#deut bros

[jelliclelikeyouu]

oh munk & tugger duet during old deuteronomy, you will always be extra special to me

[graveyyyb]

The long fur brothers

ahhhhhh I’m to lazy to fix tuggs face markings and his fur hehehe

Munk got his hair tie from Jellylorum

[soh-da-meatball]

More Peking Opera Cats! This time featuring the battle between Munkustrap and Macavity. I worked on this piece for a few months and im so glad to finally finish it, am happy to be trying out more ambitious backgrounds with each new piece 🌸

[graveyyyb]

They’re so fun to draw….but also a pain (IGNORE TUGGERS PAW)

Munk and his clipboard lols what would he do without it

I think I drew it way too small….oh well

Lowkey forgot what stuff i posted and didn’t post

I never keep track lols

I honestly forgot why I have tugger and munk face scars

[soh-da-meatball]

Cats! But make it Chinese Opera! When I posted the initial exploration art of Tugger I had mainly referenced Peking Opera, but since then I think the style has grown to be a combination of multiple genres of opera haha

Since they are both sons of Old Deuteronomy, I wanted them to have elaborate costumes and roles that will stand out amongst the others! Tugger is playing the 武小生 (Wu Xiao Sheng) role and Munkustrap is playing the 长靠武生 (Chang Kao Wu Sheng) role. 武生 are martial characters and warriors, Munkustrap’s specific role is a high ranking warrior defined by using a polearm while Tugger plays a younger warrior. Although my explanation is short there are actually a lot more details regarding the difference in singing tone, costumes, and personality between each role! I’ve only started researching about this when i started this project so unfortunately I am still not very knowledgeable about Chinese Opera ><; but hopefully I get to learn more as I continue exploring with this project 🥰

The Chinese text in the box behind Munkustrap reads: The Hero Cat

The Chinese text in the box behind Tugger reads: The Rock and Roll Cat

[graveyyyb]

My first cats drawing of this year vs my most recent

First drawing is munkustrap being angry at tugger who is lying on the ground and….well the second one speaks for itself lols