Inspirational Character Designs from Mojizu

1. http://www.mojizu.com/Pages/zoomer.aspx?mjcode=2de1f8a0-5979-40b6-94c5-8d9971dfef50

I chose this one because I like the simplistic style...It doesn't go overboard and clearly it works better for the character.

2. http://www.mojizu.com/Pages/zoomer.aspx?mjcode=afc0ef08-ce9b-400b-b106-0037f338ee74

This one matches my own personal style more than the others I think. I like the exaggerated angular design, and how strange the character is overall.

3. http://www.mojizu.com/Pages/zoomer.aspx?mjcode=5fd28399-049f-424b-8af2-ba17c7aa41a9

Lastly, I chose this one because I like how simple it is, and I like symmetry. It really gives off a graphic design feel...it almost looks like a shield or pattern design. Recently I started creating very flat, symmetrical characters that I fill in with various patterns, this would be an interesting direction to take that concept.

Appleseeds, Flamingos & Me...

Hey, I'm Mike Petitto, I'm currently a junior at the Savannah College of Art and Design, where I'm majoring in animation. I come from Leominster, Massachusetts where we pride ourselves on being the birth place of two classic American icons- Johnny Appleseed and the plastic pink flamingo. Why a flamingo? I have no idea.

Anyway, like I said, I'm majoring in Animation here at art school. Recently I was talking to a friend's mom about my career choice, she responded with, "Well that's nice, and if it doesn't work out, there's always a plan B." Plan B? Truth is, I've never really had a plan B. I've been drawing and doodling on every bit of scrap paper I could find since I was a little kid. In high school I got into film and experimented with stop motion animation. Art school was an easy choice after I decided that animation was what I wanted to pursue.