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Back to our topic, this is a world of cats. I believe it is a democratic, free, and peaceful world. In a peaceful world, to prevent conflicts and harm among each other, it is necessary to prevent any weapons that could potentially hurt other kittys. For cats, their claws are their main weapons, used for hunting and attacking opponents, as well as for climbing. But since this is a peaceful world, to ensure the safety of the inhabitants of cat cities, every cat’s claws need to be trimmed (therefore, I would design gangster cats or rogue/criminal cats with untrimmed claws, and the weapons would be various types of cat claws, like Wolverine, or cats with adamantium claws).

So for this prop design, I focused the theme on cat nail clippers. It’s like a weapon for defending peace, capable of trimming the claws of naughty cats. Therefore, I hope every police cat can be equipped with it.

I looked for all sorts of nail clippers and confirmed that their structure is actually not much different from normal scissors, so I started practicing drawing by comparing various cat nail clippers.

In the final design, I added a space that can automatically collect cat nails, so that after the cat police trim the bad cats’ nails, they can be collected directly. To make this cat nail clipper cuter, I used pink as the main color, which makes the cat residents feel more at ease and not perceive it as an unsafe weapon.

In the final presentation, you can see that my coloring seems to have improved a lot, which is exactly what I wanted to showcase. I am very excited about it because I can now use colors normally to shape an object, which I consider a significant gain. At the same time, I adjusted my brush and turned the stabilization to the maximum. Although my shaky hands still prevent me from drawing the lines I want, this shortcut has also made the lines in my work smoother and cleaner.

For the upcoming Coursework 2, I hope I can create a modern cat city, where patrolling cat police are catching the naughty cats, trimming their claws, and then locking them in cages. I am studying how to draw cages and hope to achieve this goal in the end. Thank you again for reading, thank you.

Since the theme this time is the world of cats, I initially set my goal as cat houses and cat trees that pet cats love the most.

It’s still the same problem. Because my hands shake abnormally, I can’t draw smooth lines, so I tried using blocks of color to draft, and it turns out this method works very well for me.

During the process of designing the structure and silhouette, I referred to the designs of many tall towers, such as Zelda’s teleport towers, as well as some interesting castle designs.

I found these designs particularly majestic and aligned with the idea that cats enjoy high climbing frames, so I first drew some cat climbing frames to familiarize myself with their structure and composition.

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Then, I incorporated some of the fascinating and cool structures from tall towers and castles into the cat climbing frames, making them especially resemble a five-star Intercontinental hotel for cats, almost like a super-luxury hotel standing on Cat Planet, reminiscent of Saudi Arabia’s grand hotels.

I also added an elevator so that cats can quickly go upstairs. At the same time, I designed bridges and doorways to facilitate exploration and satisfy their curiosity

I designed the main color tone of this building to resemble desert colors because this color gives the feeling of Egypt. In ancient Egypt, cats were regarded as sacred animals, symbolizing protection, elegance, and mystery, and were highly revered and loved by people, so I chose this color as the main tone.

To be honest, I really like this building, but my drawing skills are evidently a bit weak. I can only design some simple structures and details, and my portrayal of light and shadow is not quite accurate. After this course, I will work hard to improve my skills, hoping to have the opportunity to draw it again.

Lets move to prop design/

At the very beginning, I didn’t have a clear theme, but I personally love cars, so I was very excited about this assignment. However, I had no experience in drawing, so I chose to use the simplest method: line art + color + shading.

I didn’t set any specific theme. I chose to draw freely, hoping to get inspiration from the sketches. My sketches have two branches: one leans more towards using animals as means of transportation, and the other features vehicles that have characteristics of animals.

vehicles with animal characteristics：

using animals as means of transportation：

You can check my previous blog for more details.

After some improvisational drawing, I found animal cars very interesting, so to ensure that the buildings and prop fit the theme, I set the theme for this project as ‘The World of Cats’.

This is not a simple alternate world, nor is it about directly replacing humans with cats. Instead, it is a world designed based on the characteristics and habits of pet cats, with its own unique and independent worldview. In this world, there are only cats, cat food, and things that interest cats.

Immediately after, I started searching for the resources I needed. I first confirmed the car models I wanted to use as references. I have always been very fond of vehicles with round headlights, such as the Porsche 964 911, the Volkswagen Beetle, and those classic cars.

However, I also wanted to incorporate features of a cat, so I thought of the Catbus from Hayao Miyazaki’s animated films. But obviously, Miyazaki intended this vehicle to be a living creature, whereas I only want the vehicle to have cat-like characteristics. Therefore, I only use the Catbus as an artistic reference.

So I first took the Volkswagen Beetle as my design prototype. Then I tried to add more cat-like features to it, but the first attempt obviously failed, because I found it looked more like a dogXD

However, this rough little dog car also gave me more inspiration. I redesigned the cat car and adjusted the vehicle’s proportions, making it rounder and cuter.

I changed the wheels to use a cat’s limbs for movement, and I think it looks particularly cute and silly.

I also added a wide body and a crash beam, which are some of my personal preferences. I think this makes the vehicle’s stance look better. It’s worth mentioning that the tail at the back of the car is used as a spoiler, but from an aerodynamic perspective, it doesn’t really function as a spoiler. It acts more like a tail fin, which can provide additional steering assistance.

However, during my painting process, I discovered a particularly big problem. Because I have a severe mental illness, my hands shake a lot, and even when using brushes with stabilization, it still happens. Additionally, because I have mild color blindness, I am not very sensitive to colors. After watching many tutorials, I chose to use a brush that produces a marker-like effect for painting. This allows me to better create a sense of volume, and from my perspective, I indeed achieved a work that satisfies me.

It’s worth mentioning that although I based it on the Volkswagen Beetle, the final work seems to resemble a Porsche 964 more：）

Here is the Final work

Thank you for reading, let’s move on to Building design.

Cat car/ animal car

A house designed based on a cat climbing frame, a building in the world of cats

Cat nail clippers and Pet carrier

My idea is a world centered around cats, not just an ordinary parallel world where cats and humans are simply swapped, but a world where everything is related to cats. I have currently made some preliminary attempts to design the inhabitants and transportation of this world.

My inspiration comes from a kitten with a disabled front leg. It changed the way it moves by using its hind legs like a skateboard. I found this very interesting and novel, so I took it as my source of inspiration.

Another source of inspiration comes from my fondness for black and white cats. Because black and white cats have peculiar nerves and behaviors, I thought it would be very interesting if a black and white cat could be used as a mode of transportation. During my search, I also came across a black and white cat with a disabled hind leg. Although it was pitiful, the way it walked oddly made me feel it perfectly embodied the quirky image of a black and white cat.

This is my current sketch

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