#tristan the cat

[serndestsart]

Storyboard & Thumbnails: 3 Cats and a Mouse (Old Version)

A little storyboard edition of #throwbackthursday: my storyboard & thumbnails for my animated short in my Fall 2021 beginner 2D animation class. I still include these thumbnails so that you can see my process. Planning on redoing this into a cleaner board/less timed animatic in Adobe Fresco with their vector brushes.

Edits

The only tweak so far: the cat names from their placeholder names (since the short doesn't mention their names). Originally: Felicity = Happy, Tristan = Sad, Damon = Mad.

Thumbnails Commentary

Composition-wise, there are mostly minor changes b/w thumbs & final boards. Key differences were the additional shots (cut for time) and different poses.

Self Critique/Notes

+ Liked how the off-beat but kind of endearing climax turned out; developing of surreal humor

+ Liked how Tristan’s character arc turned out (unconfident -> determined)

- Possibly remove Felicity

-- No need for her after the beginning of the story???

+ Possible springboard of exploring her in other works

- For the re-do: focus more on better expressions (possibly pull from thumbnails)

[so-i-did-this-thing]

For fun- What sort of character in your fics would have cats like these two? (Charli (f) in back, Richie (m), in front

They are Very Good at mimicking a concerned pair of slippers, or Louis Wain Cats

“TRISTAAAAAN!” Siegfried’s voice rang through the upper hall, down the staircase, and into the kitchen. The younger Farnon groaned as he set a tray of shortbread on the top of the range to cool. Audrey patted his shoulder in sympathy while he tossed aside his towel and untied the floral apron he’d been wearing.

“They’ll need about ten minutes to cool,” she said. “Go and see what your brother wants and you can come back and help yourself to one - just one - before supper, as thanks for giving me a hand.” “You are my hero, Mrs. Hall,” Tristan sighed. “ I’m sure I’ll need it to restore myself after he’s done verbally thrashing me.” ------------------------------ “Yes, what is it, Siegfried?” Tristan hesitantly poked his head into his brother's bedroom. “What are those?” Tristan blinked at the two nearly identical cats sitting primly on the dresser. They had long, grey fur and their wide, pale eyes bore a shared expression of grievous concern. “Those are cats, Siegfried. Felis catus. I’m sure we have a book or two about them somewhere around here.” “I bloody well know what they are,” Siegfried huffed. “What the devil are they doing in my bedroom!?” “Ah, well, you see. One of Mrs. Pumphrey’s posh friends - their owner - is visiting her, and she had Francois drop them off here to be boarded. On account of them being suddenly allergic to dogs. Specifically, Tricki.”

“Allergic,” Siegfried repeated flatly. “Mmmm hmm. Absolutely nothing to do, I’m sure, with how dogs and cats normally interact with one another.” He gestured at the animals, “Their names are Charli and Richie. Or perhaps it’s Richie and Charli. It’s rather hard to tell who is who, don’t you think?” Siegfried shook his head. “Why didn’t you just kennel them with the other animals?” “Mrs. Pumphrey was very clear they be boarded with Uncle Siegfried. So he can put them on the phone when she calls each evening to check in.”

“Every evening? For how long?” “Two weeks, I think? They’re utterly charming and polite, I doubt you’ll even realize they’re here. Now if you’ll excuse me, Mrs. Hall continues to need my assistance in the kitchen.” He turned on his heel to exit the room.

“Tristan…” Siegfried's voice quavered slightly.

“What now?”

“Tristan, I don’t think they’ve blinked once this entire time. Are you sure there’s nothing wrong with them? Have you done a thorough examination?”

“Must be your imagination, Big Brother. I’ll leave it to you three to get better acquainted.” He shut the door gently behind him, grinning from ear to ear.

[dingostrash]

For the cat lingerie thing, might i suggest one or more of the following:

Baobaohn Sith in Blue

Morgan in the least goth Pink imaginable

Oberon in the same shade or black either/or

Ah so many good suggestions, I had to do them all!

[zer0wlet]

It's been too damn long since I've drawn my favorite stoner cat Dasha!! (Feat. Tristan cameo)

[ivyllamauwu]

When he closes his eyes>>>>

[yarrystyleeza]

Me and the girls on discord came up with this new aesthetic tag game idea!

Place your dream cottage/cabin/castle/home, view, pet, activity, food, outfit, flowers/plants, and the character you'd love to share this life with. Just literally make the (fairycore/witchcore/cottagecore/etc) life of your dreams!!! <3

For a Kickstarter, here's mine:

Tagging my lovely moots @galaxies-and-moons-and-cox @floral-charlie-cat @bellaxgiornata @babygirlmurdock @1988-fiend @mattmurdocks6thscaleapartment @chvoswxtch @c-mrdck @loveroftoomanyfandoms @shiorimakibawrites @munsonownsmyass @saltedlays @shouldbestudying41 @itwasthereaminuteago @lazyxsquirrel and everyone else is welcomed to join!

Note: vampirecore is also welcomed! <3

[doomspaniels]

I don't mention it so much since he's been rock solid reliable at it, but all day every day Tristan is watching me for an opportunity to Helpful, handing me things I drop and bringing me things I left out.

Yesterday, though. Yesterday, I was getting out my TENS unit and felt something bump my hip as it fell off the counter. I looked, I saw nothing.

I called Tristan, and asked him, "hand?" (hand me a thing I dropped) He looked, saw nothing, and looked back up at me. I said, "where'd it go?" (something rolled where I can't reach, look for it)

Tristan valiantly returned to the empty bathroom floor and snuffled around. Long enough for Tristan's Fetch and Tug Buddy to wander over and ask about the noise, and to look himself and see nothing. Snuffle snuffle snuffle, maybe we'll never--Oh?

Tristan started opening his mouth like he was trying to pick something up, then came up with... one of the thin clear plastic sheets the TENS electrodes come on. Hoooooooleeeeey cats. That thing was *invisible*. GOOD JOB Tristan. Well DONE buddy.

[fellawmicrowave]

Allergy?

a random tristan and bandu comic i made and dubbed lol

[townofcadence]

♡ !

Pointless Mun Facts!

I have a new pet cat! His name is Thomas and he is the sweetest thing.

[episims]

Elise "-you won't believe it, love!! I-I've got a job interview..."

Elise "I-I'm Elise Rhymes. Uh. I'm Elise Rhymes. I'm-"

Hunter "Meow?"

Elise "Ugh, I hate it!! It's easier to talk to you than strangers, Hunter. And I-I still stutter..."

Elise It only gets worse when I'm nervous. They'll never hire me...

But Tristan said he's already proud of me... it's so unfair that I can't sleep! I could just skip to it, already.

[marissasketch]

Study of Isolde (the cat) as Isolde (the princess) 🐱👑

Inspired by “Isolde: the Celt Princess” (1911) by Gaston Bussière

[poparthuriana]

I have been gifted with a revelation.

Palamedes is Arthur Dent, Dinadan is Ford Prefect, Tristan is Zaphod Beeblebrox, and Isolde of Ireland is Trillian.

That is all.

[dogandcatcomics]

#repost @tristan.unrau Tristan Unrau (Los Angeles, California, USA, 1989-) 1. Interior With Dog, 2024, oil on line, 64" H x 51" W. 2. Virtue, 2024, oil on linen, 20" H x 18" W. 3. Revelation, 2025, oil on linen, 36 x 30. I appreciate the feline and canine representation in this work. Thanks to @siddharthavshah for the tip. @sebastiangladstone.

[axewchao]

Felt like drawing Tristan (and his dear, sweet River) again! I took one look at an old picture of him, thought the phrase "Yoga Doggo," and my hand moved on its own =w=

Small design update; the idea of him just constantly winking/deliberately keeping one eye shut felt more and more stupid the more I thought about it, so now his eye's… well, it's gone. As in, "surgically removed" gone. Been gone since his Riolu days, and he's long since adapted to it.

As for why it's gone, it's because of glaucoma; his eye didn't respond to any treatment and was causing him so much pain that removal became necessary.

He isn't bothered by the loss of his eye, instead what does bother him is the wave of discomfort he sometimes senses from strangers when they see his face. He knows they (usually) don't mean any ill will, but...

Well, being an empath isn't all sunshine and rainbows, after all.

[art-of-a-space-duck]

A quick drawing of Tristan. Needed a break after drawing geometric shapes and humans.

[doomspaniels]

The Three of Us (two Spaniels and a shadow)