This Artist's Illustrations Of Life With A Puppy Say A Lot Without Using Any Words

"At first, it was to illustrate what I was feeling, but later, with people’s feedback, I saw that I had discovered a fantastic way to communicate with people."

Filip

• Published in Comics
• November 29, 2022

Ademar Vieira is a writer, journalist, and illustrator from Brazil who is a master of visual storytelling. He started to create his own illustrations when he was a kid and became known a few years ago when some of his stories went viral and gained attention: "The choice," "The cat," "Match," "This Place is Mine," and "Dog Home Office".

“At first, it was to illustrate what I was feeling, as I was going through a difficult phase in my life, but later, with people’s feedback, I saw that I had discovered a fantastic way to communicate with people,” said Ademar. These drawings showed the lives of the leading character Sam, who owns two best friends - a dog named Oscar and a cat named Edgar.

But that wasn't the end of his friends' illustrations. Ever since, Ademar has designed an entire narrative of Sam discovering happiness in getting a puppy and published the dialogue-free comic book named Sam and Oscar (and, of course, Edgar, the Cat).

“The comics show the ups and downs of this relationship of love and companionship, between a human and his pets – but not only that! You also follow the life of Sam while he starts his adult life and how he learns with his experiences,” explains Ademar.

Below you can see five stories from Ademar's new book, but if you are curious to see more of his work, you can visit his social media accounts: Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook.

"Sam denied Oscar when he was very little and almost lost his best friend"

Luckily...

He realized his mistake shortly.

As many pet owners already know, the beginning of their friendship was very challenging:

He thought he couldn't take care of Oscar,

so many things were going through his mind.

But he changed his mind and decided to take a chance with this beautiful puppy.

Oscar began to affect Sam's life immediately:

You can literally see his happiness:

"Oscar, when he was a little boy, took time to learn where the toilet is, leaving inexperienced tutor Sam in deep trouble"

Potty training is never an easy job

"There are many international sites talking about my strips, in several different languages, ​​and for me, it’s surreal. I think I found a universal way to communicate, not only through graphic narrative but also through messages that resonate around the world.

It’s good to know that I’m not alone in my opinions and views," explained Ademar.

Sam definitely can confirm this fact:

But with constant effort, someday, you will succeed:

Or...

You won't.

Like any other puppy,

"Oscar loves to go for a walk a lot."

"Every time Sam gets closer to the leash, the expectation and enthusiasm are high"

This is the crucial moment:

Oscar's eyes:

Happiness is so obvious:

"Sometimes, when Sam goes to the hallway, he comes back with a leash, which means lots of joy for Oscar."

"But at times he comes back with soap and shampoo which isn’t very interesting"

You can imagine Oscar's enthusiasm for bathing:

But he manages to stay calm,

so he can do this:

You can see Sam's delight:

"Sometimes it’s not easy being Oscar."

"Even more with a ‘brother’ like Edgar and a tutor just as distracted as Sam".

You'll surely notice how Oscar's and Edgar's friendship is going.

"The characters of the comic strips ‘Sam and Oscar (and Edgar the cat)’ came up with the strip ‘The Choice’. Its success encouraged me to do more and more until the universe of Sam and Oscar took shape and became this graphic novel that I’m releasing now.

These pets are totally influenced by my animals. Oscar has personality traits from my three dogs: Boy, Zelda, and Nina, and Edgar is totally inspired by my cat Cat-Beast,” said Ademar.

That's Edgar's joyful face:

But Sam,

doesn't get it.

Ademar's vivid illustrations need no words. You can read everything from his amazing drawings.

As for his inspiration, he said: "I need the story to work without lines and within the limited space of Instagram, so many are left out. I can’t talk about everything I’d like to, but yes, ideas usually don’t come all the time.

I have to force myself to create them and use a lot of paper to doodle them."

Filip