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, August 31, 2023

Sometimes the lines come like overcooked pasta

(2023)

#roughsketch #floriansatzinger #wolf #artistsonblogger #bluepencils #lighting #shading #conceptsketch
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Wednesday, August 30, 2023

Pluto And
Mickey Mouse

Comparing height, dog owner vs domestic pet.

#MickeyMouse #Pluto #pet #domesticpet #dog #caricature #satireart #museumart
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Friday, August 25, 2023

It's already difficult to describe the purpose

Florian Satzinger (2023), mixed media.

#characterdesigner #artist #cartoonduck #pencils #drawingtools #sketching #museumart #conceptdrawing #roughlayout #perspective #weight #gravity #negativespace #silhouette #floriansatzinger
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Wednesday, August 23, 2023

Relaxed, Frustrated

'Relaxed, Frustrated - Le Canard Frustré',
Florian Satzinger (2023)
Donald Duck under an oil painting of his iconic angry-cloud.

#DonaldDuck #satireart #caricature #museumart #characterparody #artistsonblogger #originalart
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Monday, August 14, 2023

Of Mice And Dogs

Comparing height chart, dog owner vs domestic pet.

#MickeyMouse #Pluto #frommysketchbook #caricature #satire #justsaying #FlorianSatzinger #animationartist #characterdesigner #animationart #museumart #preliminarysketch #preliminaryart
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Wednesday, August 09, 2023

Who is the most vulgar character on the planet?

Since Roy Lichtenstein thought that the images he was borrowing from were vulgar and that he was simply trying to make art out of non-art, I thought it would be a nice idea to ask Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck for their comments.

Related: Before Roy Lichtenstein Went Pop (The New Yorker)
#MickeyMouse #DonaldDuck #RoyLichtenstein #PopArt #lowbrow #highbrow #museumart #FlorianSatzinger #KarikaturmuseumKrems #satire
Mickey Mouse: «Please, I'm the most vulgar character on the planet!»
Donald Duck: «Mouseshit! Nothing compares to my vulgarity!»
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Friday, August 04, 2023

Daisy Duck And The Pink Blizzard League

Full line-up. Rough layout sketches.

#DaisyDuck #caricature #satire #characterparody #rocketfinches #roughlayout #pencilsketch #bluepencils #floriansatzinger #characterdesigner #stereotyping
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Wednesday, August 02, 2023

Pop-Art or
Snob-Art?

Roy Lichtenstein, pre-Pop works: Bugs Bunny (1958), Donald Duck (1958), Mickey Mouse (1958).

I'm still surprised by the fact that he was not approving of comic books as art. He thought that the images he was borrowing from were vulgar. He said that he was simply trying to make art out of non-art.
(Lichtenstein's statements via The New Yorker, Louis Menand, July 21, 2021)

#roylichtenstein #mickeymouse #bugsbunny #donaldduck
Images (c) Estate of Roy Lichtenstein. All rights reserved.
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