Riya Nagendra // @notyourcatbutt
Illustrator, comic artist and petter of stray cats
Ghoul School illustrations and layout
Start-Up Work (Comics + Design)
Rizvi Family Winter
Short Comic: Pandora's Box // How I Got My Cat
Cat Curry: a delicious picture book
A comic for Agents of Ishq x IBIS Health
Voices from Palestine: Graphic note-taking
The Numbers Don't WANT to be Counted!
Bus Comics
About
Riya is an illustrator and comic artist based in Chennai, India. They use their skill to express their existential woes and support for social causes. They usually do this in a rather unhinged way - with stories featuring cats and queers in space, cheeky children and a lot of music-inspired journaling.On most days you can find them attempting to befriend stray cats, wishing they could drink coffee, and eating more instant noodles than is good for them.
Public Transport Comics
(to make your heart sing Kaadhal Sadugudu)
Fidgety
Ladies Ticket
Third Wheel
Next Stop
Local Train Sketches
More Station Sketches
Cat Curry is an English + Tamil picture book. It's a project from my undergrad days, but I'm still quite fond of it - even though my art style has changed quite a bit since I worked on it! Inspired by my real life cat, Broccoli, who funnily enough does look like a variety of other veggies (and is cute enough to eat)!Enjoy this excerpt!
Ghouls just want to have fun!Siliguri, a ten-year-old Bhoot, goes to a school for ghouls. He's learning how to scare the living daylights out of humans, haunt creaky crumbly old buildings and walk with his feet turned backwards. But all he wants is to become an entertainer.He has even enlisted Kachori's help. Trouble is, she's a human. A ghostbuster at that. If anyone at school finds out, it'll be the end of him. To make matters worse, the most feared ghoul of all time is on the loose...Will Siliguri ever have his heart's desire? Will he delight audiences, vanquish the evil villain and save the netherworld?Join the young Bhoot for a fa-boo-lous, ghoulastic adventure!
Shop Riya's Published Work
Ghoul School
Pure Feeling from Inklab Volume #3: Freedom
notyourcatbutt's Art Store
Rizvi Family Winter by Sadaf Siddique
I worked at an EdTech Start-up as 'Head Illustrator' for three long years of my life. Here's what I did:
I made a LOT of comics, like this one...
... And this one!
I also designed a bunch of ads, social media content and print merch!
14 days. 15 Rizvis. One remote house. What could go wrong?Sehar and Tanaaz would rather spend their winter vacation abroad or hanging out with friends. Instead, they have to visit their grandparents, cousins, aunts and uncles in beautiful wintry Solan. Between odd family antics, failed cooking attempts, midnight snacks and strange sounds from the attic, this winter vacation will be one they’ll remember for a long time.
(Can you tell from the illustrations? In this book I really enjoyed focusing on food, culture and chaotic family dynamics!)
