Even though I'm a week late for the Chinese New Year, my special contribution to the holiday is definitely a case of "better late than never"!

And I can't think of a better character to exemplify the "year of the rat" than Emile from the multiple award-winning CGI feature from Disney/Pixar "Ratatouille". This image - combining various marker pens and additional color and effects (from Photo Impressions) - shows the ravenous rat at his finest (and his fullest), as he rests atop a Chinese take-out container (most of the contents of which he'd obviously consumed).

As tardy as I am, I hope that many of you celebrated the Chinese New Year to the fullest! "Gung Hay Fat Choy!"

'Emile' © Disney/Pixar