Garfolio: A Portfolio of Garfields

#Garftober 2023

I’ve never managed to finish a month-long drawing challenge but who knows? 2023 could be my year. Challenge developed and prompts provided by @ BigGarfFan37 on Twitter.

(Commission inquiries may be directed to dingus@cosmichyatt.com)

Illustration #1 for Garftober, prompt: “two of them.” On a cream background, in the top right corner is a peaceful looking angel Garfield head with a halo and tiny wings. In the bottom right corner is a shady looking devil Garfield with a flame above his head. Between them is a purple banner that reads “1. Two of Them.”
Garftober Day #1: Two of Them (10/01/23)
Garftober Day 2, prompt: Haunted. In a purple spotlight, Garfield, an orange cat, is cloaked in a blue blanket in his cat bed. He is sadly resting his face in his paws. Above him are 9 swords and the Roman numeral 9.
Garftober Day #2: Haunted (10/02/23)
Garftober Day #3, prompt: Super Monkey Ball. Two illustrations: Nermal (a grey kitten) and Garfield (an orange cat) styled like characters form the video game Super Monkey Ball. Nermal is hanging on a red and clear ball capsule on a green triangle background, and Garfield is a floating head on a purple triangle background.
Garftober Day #3: Super Monkey Ball (10/03/23)
Illustration #4 for Garftober, prompt: “nerd.” On a white background there is blue text reading “Garftober Day 4: Nerd,” then an illustration of Garfield in the style of The Brain (a head on a pink circle) and an illustration of Odie in the style of Pinky (floating head on a blue irregular rectangle).
Garftober Day #4: Nerd (10/04/23)
Illustration #5 for Garftober, prompt: “your mom.” On a light pink background there is darker pink text outlined in purple that reads “Garftober Day 5,” then an illustration of Garfield as an older lady with silvery hair wearing a green shirt with pink roses on it and a purple cardigan; her eyes are closed and she is smiling and wearing a small pair of glasses. Underneath the illustration is text in the same style as the top that reads “Your Mom.”
Garftober Day #5: Your Mom (10/05/23)
Illustration #6 for Garftober, prompt: Dog. On a dark grey background, white text reads “@Garftober Day 6: Dog.” Below is an illustration of Garfield wearing a yellow hoodie with brown ears on the hood, blue shorts, and yellow crocs. He is holding a magenta Jack-o-lantern pail with his right hand and making a peace sign with the other. He is sticking his tongue out like Odie.
Garftober Day #6: Dog (10/06/23)
Garftober Day #7, prompt: Barbie. On a lilac-grey background, red text reads “@Garftober Day 7: Barbie.” Below is an illustration of Arlene, Garfield’s girlfriend, a pink cat standing upright with her front legs outstretched in a welcoming gesture. She is wearing the 1983 Loving You Barbie outfit, a dress with a red velvet bodice and billowy sheer white sleeves and skirt dotted with red velour hearts. Her eyes are closed and she is smiling.
Garftober Day #7: Barbie (10/07/23)
Garftober Day #8, Prompt: Pikmin. A “mixed media” piece using a photo background of a forest floor and a photo of a pan of lasagna, in which Garfield is illustrated to resemble Captain Olimar. The pan of lasagna is being carried by the red and yellow Pikmin.
Garftober Day #8: Pikmin (10/08/23)
Garftober Day 9: Prompt, Oppenheimer. Grey text at the top says “Garftober Day #9.” A greyscale illustration of Garfield in the 1978 style, sitting pointed right. He is wearing a fedora, suit jacket, shirt, and tie (no pants) and he has a cigarette in his mouth. He is sitting on the word “GARFENHEIMER,” in red. The background is a half-tone style grey oval.
Garftober Day #9: Oppenheimer (10/09/23)
Illustration #10 for Garftober, prompt: Nermal. In the top left corner a logo in the style of the sitcom “The King of Queens” reads “The King of Cute.” The background is a sketchy hint of a kitchen and the foreground is Nermal in the style of Doug (Kevin James), looking a bit like “who, me?”
Garftober Day #10: Nermal (10/10/23)
Illustration #11 for Garftober, prompt: BBQ. Green text on a white background in the top left corner reads “Garftober Day 11” on one line and “BBQ” underneath it. Over a green circle: an illustration of Jon Arbuckle, Garfield’s human, holding a spatula and a bbq fork in one hand and gesturing to himself with the thumb of his other hand. He is dressed in a blue shirt and grey slacks with an orange apron over top; the apron reads, “ASK ME ABOUT MY WORLD FAMOUS WEINER”
Garftober Day #11: BBQ
Garftober Day 12, prompt: streamer. A simplified, pastel illustration of Garfield sitting in a doorway/through way on a mint green floor with a sky blue wall in the background. To the left of him is a single pink streamer tacked to the top of the doorway.
Garftober Day #12: Streamer
Garftober day 13 : Eating contest. Two images: Garfield standing with his hands on his hips looking annoyed. He is wearing a bib that reads “WORLD CHAMPION.” The second image is from behind Garfield showing just his ears and the sign he is looking at that says “TODAY! Lasagna-thon.” Underneath the words is a picture of Garfield’s head with a cancelation symbol over it.
Garftober Day #13: Eating Contest
Garftober day 14: Office. Text at the top left in green outline reads “Garftober Day #14.” In the middle, an illustration of Arlene as Joanna from Office Space (1999), delivering a middle finger and an annoyed expression. She is wearing a green and white striped shirt, black suspenders decorated with flair, and black pants. She has a dirty blonde ponytail. At the bottom right, solid green text reads “Office.”
Garftober Day #14: Office
Garftober Day 15, prompt: Squishy On a blue background, an illustration of an orange jellyfish with eyes, stripes, and the ear shape of Garfield, and 9 wavy, stinging tentacles. He is surrounded by several points of light. On the left handwritten text reads “Garftober Day #15” and in the bottom right corner of the illustration is the handwritten word “Squishy.”
Garftober Day #15: Squishy
Garftober Day 16: Suffering. An illustration of Garfield in the style of the classic Waite-Smith tarot, specifically the five of cups. Here it is the five of lasagnas. At the top in the middle is the Roman numeral V and at the top right a handwritten title in white: @garftober day #16: Suffering. Garfield stands in the middle with his back to the viewer, draped in a black cloak. In the background is a river, a bridge, some hills and trees, and a building. He is contemplating three spilled-over pans of lasagna and two full pans are behind him where he can’t see them.
Garftober Day #16: Suffering
Garftober Day 17: Panel Redraw. On a green background, and with a grey-purple foreground, Jon, a fairly regular looking fellow in a blue sweater, is handing a letter to Garfield, a fairly regular-looking orange cat. A speech bubble to the right of his head says in typewriter type text, “This came in the mail for you.” On the bottom right of the image is the text “Garftober day 17: Panel Redraw.”
Garftober Day #17: Panel Redraw
Garftober Day 18: :3 on a 2/3 purple, 1/2 green background, a fluffier, “cuter” version of Garfield with almond shaped eyes and fluffier fur. His smile is a little sideways 3.
Garftober Day #18: :3
garftober day #19: Space. Dark grey text at the top left reads Garftober #19: Space. On a greenish-grey background, an illustration of Odie as Captain James T. Kirk, looking thoroughly unamused to be buried in a pile of Garfield tribbles.
Garftober Day #19: Space
Garftober day 20: Miku. On a black background, with the text “Garftober Day #20” handwritten at the top, an illustration of Garfield as Hatsune Miku, the mascot/face of a vocaloid software voicebank. He has shorter aqua pigtails than Miku, but his aqua eyes are sincere and he is singing to you with his arms reaching out, palms turned up. He is wearing a sleeveless white collared shirt with lace accents and an aqua tie with two tie clips. He is in front of a glowing teal and aqua circle and underneath is the handwritten word “Miku.”
Garftober Day #20: Miku
Garftober day 21: Sweet Ride. On a mid grey background, with handwriting to the left: Garftober Day #21, and right: Sweet Ride. In the middle is a black, white, and bright red illustration of Garfield as Billy the Puppet from Saw, on his sweet red and white tricycle.
Garftober Day #21: Sweet Ride
Garftober day 22: Drip. An illustration of Garfield as a drip of water coming out of a faucet. Lack of current faucet-drawing know-how is covered up by a cut paper effect that surrounds Garfield with several layers of drip shape. At the top is the handwritten text “garftober day #22” and at the bottom of the illustration the handwritten word “drip.”
Garftober Day #22: Drip
Garftober day 22 bonus: Drip. An illustration of Garfield from the shoulders up wearing sunglasses, a fancy pink suit jacket, and a chain with a diamond kitty head on it. He is styled to look like Ronald Acuña Jr. on the (June) 2023 MLB All-Star game pink carpet in Seattle.
Garftober Day 22: Drip
Garftober Day 23: Food Poisoning
Garftober Day #24: Grief
Garftober Day #25: Infomercial
Garftober Day #26: WWE
Garftober Day #27: Pride
Garftober Day #28: Sprite
Coming soon (a picture of Garfield’s head in a red-ringed circle)
Coming soon (a picture of Garfield’s head in a red-ringed circle)
Cosmic as Garfield, wearing a galaxy bucket hat, an Encino Man tshirt, wacky suspenders hoisting black pants a little too high, and for some reason she’s giving a peace sign
Garftober Day #31: Garfsona

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