CATS Art Trade

An open art trade community for the CATS.

[catsarttrade]

REQUIREMENTS:

Your blog MUST be able to be tagged using the at symbol.

I (and your partner) must be able to MESSAGE and DM you for any reason. AKA Messages Turned On.

You and your partner must stay in constant communication and update each other on what's going on. No more silent treatment.

I will reach out several times throughout this process and make sure communication is happening. You must show me that you've read and understood my messages/pokes even if it's just a emoiji or an ok.

If you or your partner can not fufill your side of the trade then reach out ASAP so I can figure out what to do.

Do NOT ghost your partner.

MAKE SURE ART IS READY ON DUE DATE

Follow this blog.

If these aren't followed to the best of your ability, I will be blocking you from further art trades until we speak about it.

If you did not turn in last wave's art trades - you aren't allowed to join this art trade wave.

I can't allow people who can't finish their side of the trade to join in this wave. Your partner deserves their side of the art trade and they've worked hard on their side for you.

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Rules are simple:

1. Speak to your pair and get to know each other

2. Look at each other’s art so expectation is known

3. Discuss what level you want (sketches, colored, inked etc)

4. Discuss what things your partner are comfortable with (don’t force people to draw ships if they don’t support that particular one.)

5. Have the art done by the deadline.

6. Post your art on your tumblr tagging me, your partner. Then add the tag: CATS Art Trade 2025.

This is your general rule / expectation list:

1. All art must be related to CATS the musical in some way.

2. Ask your partner what they are comfortable with: OC, Canon, Broadway Only, 2019 Cats etc

3. Ask your partner if they are ok with shipping or pairings

4. OC’s are ok as long as your partner is ok and willing to draw them.

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Art Expectations:

1. Take more than 5 minutes to make it.

2. Put effort into it (everyone’s level of art is different so that will look different for everyone but please no random stick figures unless that’s what your partner asked for).

3. It’s up to the artist on whether or not it’s colored/penciled/inked. (The art trades I grew up doing were inked and colored so do with that what you will.) However, do discuss between the two of you so you know what to expect.

4. Once finished you will post your artwork to your blog tagging your partner and me (@robingurl), this blog (@catsarttrade) then using the tag “CATS Art Trade 2025” so others can see it. (And of course any other cat tag that’s necessary for the art to get out to the fandom!)

[catsarttrade]

The next CATS art trade has been moved until after my gallbladder surgery in a week or so.

Expect end of June early July.

IDK how recovery works for this stuff and it’s my first ever real surgery so I’m going in blind so to speak.

Be thinking though… I was thinking of a beach theme or summer theme. 😏😌

[catsarttrade]

pssst. 👀

watch this spot for an Art Trade?

[catsarttrade]

Requesting a Helper

EDIT: a helper has been found!

Can 1 person send me a message (or all of you and I'll just choose?) and you help me go through pairings to make sure everyone has theirs turned in?

I'm not joking when I say I'm busy as f**k in real life.

Things will go back to normal Mid May <3

[rivby]

I am so very very late for this but tada! My art trade for the Valentines Cats art trade!

I just wanna say the world's HUGEST shout-out to @m3taphorical-cats for being so patient and understanding about how long this has taken. My life got insane, and they have been so kind in letting me take so long to get this out! So here it is! I hope you like them, these designs are so fun!

I hope I managed to capture their dynamic in a way that's accurate-ish, and I hope you like them!

I can't wait for the next @catsarttrade and I (hopefully) will not be so egregiously late next time 😅

[catsarttrade]

I'm posting this for @gubzter-jam since their computer is messed up. This is their art trade with @uncertainbravado

[catsarttrade]

Work has gotten extremely busy. I know I need to post a thingie and reblog some more arts! I was hoping to have this wave done before it got crazy at work but it’s overlapping a bit! 🥰😖 please have patience!

[catsarttrade]

Wave 3 Showcase!

Everyone did so well!! Be proud of yourselves! Look at this amazing art!

[catsarttrade]

How do you join this years arttrade? I don't think I've fully understood the system and I'd love to participate when possible!

hey there!

It's ok this a very ...convoluted system that I'm so glad works because it really shouldn't when you step back and watch it run. XD

To understand the system, you have to understand how it started:

On my main blog (@robingurl) I reached out to the CATS fandom and wanted to do an art trade with people.

I grew up doing them and missed trading art. I wound up making a small group of it all with all the ones that joined and so we all had partners and traded art.

I think by the second event/wave I realized it had gotten fairly big and decided it needed it's own blog? 😅 So that's where it came from.

The original tag CATS Art Trade 2025 just came from the fact that it was an art trade I had taken part in in the year 2025 XD. It originally was more of a tag for my own art.

But then it just stuck and so last year for the waves that's what we used. Now we're on CATS Art Trade 2026 and this years waves/trades/events will be there.

How It Works

I put out a call in this blog for a new art trade wave. I'm trying to use graphics so for example:

When you see something like this "SIGN UPS OPEN" it means a new wave has started and you're welcome to join!

Just comment on the call out post saying you'd like to join and then reblog (if you'd like) to get more eyes on it.

In the body of the post there will be a "due date" for sign ups. This way I can keep a count of who needs to have a partner and if we're odd number or not.

After the sign up period is over, I will make a post that lists all of the participants to make sure I got everyone. I will then drop all of the usernames into this old generator (that's been in existence since 1998 XD) and pair people up.

I'm looking to move to a different one that I can get an account with and it will remember who has already been paired up with who and will have a lower chance of duplicates.

There will be a post that pops out a few days later that says pairings.

The post will list who got paired up with who and we usually reblog and/or comment on this post calling our partners out excited that we're ready to go.

With the pairings will also have a reminder of the rules, of the theme and a due date of when the art should be posted.

And from there - its' off you go.

You will communicate with your partner and both of you will decide what you'd like for the trade. Once you decide you will draw your art.

On the due date (extensions are available just reach out to me in DMs), you will post your art in your blog.

You will tag: 1. Your partner 2. This blog (@catsarttrade) 3. My personal blog (@robingurl) <- this ensures that I have a 200% chance of not missing it.

4. You will also tag (in the usual tag spot) CATS Art Trade 2026. <- This is our catch all tag and you will be able to catch anything to do with this years art trade waves within it.

5. Finally, any necessary tags to get your art out there for other CATS fans to follow. XD

On the day the art is due, I will reblog it to this blog and properly gush over it.

THEN once every art is in, I will be putting together a "showcase" graphic to show off all the arts together.

Don't worry.. it's not ...complicated... at all...? XD

Jokes aside - hopefully this made sense! We'd love for you to join!!

[transslyblue]

Here's my side of the Cats art trade with @m3taphorical-cats~

Thank you so so @robingurl for letting me join this years trade!

Here's a couple extra doodles, 'cause I love your boy!

[kibaweissvulf]

@catsarttrade CATS Valentines art trade for @fancy-cat-name

Happy Valentines! I hope you enjoy!

[catsarttrade]

NOTE: WAVE 4

I think I got everyone that tagged me? If I'm missing anything just let me know.

If you haven't posted yours yet (And haven't spoken to me), you've gotten lucky. 'm too busy at work to dig immediately.

I'll be checking out partners on Saturday to make sure things add up properly! <3

EVERYONE'S ART WAS SO PRETTY AND AMAZING!! ;3;

[robingurl]

Happy Valentines Day to @rainbowratsstuff for the @catsarttrade event!

She wanted Mungojerrie and Munkustrap together and wanted Mungo doing something nice for Munk.

While doodling I came across an awful pick up line list and saw one:

Jerrie: Do you know what this shirt is made of?

Munk: 🤨

Jerrie: boyfriend material! 😌✨

But in all seriousness- Jerrie wants to make sure his boy friend is safe and warm while protecting everyone. So he got him a shirt to match his own! 🥹🥺

[rainbowratsstuff]

Here's my gift for @robingurl for the valantines @catsarttrade . They wanted misto napping on plato. I hope its nice enough for you ^^

it was fun to draw some cute kitties cuddling again 😊❤️

[graymightbegiants]

Happy (late) Vic-en-teaze Day!

@catsarttrade @pencil-gremlin

I hope this is to your liking!! I have never considered Victeazer, but it was such a fun pairing to draw!! I love this drawing and I hope you do too!!

[fancy-cat-name]

Happy Valentine's to @kibaweissvulf ! 😄💐 It's been a pleasure to be your partner this wave for the @catsarttrade event!

[m3taphorical-cats]

Fulton Munk and Griz for @rivby for the @catsarttrade !!! I absolutely adored drawing them and learning about their dynamic, this was really fun!

Also a little bonus doodle of tour 6 Tugoff below the cut as a treat :D I hope you like them!!