by Allison Steele
About the Contributor & Piece
Allison Steele (she/her) is a Global Communication and Media major. She is aromantic and asexual, and an aspiring writer who also draws for fun!
“I have always been enamored with black and white 1930s cartoons, especially those made by Fleischer Studios. They have a somewhat more raucous and occult vibe to them than Mickey Mouse or Porky Pig; one of my favorites is Betty Boop in Snow White. I think there is a lot of artistic potential to be found in playing with the color (or lack thereof), musicality, and style of this animation genre, and I would love to someday tell a story with a character like Rocko the Cat.” – Allison Steele
The four “Rocko in Technicolor” pieces depicting this original character started as traditional hand-drawn sketches, and were then digitally lined and colored using the software Paint Tool Sai.