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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Thursday, May 31, 2007

2Q3: Another Early Sketch


The chemistry just wasn't right.
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Sunday, May 27, 2007

2Q3: The Creating Dragons Formula




Update: The sketch above shows the local (in the 2Q3 story) UPS man. And a pretty unusual means of transportation.





This is an early character sample of Dr. Viggo Haidenstaadt.
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Thursday, May 24, 2007

Rough Piece



I just found this old rough piece.
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Monday, May 21, 2007

Green Alien



He is as stupid as you choose.
Update: Michael Fleming writes in that this is the look his son gets when he is chasing him. So, this friendly green alien is as playful as you choose!
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Tuesday, May 15, 2007

Star Ducks: The Duckworm



Well, I don't know what to say. Poor thing?
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Thursday, May 10, 2007

Mary Ghost


This was just a quick sketch. (Blue pencil and a wee bit Photoshop for the hair)

Gavin, King of the DarkDucks



I'm the duckman (according to expert Uli Meyer), to cut the matter short.
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Monday, May 07, 2007

Dark Ducks








This kipper is part of the StarDucks cosmos, too.
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