Art created in Photoshop can have many layers depending on how the artist prepares the image. Technical details aside, I was looking at the art for the 12th chapter of The Cat in the Cradle and wondering if I could take Kio out of the wagon’s shade to get a better look at him. Sure enough, Andreas had placed the shadows on a separate layer. There’s obviously still some drawn shading detail on Kio, but it looks cool, sort of like that old A-Ha video. “Take on me, take me ooooon!”

This is a happy discovery for me since this image of Kio is spot on. I suppose it would be a rare moment that the cat would be so lost in thought and not more expressive, but this is how Kio appears in my mind. Great job, Andreas!