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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Monday, December 31, 2012

Saturday, December 29, 2012

Doodle, Doodle...

Wednesday, December 19, 2012

JOHN STARDUCK: Angoulême, April 19-21, 2013

Photo: Test ©/via Artefact

Monday, December 17, 2012

Monday Morning Inspiration: Lego Toy Figure

United States Patent, Christiansen at al, Des. 253,711, DEC 18 1979. (via Retronaut)

Saturday, December 15, 2012

Birdish

JD Imhof, Fausto Tejeda and my humble self, ca. 2009/2010.

Friday, December 14, 2012

Tiny Walking Radio

Thursday, December 13, 2012

Mariachi Samurai Coyote

Chuck Jones meets Jose Lopez.

Wednesday, December 12, 2012

Wednesday Evening Inspiration

Jayne Mansfield! Great idea! (via Flickr)

Tuesday, December 11, 2012

John!

Starting the duck rolling.

Tuesday Morning Inspiration

"At Pan Am, the sky is no longer the limit." (via io9)

Monday, December 10, 2012

Beginning Of The Week Inspiration

André Franquin

Wednesday, December 05, 2012

London Police

Tuesday, December 04, 2012

Rocket Ship

This is the final rough design of John Starduck's rocket ship. It took me about 30 different ships to get one I was happy with. Alright, stay tuned, there will be more to post in connection with the grand John Starduck exhibition, workshops etc. in Angouleme, soon.

Saturday, December 01, 2012

Dream Car

I don't care much about cars but... oh shut up, Florian!

Friday, November 30, 2012

Old Rough Sketches

Thursday, November 22, 2012

Happy Thanksgiving, Everyone!

Tuesday, November 20, 2012

John Starduck: Super Rough Pre-Production Pieces

I'm excited about becoming part of the Tigobo Animation Studios team and looking forward to coming to Angouleme in 2013 in order to exhibit the latest John Starduck production artwork. Cheers from Burbank to everyone, it was a blast!

Saturday, November 17, 2012

Rough Process Sheet

Wednesday, November 14, 2012

Threadless: T-Shirt Designs

They're ready for votes: PLEASE CLICK HERE to go to the voting page at Threadless

Sunday, November 11, 2012

Friday, November 09, 2012

Design Process Sheet

I just stumbled across this process sheet, really nice find.