A. Rat - Stair

Background concept for A. Rat's first adventure.

Vacation = Sick + Family + Allergies + BronyCon

I am capping off my vacation by uploading new sketches. It is a relief to be back to normal at the end of it all.

I spent the first week and a half sleeping off a virus. It wasn't  terrible, but it was tiring, and I could not draw properly. Making no progress on my storyboards drove me crazy!

This was followed by a truncated trip to visit family at Mt. Gretna. It was great to see everyone, especially my niece Keira! As if brought on by some tormenting demons, my tree pollen allergies brought the procedings to an early end. Apparently I am not meant to enjoy the beauty of Pennsylvania's woodlands.

This past weekend was spent at BronyCon, where I had the opportunity to personally thank Lauren Faust and some of my favorite cartoon writers and voice actors for their work. About a year ago, the "My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic" show and Brony phenomenon hit me like a bolt of lightning. The show hooked into my earliest aspirations, of being a toy designer and animator, and made me confront myself and finally admit who I am. It resurrected a vital part of me that had been dead for eight years. I have never experienced an epiphany of this magnitude, and it has propelled me into ceaseless drawing and writing. I have developed my first new characters and story ideas in nearly a decade, and I am re-teaching myself animation. I owe Lauren and her crew an un-repayable debt, so I intend to thank them in any way possible.

This was certainly not the best vacation, but seeing my family, and the FiM crew made it bearable. Better luck next time, I guess!

A. Rat - Panic Panic

A. Rat - Panic

Two-legged run for non life-threatening danger.

From Cats to Rats

I have just uploaded a few more sketches of Anonymous Rat (A. Rat for short), showing his darker side. I am currently storyboarding his first animated adventure, and really enjoy coming up with his facial expressions. I will post the storyboards for comment when they are ready. For now, Pencil sketches will have to suffice.

My two other projects, regarding cats and humans, are on the back burner at the moment, but I will return to them in due time. The A. Rat cartoon has the virtues of being short, self contained, and feasible to complete on my own. I hope you will come to like him as much as I have.

Have Fun!

A. Rat - Exasperation

A. Rat may be made of rubber.

A. Rat - Anger

Anonymous Rat is master of negative emotions.