Artist Model: Ernest Shepard (Character Design)

Shepard is an illustrator, best known for his Winnie the Pooh designs and book illustrations. The minimization and simplicity of his animal forms are what I love most about his illustrations. Anthropomorphic animals are often used throughout children literature as a form of fantasy  to educate them about important lessons. Winnie and his friends hold a sense of innocence and cuteness, as if children themselves making them easily relateable for that demographic.