Yuck!

No wonder that he's a single father.

BTW: A million thanks for all those wonderful blog entries and e-mails regarding the Greenhoerns, duckthings, critterbirds, etc. I'm really glad that those retro-punkish bird-like creatures go down so well with you! After all, their horned virtue derive its origin from a sort of cast-off idea (which I'll post a little later) of a different project. In this context I can betray that they (the GHs) will be in a way part of the StarDucks adventures.

Quint-Horned

This critter become recognized as the most criminal boccia player of all time.

Rough Drawings

Sketches currently on my desk. I can't get away from Retro Punk...

Below:

An update exclusively for Achdé. Cheers! (I hope this helps :)

ruler marked in centimetres (metric unit)

Horns, Hörner, Hoerns!

Update: Alright, here we go. Here're my fellow kippers, the Super Hare-Brained Greenhoerns. World Savers extraordinaire!

Above: work-in-progress piece

I think the only thing missing here's a critter with a green latern :)

Well, they don't have a great effect on high literature but they have a profound effect on prevention of wheight gain of horrid monsters from below ground level.

Hare-Brained!

I think this is the most insane thing I've ever been involved in... Anyway, I'll show you those hare-brained Greenhoerns a little later. Please don't expect some typically brave heros, determined to fight monsters. Actually, they were never meant to be heros... but then everyone started referring to them as heros. As superheros.

"...I told them who they were and they became it."

The Mon Within

Man, the weather is miserable out there... (About the picture: This character, or better this "part" of a character, is from a project which is still kept under wreps. But this pic does not disclose anything other than that the whole thing is pretty thrilling ;)

Blueprints: To Shampoo And Set; Paper Walker

Ropes, again.

Update: Talking of blue, this (below) is a cut-and-glue paper illustration I did recently in my spare time. In fact, the "real" paper walker! It was, and will be, used for a series of articles of my significant other in an Austrian business mag. (Family business, if you will ;)

Red Fingers

He's painting almost literally with his heart's blood. I hope you can handle a bit gore ;)

"Is it sore?"

This is not intended as a children's book illustration. I was playing with extremes here both shapes and content. (BTW: This is a cleaned-up piece from a sketch I did at the last Royal Styrian Drawing Jam. Aim of my exercise: "superhero(s)")

Green Fingers

Just found this ol' rough titles BG piece while searching for something else...

BTW: This rough character sheet's time is up, too. I think I posted this cat once before. Anyway, if I did sorry... but I wanted to show it with the BG above.

Austria Down Under

Fellow pal Crisse sent me some parcels from France, a couple of weeks ago. One of these parcels had quite a longer journey than the others did. From one side of this very planet to the other and back again...

And now for something completely different and to give variety to this blog:

A duck.

One-Eyed Critter

Update: I forgot to mention that this fellow was intended, firstly, telescope-eyed. As you can see on the pic right below.

Alrighty, I'm back at work. And in a day or two, I should be back to my usual handsome self.

Steampunk Racer, Volvo 122 S (StarDucks Model Range)

This design below is nothing new but the finished/adapted clean-up version of the skin design I showed you pictures earlier this year.

As the racing team's captain said, the works on the car will be fully completed within the next 2 or 3 weeks. So I hope I can show you some nice pics of the real car, soon. I'm very, very curious about it...

Good. I'm abroad again for some days. See you then next week...

Yours,
the Duckman*
(*according to Uli Meyer)

Clean-Up Assistant Critter

My drawing desk, yesterday evening. (This li'l fellow's wearing an ACME Electric Clean-Up Suit, 4000 Steampunk model range)

Fat With Ideas; 4th Royal Styrian Drawing Jam

Alright, I'm back from a short vacation and it was great. Now, I'm both hungry and thirsty for a fresh pencil and a cool glass of paper.

Update: As we all know, Dr. Jones is coming back next week. In this connection I'd like to draw your attention to the blog of the uber-talented Patrick Schoenmaker (nomen est omen): The Trumpet Parade

BEFORE I FORGET: The next Royal Styrian Drawing Jam is just around the corner. Next (4th) installment: Friday, MAY 16, 2008, Forum Stadtpark arts centre, "Saloon Lounge", 2nd floor (1.Stock), Graz-Steiermark, Austria. Starting at 6:00 p.m. (18:00h) till open end. BTW: Fellow co-host Joerg Vogeltanz will talk about the jam in the FM4 Morning Show, Friday, May 16 at 9.00 a.m.

²Q³ Samples Sheet

I'm off for some days. Take care!

Toby Skybuckle: The Rope Ship

Jake, Shane, Ryan... a little joyride around the block?

BTW: Please excuse my lack of emails or replies to comments at the present. I'm wrapped up in work at the moment.

Photo: Skeleton Nothosauria (via Wikimedia Commons)