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.

All reference/inspiration material here (i.e. all material not originated by the author of this blog) is solely the property of their respective owners, the use here does not imply that you may use the material for any purpose other than for a similar parodistic, informational or inspirational use. This blog journal is basically dedicated to inspire professional animation artists, animation students and everyone who is interested in the animation art form to use their talents. If you find any content here that belongs to you and you want it down or has not been properly attributed, please contact 'hello[at]paperwalker[dot]com', thank you.


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Thursday, December 29, 2022

Rough Layout vs Finished

'Duckland' (2021), Kasematten, Castle Hill, Graz, Austria.

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Saturday, December 24, 2022

Happy Holidays!

Yours, Florian

Wednesday, December 21, 2022

Ducklings: Artist Print (Multiple Original)

+++Update: SOLD OUT

On sale, starting today, Wednesday, December 21st 2022 within a specific time-frame:

You can place your order (max. 3 prints/person) via email only by writing to the email below within the follwoing time-frame (48 hours) on a first-order, first-served basis:
Wednesday December 21st 9:00AM Pacific Time (18:00PM Vienna Time) - Friday December 23rd 9:00AM (18:00PM Vienna Time)

Order here: ducklings@duckland.world

Extremely limited multiple original artist print* of the parody artwork 'Ducklings'. Limited to 29 pieces. Each of them will have hand-drawn parts (red bow tie and dark cloud). Available for USD 130$/p** i.e. EUR 123€/p**.

Available for 48 hours only, FREE shipping worldwide. Payments have to be made via bank transfer (IBAN) or Paypal and strictly net (transfer fees etc.).

* A3 high quality cartridge paper, measurements are 297 mm x 420 mm, 29.7 cm x 42 cm or 11.7 in x 16.5 in
** +20% VAT when you're ordering in/from Austria, only.

#DonaldDuck #DaffyDuck #satireart #characterparody #artparody #multipleoriginal #artistprint #handdrawn #handrendered #floriansatzinger #artistsonfacebook
"Picture it: Los Angeles, California. In the 1920ies. The ducklings Donald and Daffy are attending the same kindergarten ... think stress is only for adults?"

Monday, December 19, 2022

There are more than Seven Wonders

#Museum #weekend #littlevisitors #originalart #sanfrancisco #museumofart #children #inspiration #reference #onemilliondollarphoto
(c)PHOTOGRAPHED BY HERB SLODOUNIK AT THE SAN FRANCISCO MUSEUM OF ART. All rights reserved.

Monday, December 05, 2022

Pink, Panther, Donut, Hat

Original-Art-Monday. Pink Panther with donut hat, preliminary colour drawing, partly painted, 2022. From my Bread Hat series.

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#floriansatzinger #originalart #pinkpanther #popartlife #artsatire #SalvadorDalí #breadhat #donuthat

Thursday, December 01, 2022

Floating Waterfowl

Floating waterfowl in its natural habitat, 2022. Preliminary concepts/layout.
*BG: Yosemite Falls, ca. 1865-1870, Albert Bierstadt.

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#DonaldDuck #FlorianSatzinger #AlbertBierstadt #hijackedpainting #satireart #caricature #KarikaturmuseumKrems #KunstmeileKrems #preliminaryconcept

Monday, November 28, 2022

Domestika

Coming 2023

#Domestika #FlorianSatzinger #characterdesign #anthropomorphic #stylized #artcourse #Madrid #spain

Saturday, November 26, 2022

They bring a different kind of energy to the ball game.

The Ducks from A.C.M.E. @ Art Wall (2022), Graz Eggenberg.

BTW, the original preliminary sketch is on display at Caricature Museum Krems.

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#TheDucksFromACME #artwall #graz #austria #animationart #popartlife #KarikaturmuseumKrems #KunstmeileKrems Karikaturmuseum Krems #satire #caricature #floriansatzinger #characterdesigner

Monday, November 21, 2022

It's a wrap!

It's a wrap, everybody, I'm heading home! Many thanks for heaving me, I had a blast! 💣💥

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Tuesday, November 15, 2022

CTN Animation Expo 2022

Here's my (updated) schedule for CTN Animation Expo, Marriott Hotel and Convention Center in Burbank, CA:

Of Mice and Ducks, PART 1
Thursday, November 17th, 15:00-16:00

Ask-Me-Anything
Friday, November 18th, 12:00-13:00

Of Mice and Ducks, PART 2
Saturday, November 19th, 14:30-15:30

Breakfast with the Pros
Sunday, November 20th, 9:30-10:30

#floriansatzinger #characterdesigner #animationart #ctnx2022 #schedule #animationexpo #burbank #california #losangeles #hollywoodway

Monday, November 07, 2022

Meet me at CTNX

CTN eXpo 2022, Masterclass, Thursday Nov 17th through Sunday Nov 20th 2022.

#CTNX #animationexpo #burbank #california #masterclass #characterdesign #floriansatzinger #disney #marvelstudios #dreamworks #SkydanceAnimation #LucasFilm #Netflix #sonypicturesanimation #nickelodeon #warnerbrosanimation #ParamountAnimation

Friday, November 04, 2022

Donald Duck, hanging

'Hanging Donald' (2022), original colour sketch, mixed technique, Derwent aquarell pencils, Prismalcolor col-erase blue pencils and a Blackwing Volume 7/Chuck Jones Edition.

#DonaldDuck #characterparody #caricature #blackwingpencil #colerase #prismacolor #derwentpencils #popartlife #artistsonfacebook #originalart #museumart

Saturday, October 29, 2022

Krems an der Donau,
Burbank CA

This is just a little reminder that my show runs until February 2023, at Caricature Museum Krems, Austria.

Apropos, I will join Jericca Cleland, John Pomeroy, Aaron Blaise and Mattias Adolfsson (just to name a few) at CTN Expo 2022 (Burbank CA, Nov. 17-20), Master Trax programe and more.
I'll keep you posted ...

#floriansatzinger #karikaturmuseumkrems #kunstmeilekrems #exhibition #artshow #caricature #satire #originalart #museum #duckland

Tuesday, October 25, 2022

Caricature
Museum

By the by, the ducks from *A.C.M.E. also joined the lineup at the museum. See the original preliminary drawing along with countless other original blue pencil sketches at Karikaturmuseum Krems, Austria. The show runs until February 2023.
*Association de Canards Magnifiques Extraordinaire (A.C.M.E.)

#theducksfromACME #floriansatzinger #characterdesigner #exhibition #caricature #satire #karikaturmuseumkrems Karikaturmuseum Krems #kunstmeilekrems #originalart #animationart

Tuesday, October 18, 2022

Chuck Jones' Pencils

I just got my Blackwing Volume 7 pencils sample delivered. Many, many thanks to the Blackwing team! Guess what I drew first?

#blackwingpencil #blackwing7 #wileecoyote #chuckjones #specialedition Blackwing #floriansatzinger
Wile E. Coyote © & TM Warner Bros. All rights reserved.

Wednesday, October 12, 2022

Lowbrow Mouse

#MickeyMouse #satire #rough #speedpainting #popartlife #lowbrowart #floriansatzinger #originalart #characterparody

Monday, October 10, 2022

Flying
Shark Shaped Duckmarine

(2016)

#KarikaturmuseumKrems #Albertbierstadt #artparody #hijackedpainting #characterdesigner #FlorianSatzinger #exhibition #caricature #satire #kunstmeilekrems

Thursday, September 22, 2022

313-M

Custom 313-M, preliminary drawing (2022)

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#MickeyMouse #caricature #satire #characterparody #animationart #313

Wednesday, September 21, 2022

Bread Hat Update

Salvador Dali inspired bread hats. Bagel, sandwich loaf, baguette and bread roll. Except for the Pink Panther the drawings are at a very early stage for now.

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#artparody #characterparody #pinkpanther #donaldduck #mickeymouse #bugsbunny #breadhat #salvadordali #satire #caricature

Tuesday, September 20, 2022

Lost And Found

I completely forgot about these early rough designs of Donald Dark until I opened an unnamed WIP folder wondering what it was, so here you go.

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#DonaldDuck #Paperinik #characterparody #satire #caricature #artparody #DonaldDark #characterdesign #workinprogress #roughdesigns #speedsketches

Friday, September 16, 2022

Bread Hat

'Panther With Bread Hat', colour drawing (2022): Pink Panther wearing a Salvador Dali inspired bread hat; a breakfast bagel hat, actually. Enjoy your weekend, everyone.

Apropos: Salvador Dali
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Handgun, literally

'Donald Dark', handgun gadget, battle mode II, rough sketch, partly coloured.

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