#public domain cats

[rjalker]

Turning the formerly feral kittens into public domain characters, starting with Sapphire, because she was the first to hold still for me to get a picture as a reference for her face.

Includes a more detailed guide and cute simplified versions, including one where her white paws are literally mittens and boots.

Fun fact: Her name is Sapphire because she was so fluffy, and at first we wanted to name her Cloud, but then we were like no, there's too much of a theme here already. So then we were like "okay but what about Sephiroth as a reference to clouds". And then we were like no, because we want someone to want to adopt her. So Sapphire it is. As a reference to the name Sephiroth. As a reference to the fact that she's fluffy like a cloud.

She has the biggest ears of all her siblings, and the shortest, skinniest, but fluffiest tail.

Feel free to draw her in whatever style you want. Or change her pronouns. She's a cat. She doesn't know what gender is. But she could in your version!

They can all have the last name Jupiter since we caught them on / the day after the 4th of July, and I can't think of any other name.

So, Sapphire Jupiter.

As of September 2023, she weighs 4lbs.

Gizmo is now posted!

Not drawn yet:

Eclipse Jupiter

Taaz Jupiter

and their mom, Marlena Jupiter.

Who is the father? The world may never know....unless you decide to create him yourself.

...Aand she has just jumped into an empty trash can. So I will edit the picture I just got of her in the trash can into this post. Lol.

[ID: Three digital drawings, each with the same royal blue background, each showing a black and white kitten character. The first shows the kitten with more detail, drawn linelessly, with the head and torso in the center, and the arms and legs off to the side, disconnected to fit in the square frame of the image. The character is labled, "Sapphire", and a small photo of the kitten it's based on is in the upper left corner. Some notes read, "Yellow eyes, thin, fluffy fur", and "short, skinny fluffy tail". The kitten has a mostly black body, with round yellow-gold eyes, and a pink and black nose. The face is solid black, except for an irregular white stripe from the chin, going crookedly up to between the eyes at a diagonal. Where the white stripe overlaps the nose, the nose is pink, and black where the stripe does not meet. The kitten has a thick white fluffy chest like a collar, and a thinner white stripe on the belly all the way down. All the feet are white with solid pink paw pads, with the front feet having the white end at the end of the foot, and the back feet stretching up to almost the knee, like tall socks. The tail, drawn to one side, is skinny and fluffy, and slightly more than half the length of the torso. The next two images show a much more simplified version of the character, standing upright against the blue background. The character now has larger pointed ears, oval shaped yellow eyes with a line for pupils, a simplified face stripe, a black nose and mouth, and a simpler white collar and belly. The limbs are drawn as simple bendy lines ending in white, with the tail raised happily behind. The second version of this image is the same as the first, except that the white parts of the front paws, or hands, have been extended out to form little gloves or mittens, and the white markings on the back legs have been extended into boots. End ID.]

I would share pictures of her for drawing references...but dear gods these cats do not want to be photographed lol. Every time I try to take a picture they're already moving.

Edit: Nope, lol, here's the picture of her in the trash can:

[ID: Another photo of the kitten depicted above, now looking up while sitting in the bottom of a medium sized white trashcan.]

@publicdomaincharacters some more public domain characters :)

[skiplo-wave]

See THIS is what I want dude!

I’m glad everyone just going hog wild with ideas of using Mickey in both good and the bad

[fluttytheflutt]

old man yaoi

[emuanon34]

Go nuts y’all!

Source: Drawing 100 Years Of Disney Wonder

[gabedut]

Can you believe it guys? Just a week left!

[marcosvitor1996]

The original version of Mickey Mouse has joined public domain today. Felix the Cat and Oswald the Lucky Rabbit are featured there on their post-1928 designs since their versions are in public domain too.

[obwald]

yeah I'm alive oopsies I just forget about tumblr sorry team

BUT THE PUBLIC DOMAIN BROTHERS REAL !!!

[kevinarsenault]

I feel pumped for every New Year's day now actually

[gooberscollage]

Various Cat Illustrations (pre 1927)

1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6

[artistdove]

Drew some public domain toons (I think ¯\_(ツ)_/¯)

Relationships are different along with minor job alterations.

Oliver/Oswald, Willy/Mickey, Copper/Julius, Sadie/Fanny, Wren/Minnie, and Calla/Ortensia

[infernothechaosgod]

Happy birthday old man!!!

I cant belive im late AGAIN TOT but please know I didnt forget! I even had the concept and sketch ready a day before I just coudnt finish it in time bc I got stuck in a room ToT oh well ya know happens

[Ver with no text] vvv

[rjalker]

Turning the formerly-feral kittens and their mom into public domain characters #2:

Gizmo! The happiest, most excited kitten ever.

As of September 2023, she weighs 4lbs.

I gave them all the last name Jupiter since they got caught in July.

Sapphire is already done

Not drawn yet:

Eclipse Jupiter

Taaz Jupiter

and their mom, Marlena Jupiter.

Who is the father? The world may never know…unless you decide to create him yourself.

Or, it might be this cat?

[ID: A zoomed in photo of a fluffy black and white cat stuck up a tree, with a black body, and white chest, paw, and face markings, with whote on its cheeks and in a point up between its eyes. End ID.]

(It got down eventually)

Or this one?

[ID: A photo of a different black and white cat lying on the ground in a sphinx pose, looking at the camera. It has a black body, with white front paws, chest, and a thin white triangle from its chin, up its nose, and between its eyes. End ID.]

We just don't know. Too many people here keep their cat outside, not to mention all the ferals.

Both photos are public domain, and you can turn those two into characters too lol.

Includes a more detailed reference, and more simplified cartoon version, including her white paws are literal mittens and boots.

Feel free to draw her in whatever style you want. Or change her pronouns. She’s a cat. She doesn’t know what gender is. But she could in your version!

[ID: Three digital drawings, each with the same brown background, showing three versions of a drawing of a black and white kitten labled, "Gizmo". She has a mostly black body, with white on her chest, the inside of her back legs, white paws, and unven white markings on her face, with a two-pronged stripe between her grey-green eyes, over both cheeks, and going down the left side of her chin. The black part of her torso is faintly striped with very dark grey, and her paw pads are mostly pink, with the larger pad on both front paws black, with uneven black spots on three of the four smaller pads on her left paw. The hind paw pads are pink, with question marks. Her tail is long and very fluffy. The first version shows her in more detail, with the limbs off to the sides separately to fit in the square canvas, and then is drawn as a much simply, bipedal cartoon, her tail vibrating happily behind her. In the second version of the cartoon, her white paws have turned into gloves and boots. End ID.]

[tarotomorrows]

What do you mean there was only 3 musketeers??? Obviously there was a 4th?? Right guys? [I’m sticking to this delusion no one can stop me]

So heres my take on Oswald if he had stayed in Disney’s possession and was updated like the rest of the cast. I used marker and color pencil for the one drawing of him. I also head cannon that he’s mute and uses exaggerated expressions/gestures and sign language to get his point across.

Also Ortensia would play as Minnie’s royal cousin from another kingdom who often visits to hang out with Minnie and Daisy but also too escape the pressure of marriage at home and constantly being bombarded with suitors from different kingdoms.

I mean in the end we all know who she’d end up with but come on let’s spice it up a little lol

[sodaft-potato]

Last digital drawings I was able to do before one of my drawing tablet's cords died (and took one of the tablet's display ports with it). Hopefully I can get the money to buy another cord soon. In the meantime I'll try to get back in the swing of traditional sketches.

[craftnkittn]

I have just learned that in addition to Mickey Mouse / Steamboat Mickey being public domain, Oswald the Lucky Rabbit, and Felix the Cat will also be public domain in 2024….if they make horror movies on these guys I will die

[gabedut]

Have been doing some transformative redesigns with the three public domain mascots. Imagine a sitcom with these goofs

Felix

Mickey

Oswald