Hello Ganesh!
Images from The Little Book of Hindu Deities by Sanjay Patel
That Sanrio look is no accident: Pixar animator Patel explained in a recent interview on PRI's The World that when he decided to draw the gods, goddesses, and heroes of his upbringing -- beings and myths intensely important to hundreds of millions of devotees -- he took some of his inspiration from an animated character too adorably sweet to offend anyone!
Another interview with the author (San Francisco Chronicle)
That Sanrio look is no accident: Pixar animator Patel explained in a recent interview on PRI's The World that when he decided to draw the gods, goddesses, and heroes of his upbringing -- beings and myths intensely important to hundreds of millions of devotees -- he took some of his inspiration from an animated character too adorably sweet to offend anyone!
Another interview with the author (San Francisco Chronicle)