During my vacation in Venice, Italy, I saw many beautiful buildings, statues and, of course, boats. However, there was one item that I often encountered during every walk through the city. At the many market stalls, cute pink cat hats were almost always for sale. In some cases, there were also sweet dog hats themselves, these had the colors beige and reddish brown.

Of course, these hats are not meant for a cat or dog, although that would actually not be such a crazy idea. And so the idea for a fun drawing was born. Inspiration can sometimes be found in the craziest places, as it turns out. Because how would it really look? A cat with a dog hat and a dog with a cat hat.

Luckily, on vacation I always take my Moleskine with me including a drawing case with pencils, erasers and brush pen. Once back from town, I immediately went with the idea.

I then developed the drawing in Clip Studio Paint. I have not been using this program for very long, so this provides a nice exercise to get to know Clip Studio better. From the start, the idea has been to be able to sell these drawings through Redbubbleas well, so I already took this into account while making them. It is important to use the right pixels and resolution then (at least 5000×5000 pixels and 300 dpi).

I then prepared the drawings for processing on Redbubble. Per product I look at the possibilities. Will it be a pattern, which background color is suitable, do I use a larger or smaller image, etc… The result is impressive. See an example on a T-shirt: Cat or Dog.