Everyday for thirty days I designed an Original Character (OC.) These characters were simple in concept, yet colorful and heavily stylized. Everyday I mixed an animal and an inanimate object of my choosing.
Body of Work
These characters were designed so that they could easily be turned into collectable merchandise such as stickers, figurines, and toys.
![Day 30: Haru the Daruma Deer](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61319eeb534f7e580f4a963f/01f4f945-1efc-4783-9bd4-5005ddfd1b4a/OC_Haru.png)
Day 30: Haru the Daruma Deer
![Day 29: Hanami Dango Chickadees](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61319eeb534f7e580f4a963f/b51a33c6-8e0b-40ef-bdeb-e7f73d9a1ad8/OC_HanamiDangoChickadees.png)
Day 29: Hanami Dango Chickadees
![Day 28: Bubbles the Floating Manatee](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61319eeb534f7e580f4a963f/ad2e0dd1-df30-4b7b-9467-db7c63b308ea/OC_Bubbles.png)
Day 28: Bubbles the Floating Manatee
![Day 27: Umeko the Onigiri Red Panda](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61319eeb534f7e580f4a963f/472fd8a0-9866-4abb-9958-a9a3b3c0803c/OC_Umeko.png)
Day 27: Umeko the Onigiri Red Panda
![Day 26: Akito the Highlighter Beetle](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61319eeb534f7e580f4a963f/9acb32fc-bb4b-436e-a837-b70b37fda5a4/OC_Akito.png)
Day 26: Akito the Highlighter Beetle
![Day 25: Kotaro the Kotatsu Ham-ham](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61319eeb534f7e580f4a963f/9f7bc5ec-327c-46f8-b2e4-3e4af8e7b2e7/OC_Kotaro.png)
Day 25: Kotaro the Kotatsu Ham-ham
![Day 24: CMYK Pandas](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61319eeb534f7e580f4a963f/c1dad92e-540f-4bb8-b906-eba831dc1aec/OC_CMYKpandas.png)
Day 24: CMYK Pandas
![Day 23: Usagi dumplings](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61319eeb534f7e580f4a963f/217ab748-1752-453d-a52e-16c83ec01154/OC_Usagi.png)
Day 23: Usagi dumplings
![Day 22: Azuki the HEDGEhog](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61319eeb534f7e580f4a963f/c99d229f-91fc-4cac-848b-74c751ee7419/OC_Azuki.png)
Day 22: Azuki the HEDGEhog
![Day 21: Fuku the THANK YOU Neko](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61319eeb534f7e580f4a963f/95fc246a-45f4-4dad-8643-139e348ba883/OC_Fuku.png)
Day 21: Fuku the THANK YOU Neko
![Day 20: Suika the Froot Bat](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61319eeb534f7e580f4a963f/46e9495f-6a30-4ac5-9085-6e7d6cb06f70/OC_Suika.png)
Day 20: Suika the Froot Bat
![Day 19: Fuyu the Whiskey Fugu](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61319eeb534f7e580f4a963f/968f5288-b0ee-4469-91a6-bb13d79c0d70/OC_Fuyu.png)
Day 19: Fuyu the Whiskey Fugu
![Day 18: Nami the Seifuku Hammerhead](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61319eeb534f7e580f4a963f/5ef636c8-7b41-4c0e-ab04-59c55a7a7ecd/OC_Nami.png)
Day 18: Nami the Seifuku Hammerhead
![Day 17: Haruka the Randoseru Turtle](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61319eeb534f7e580f4a963f/f5ff7a14-ed9c-4ffb-b8ff-eac532ca58ec/OC_Haruki.png)
Day 17: Haruka the Randoseru Turtle
![Day 16: Ketchup the Omurice Crab](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61319eeb534f7e580f4a963f/8f9a3192-a3f8-4bb4-8119-d76339b6f4cf/OC_Ketchup.png)
Day 16: Ketchup the Omurice Crab
![DAY 15: Sapporo the Premium Bear](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61319eeb534f7e580f4a963f/1f436b78-0e56-4d1b-85fa-0f94f233ef2b/OC_Sapporo.png)
DAY 15: Sapporo the Premium Bear
![Day 14: Betty the froggy teacup](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61319eeb534f7e580f4a963f/ebac1e7b-ff07-4b6d-b7ef-67bacfbc11c0/OC_Betty.png)
Day 14: Betty the froggy teacup
![Day 13: Sakura the Posca snake](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61319eeb534f7e580f4a963f/86daa46f-97ec-4044-80f2-15bb468b3a11/OC_Sakura.png)
Day 13: Sakura the Posca snake
![Day 12: SLUG-AID](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61319eeb534f7e580f4a963f/799698a8-b73e-4e4a-a6b8-2e49a45b44a9/OC_SLUG-AID.png)
Day 12: SLUG-AID
![Day 11: Shimapan the manta ray](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61319eeb534f7e580f4a963f/47c811a1-14f2-444d-9950-0e6163b39d97/OC_Shimapan.png)
Day 11: Shimapan the manta ray
![Day 10: Kurage cell and Jelli charm](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61319eeb534f7e580f4a963f/c20a8028-13fc-4340-bbe4-66ddc88983b7/OC_Kurage%26Jelli.png)
Day 10: Kurage cell and Jelli charm
![DAY 9: Midori the Marimo Axolotl](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61319eeb534f7e580f4a963f/def3becf-77c6-459a-a7bc-c5681f1c2f58/OC_Midori.png)
DAY 9: Midori the Marimo Axolotl
![DAY 8: Puppy Pills; Lemon, Cherry, & Strawberry](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61319eeb534f7e580f4a963f/a25cfb78-af93-42f8-b304-e0c5106d08d6/OC_PuppyPills.png)
DAY 8: Puppy Pills; Lemon, Cherry, & Strawberry
![Day 7: Tapioca the boba whale shark](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61319eeb534f7e580f4a963f/074952b2-7c7e-437f-b536-a26e70be3069/OC_Tapioca.png)
Day 7: Tapioca the boba whale shark
![Day 6: Kichi the good-luck lantern cow](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61319eeb534f7e580f4a963f/5c634296-95f6-4368-b34f-8b08c7e24906/OC_Kichi.png)
Day 6: Kichi the good-luck lantern cow
![Day 5: Lilac the virtual OCTO](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61319eeb534f7e580f4a963f/b9a64d4c-26b1-4299-8ee3-6a4f4f73d919/OC_Lilac.png)
Day 5: Lilac the virtual OCTO
![Day 4: ICHIGO & HOSHI the konpietō sheep/lamb duo](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61319eeb534f7e580f4a963f/b7ddcf07-b1a8-4f1b-84c0-b05caecc615d/OC_Ichigo%26Hoshi.png)
Day 4: ICHIGO & HOSHI the konpietō sheep/lamb duo
![Day 3: GOODBOI mutt](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61319eeb534f7e580f4a963f/690c3a8a-544e-45dd-bd63-56b3397ca62f/OC_Goodboi.png)
Day 3: GOODBOI mutt
![Day 2: Sayuri the sake seal](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61319eeb534f7e580f4a963f/4f97f7aa-01d4-4487-9650-53f9ac278742/OC_Sayuri.png)
Day 2: Sayuri the sake seal
![Day 1: Takumi the Gachapon Snail](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61319eeb534f7e580f4a963f/935584f0-4d5e-4e58-8b6d-608a966e3599/OC_Takumi.png)
Day 1: Takumi the Gachapon Snail