Franks Cat BG

Morning, here is a back ground from the series Frankenstein's Cat. All the BG's for this series were drawn on paper then coloured in Photoshop.

The foot prints were left by the Bigfoot Burglar! (Who stole all the hats).

Franks Cat Do and Dont

Here are some examples of some do and don't sketches from Mr Jerome for drawing the characters on Frankenstein's Cat.

Frankenstein's Cat

Here is a group picture of all the recurring characters from the Franks Cat series we did for Mackinnon and Saunders and the BBC.

In the Style of Curtis

Here is another drawing by Mr Curtis. I haven't put any up for a while. This was for the yeti that was in an episode of Frankenstein's Cat.

Storyboard

Here is a page from the Frankenstein's Cat storyboard for the episode Tail of Tails we did. This was drawn by Mr Gordon. This was for scene 33A, so you have panels 1, 2 and 3. It's better to have as many panels as you can so you get a good idea for the timing when doing an animatic. It also saves time and money later on down the line when you have more planned out before you get to the animation stage.
Hmmm, I dont know the best way to visually represent animatics really. Maybe I should upload some animatic clips to you tube then link them here. As well as the Dusty animation test mentioned ages ago.
There are also action notes and dialogue notes at the bottom of the page. I think I mentioned before that this episode has won awards!

Frankenstein's Cat Background

Here is another rough for one of the backgrounds for Frankenstein's Cat. This was for the end of the episode 'HayDay' where Lottie and Nine get carried off into the sunset by the ants!
As you do!

Lotties Head Shot

Here is a picture of Lotties head shot. She got them made when she got a part in a film. The one on the right was after Nine drew on it after he got relegated to Lotties stand in. He was a bit miffed really.

Frankenstein's Cat Board

Hello, sorry for the lack of posting, I have been away. Anyway here is a page from the story board for an episode of Franks Cat. This was from the episode Tail of Tails, which won an award dont you know! This was drawn by Mr Gordon.

Nine and Lottie

Aww best friends forever! We were hoping to do another series of Frankenstein's Cat. Unfortunately it didn't happen. Making an animated series is very expensive. Think of a number... now triple it... now quadruple it .... then add £84. Now double it.
I miss the cat from a kit.

Little Fish Cardboard Box!

Another Mr Curtis design for the Frankenstein's Cat series.

More Franks Cat Props

Because they are so great here are some more props from Frankenstein's Cat

Mr Crumbles Desk

This is the BG for a scene in Frankenstein's Cat where Mr Crumble is in school late marking. And he 'gets got' by the depickler!

Another Frank BG

Here is another Frankenstein's cat Background. These are the steps up to the castle. It's quite a simple one compared to the other BG's but I love it.

Anniversary

Extra bonus post today! I almost forgot a little milestone. I have been here for 14 years today! Yayy me. That's all I'm getting. Back to work Miss Jane.

BigFoot BG

Here is another Franks Cat background. This was from the Bigfoot Burglar episode.

Ghost Dogs

Here are some ghost dogs from Franks Cat. For the final design we had to remove the drool to make them a little less rabid. This was from the Halloween episode.

Designs

Morning. Here is another Mr Curtis design for Frankenstein's Cat. I will post the finished Flash models of these tomorrow. On another note, cold sausages are yummy in the morning!

Corrections

Morning. Here is a picture to show corrections on some artwork. Top left you can see Mr Curtis scetch of the character Woodward D Edwards from the show Frankenstein's Cat. The colour positions show the built in Flash turnaround designs made by Mr James. The red scribbles are made by the Director showing how he wants the drawings adjusted.

More Goat

Here is another Mr Curtis pre design sketch for the customised goat (by Van Halen to catch a monster) and the monster trap from the episode Monster Man of Franks Cat. This was our first episode we worked on. If you look at the 7th April post you can see both of these finished in Flash. I will show you more from this episode (with completed Flash models) soon. I have an Animatic to finish right now and I seem to be procrastinating.

Best In Bred

Hello. This mornings picture is the design elements from Mr Curtis for the episode 'Best In Bred' From Franks Cat. I'm not sure if this was the end title but it was the episode working title. It is not a typo (like I would ever miss type anything, no sir). It's a play on words as this was a beauty pageant episode. I will show you the finished designs later, some have appeared on this blog before but not all of them.