Production Art: Freaks

Another rough vis-dev piece from the same project. For the moment, the last one of that kind I'll have here. The next post will contain explicit... ducks!

Visual Development Roughs

Here're some other vis-dev roughs and character designs I did, last year. I blueprinted some really wacko things back then...

In this connection my compliments to my fellow co-heads of development, Robert and Andy. They're versatile wizzkids to the core. The same goes for our long distance trouper from Atlanta, Michael. 'Hope we'll set up another one of sorts in the near future...

I for one have now moved on to "StarDucks" and "Toby Skybuckle", my first "French connection" projects in fact... caused by Crisse :)

Layout

As I do not have any new stuff to show on this very day, I put this oldie on the blog. A rough animation layout test I did for a cartoon series pitch, some years ago. I posted this piece here once before. Sorry for the re-run.

BTW: BG/layout work is quite important to my character designs. It is fair to say that I draw the place before I draw the characters. Or more philosophical: I form the characters from within the scene.

Update: Talking of old things, here's another rough one. Two racing pilots of sorts. If I remember rightly, the Chinese ideograph means "path" or "route".

The StarDucks© Quake Protective Suit, Mod. Quilted Motor Goat

Voila, the finished piece. This sujet gives quite a wee bit away on the 1^st StarDucks adventure's central theme, but it does not spoil it.

Alright, here's the work sheet - including some not used Quake Protective Suit vehicle thumbs - and...

...a sort of advanced colour palette "abstract painting":

Update: Lars Kroiss WINS with Volvo 122 StarDucks Steampunk Racer Edition (Historic A class) the La Carrera Panamericana 2008!

Photo: © Lars Kroiss

Geoscientist

On my drawing desk, as we speak. Greatly inspired by my brother Valentin. I'll post the finished piece right tomorrow...

The colours I'll work with:

La Carrera: StarDucks Steampunk Racer Leads!

This is news! Results after day 3 (Historic A PanAm Class): 1st Place #277 Volvo piloted by Lars Kroiss.

Photos: © Lars Kroiss

Photo: © The La Carrera Panamericana Blog

Loopy

Didn't I tell you before? I'm a bit loopy... and affected with Steampunk disease.

Optional equipment: WiFi steering wheel.

Photos: © Satzinger & Hardenberg Archive

I took the colours both from the Red Bull corporate colours and from this photo I made in Santiago de Chile.

StarDucks: Birdish Critter In Motorsuit

An antagonist of sorts.

There is no denying that the inspiration came from those photos I took at the city zoo of Cordoba, Argentina. I have quite a fixation on Pelicans, haven't I?

On a totally unrelated subject: Did I mention that I love Steve Lambe's work so much that it hurts my head? And the same goes for Martin Wittig and fellow Matt Williames, who, btw, recently became a "hand drawing resident nomad" at this tiny aspiring studio :)

Photos: © Satzinger & Hardenberg Archive

Rutger: Inspired A Little By Pelicans...

This is another supporting birdish critter from the StarDucks' characters cosmos.

Photos: © Satzinger & Hardenberg Archive

Pelicans are pretty cool birds, aren't they? I took those photos at the Pacific coast of Chile, two weeks ago.

Generally, I begin working with a particular colour concept in mind.

StarDucks: An Earthbird's Tales

I did that piece right after crossing the Andes, some weeks go. I'll tell you a little more about StarDucks really soon now...

The colour palette I worked with.

On the bottom right, that tiny thumbnail is for Flaviano. Talking of pals, Achdé (Lucky Luke) did a brill caricature of Lee Van Cleef.