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...stick an open bottle of super/modeling glue in their face (not ON their face). They'll cringe and eventually scamper away.

Shoot them?






P.S. I hate cats.

Deleted by Manchu.

So, superglue cats to the wall you say...

Stick tape on their heads, leave them to run around in circles backwards as you work.

But as a person who is mad about his kitty, I'd actually say let it onto your lap and let it sleep while you work. But I'm really bias

I carry them one by one into the spare room and shut them in it. However, I then dump some crunchy treats on the floor so they will not be too upset.

Cuddle them until they can't stand to be cuddled anymore and run off.

A dog works too. My cat get's a little too comfortable, and my Labmix jumps right in the middle of her Zen.

Close the door.

 DiRTWaL wrote:
Close the door.

You have clearly never matched wills with a determined cat.

Yeah, closing the door just leads to ther worldly noises being projected until the door opens...

Don't have cats, that's my solution.

I have a cat. And he pretty much knows what happens when he jumps up on my modelling table. Of course it helps when you can train them from a very young age.

I'd let them sleep on my lap but they push me away from the table and they don't actually stay still. They sort of do a circuit of 'desk-lap-window-lap-desk-repeat'

I tried shutting them in the bathroom but I'd hate to leave them their too long. Sometimes I can get caught up in my work and lose track of time. But its probably the best way to go.

Trying to oversaturate them with massive amounts of cuddling doesn't work. They just want more. haha

I just make sure there's something higher than my modelling table that kitty can watch from; it stops him getting painted/stealing models/making green stuff furry and I don't have to worry about him stealing models :p

Use a water pistol...not a Super Soaker, mind you.

Steelmage99 wrote:
Use a water pistol...not a Super Soaker, mind you.

I was thinking about this but my work space includes my computer and I'd hate to get any water on it accidentally.

Foster wrote:
Don't have cats, that's my solution.

+1

Filthy vermin...

I tell my cat no, twice. The first time he usually doesn't listen. I guess he thinks I'm kidding. The second time though, he knows I mean business! He's generally content enough to just sit in my lap. As long as he feels important, he's happy.

Citrus. Cats hate citrus. Lemon or orange in particular. It's quite effective. If a cat coming in your area, take a fresh rind and squeeze it in their face. The oils released spray a very light mist and the cat will scram. Be carefully not to get it in your paint. Leave a few fresh rinds around a permiter and it will help keep them at bay.

Im sorry if I sound like Martha f G Stewart.

Emperor forgive me.

alarmingrick wrote:

 DiRTWaL wrote:
Close the door.

You have clearly never matched wills with a determined cat.

Jaeger wulf wrote:Yeah, closing the door just leads to ther worldly noises being projected until the door opens...

They eventually get worn out and go to sleep. The secret is being more patient than the cat, which is not very difficult.

Put a door on your modelling room with a doorknob (not a lever handle). Cat's can figure out the latter, but can't use a doorknob without an opposable thumb.

As for outwaiting a cat ...
I housesat for friends with two cats.
They had bi-fold bedroom doors that opened inwards - and when the cats wanted in, they just jumped at the doors until they opened (said friends were stupid and never considered bolts on the doors to stop them folding up).

I just sat my bag on the inside of the doors, preventing them from opening. Middle of the night, I hear a pair of thumps. Then a while later, a couple more. Then nothing. When I got up, cats were asleep on the couch.

 CT GAMER wrote:

Filthy vermin...

I had my doubts that you didn't have a soul, now I'm certain!

 alarmingrick wrote:

 DiRTWaL wrote:
Close the door.

You have clearly never matched wills with a determined cat.

So true - cats are truely more intelligent than people.

Human: wake up, commute to work, slog through the day, commute home, do the chores, go to sleep.

Cat: wake up, get fed, have a nap on the sofa, eat some biscuits, do some sunbathing, get fed, get stroked, have a nap on the sofa.


Really, I think they've won the game of life.

 Kovnik Obama wrote:

 CT GAMER wrote:

Filthy vermin...

I had my doubts that you didn't have a soul, now I'm certain!

 chromedog wrote:
Put a door on your modelling room with a doorknob (not a lever handle). Cat's can figure out the latter, but can't use a doorknob without an opposable thumb.

As for outwaiting a cat ...
I housesat for friends with two cats.
They had bi-fold bedroom doors that opened inwards - and when the cats wanted in, they just jumped at the doors until they opened (said friends were stupid and never considered bolts on the doors to stop them folding up).

I just sat my bag on the inside of the doors, preventing them from opening. Middle of the night, I hear a pair of thumps. Then a while later, a couple more. Then nothing. When I got up, cats were asleep on the couch.

I've got a studio apartment. There aren't really any rooms other than the main living space and the bathroom (which I guess I'll have to put them in while I work).

Haha. I can imagine balls of fur banging against the bi-fold doors.

my cats generally leave me alone or sleep on my paint/tool box, which is fine. However if I leave the paint water un attended it will be spalshed everywhere.

Mine pass out on the bed. one of them only bugs me when im not building.

Closed door plus headphones...

Spray bottle.

Airbrush... Mine is terrified of it.

Roll em up in a carpet and throw them off a bridge...

I love my sister's cat, but apparently he loves me more and is an attention hog. Pretty much my way to keep him off me: two hands and strong arms. After a few good launches (usually onto a soft place since I am not my father and don't launch the cat into the wall), he usually takes the hint and bothers one of the dogs or something....