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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Sunday, April 05, 2026

Erlangen Title Sujet: 3rd And Final Rough Pass

Third and final rough pass of the preliminary sketch for the Erlangen exhibition poster. The poster itself will then be equipped with a bright red background, as seen in the teaser. The texts and names here are only for the sketch and will not be used on the poster in this form.

One more, or rather three: I've also incorporated three of my personal art-titans and influences into the exhibition's title illustration, with little drawn references. Donald's hat is for Carl Barks, the magic whistle and the horse broom (from Mr. Rossi) are for Bruno Bozzetto, and Spirou's cap and the Zorglub emblem is for André Franquin.
• Exhibition, June 3rd – July 26th 2026 (dates have been updated), Comic Museum Erlangen, Germany: "Enten, die sich in Raketen retten" (Ducks rocketing to safety) – Eine kleine Anatomie der Zeichnungen und Geschichten von Florian Satzinger (A brief anatomy of the drawings and stories by Florian Satzinger) •
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