Cat Got Mouse

Here's a quick sketch of my cat wrestling with his toy mouse. A fun, often hilarious challenge because he never keeps still when he's in full-on play mode :)

Curled Cat Sketch

My cat's favourite sleeping position. Well, one of his favourites.

Before the fireworks...

Halloween31: Drahahahahing #19 - Pumpkin Cat

Halloween31: Drahahahahing #01 - Vampire Bat Cat

Hamlet and Omelette

BIG NEWS - we've adopted two cats.



Hamlet (tabby) and Omelette (black & white) are brothers, just over a year old. Like most cats, they're hilarious to have around and enjoy doing cat-like things like sleeping, chasing stuff, eating and more sleeping.

Here's Hamlet asleep in his bed:


and here he is again with his favourite mouse:


Omelette pretending he's just another desk toy:


his eyes betray his secret Kryptonian origin:


We've discovered playing Jazz has a calming effect on them. Hamlet digs Miles Davis:


Omelette will peep at you quite a bit:

Wink

The Lesser Adventures of Yoghurt Man and Ted Phontayne

(click here for a larger version)

Missing Canary

TyrannoCatus Rex

Here's a quick doodle I did last night of TyrannoCatus Rex. Prehistoric cat dino.

Duck-billed Doggy Puss

Clockwise: Mouse Cat Dog

167mm x 125mm
Derwent Aquatone pencils on watercolour paper.

Character designs for Elizabeth Avenue

Here is some concept art I created for "Elizabeth Avenue", a picture book for children aged 6 -8. I was employed as Art Director and Illustrator on this project and created these character designs during the visual development stage:

Ozzy: prince of darkness

Ron: the older, naughty twin

Reg: the younger, oddball twin

Rocky: the gentle bulldog

Flamer: the streetwise fox

Carrot: the worldly cat

Alfie: the young new dog on the avenue

Stanley: the skeptical cat

Kristal: the beauty conscious poodle

Trampas: the quiet mongrel

All drawings were made with Prismacolor and Albrecht Durer coloured pencils on textured paper.

Learning to Fly

It's halloween this Sunday, so here's a four page comic, illustrated by me with words by Fiona Buck, about a witchling and her companions Stickwad and Titch:

You can view these pages much larger on my website: http://www.rafianimates.co.uk/

Cat-like shapes x5

Here's the last set of drawings from my brief cat sketching session last weekend. I'd better make time for more sketching or I'll have nothing to post next week.

Chubby cat-like shapes x3

Some quick sketches of my neighbour's cat:

Cat-like shapes in conversation

Cat-like shapes x3

Cat-like shapes x2

Some sketches of my neighbour's cat:

Sketch: Cat, Hat and Scarf

Sketch of a cheerful cat wearing a hat and scarf. 8B pencil on typing paper.