Along the way my idea for my Animation JAM changed slightly, instead of having a monsterous hand come out and grab the rat I decided to change it to the head of a monsterous cat which would grab the rat and eat him.

I didn’t spend as much time with this design as the rat mostly because I already had a strong idea of what I wanted the cat to look like so the design almost came to me instantly. I doodled a little sketch in my notebook based on some previous references from Tim Burton’s Alice in Wonderland (2010) and Behemoth’s Castle Crashers (2008).

Big eyes, big round head and lots of teeth.

His design didn’t change drastically once I brought it into photoshop. I only cleaned up the form slightly and brought his paws closer to the body to better match the idea that he would eb squeezing through the portal.The next step was to take the cat into colour. I was never fully intending to colour my animation since it wasn’t a hand in requirement but if I had the time and energy I’d certainly give it a go.
For the colour palette I focused on a scheme that would invoke a weird and otherwordly feel.

I ended up liking number 3 the most. I felt the combination of the saturated green mixed with the dark pruple had a psychedelic and eldritch vibe that I felt would be perfect. I also feel I’ll make the portal green if I ever decide to colour the piece.