I thought of the character being real, a living person, not a drawing.

You’re not supposed to animate drawings. You’re supposed to animate feelings.

Don't animate drawings, animate feelings.

The shapes and markings of Felix and Mickey, perhaps more than Oswald, have similarities, but when you are using such simple basic construction (i.e. circles) there is bound to be such duplication.

I thought of the character being real, a living person, not a drawing.