{"id":554,"date":"2012-02-23T23:06:00","date_gmt":"2012-02-24T05:06:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.catdoodles.com\/dailydoodle\/?p=554"},"modified":"2012-06-15T19:10:20","modified_gmt":"2012-06-16T06:10:20","slug":"little-helpers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.catdoodles.com\/dailydoodle\/2012\/02\/23\/little-helpers\/","title":{"rendered":"Little Helpers"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Max<\/p>\n

I\u2019ll bet some of you are wondering, \u201cDoodling cats and mice must take up a helluva lot of Jean\u2019s time. How does she get anything else done?\u201d<\/p>\n

OK, I\u2019ll admit, some days it\u2019s an issue. But most of the time, the whole doodle-and-blog thing is offset by the cats\u2019 willingness to help out with other stuff. For instance, here you see Blackie and Max, hard at work in my studio today, creating a new masterpiece for\u00a0Art in Action<\/a>, which is happening next week.\u00a0(Thanks a bunch, guys!)<\/p>\n

Case History<\/h1>\n

Here\u2019s another prime example of my feline support team coming through\u2014this time on a recent\u00a0illustration<\/a> assignment for a Canadian client.<\/p>\n

The two images below comprised my first round of sketches, variations on the same theme: Canada and Russia creating an alliance to keep U.S. shipping interests out of the Arctic region.<\/p>\n

\"Jean<\/p>\n

When I showed these concepts to the art director, he asked if I wouldn\u2019t mind stripping everything out but the beaver and bear, adding in an eagle, and developing them all as characters.<\/p>\n

Great idea, but not much time to hunt down reference. Blackie and crew to the rescue!<\/p>\n

\"Cats<\/p>\n

Even though it was late at night, and we were all tired, the cats did a fantastic job of getting into character, resulting in the final printed piece you see below. I was happy, the art director was pleased, and even Charlotte liked it. (I was worried she\u2019d think I made her nose\/beak too big.)<\/p>\n

\"Global<\/p>\n

On that note, I\u2019m going to go rouse my napping felines and see if they\u2019d like to help me shovel the driveway\u2014quite a bit of snow here today. Have a good night everyone and see you on here tomorrow!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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