Hi every one,

welcome to Snoopy 101 my name is Brian David and it is my pleasure to host...... although I am no expert on this.

The year 1893 Thomas Edison invents the Kinetoscope.

The year 1899 The first magnetic recording of sound.

The year 1906 James Stewart Blackton creates HUMORUS PHASES OF FUNNY FACES considered the first known example of animation.

The year 1919 Max Fleisher produced OUT OF THE INK Well a short featuring Koko the clown.

The year 1920 19 year old Walter Elias Disney started working on animation in Kansas City while...

Otto Messemer created felix the cat....he is considered the first true Cartoon movie star....even more popular then actual movie stars of that period. King Features syndicated Felix in over 250 newspapers reaching almost every corner of the globe.

And now my challenge the year 2008 Create your very own Cartoon cat......you may use any type of medium you like but please no computer graphics...you may use your computer for coloring or text if you wish but please post your original drawing first.

for those who would rather draw one of the classics such as Felix or Garfield etc...please feel free to do so...Hope you all have fun and enjoy.


Happy drawings, Brian.

interesting .. I have not joined in for some time .. and I think I will

Glad to see you Kim! this is one of your specialties I look forward to your drawing.

I couldn't miss a cartoon challenge.

Soooo here's my first cat. I really need a much better imagination.

I told you I would enter a challenge when I got the time, well here is my submission :3

It is a ninja cat, because cats are sneaky and they hide in plain sight (plus my cat's name is ninja so this is a tribute to him)

Hi everyone,

Cyn's cat is cute and i like ninja too.

lily

What do you mean Cyn Kid....that is very creative.....and a very cute cat.... adorable! I love it.

Hi Feint glad to see you join in.....now this is extremly creative....a ninja cat...what a great idea...they sure are sneaky. Great drawing!

Hi Lily nice to see you!

Oh I love cats. Good job Cyn, adorable, makes me want to pet him/her.
Not sure if I want to pet Ninja, it's a very cool drawing/idea.

Hi everyone! I liked all your cats, hope you like mine.

Fantastic cat Mr ofir and welcome to Snoopy 101...great drawing..and very creative....glad to see you join in.

Thanks Brian! I'm glad you liked it!

Thanks Mr. Ofir....

anyone remember Top Cat.....he came out the year I was born in 1961 and ran for 30 episodes on ABC...created by...William Hannah and Joseph Barbera.

my first time drawing him....not as easy as I thought.

Like I said in your gallery, I love this Top Cat!

This isn't very good but it is one of the older cartoon cats. Anyone remember Felix.

I'm back

Great drawings, everyone

And here's my cat

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Thanks Cyn

Hi Taz.....I sure remember him.... I tried to draw him with Snoopy at the top of the challenge....lol.. ....nice drawing! I like the expression on his face.

Siksno... I am so glad to see you! I love your drawing and like how you did the perspective of the landscape....fantastic drawing! and very creative.

Strange what the imagination can produce – not sure if I like it

Wow... Interesting

Hi Lance great drawing!....I agree with Siksno....interesting.....the concept kind of reminds me of the great Dr.Seuss's Cat in the hat....although I think yours looks a little more scary with those teeth and eyes..

I decided to try my version of the cat in the hat....and this is a very fast 7 minute sketch in ink also from imagination.

Thanks Brian. Heres another older one that is still around today. Didn't do to good on the hands.

Hi there Brian!
And all the participants in this challenge.
Beautiful work you all have produced.
As far as i'm concerned I couldn't miss this chance because...
A- Cartoons are the main reason for my passion on drawing. When i was 2, 2½ years old i began drawing, it was one of the things (and still is) that i loved the most, my mother told me. Then, Wen i turned 3 i began copying some characters from Dysney's, i loved it!
And wen i was 10 i saw an ehxibition of modern art that changed my life forever. That day i discovered the work of Pablo Picasso, and suddenly my interest on drawing cartoons vanished. I had discovered Art!
(oh, and by the way my favorite character ever, is... Willie E. Coyote!)
B- I love cats.
C- I'm allways learning, and with this one i learned a lot.
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Drawings:
1 - Proportions of the body.
2 - Study for the head.
3 - Study of a cats head.
4 - Another study for the head.
5 - Full bobdy, for the body expression and the cats face.
6 - Polished version of 5, done to define fur texture (i love tabby cats)
Final version: Made in Macromedia Freehand MX, and Photoshop for the shadow and fine tune the overall colors.
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The result is Mr. B,
I Hope you enjoy!
(dedicated to Brian, our host).

P.S. you must excuse my bad english, but i didn't use it for writing or speaking for a long time.

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Hi Taz that is a cute drawing of Sylvester.....I find with Cartoons the shape of the hands and face the hardest to draw......but gets easier with practise.


Hi Ricardo .....I am honoured that you did this....very interesting and I am glad to see an artist with your experience and talents taking part in the challenges...I think this is fantastic work! thanks so much for doing this and joining in.... I enjoyed seeing this very much.

Brian.

What a cool challenge! Cartoons, cats and Drawspace sure is a winning combination! Here's another cat I made, and Garfield as seen in his very first appeareance.

Here is a Karate Cat. As I was drawing this I remembered there was a show called Karate Kat. Were on page 2 already. Good job everyone.

Now I will not be able to sleep
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Hi All,

Hi Mr Ofir thanks for your kind words I am glad you like the challenges....some great drawings! I have drawn Garfield a couple times and found him to be not as easy to draw as I thought....great job!

Hi Prismax...I really love this one .....how clever ...I know you mention you remember a show called Karate Cat ....but your drawing is fantastic....very creative! I think now one of my favorites of yours.


Ernest ..Ernest .....Ernest....I must admit I laughed out load when I saw your drawing.. the expression on him is funny...fantastic... I love it!

Nice cats, everyone! Here's a Valentine cartoon cat (originally made for the Valentine ATC exchange, but replaced with a slightly different version):

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Marilyn

I love cats more than any other animal
it is such a pleasure to take part in this challenge

I was so bored today at school that i wanted to draw something ... firstly I wanted to draw my rubber, but I needed it and then I remembered about reading this topic

I talk too much, I know

This is Sylvester ... the first scan is drawn and the second is the image colored with Corel PHOTO-PAINT

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Fantastic job on Sylvester, Hellen!

Marilyn.....this is so adorable your ATC valentine is lucky.... great to see you too! I missed you.


Hi Hellen ......you don't talk too much .....you made me laugh...... All I can say is this is one spectacular Sylvester! I love it!

here is a Sylvester I did but I admit also I did this last year and recently added some color with photo shop. I originally sketched him in pencil and painted him with acrylic paint....

see Hellen ..... now I am talking too much.

Great cats everyone!

Here is a cat I've always loved - done with a 4b graphite pencil (the only one I could find at a moment's notice). Poor thing! He doesn't realize that marriage might be right around the corner - meowwwww!

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Rosalee

thanks Brian and Marisol for your appreciation

I'd say more, but I have to go to school ..

Hi rosalee welcome to the challenge! your cat is adorable...and in love..lol.. great drawing.. I like his expression.

A lot of great cats in here! We could make an exhibition

I love cats and felines , my favourite its the puma , cause its nice thanks for see my picture

Thanks Brian! I'm with you in spirit. I check in here often, even if I don't have time to add a drawing. The cats theme is a great one, and I am enjoying everyone's diverse and creative contributions.

Marilyn

And who could forget Tom and Jerry..

Not very good but here he is....

Thanks Brian........

Do you think my lovesick cat will ever get over it? Lots of new little kitties might do it of course LOL!

Cyn.... Your Tom and Jerry is so cute - I always loved them too!

Rosalee

Your Tom and Jerry are great Cyn. I tried to do a Tom but couldn't get it right at all.

Hi All,

first I would like to thank all the participants for making this such a very fun challenge .....the drawings have been spectacular this week ...I have been enjoying this very much..I may extend this challenge for a few more days while I try to think of an idea for the next...mind you the challenges never really expire. Also I am always open to suggestions or if any of you would like the opportunity to host.... please send me a personal message I would be glad to help.

Cyn Kid ....what a great surprise to see you draw this classic....another created by the great William Hanna and Joseph Barbera. The original series won an academy award 7 times for best short subject cartoons....one of my favorites.

I think you must know by now it is hard for me to comment on your drawings...mainly because I love them all.. .. this is another great one.

Got to have Garfield in here too..

Hey Taz that is a fantastic Garfield.....he looks so happy ...great drawing!

Thanks. I think that happy face is because he just finished a big pan of lasagna

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Here's my garfield with the help of snoopy

Great drawing Kaly. Guess some dogs and cats do get a long

Kaly....this is so adorable! you put a big smile on my face this morning.. this is fantastic...good ol Snoopy is even drawing Garfield...I love it!

Thank Taz and thanks Brian
I'm so glad I found this site, it's so nice to have feed back on my drawings, and these challenges are realygreat for that, and they are so much fun too. 8I'm very glad you've liked my drawing. Brian, you've put a big smile on my face too with your comment
Love you all
Kaly

Thanks Kaly..

yesterday I read this pages and liked them much - all of your drawings! as I also like cats I decided to draw one ... and did it during Navy CIS, CSI and Bones
BUT: it didn't work out as a cartoon ... . I'll put it in here in the evening anyway if it is OK (at home I have no computer). - My mom made a cartoon otherwise I'll attach it also!

Thanks for your kind words Melthemi and welcome to the challenge....of course it is okay.... I look forward to seeing your drawings and Mom's too