to understand mimushi, you would first have to understand the history of its creation as a fictitious character · and to do that we have to retrace to the steps of when atti-dude was created ·
the idea for atti-dude was born at some point in march of 2005, out of a realization that certain things are better drawn than done · and so I began to look for the right illustrator to develop this personification of interior emotion ·
One of the first sketches done by illustrator Victor Jurado
about a year later, the concept of atti-dude, was devised as follows:
atti-dude (referred to as atti): (12 years old) – he represents life’s intricacies – our external anguish and daily stress ·
atti is an angry boy who carries a constant angry attitude & mean mood in life · he is a negative character with a kind heart, who is living his pre-teen years (age 12), and is constantly confused about the world he lives in; his micro sphere · his parents are always traveling and thus, he is constantly alone and has to take care of himself · he really doesn’t understand why he has to be alone · he has no brothers and sisters and both of his parents are an “only child”, just like him · he despises school and cannot wait to get out, because the only thing in the world he really enjoys is being with his younger friend mimushi · he’s neither a vituperator nor a violent kid, he’s just angry at the world · he can be very sarcastic and witty ·
victor jurado, an excellent colombian illustrator, had the right idea about atti-dude’s mischievous nature, but we thought it didn’t look like a kid, but rather a neanderthal · he was too aggressive for the character that we wanted at this stage, and after several attempts, it still looked like a punk caveman who had eaten a troll ·
On the next post, I will expand on how pacman23 helped me improve the design and idea behind atti-dude ·
