelets: one pink, purple, and teal; one light and dark blue. The speech bubble has a polygonal heart and a happy emoticon face. My artist signature is on the bottom-right.
August 24, 2025 at 2:37 AM
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Second Outfit of the Day! I wanted to do new characters in outfits inspired by my own this time, instead of always drawing myself. The sweater is true 90s vintage, with art by Ken Done!

#krita #digitalart #pastelaesthetic #90snostalgia #australia #creativechilliwack #ootd #copics #traditionalart
A young woman with purple hair smiles at the viewer, holding her right hand up in a peace sign. Gold sparkles by her head form the Southern Cross constellation. She's wearing a white sweater with a purple koala and gold sun design. "AUSTRALIA" is written on the top; "Down Under" is written on the bottom. She's also wearing a rainbow stripe cardigan over her sweater, large opal earrings, and dark purple leggings. There's a white border around her, and the background is a blue-green-yellow gradient. My artist signature is multicoloured, and sitting on the bottom-right corner of her cardigan. Original version of my illustration, done traditionally on marker paper. I used non-photo blue pencil, coloured pencils, Copic markers, and Faber-Castell brush markers. My artist signature is on the bottom-right corner.
August 18, 2025 at 5:12 PM
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More concept art study sketches! This time I referenced Yusuke Nakano, lead artist on the Zelda Oracle games and Ocarina of Time. I'm loving getting back to this sort of drawing! Used to do this a lot as a kid. <3

#zeldafanart #sketchbook #oot #oracleofages #oracleofseasons #sketching #fanart
Traditional practice sketches done in pencil, referencing character designs by Yusuke Nakano, from the Legend of Zelda Oracle games on Gameboy Colour. The largest sketch is referenced from key art of the scene where Link meets Din in Oracle of Seasons. The sketch on the bottom-left is referencing another NPC design. On the bottom-right is an original sketch of mine of a Gerudo woman, referencing Vasu the Jeweller's character design. My artist signature is in the bottom-right corner. Practice pencil sketches in my sketchbook, referencing Yusuke Nakano's character designs from Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time. On the top is Saria; to her right is Navi; and below Saria is Nabooru. My artist signature is on the bottom-right corner.
August 4, 2025 at 8:44 PM
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Outfit of the Day! I was inspired after playing #FashionDreamer on Switch again :D I have this outfit IRL! Maybe one day I'll have the hair, too :3

#ootd #krita #digitalart #creativechilliwack #pastelaesthetic #nintendoswitch
Digital self portrait, full body illustration. A woman is striking a cute pose, smiling at the camera. She has short brown hair, with pink bangs and purple locks in front of her ears. She's wearing a white long-sleeve top and a pink t-shirt, tucked into light blue denim shorts with a white belt. She's also wearing pastel rainbow sandals, pink glasses, and strawberry milk carton earrings. The t-shirt's design is a light yellow rectangle, with a drawing of a young woman drinking bubble tea, surrounded by strawberries, drawn in an anime style. Beside and below her is Japanese text; I believe it says "ichigo", or "strawberry" in Japanese. The background is a mint green-pink gradient, with a darker pink ground plane. My artist signature is on the bottom-right corner.
August 3, 2025 at 10:53 PM
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I've been kinda busy since Chilliwack Pride! Mostly with life things - I'm doing okay :) I recently took some time to go back to my roots with these full pose sketches! These are inspired by Ken Sugimori's concept art for Pokemon gens 1 & 2.

#sketchbook #pokemonfanart #characterdesign
A self-portrait inspired by Ken Sugimori's early Pokemon concept art. A woman with short hair, and large glasses poses confidently with one hand on her hip, and the other making a "peace" sign. She's wearing a tank top tucked into distressed shorts, a vest covered in pins and patches, a 90s choker, and bracelets and rings on her hand showing the peace sign. Another portrait sketch is on the right, of a person with a bob cut looking disgruntled at something off screen. On the top-right corner is a note saying "*Copic?". A girl with space buns poses with a pokeball in her left hand, looking at something off-screen to the left. To the right of the girl is a portrait sketch of a young boy looks surprised at something off screen-right. On the bottom-right, a sketch of my cat, looking up with her tongue sticking out a bit. A sketch of a young person in a black crop top and black bike shorts stands with one hand on their hip. Their hair is in a chin-length bob, half shaved on the left side.
July 27, 2025 at 7:55 PM
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If you're in Chilliwack this weekend, I'll be tabling at Chilliwack Pride on Sunday! My booth - purple booth #9 - will be on Victoria Avenue, right between the foodtrucks! There'll be loads of other amazing vendors and performers there as well!
#chilliwackpride #pride2025 #creativechilliwack
A Chilliwack pride branded poster, provided by CPF, announcing "I Am a Vendor" at the event on July 13th! A layout map of the Chilliwack Pride Festival, provided by CPF. I have marked where my booth will be: booth #9, between the foodtrucks, on Victoria Avenue.
July 10, 2025 at 7:45 PM
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Material study - Metal

Man, turns out trying to paint metal as a sphere is super challenging?! I'd like to revisit this later on, but I still had fun! Looking forward to doing more of these with different materials - especially ones of faux fur and crystal!

#DigitalPainting #MaterialStudy #Krita
Digital painting study of a metal sphere, with vibrant colours added. I used an image of a metal sphere as a direct reference, although that reference had a lot less colour. The sphere sits on a turquoise ground plane, with a subtle pink-purple-peach gradient in the background. Reference for my material study painting. A silver metal sphere sits in a white void, casting a shadow on the bottom. It strongly reflects the light directed towards it, and there are subtle colours seen in the reflections.
July 2, 2025 at 9:04 PM
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Retro Rainbows 2025

It's been 3 months, and I'm finally done for now. <3 I hope this series has made some people smile, & that they can see themselves in one of the pieces. I'll see you at Chilliwack's Pride Festival on July 13th! (Will say a bit more in the comments.)

#RetroRainbows #Pride2025
The whole Retro Rainbows illustration series, laid out in one image!
June 24, 2025 at 11:08 PM
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Retro Rainbows 7: Hero of Time (Gay)

Last but certainly not least! Ocarina of Time was my favourite game growing up. :) The pose was referenced from a stock photo by @adorkastock.com !

#RetroRainbows #QueerArt #OcarinaofTime #fanart #90s #Krita #DigitalArt #nostalgia #pastels #Pride2025
A young man sits happily on a bench and smiles at the viewer, his elbows propped up on his knees, and his head resting in his hands. He's wearing light blue jeans and a white long-sleeved shirt, with a pastel rainbow 90s geometric button-up shirt over top. His hair and beard are dark brown, but the tips of his bangs are died bright blue. On his hand are two silver rings and a gold Triforce tattoo. The background is a green-white-blue gradient, symbolizing the Trans-inclusive Gay Pride flag, with a white line grid over top. My artist's signature is on the bottom-right, by his outer knee.
June 24, 2025 at 10:09 PM
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Retro Rainbows 6: Netrunner (Trans)

This one took so long, but it was worth it! I'm super jazzed/proud of how it turned out ☺️✨ One more piece to go for Pride, though I want to do more in the future!

#RetroRainbows #QueerArt #Pride2025 #Cyberpunk2077 #80s #90s #DigitalArt #Krita #Scifi #fanart
Digital illustration done in Krita. A woman with half shaved iridescent/blonde hair and a cyberpunk pink visor leans on a fence, smirking amusedly at the viewer. She's wearing a billowy white tank top tucked into pink shorts, and a light blue denim pastel punk battle vest. The vest has rainbow spiked along the shoulders, and patches referencing 90s nostalgia, Trans pride, and sci-fi/cyberpunk media. On the bottom left, there's a big patch with the Star Wars Rebellion insignia, and text around it that reads "Optimism is Rebellion". The background is a pink-white-blue gradient, symbolizing the Trans Pride flag, with the thin white grid lines on top. My artist's signature is on the bottom right of the piece, on her shorts.
June 18, 2025 at 11:18 PM
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Retro Rainbows 6: Netrunner (Trans) [WIP]

I've been very inspired by the 80s/90s cyberpunk retrofuturism for this one! Colours and lighting are WIP. :)

#RetroRainbows #QueerArt #cyberpunk #pride2025 #Pride #trans #80s #90s #nostalgia #DigitalArt #Krita #WIP
Work in progress of Retro Rainbows 6, part of my Pride digital illustration series. The background's blue-white-pink gradient represents the Trans Pride flag. A woman with long, half-shaved hair leans on a metal fence, smirking at the camera. She'll be wearing a leather vest full of pins, patches, and slogans. Her top will have a geometric 80s pattern; her pants will be dark jeans. She's also wearing a futuristic, cyberpunk-esque visor on her face.
June 11, 2025 at 9:47 PM
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I finished this illustration yesterday! Want to start on the next one today (this is piece #5 of 7). :) I love your monitor/Wacom setup!
Retro Rainbows 5, inspired by magical girl anime - particularly Cardcaptor Sakura! The background gradient represents the Lesbian Pride flag.
June 6, 2025 at 7:28 PM
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Retro Rainbows 5: Mahou Shoujo (Lesbian)

It liiives! I woke up early today to get this one done, as I've now got a deadline: I'll be at the Chilliwack Pride Festival as a vendor on July 13th!! Hope to see you there! 🏳️‍🌈✨

#RetroRainbows #QueerArt #Lesbian #CCS #fanart #Krita #DigitalArt #Pride
A plus size black woman leans confidently on a cane shaped like Sakura's sealing wand from Cardcaptor Sakura. She has curly, cloudy pink hair and eyebrows; sparkling brown eyes; rainbow eyeshadow, teal eyeliner, and two-toned purple lipstick. On her left shoulder is a tattoo of Sakura's magic circle. She's wearing a white cropped tank top, blue jeans, and rainbow nails. On her left wrist is a multicolour striped bracelet; on her right, two orange-yellow chunky bracelets. The background is an orange-white-pink gradient, representing the Lesbian Pride flag. A grid of thin white lines sits over top. My artist signature is on her right hip.
June 5, 2025 at 10:23 PM
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Thank you so much for the response on my post yesterday!! <3 Here are the other pieces in the series so far: Digivice (Pan), Y2K (Bi), Memphis Party (NonBinary), & Gen1 (Polyamory). More to come! 🏳️‍🌈 ✨

#RetroRainbows #QueerArt #Digimon #Y2K #80s #90s #Pokemon #Krita #pastels #fanart #nostalgia #anime
Retro Rainbows piece 1: Digivice (Pan). Digital illustration done in Photoshop and Krita. A young white woman with chin-length purple hair done in half "space buns" smiles at the camera. Her eyes are turquoise, and she's wearing dark pink lipstick. She's wearing a white top tucked into pink jeans, an oversized blue denim jacket, and carrying a white backpack. For accessories, she has two pairs of earrings (large yellow starts and small blue studs); a purple 90s tattoo choker; and a rainbow bead necklace with a Digimon 01 digivice. The background is a pink-yellow-blue gradient, simulating the Pansexual Pride flag, with a grid of thin white lines over top. The artist's signature is towards the bottom-right. Retro Rainbows 2: Y2K (Anime). A digital illustration done in Krita. A young East Asian woman looking at the viewer in an shy/amused pose. She has short black hair, in a style similar to Makoto Kisanagi from "Ghost in the Shell", with a pink/purple tie-dye bandana over top. Her eyes are red. She's also wearing purple lipstick and mint-green eyeliner. There are 3 gold earrings in her ear: two in her lobe, one on the top. She's wearing a light purple turtleneck sleeveless crop top, turquoise shorts, and six bracelets - three on each wrist. Left wrist: a rainbow beaded bracelet (like the necklace in Retro Rainbows 1), and two "jelly" bracelets - one pink, one blue. Right wrist: a blue and gold geometric metal bracelet, another pink "jelly" bracelet, and a green/purple chunky beaded bracelet. Her left hand has a small silver ring, and rainbow nail polish. The background is a pink-purple-blue gradient, simulating the Bisexual Pride flag, with a grid of thin white lines over top. Retro Rainbows 3: Memphis Party (Nonbinary). A digital illustration done in Krita. A young, gender non-confirming, Middle Eastern adult is looking casually at the viewer with a slightly sarcastic expression. Their hair is very short and black, worn in a half slicked-back 90s style. Their eyes are bright gold. An iridecent, geometric earring is on their visible earlobe. They're wearing a mint-green tank top. On their shoulder, a colourful tattoo in the popular 80s/90s "Memphis Party" design, seen on arcade carpets everywhere. The background is a yellow-white-purple gradient, simulating the Nonbinary Pride flag, with a grid of thin white lines overtop. Retro Rainbows 4: Gen 1 (Polyamory). A digital illustration done in Krita. A plus size black man smiles at something off-camera, looking left. His beard is trimmed, and his hair is in the 90s flat top style. His hair is dark brown; his eyes are forest green. He's wearing a pastel striped shirt, blue denim overalls, and three gold earrings: two in his left ear, one in his right. All eight of the Kanto gym badges from Pokemon Red/Blue/Yellow are pinned to his front overall pocket. There are 3 bracelets on his wrist: pink and blue "jelly" bracelets (same as the woman in Retro Rainbows 2), and a bead bracelet with a heart charm, to represent Polyamory Pride. The background is a blue-red-purple gradient (with a yellow gradient on the top-left) to simulate the Polyamory Pride flag, with a grid of thin white lines overtop.
May 28, 2025 at 6:32 PM
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New art WIP! This is part of an illustration series I'm doing for Pride this year. I have the other pieces in my intro post & on Mastodon! Some pose refs are from @adorkastock.com :)

#WIP #Krita #QueerArt #RetroRainbows #Shoujo #MagicalGirl #SailorMoon #CCS #90s #plussize #DigitalArt #Illustration
On the left: A digital drawing work in progress of a plus-size Black woman leaning confidently on a cane that looks like the Sealing Wand from Cardcaptor Sakura. She's wearing a cropped tank top and jeans. Her hair is coiled, in a loose, cloudy style, with a sakura flower hairclip above her ear. The background is a plain light blue. On the right: a set of reference pictures showing hairstyles, poses, and the Lesbian pride flag. There are also a couple of designs from Sailor Moon and Cardcaptor Sakura for tattoo reference.
May 28, 2025 at 1:53 AM
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Another iPad drawing timelapse from 2019! I redrew a traditional sketch I did for Inktober 2016, of Leliana from Dragon Age in 1920s attire.

#speedpaint #procreate #dragonagefanart #dragonage #leliana #1920s #digitalart #fanart #characterdesign
May 26, 2025 at 4:34 PM
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Supurrvisor Mini says Happy #Caturday ! :3 If she's not chilling on top of my PC (soaking up all that vented heat haha), she's on my husband's lap, or gently munching on all my office supplies xD

#blackcat #pastelrainbows #voidcats #caturday #kawaii
A black cat comfortably lounging on top of a white PC tower with rainbow LED parts inside. A white USB cable is attached to the top of the PC. The background is two walls: one off-white, and one green with thin wood plank accents.
May 24, 2025 at 5:13 PM
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Pokemon fanart sketch from 2017 for #FanartFriday this week! My first Pokemon game was Red/Blue on Gameboy Colour, back in 1999. :) I'll have new art to post soon! Just been getting over a nasty cold. D:
#Pokemonfanart #pokemon #traditionalart #sketchbook #kawaiiart #fanart #eevee #sylveon
A photo of a sketchbook, showing two character sketches on one page. On the top right is a full-body sketch of a girl, about 10 years old, with long hair and an athletic outfit. She's holding a Pokeball in her right hand, and looking at an Eevee perched on her head. In the top-left corner is text reading "1999 Pokemon Red" in all caps. On the bottom left is a young woman with short hair and glasses, cuddling a Sylveon to her chest. The text beside them (in the bottom right corner) reads "2017 Pokemon Sun" in all caps. These sketches were done in blue and graphite mechanical pencil on white sketchbook paper.
May 23, 2025 at 7:49 PM
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Old ACNH fanart timelapse I did in 2021 on Procreate of myself and two plushies I turned into villagers. I can't find the image now, sadly, and my iPad seems to have gone to Valhalla 🥲 (Forgot to charge it for ages & now it won't turn on...)
#FanartFriday #ACNH #fanart #digitalart #art #kawaiiart
May 9, 2025 at 4:10 PM
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Hi there! I'm Sara, a digital illustrator and 2D Artist from BC, Canada! You can also find me on Mastodon at mastodon.art/@siraea . I'll try to post both here and there at the same time. Happy to be here! :) #digitalart #krita #photoshop #kawaiiart #originalart #fanart #retro #art
Profile picture from 2024, painted in Photoshop. A woman with chin-length purple hair, white glasses, and a rainbow striped cardigan is looking down at a black kitten in her arms. The background is a yellow-pink-green gradient. A hips-up portrait of a young white woman with short purple hair (tied up in two half buns) holding the straps of a white backpack. She's wearing a pale yellow top, pink jeans and a large denim blue jacket. Her ears have two piercings each (a pair or big star studs, and small blue studs), and she has a purple tattoo choker around her neck. Finally, she has a rainbow beaded Digivice pendant. The background is a pink-yellow-blue gradient, with white grid lines over top. A half-body portrait of an East Asian woman with short black hair and red eyes, in a slightly shy happy pose. Both her wrists are adorned with colourful bracelets; each of her nails is a different rainbow colour. She's wearing a light purple high neck, sleeveless crop top, a pink bandana around her head, and turquoise pants. The background is a pink-purple-blue gradient, with white grid lines on top. A front view portrait of my DnD character. She's a pale, Elven woman with purple hair, large pointed ears, and turquoise eyes (with gold flecks). The background is a geometric pattern of rainbow gradients.
May 6, 2025 at 9:09 PM