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Erika Gritton ๐Ÿ’–

@xweetara.com

33๐Ÿ”น๏ธ๐Ÿณ๏ธโ€๐ŸŒˆ๐Ÿ”น๏ธShe/Her Voice actor and digital + resin artist, collector of dolls and Precure things, person who makes weird voices at the D&D table to delight her friends.

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Erika Gritton ๐Ÿ’–@xweetara.com ยท 4d ago

(Bernie Sanders voice) I am once again asking ๐Ÿ˜… #VGen #commissions #VGenCode

Digital artwork by Xweetara, a Halfling Cleric in D&D with black hair and a green cloak summons a spirit guardian with the power of his god, a giant songbird made of seafoam green light with the hollow image of a new moon in its chest. Digital artwork by Xweetara, a cluster of original characters all wearing pajamas or cozy clothes sit around a giant teddy bear with a yellow bow, in a room lit in a soft golden glow. Digital artwork by Xweetara, a fat girl with freckled skin and a round nose is swimming in the ocean, her hair up in twin buns, and has encountered a seal, who seems curious and friendly. Digital artwork by Xweetara, two hands loosely rest in one another, one tan and freckled, and one a pale, powdery blue. Behind their hands are two plush toys, a gray wolf wearing a green bandana and a caramel brown teddy bear wearing a yellow ribbon tied in a bow.
Erika Gritton ๐Ÿ’–@xweetara.com ยท 4w ago

Going to give this a shot, would anyone happen to have a #VGenCode they would be willing to let me have? I'm a lifelong graphic designer and digital artist (my first playground was Jasc Paint Shop Pro 7) as well as a voice actor and singer! No AI ever touches any step of my process. Please share! ๐Ÿ’–๐ŸŒˆ

An example of my work, digital illustration of a girl with blue skin and hair, wearing a yellow gingham top and a necklace that portrays the constellation Scorpius in silver and crystals. Only the lower half of her face is visible, and she is smiling and has one hand up to the necklace chain.
Erika Gritton ๐Ÿ’–@xweetara.com ยท 7d ago

In fourth grade, an older girl at school asked me my favorite color. I told her to guess. Blue? Close! Green? Also close! She frowned. There's nothing between those. Glowing with pride, I announced, "it's A-Qua-Ma-Rine!" with a smile. The girl immediately argued that wasn't a real word.

Steven Perkins@stevenperkins.bsky.social ยท 2w ago

please delight me with your most on-brand story from your childhood mine is that I quit Cubs after two weeks because it clashed with Coronation Street

Erika Gritton ๐Ÿ’–@xweetara.com ยท 3w ago

The best kind of advertising makes you happy it worked. Twice now, I've been by my neighbor's front-yard free food pantry on a Sunday night, and it's filled with at least a dozen loaves of fresh sourdough from a small local baker. Allison, whoever you are, you have a new customer.

I'm holding a loaf of sourdough bread in a paper bag labeled Allison's Crumb Cottage. Allison's last name and address are blocked out for social media purposes, I'm not here to dox anyone, but there is a QR code on the label that leads to her Instagram, so she's definitely available to be found. This one is a Pumpkin Hearth Loaf, and the ingredients are wheat flour, water, pumpkin, honey, and salt. I'm very excited to try it.
Erika Gritton ๐Ÿ’–@xweetara.com ยท 3w ago

Went to a protest today. Here's my signs. There was police violence, no firearms fortunately, but they bodily hauled a girl out and threw her on the ground with a SMACK, claimed she was resisting arrest. Only reason they grabbed her and not me was she was smaller and closer to the door.

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Erika Gritton ๐Ÿ’–@xweetara.com ยท 4w ago

Going to give this a shot, would anyone happen to have a #VGenCode they would be willing to let me have? I'm a lifelong graphic designer and digital artist (my first playground was Jasc Paint Shop Pro 7) as well as a voice actor and singer! No AI ever touches any step of my process. Please share! ๐Ÿ’–๐ŸŒˆ

An example of my work, digital illustration of a girl with blue skin and hair, wearing a yellow gingham top and a necklace that portrays the constellation Scorpius in silver and crystals. Only the lower half of her face is visible, and she is smiling and has one hand up to the necklace chain. An example of my work, digital illustration of two girls sitting together in a red room, backlit by an open window. One girl is wearing olive green, she looks tired, but is holding hands with the other girl, who is wearing red and smiling at her. An example of my work, digital illustration of a person from the shoulders up. They resemble a sea monster, with pale skin, long blond hair flowing in the water, and smatterings of blue scales up the neck and under the eyes. There are gills on the neck, sharp teeth emerging from the lips, and a cluster of red crystals growing from the divet of one shoulder. Example of my work, digital illustration of a girl with pink skin, short wavy magenta hair, and prominent horns. She is wearing a school uniform, winking at the camera, and forming a small heart with her thumb and forefinger.
Erika Gritton ๐Ÿ’–@xweetara.com ยท 4w ago

Being a freelancer (โœจsparkling unemployed โœจ) in this rock-bottom job market means spending most of my work hours on "if" instead of "when" ideas. But hey, IF I'm able to have some kind of future in drawing streams, my Procreate folders now both look neat and hide their contents from prying eyes! ๐Ÿ˜Š

Photo of my iPad Air 4 propped up on a plush Vaporeon, open to Procreate. Each subsection of works is topped off by a square artwork in one of nine rainbow colors, with white text indicating what's hiding behind it that will become visible when you tap in. There are more categories above what is shown, but visible are 2023, 2022, 2021, Art Fight, Cricut + Print, Digital Graphics, NSFW, Photo Edits, Scribbling + Unfinished, Tarot, Animation, and Art By Others. Mainly, I don't want to be scrolling through my works willy-nilly and accidentally show off something people don't want to see (that NSFW folder is, uh, interesting).
Erika Gritton ๐Ÿ’–@xweetara.com ยท last mo.

Guys this character has LITERALLY made me cry multiple times PLEASE check out this project I'm lucky enough to be a part of ๐Ÿฅน

๐Ÿช† ๐•ฎ๐–†๐–“๐–†๐–†๐–“ ๐•ฟ๐–๐–Š ๐•ฏ๐–”๐–‘๐–‘ ๐ŸŽŽ@dollcanaan.bsky.social ยท last mo.

Do you remember them? If you donโ€™t, or if youโ€™re seeing them for the first time, you should check out the demo for our upcoming sci-fi visual novel! (Link in bio) For those who do remember Meaphkastelโ€ฆ updates coming soon-ish ๐Ÿ‘€ #indiegamedev #visualnovel #indiegames #art

Erika Gritton ๐Ÿ’–@xweetara.com ยท last mo.

Do I write with AI? No. I write with the delusional confidence of a 16-year-old pretending to take notes while building grand collaborative worlds in old notebooks passed around the halls after school, convinced that walking into a publishing house with her pen scrawls will captivate the world.

Erika Gritton ๐Ÿ’–@xweetara.com ยท 2mo ago

Today I saw a $500 rolling toolbox/table in my favorite color and I was SMITTEN, completely in love. I thought about what I could do if I owned it, imagined my dream craft room. Now I'm crying about how my entire generation will never afford a house. How's your day been?

A Kobalt tool box on casters, with a light wood top, in a glossy turquoise enamel, priced at $498. The sticker also indicates in comes in several other colors, including pink, purple, and lime green. Endless possibilities. I'm sure the hardware store employee couldn't imagine why I showed up at self check with a can of spray paint, a handful of nuts and bolts, and tears in my eyes.
Grezzal@grezzal.bsky.social ยท 2mo ago

Cannot be overstated how much ass it sucks that artists can't make weird errors without being accused of using genAI. Need these slop machines dead and buried yesterday

Erika Gritton ๐Ÿ’–@xweetara.com ยท 2mo ago

A couple friends are showing me Ocarina of Time for the first time, since I've somehow gotten this far in life without playing a Zelda game. Rated E for Everyone my ass ๐Ÿ˜ญ The cursed spider people have officially scarred me for life. (No spoilers please!)

Erika Gritton ๐Ÿ’–@xweetara.com ยท 4mo ago

I love being proven wrong. An old man looked me up and down at the store today, and my thoughts went, he's got something to say about my mask, or he's judging how much skin I'm showing, like usual. Instead, he pointed at my hot pink platform Crocs. "I like your shoes." Hell yeah, sir, thanks! ๐Ÿคฉ