COAT OF SMILES, parody art of iconic symbols. A duck's hat, a mouse's ears and a smiling yellow button. Three iconic things brought together in one artwork.
The PAPERWALKER Journal is the personal weblog of DUCKLAND creator and award-winning character designer Florian Satzinger – who worked on characters such as Donald Duck, Mickey Mouse, Looney Tunes (Daffy Duck, Bugs Bunny, Silvester etc.), Pinky And The Brain, A.J.Hogg and Scooby-Doo, for studios such as Warner Bros., Disney, ReelFX and Zanuck Family Entertainment – in which he shares bits and pieces of his character design work, processes, visual development, inspirations and reference materials of current, past and future projects.
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PLEASE NOTE, the displayed parody artworks of classical cartoon characters are not copies but distinct satiric imitations/caricatures, by exaggerating and transforming the original characters and their related indica (see 'Coat of Smiles') in a way that creates new originals and new meanings, different from the intentions of the originals.

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Tuesday, January 28, 2014

Today's Inspiration

Chuck Jones

Monday, January 27, 2014

Motorsuit Kid

Motorbirds are taught in a very early age to control a motorsuit.

Thom Browne Men's RTW Fall 2014

These very much remind me of Michael Ende's Men In Grey, lovely. via/more

Sunday, January 26, 2014

The Birds Barbie

Smashing find, the Hitchcock/Tippi Hedren Barbie (via)

New Everyday Objects Turned Into Illustrations

By Javier Perez, via/more

Friday, January 24, 2014

8Bit World

Brilliant (via)

Reference/Inspiration: Panhard Dynavia (1948)

The Panhard Dynavia concept car, Salon de l’Automobile, 1948. Nineteenfourtyeight! (via/© LIFE)

Baseball Workout

Just some ball catching at work...

Thursday, January 23, 2014

Inspiration: Choi Xoo Ang

Disturbingly beautiful... via

Saturday, January 18, 2014

Inspiration: The Fat Car

Erwin Wurm's Fat Car became a classic, instantly. (Thanks, Laura)


Here're even more of Wurm's car related scupltures, splendid...

Thursday, January 16, 2014

Some Recent Rough Heat...

... from the Duck rockets.

Ultra Mad Men

Simply brilliant! (via ufunk)

Sunday, January 12, 2014

Mickey Mouse: Unofficial LEGO Sculpture

Absolutely brilliant piece by/via the talented Paul Lee.

Friday, January 10, 2014

The Sensational Brand-New Batmobile of 1950

Detective Comics, 1950. (via)

John Nevarez: The Loosest Lines On This Very Planet

Apropos Willie (see posting before). John is another dear pal of mine who constantly keeps me marveling at his work, too. He's an exceptional artist and incredible kind man.
john-nevarez.blogspot.com

Thursday, January 09, 2014

Willie Real: Boats

My old friend Willie constantly keeps taking my breath away with his unique artisty, he's a true inspiration... and great to party with in ice-cold Danish winternights.
williereal.blogspot.com