The whole Retro Rainbows illustration series, laid out in one image!
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
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.
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
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.
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
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.
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
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.
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
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.
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
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.
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
