You can ask any cat owner and they will confirm one thing for sure: the more you find out about these amazing felines, the more interesting they become.

Artist Anthony Smith is quite fascinated with cats as well. He captures the character of a cat in his cartoon series called "Cattitude".

Whether your kitty is sweet, sassy, or simply the master of the house, you'll be able to relate to at least a handful of these comics!

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Bored Panda reached out to Anthony Smith, the artist behind these hilarious comics. First, we asked the artist about how he got started with the comics.

"I can remember loving comics from a very early age. In the UK, we had comics like The Beano and The Dandy. (I especially like the annuals which I'd get for Christmas!) I also used to buy Disney comics. Later, I got into Marvel and DC Comics in a big way!"

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We were wondering how the artist came up with the idea for the "Cattitude".

"I'd had a good response to a cat cartoon I did for a national newspaper in the UK (Learn to Speak Cat) but I wanted to do something specifically for the US market. That's how it started anyway. It ended up running in 'Your Cat' magazine and a collection was published as a little gift book in the USA before it was syndicated online through GoComics."

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Besides "Cattitude", Anthony has quite a few other projects he works on too.

"I do tend to juggle a few projects at once, but that said, I often do things in batches. For example, I might spend a couple of days doing a series of new Cattitude cartoons before turning my attention to something else. I also do creative work for ad agencies in between cartoon projects... which helps pay the bills!"

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First and foremost, Smith always tries to create something he truly likes, the rest comes after.

"I suppose I please myself first and then I hope enough other people like what I do. I believe my work is generally quite commercial though."

We were also wondering whether art was something, Anthony learned and pursued professionally, and here's what he told us, "No, the only real studying I did was getting a BA in Advertising at University. The cartooning and illustration just came about through practice. I have done a lot of life drawing classes though and these days I get a lot of tips online from other artists. I recommend Proko on YouTube! I've learned a lot from that channel."