The Ducktators (1942)

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.

Throwback Thursday

Very rough concept thingy from my Red Bull days.

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.

Luna Gans (Moon Goose)

Waterfowl-shaped battle machine model kit. (via Amunt/thanks Laura)

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!

Asterix!

This looks smashingly beautiful!

Asterix et le domaine des dieux : reportage M6

Asterix et le domaine des dieux : making of

Paperwalker Journal's Most Favourite Reference Photos, Part 2

© Harold Feinstein (Images via/full article: Rfotofolio)

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:

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).

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.

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

Donald Duck Turns 80, Today

DD by Gottfried Helnwein ("American Prayer", 2000).

Below: Gottfried Helnwein and Carl Barks, 1992.

Images via helnwein.com

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!

Doodling Away

*switch*

Inspiration: Have The Homeless Become Invisible?

Make them visible.

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)