Art Journal — black cats

Look at how the cost of housing has skyrocketed over the decades. Compare that to wages. Eventually more people will hit a breaking point. I'm not cheering or asking for it, just extremely frustrated that it's coming to this. When economic inequality gets bad enough people revolt. It's bad for the rich, but worse for the poor.

Inspiration for art comes from experiences. Everything that interest me in some way can spark ideas. I love cats and ramen so I thought of combining the two into an illustration of a creepy but cute cat eating a bowl of ramen noodles. I think of cats as mischievous, friendly little goblins so when I sketch them out I try to capture that spirit. Idea Sketch I started by making a loose and rough sketch in the Procreate app using my iPad and Apple Pencil. I had some trouble getting the head shaped in a way that looked good to me...