Setting

Style

I've decided to base my scene in a street close to the city. Because there is alot of activity, which suits the city scene well. Also its not as unusual to have a cat wandering around with people avoiding interaction.

The type of style I'm going to use to create the setting, is a more generic subtle gradient style with no major contrast or outstanding textures. Similar to that of anime 'Cardcaptors'-

Colour & Texture

I have created a more natural colour pallette. I will use the yellowish brown colours as my background on the canvas, then paint the others over top- bringing all colours into a harmonious family and striking the viewer as its not often expected in a city street setting. These colours will be used to paint the sky, plants, walls and surrounding houses-

Though I'm not including outstanding textures, I might incorporate a few textures subtly to help give the viewer a better feel of what it is they are perceiving  particularly as the cat is very small, so there will be alot of close ups that will need to be established.

Cartoons I looked at that have a natural colour scheme are Looney Tunes' 'Bugs Bunny' and 'Daffy Duck'- 

URL- http://johnkstuff.blogspot.co.nz/2006/10/color-theory-neutral-or-natural-colors.html