Friend Virus 88
Digital illustration/character design • Original work by the user/owner
Style & Movement
Glitch Art/Internet Aesthetic, heavily influenced by contemporary anime-style character design and 'Weirdcore' subcultures.
Medium & Technique
Digital painting created in Procreate, utilizing pixel sorting effects, chromatic aberration, glitched typography, and cel-shading.
Creation Period
Contemporary (c. 2020-2024)
Dimensions & Format
Digital file in landscape orientation (based on the tablet interface view)
Subject Description
A stylized anime girl character with elongated proportions, suffering from a 'digital infection.' She is depicted with swirling eyes and colorful glitch manifestations across her body. Red text to her right reads 'Friend Virus 88' with distorted fragments.
Condition & Value Assessment
Condition Assessment
Excellent (digital native format ensures perfect preservation)
Estimated Market Value
$50 - $200 (based on standard digital commission rates for independent character artists)
Auction Estimate
$75 - $150 (as a digital asset or NFT)
Provenance History
Directly from the artist's digital studio/tablet repository.
Art Historical Significance
Reflects the early 21st-century fascination with digital decay, 'creepypasta' aesthetics, and the personalization of computer malware through anthropomorphized characters.
Notable Features
The use of simulated 'rainbow glitch' textures to contrast against the monochromatic character design creates a high focal point on the anatomical distortions.
Condition Issues
None, as it is a digital file; however, compression artifacts may occur if not saved in lossless formats.
Conservation Recommendations
Store in multiple digital locations (cloud and physical drives) as high-resolution PNG or PSD files to maintain layer data.
Collector Notes
This is my art piece I made