The image of the Japanese duck in this film is obnoxious racist (buck teeth and thick eye-glasses), very, very much of course. I'm posting this here just as an example for animated war-time propaganda short films from that very era.
Sunday, June 29, 2014
Thursday, June 26, 2014
Saturday, June 21, 2014
Seagull vs Crabs [Updated]
Lovely character design and animation on this. It reminds a wee bit of the "Take The Bus" clips but anyway, it's a brilliantly designed piece of animation, no doubt.
UPDATE: It definitely is one of the Take The Bus/Travel In Groups clips! Please find here below all four clips. Wait for the one with the seagull, it's the last one.
Friday, June 20, 2014
Thursday, June 19, 2014
Smack My A*** And Call Me Sally!
Paperwalker crossed 18 Million content views by June 6th 2014. Today's things are already at 18,208,517. Smashing!
Wednesday, June 18, 2014
Tuesday, June 17, 2014
Monday, June 16, 2014
Paperwalker Journal's Most Favourite Reference Photos, Part 1
Today, I'm going to start - say, once or twice a week - posting my most favourite photographs from my references collection. I open this very game with Elliot Erwitt:
Sunday, June 15, 2014
References Photos: Tamara And Woody Allen
These are stellar shots! And great references for John Starduck. I sort of crashed into photo-reference heaven. (Photos by Bruce Laurance, 1971; via Aphelis)
Chicago 1965: Man Holding Duck
Vivian Maier (1926-2009) was a street photographer in Chicago, New York and outside the U.S. Her photographs were kept private until an auction in 2007 where about 100.000 negatives were auctioned (via).
Saturday, June 14, 2014
Warm-Up Sketching
I'm a big fan of the design of Johammer's Electric Motorcycle; and what is more, it's a great warm-up sketch prop, too.
Tuesday, June 10, 2014
Today's Inspiration, Part II
Helnwein and Mickey. This very photograph shows beautifully the size of the canvas as compared to the artist.
What's The Fuss About Copyrighted Ducks?
Apropos Donald Duck, here's a beautiful and rare duck sketch I just came across, by the good duck artist Carl Barks.
Image via Nate D. Sanders
Monday, June 09, 2014
Donald Duck Turns 80, Today
DD by Gottfried Helnwein ("American Prayer", 2000).
Below: Gottfried Helnwein and Carl Barks, 1992.
Images via helnwein.com
Friday, June 06, 2014
Thanks!
Many thanks for the kind birthday wishes and drawings, today; which were - and still are - coming from all quarters and corners of this very planet. Many, many thanks!
Tuesday, June 03, 2014
Monday, June 02, 2014
Erich Sokol: Preliminary Sketch And Final Version
This piece here delivers an old boy's sad joke but the artwork is brilliant. (images via David Apatoff)
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