Steampunk Racer, Volvo 122 S (StarDucks Model Range)

This design below is nothing new but the finished/adapted clean-up version of the skin design I showed you pictures earlier this year.

As the racing team's captain said, the works on the car will be fully completed within the next 2 or 3 weeks. So I hope I can show you some nice pics of the real car, soon. I'm very, very curious about it...

Good. I'm abroad again for some days. See you then next week...

Yours,
the Duckman*
(*according to Uli Meyer)

Clean-Up Assistant Critter

My drawing desk, yesterday evening. (This li'l fellow's wearing an ACME Electric Clean-Up Suit, 4000 Steampunk model range)

Fat With Ideas; 4th Royal Styrian Drawing Jam

Alright, I'm back from a short vacation and it was great. Now, I'm both hungry and thirsty for a fresh pencil and a cool glass of paper.

Update: As we all know, Dr. Jones is coming back next week. In this connection I'd like to draw your attention to the blog of the uber-talented Patrick Schoenmaker (nomen est omen): The Trumpet Parade

BEFORE I FORGET: The next Royal Styrian Drawing Jam is just around the corner. Next (4th) installment: Friday, MAY 16, 2008, Forum Stadtpark arts centre, "Saloon Lounge", 2nd floor (1.Stock), Graz-Steiermark, Austria. Starting at 6:00 p.m. (18:00h) till open end. BTW: Fellow co-host Joerg Vogeltanz will talk about the jam in the FM4 Morning Show, Friday, May 16 at 9.00 a.m.

²Q³ Samples Sheet

I'm off for some days. Take care!

Toby Skybuckle: The Rope Ship

Jake, Shane, Ryan... a little joyride around the block?

BTW: Please excuse my lack of emails or replies to comments at the present. I'm wrapped up in work at the moment.

Photo: Skeleton Nothosauria (via Wikimedia Commons)

Birds In Suits

I really enjoy drawing four-armed kippers in steampunkish suits. I think that I'm supposed to do this.

Update: Take a look at Jake's latest drawings. Aliens in suits! Simply glorious.

Update #2 : Talking of retro space suits and Steampunk, here's a pretty current rough piece from my drawing desk. It shows Toby Skybuckle and Capt'n Breen...

Monsters, Guns And War Cries

Not at all. Today, for something completely different:
Dr. Love(duck) i.e. Dr. Heart Attack

Hellboy

I'm a huge fan of Hellboy. So I just had to put one of my Steampunk guns in Hellboy's hands. I hope I'll find the time to finish this fan piece...

The Party Is Over

Photos © Maryam Laura Moazedi

Well, all right! The days with Commander Kurth were great. I'll post some pics and stuff, soon...

3rd Installement: The Royal Styrian Drawing Jam

Don't forget to set your recorders and pencils! Commander Kurth will join us at our 3rd installement of the Royal Styrian Drawing Jam: Friday, April 18, 2008. Forum Stadtpark, Graz, Austria, "Saloon Lounge", 2nd floor (1. Stock). Starting at 6:00 p.m. (18:00h).

Toby Skybuckle: The Mad Mapmaker

I did this piece last Christmas while doing some Toby Skybuckle vis-dev work. I dedicate this to fellow colleague Didier "Crisse" Christpeels.

Cruising Eagle

Gosh, with no special steampunk equipment or tools?

3rd Royal Styrian Drawing Jam

Alright, the fixed date and place just came in: The next race will be on Friday, April 18, 2008. Forum Stadtpark, Graz, Austria, "Saloon Lounge", 2nd floor (1. Stock). Starting at 6:00 p.m. (18:00h). Bring your pencils, paper and questions and join us for drawing, insight, information and fun. BTW: Fortune smiles, cry Kurth! The fabulous Oliver Kurth may join us this time.

Update: The fabulous Oliver Kurth will join us this time.

Drawn Rope Course

"Don't touch the floor!" (That reminds me of one of the funniest sports-games in PE/school sport: The Piratenspiel, a risky tag game of sorts)

Yum-Yum

Talking of inspiration and influence, here's a sort of short list of some of my dearest wondergirls and wonderboys. Enjoy:

Clio Chiang (Clio acts on the brain, she's amazing)
Shannon Tidle (His works are drop-dead superb)
Jake Parker (I'm satisfied that he's a Toby Skybuckle incarnate)
Ryan Wood (He's work/blog keeps me from work)
Shane Lewis (Well, he never ceases to amaze me)
Matt Williames (Simply brilliant)
John Nevarez (Well, it's John - he always puts us to shame)
Martin Wittig (You hinder me from work, too!!)
Oliver Kurth (The drinks are on me)
Ivan Oviedo (He's a brilliant animator)
Mel Milton (Well, it's Mel!)
David Coleman (A front two artist)
Francisco Herrera and Humberto Ramos (Hey men!)
Stephen Silver (Silver Surfer!)
Thierry Martin (Just naturally ueber-talented)
Uli Meyer (Sir!)
Bobby Chiu (Sir!)
Lou Romano (Doctor!)
Rob Dunlavey (Ahead of the pack)
Kurtz And Friends (Style!)
Alex Madrigal (Strong)

To be continued. This is certainly not the end of the list. By the by: Many of "my others" you can find in my links to the right. As Chad, Matt, Will, Jason ... and Flaviano and Federico and Sebastien ... oh boy, I shouldn't have started this...

My (Blue) Style...

...well, not really. I'm more from the nice-ducks-side of the drawing world but in this very project (where this critter is from) the goal is is not to be nice. And I'm enjoying that a lot.

I suppose Eric (who is a big inspiration to me) may like it. Hopefully anyway.

Old Style

This is not from me. I bought this wonderfully watercoloured piece in an antiquarian bookshop in Milano, last week. I'm not sure if this drawing is just an old children's book illustration or maybe something related to animation. Unfortunately, the artist left no signature or date on it. Anyway, I really like its early animation style and warm colouring.

Blue Pencils

Update (Friday, March 21, 2008): I used to like going for walks.

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Alright, I set off now (as the boys* above). It's time for some work-related things abroad and a few days of relax over Easter. Happy Easter!

*Those roughs were for an ad agency's pitch to their client... 'hope they liked it.

2nd Royal Styrian Drawing Jam

This is just a quick reminder for those who are interested in participating: Next (#2) installment: Friday, March 14, 2008, Forum Stadtpark, "Saloon Lounge", 2nd floor (1.Stock), Graz-Steiermark, Austria. Starting at 5:00 p.m. (17:00h). Bring your pencils, paper and questions and join us for drawing, insight, information, inspiration and fun.

Steampunk Copter; Referee

Uh oh... the literally dark side of my concept art.

These are "older" (2007) concept pieces. They fit nicely with the friedly alien below, don't they?

Photo: The Pentecost "Hoppi-Copter", Righter Family Archives

The Friendly Alien

Apropos Royal Styrian Drawing Jam: This is the well-mannered extra-terrestrial I did at the 1^st jam.

The Critter On My Desk

We (the critter and I) work together as a good team, ...at the most.

UPDATE:

2^nd Royal Styrian Drawing Jam: The way things are going, the next Jam (#2) will be at the venerable Forum Stadtpark, 2nd floor (1. Stock), "Saloon Lounge", on Friday, March 14, 2008. Starting at 5:00 p.m. (17:00h). Bring your pencils and paper and join us! (Curated by Anna-Maria Jung, Joerg Vogeltanz and the green critter and me)

Forum Stadtpark (photo via wikimedia)

Forum Stadtpark (photo via wikimedia)

Rough Piece

Managed to make it back to my drawing desk in one piece after a lot of travelling. Anyway, here is an older rough concept piece I still like very much. I think it's inspired by one of those cardboard box spaceships my brother and I were building when we were kids...

StarDucks: Steampunk Duck Update

Update (Monday, February 18, 2008): This small prev below just came in from the racing team. Together with the news that their mechanicians will recreate some pieces of the original design in the flesh. Wow. Imagineering!

Steampunk Duck Racer Volvo 122 S

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Previous Post

Alright, here are the previously posted pieces:

These are some work in progress sheets and the finished designs for the Volvo 122 racer, I've completed recently. BTW: I dedicate this post to Volvo-fanatic Brian Anderson ;)

Li'l Devil

Drawings currently on my drawing desk include this li'l devil.

StarDucks: Pan American Racer

It's a peach! StarDucks' Steampunk Duck appears on/sponsors Lars Kroiss' stunningly beautiful Volvo 122S on this year's La Carrera Panamericana. What you can see above are the approved rough designs. I'll post the finished designs later this month. (BTW: The photo above shows not Kroiss' racer but it is basically the same)

Photo above: L. Spurzem

Update: Alright, this just came in from Lars. This is the actual car, where the designs will be displayed:

The Many Faces of Eustace Tilley

These two steampunkish profilers are inspired largely by Rea Irvin's famous dandy character, The New Yorker's figurehead Eustace Tilley. Withal, the two of them are totally fabricated add-ons to my Huck Finn "recalibration" and aren't motivated by some of the figures from Twain's original book.

Piling up of work; #1 Royal Styrian Drawing Jam

Thanks a bunch for all the wonderful comments and e-mails! As often happens, I'm up to my ears with work. So, please bear with me here...

BTW, we (that is Anna-Maria Jung, Joerg Vogeltanz, J. Tim Brinck and me) will have an open drawing jam session here in Graz/Steiermark, this Friday evening (FEB 01, 2008). If you are in the area and are interested in drawing together with friendly aliens character designers, animators and cartoonists then join us:

#1 Royal Styrian Drawing Jam, February 01, 2008, as from 17:00h to 21:00h, Kunsthaus Graz, Lendkai 1, A 8020 Graz, Café iKU, topic: friendly aliens

Timid Jack's Supersuit

The Assault Pressure Supersuit, ProDuck3000i-V2.0

Alright. I've to admit that sometimes, in my job, I slip in this suit, too. Especially to draw ducks. Apropos supersuit, have you noticed that Jake Parker and peers opened up an entire new blog recently: DRAW FORCE !

The Critters In The Trumpet Tree

A few days ago, I had a really nice reunion with fellow animation artist (and magician!) Flaviano Armentaro in Milano, Italy. Right after that I did that piece above with the green critters chit chatting in their tree cafe. (BTW: Tree and characters take part of 'The Recalibrated Fantastic Adventures of Huckleberry Finn')

Hunter

This is another early piece out of a series of character development sketches. It's a pretty difficult task. It shapes well but there is room for improvement. Let's see, ...

The Mozart Duck, Cast Off Versions

Wolfgang Amadeus Duck i.e. The Mozart Duck, cast off versions 1.3 and 1.2

This is an earlier version of the final character. I did these pieces sometime in 2004.

New Year's Drawing

Very first sketch 2008.

Season's Greetings; Happy New Year!

A little update on the fly (December 30, 2007): Have a good start in the New Year! By the by, the critter below is a kind of a New Year's Soap Bubble Bogey.

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Previous post (December 24, 2007) - The Green Christmas Goblin Duck:

Enjoy your holidays... I'll be enjoying mine! Due to extreme need of holiday and rest, I'll be taking a break until January 7, 2008.

Merry Christmas And A Happy New Year!

The Evergreen Mon