The monochromatic color decision was inspired by cat's fur colors. Cats, I found, only have a certain range of fur color, from bright white, to all shades of yellow-orange-brown, to the darkest black. This observation was then combined with the fact that cats might not see the world the same eyes human eyes does in multicolor.

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Because the story is told through Cemong's perspective, I want to try to push the idea of 'rough life on the street as a stray'. I proceed to do that by pouring my focus on building the atmosphere through intense contrast, which I drew inspirations from my favorite noir films.

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I worked closely with my Art Editor, the Author, as well as the Book Designer through out the whole process which overall took a little over 2 months.