Louise Bagnall -art blog-

Little Watercolour Monster

2012-01-19T23:02:00.000Z

Some watercolour sketches of the Little Monster I posted before. The small drawings are really wee.

ASF

2011-11-02T11:05:00.001Z

I have begun an interesting course called Animation Sans Frontières. It is a training programme that brings together lots of different animation people from across the EU. The idea is to develop a project, to learn about how you can get it funded and bring it to the stage where it can be pitched at a professional level.

The first module, which is already complete, was at the Filmakademie in Ludwigsburg, Germany. I learned a lot and met some great people. I'm now looking forward to the next segment in Budapest!

Sketches of a couple of things I have been working on at the ASF.

New Showreel

2011-11-01T22:50:00.001Z

It's been a while since I did a showreel so I though I'd put one together.
Take a look at what I've been up too...

...

2011-09-25T23:44:00.000+01:00

Little update: coloured some drawings that were on my computer. The little boy is from the previous post and the little bean is just that.. a little bean.

Sketches

2011-08-30T11:55:00.002+01:00

Some drawings I drew while in Denmark.

Tea Fae

2011-08-10T19:09:00.003+01:00

"Here, have a cup of tea" is one of the greatest sentences ever said out loud.

This is a little commission I did for a friend. It should be pretty self evident from the title whats going on. Watercolour and pen and stuff.

Apple Blossom Fae

2011-08-07T20:39:00.005+01:00

I realise this is bordering on the kitsch but.... Ok I don't actually have an excuse other then I like it. Its nice to be watercolouring again too.

Little Monster

2011-07-29T21:27:00.004+01:00

A scary little monster that I started doodling the other night. He's eyes are a little wonky.

Snufkin

2011-07-24T14:29:00.003+01:00

I visited Sweden recently hence moomin interests.

Thanks Niclas :)

Ninoo

2011-06-19T16:14:00.009+01:00

I made this for my final project at the 3D character animation course in the Animation Workshop, Denmark. It 's a professional 15 week course to learn Maya from scratch. I really enjoyed it there and met some wonderful people, my classmates, teachers and others in the college.

I spent a week travelling Sweden when I had finished and got to meet Niclas in real life, much to the envy of everyone! I even got hugs, it was aces.

(ninoo is playing in this weekly screen of stuff near brick lane, London this monday if anyone is near there and bored.)

Just a little update.

2011-05-14T19:44:00.003+01:00

This is an ink drawing I had in a sketchbook. Little fishermen.

Getting on well in Denmark, we're on to the last project on the course now. I might put up the animatic I made for my final project soon.

Looking forward to a little trip to Sweden too :)

Dancing

2011-04-16T15:08:00.000+01:00

Its good to dance.

Watch Donkey online!

2011-03-09T09:29:00.003Z

My film Donkey is finally online on the Irish Film Board media hub here: http://www.thisisirishfilm.ie/shorts/donkey

Its great that the short is now available online for everyone to see along with my Colour Contamination film. It extends the life of the shorts past film festivals.

Thanks for looking :)

Flower Faerie

2011-02-20T21:04:00.002Z

This is a bit of a cross post from my plushie blog. I did a commission recently for a friend (pre-denmark!) of one of my own designs. It was great to be able to make it and a bit of a challenge with the eyes.

Interviews

2011-02-03T13:37:00.008Z

Did a couple of interviews recently about my art and plushies. Here's the one I did with @rcade and another I did for deviantart.
Check them out if you're interested.

In other news I'm heading to Denmark in a couple of weeks (for whole four months). I have so much to do, plushies to finish, move house, and pack everything into two bags.
Also, I keep losing t-shirts. This one for example:

Its been lost to the t-shirt gods.

2011 - Year of the Bun

2011-01-15T14:45:00.003Z

What a great excuse to draw more buns. This time they are making peace/rabbit ears/'11 sign.
Used a bit of ref and a bit of imaginations for these.

The King Plush

2011-01-08T13:12:00.003Z

So I got around eventually to making the King plushie that I blogged about here before. I was really looking forward to making him and I'm liking the way he turned out. I made him so that he can be hung on a wall to display him properly.

I did mean to take photos as I was sowing but completely forgot about that. Still, here he is in all his regal glory.
For sale now in my etsy (US) and dawanda (EU) shop

Flapjack

2011-01-03T20:24:00.004Z

Flapjack is the best! Out of the briny blue yesterday I started drawing flapjack and k'nuckles.

Some more sketches

2010-12-05T21:30:00.003Z

A bunch of bears and some mice for your perusing.

Sketchy post

2010-11-30T10:47:00.008Z

Sharing some sketches from various sketchbooks. how many times can I say the word sketch in one post... sketch. Expect more tomorrow or the day after, there is many.

Colour Contamination

2010-11-08T15:21:00.007Z

Great news about my short film 'Colour Contamination' (2008)! Its now online on the Irish Film Board website here.

Just to remind everyone about the film here is some rough pre-production drawings I made

King WIP

2010-10-26T22:04:00.003+01:00

Process picture for my king plushie, think out how I am going to make up the pattern and colour choices.

Update

2010-10-22T10:11:00.009+01:00

Time is up on the plushie potential vote and the King character won it, Winter came in a close second. When I start making it I'll try and post up some process pictures to show how the design goes from drawing to plushie. If I find the time, I'll try and make the winter plushie too, but no promises!

In other news, my short film Donkey, will be screening in front of Mary and Max in the IFI in Dublin from today. I'm really happy about it, the feature is a great stop motion film from Australia and I'm hoping lots more people will get to see my film.
Also Donkey recently got into its 20th festival, so its still going strong. The list of festivals and screenings of it are over on the Barley Films website.

Plushie Potential

2010-10-10T17:47:00.003+01:00

Here is 4 different sketches I've made for potential plushies. Trouble is I might only have time to make one, so one will it be?

So I'm letting all those who read this decide, just comment below and tell me which one you want to see as a plushie (and whats your 2nd favourite if you like). I'll leave it for a week or so and then I'll make whichever comes out on top.

1.Chav2.King3.Hoodie4.Winter

Wedding Invitations

2010-08-11T18:25:00.006+01:00

A little while back I did some illustrations for my cousins wedding invitations. Now they are all sent out so I'm going to post them up here.
I did them just ink on paper.

Here is some of the little bits I did for the inside and extras of the card.

Ice Faerie

2010-07-05T23:26:00.007+01:00

The next one.
Not sure about the name of this one.. suggestions welcome :)

Flower Faerie

2010-07-03T20:21:00.004+01:00

A slightly simpler design then the sheep one.

Sheep Faerie

2010-07-01T13:46:00.004+01:00

Something. If I have the time there may be more.

New Bunny ACEOs

2010-06-12T19:41:00.006+01:00

I've made some ACEOs, they are a standard size (2.5 x 3.5 inch) piece of art for selling or trading. I think its a good way to make art without it taking ages or needing to much fiddling.
I'm selling them online, the link to my shop are on the right. But if you know me, I'll sell them to you in person, minus the need for the shipping.
So if you want one just let me know.

Bunny Bonanza

2010-05-09T14:12:00.004+01:00

Does anyone object to more bunny drawings? I hope not. Drew some from my head and some with ref to fashion street blogs.

some peps

2010-03-28T16:59:00.003+01:00

Big surprise here, more sketches! But I've been very busy recently, I hope soon to be able to concentrate on my own ideas for some illustrations (after a trip to Berlin!).

Donkey News

2010-03-23T20:17:00.005Z

Updates on my short film Donkey.

It was selected in the International Short Film Festival Oberhausen in Germany which is on from the 29th April to the 4th May. Iftn reported on it too, see the article here.

The film has also been recently screening at the Tricky Women film festival in Vienna, the Chicago Irish film festival and the Cairo International Film Festival for Children.

If anyone makes it to the Oberhausen festival let me know!

Back for more posting

2010-02-21T23:03:00.006Z

Can you guess where I've been? I had a great christmas out in Australia for a month, seeing my sister and Sydney most of the time. We went to the zoo there and it was a long day but I got to see so much, the red panda's were the best of all..

So heres some drawings I made on the fly instead of taking photos.

This last one is my favourite out of the bunch.

Little Death Men

2009-11-29T17:36:00.003Z

Ink that is black.

Drawings from my brain.

2009-11-24T23:22:00.004Z

Some sterotypes from my brain. Wanted to try out some new pens and watercolour. Then I did.

City Bunnies

2009-11-11T21:58:00.005Z

A busy day in the capital.

This is a watercolour illustration, just extending on from drawings I have be sketching featuring bunnies. I would like to make more in this style, but I'll just have to wait and see.
(The colour and contrast is a little harsh on my monitor, it looks softer in real life.)

11 second club - Oct

2009-11-01T23:52:00.005Z

I made a lip sync for this months 11 second club. I didnt spend very long on the concept, I just wanted to get stuck in. Based the character on the business man from my film Colour Contamination.

Space Boy

2009-10-18T21:41:00.003+01:00

Ink. Black. Snoozing in Space.

Darklight Festival

2009-10-11T12:25:00.004+01:00

Donkey has won best short animation at Darklight Film Festival!
It's so exciting :D

Music Lovers

2009-09-29T22:19:00.005+01:00

Here is a plushie and a related bonus sketch!
I forgot to post up this screenprint when I made it last year and today I was doodling something similar so I thought I'd post up the both of them.

I sent the two watercolour bunnies off in the post. I havn't forgotten my promise to have more giveaways but I had a crap-tastic cold last week and thats the excuse I'm sticking too...

Watercolour Bunny Giveaway!

2009-09-17T13:43:00.006+01:00

I did these small watercolours recently and two are already gone (the photographer and the little one) and I have the two explorers left. SO. Giveaway.

The first two people to ask for them in the comments and to email me their address elbooga[at]gmail.com will get them in the post! It doesnt matter if you know me or you dont as long as you actually do want them.. Do you?

EDIT:
ok so I have the two names and addresses for the pictures and I'll send them out soon. Next week there shall be another giving-away-ness.

more robots

2009-09-04T12:19:00.002+01:00

Robots

2009-09-03T12:43:00.002+01:00

I have very little internet right now. Heres some robots in the meantime. More to come

Three Ladies - Postcard Prints

2009-08-10T13:50:00.005+01:00

These are three high quality postcard prints of 'Lady at the Window', 'Lady with Umbrella' and 'Lady in the Snow' that I did back in January.

They are professionally printed on thin card and I really like the feel and the glossy finish of them.

They are available now in my Dawanda shop, separately or together.

New Showreel

2009-08-06T10:38:00.005+01:00

Louise Bagnall - Showreel 2009 from Louise Bagnall on Vimeo.

EDIT: as this is no longer my newest showreel I have password protected it. If you would like to see this older showreel please send me a message and I'll give you the password.

Here's my 2009 showreel. It has a bunch of clips from Donkey, Colour Contamination and Marmalade.

Donkey

2009-07-16T00:27:00.011+01:00

This is my new short film, Donkey. Its about a donkey who is tired of his minimum wage job at the beach.

I have been working on it for pretty much the last year and it just premiered at Galway Film Fleadh last weekend. It got a really good reception which was great, I have been working so hard I forgot that it was actually entertaining :)
Anyway now its going to be entered into a lot more festivals around the world.

Here's a promo poster I did and below are some stills from the final film. I did most of the animation, Ciaran Duffy did the backgrounds and Eimhin McNamara did the colouring, comping, lighting and some animation too! This film was made at Barley Films.

new fashion ladies

2009-06-29T22:52:00.003+01:00

I think im doing to many of these.

More Fashionable Ladies

2009-06-28T12:07:00.002+01:00

Pink Wedding Lady

2009-06-24T00:12:00.005+01:00

Orange Lady

2009-06-23T23:53:00.002+01:00

...but not the bad sort of orange.

Little Girl sketch

2009-06-20T15:11:00.003+01:00

Bunny hoodie

2009-06-14T16:36:00.003+01:00

Bunny from the sketches. He's askew.

Link-pops

2009-06-14T00:25:00.004+01:00

That loveable tike. more zelda for ds please.
(note: i used no reference what-a-so-eva so I'm guessing there are inaccuracies)

Kung-Fu kicking, ninja-fighting, breakdance-punching, hoodie, skull-face

2009-06-13T23:40:00.004+01:00

Testing. more WIP that will probably amount to nothing.

cats and monkeys

2009-05-28T20:20:00.005+01:00

some lunchtime sketches, I can't stop drawing animals in clothes it seems.

more bunny drawings

2009-05-24T22:50:00.004+01:00

bunny overload. i promise the next post will be bunny-free (spot the fat bun)

Sketches - Bunnies

2009-05-23T21:56:00.010+01:00

I'm going to start using this blog to post sketches and works in progress as well as the finished stuff. So heres some bunny-centric sketches that have been building up on my desk.

This is a birthday card I drew a while back for a friend, (using a proper inky pen). Happy Bun-day :)

These are some designs and characters that I would like to develop, but for the moment I don't even have time to colour them.

Cutscenes: Morning Birds

2009-05-17T21:12:00.008+01:00

I have started a project I'm calling cutscenes.
Its basically embroidered illustrations, using the texture and stitches as part of its appeal.

This is cut scenes of the morning birds I see on my way to work everyday.

If anyone has any advice on how to hang or frame embroidery pieces like this please let me know!

Linen and cotton mix with felt and embroidery thread.

Fashion Parade

2009-01-22T23:23:00.003Z

I have been doing quite a bit of drawing lately and have found a new resource for reference; street fashion blogs! The're aces. Its much more interesting to reference real people's style rather then from images in magazine or catwalk.

heres a 3 that i found, but there is many many more.
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Draw straight down with a faber-castell multimark and coloured with pencils.

At the Window

2009-01-22T00:21:00.002Z

Another in of the same. She's on the bus :)

Lady with Umbrella

2009-01-21T00:23:00.004Z

Another lady in the snow. More drawing, colouring pencil and photoshopery.

I find it a bit frustrating working in photoshop now, I think it would be easier doing it on a desktop instead of a laptop. Or maybe its just lack of practise.
Sorry to those who have to put up with my rants...

Lady in the snow

2009-01-20T00:01:00.004Z

A quick sketch I drew and then did a bit of colour work to it in photoshop. Pretty simple but the first time in a while I have done anything with my sketches. I have a few more drawings of this lady that I'll post up in due course.

poster from Colour Contamination

2008-11-23T14:00:00.005Z

This is the poster from a short animation I directed recently called 'Colour Contamination'. It currently going out to festivals, but you can catch a glimpse of it in my new showreel. It about a buisness man who doesn't like colourful things.

My graduate film Marmalade

2008-10-29T21:48:00.006Z

Marmalade from Louise Bagnall on Vimeo.

My graduate from June 2007. I posted it up for the craic on aniboom and if it does well enough I might win something, but who knows.

Mario Funtime

2008-10-13T22:46:00.003+01:00

I enjoy sketching mario and his brother. I think of Mario when he's not out fighting the baddies, but when he's on his break and a bit bored.

Birthday card

2008-08-16T23:47:00.004+01:00

for my lovely sister.

screen printed plushies!

2008-08-07T21:08:00.006+01:00

I did some screen printing of my designs on to fabric last weekend. It's something I've wanted to do for ages, and I'm pretty happy with how they turned out. Each one is unique as its not a perfect process, but I think that adds to the end product. I made five of each one in different colours and on different fabric. I'll be putting the rest of them up soon.

Their available now in my etsy and dawanda shops, the links are on the right.

My sketches and doodles on fabric...

2008-07-14T12:31:00.006+01:00

I have started making loads of patches and little fabric art (that i have also turned into badges). I have millions of doodles and characters that I draw and I decided to make something with them. here is a few I have so far. They are available now at my shop.

Elephant painting and plushie

2008-06-02T10:43:00.006+01:00

For a good cause:the elephant research charity

Bee with Tea

2008-05-24T21:51:00.003+01:00

A little watercolour of a sketch I made a while ago.

the little comic

2008-05-06T21:12:00.005+01:00

woah! two posts on the same day, this is crazy talk!

yeah so it was very sunny over the long weekend so I sat outside with a friend and drew and painted and drank beer. it was pretty good.

This comic strip is something that had been brewing in my brain for sometime now. Pen and watercolour.

Also have been looking into making proper art prints of my work available on my etsy site, but i need to do some more research to see how it would work.

two sisters

2008-05-06T19:36:00.004+01:00

This is a little drawing I decided to ink up and watercolour recently. It's somewhat inspired by my own memories of my childhood.

Dreaming of Tall Tales

2008-01-05T23:01:00.002Z

Done for a children's illustrator club theme of 'Dreams'. acyrlic on paper.

christmas present paintings

2008-01-05T22:54:00.001Z

Two paintings/stitched canvases made for friends for christmas.

Polar Bears

2007-11-18T15:03:00.001Z

They are amazing creatures, the largest of land carnivores. Their species is under threat due to global warming. Their hunting grounds are disappearing under the water and, despite being strong swimmers, 4 polar bears were found drowned last year.

This piece is on raw linen canvas, so that the natural fibre colour shows through. The polar bears are sown on to the canvas by hand and the details added. 20x60cm

Sold

Sleepy Elephant

2007-10-05T20:38:00.001+01:00

Two elephants, one a plushie, the other a paper ele sown on to canvas. I made these to be auctioned off for an elephant charity http://www.elephantresearch.co.uk/splash.html .Ill post up when I know when.

you can see more of my plushies at my blog, www.happyplushplush.blogspot.com

Captain!

2007-08-24T15:24:00.001+01:00

This is a captain of the high seas! sort of based on my dad, but without the pipe.

This one was an interesting one to make. I drew and painted the captain, cut it out, sowed it on to a canvas with a blue background, then sowed the waves. I really like the result and i think ill make more of these. Its combining my painting and drawing with my sowing!

My sowing work can be seen at my blog happy plush plush, the link is on the right hand side.

hiker - sailor - painter

2007-07-18T14:46:00.002+01:00

I made this picture for my Dad who is all of the above :)

On a side note you can now buy prints of my work (including more not seen on this blog) at my shop - www.elbooga.deviantart.com/store/

I have added a link to it in 'my other sites' section on the right hand side.

Wildlife

2007-07-18T14:30:00.001+01:00

Some animals, drawn from reference pictures, with pen and watercolour.

May 2007

Marmalade - poster 3

2007-06-04T12:03:00.001+01:00

I made 3 posters espically for the graduate exhibition. I quite enjoyed the excuse to paint my little marmalade again.
This one was partly composited digitally because I was running out of time. I like the combination of colours in this one.

Marmalade - poster 2

2007-06-04T12:01:00.001+01:00

I made 3 posters espically for the graduate exhibition. I quite enjoyed the excuse to paint my little marmalade again.

Marmalade - poster uno

2007-06-02T22:21:00.001+01:00

I made 3 posters espically for the graduate exhibition. I quite enjoyed the excuse to paint my little marmalade again.
this is a sort of still from the film. She has tea in the bird's treehouse. I put watercolours over the bg though and changed the composition to fit with a poster image.

water coloured animals

2007-06-01T21:28:00.001+01:00

i like the pigs!

watercolour and pen.

Bad Umbrella

2007-04-28T18:08:00.003+01:00

This happens to the boy whenever he's miserable. An unfortuate quirk.

Watercolour and pen on paper. apr 2007

Pages of watercolour characters

2007-04-15T15:40:00.001+01:00

Pages of silly characters from a sketchbook. my favourite is the cold boy at the top.

Watercolours and pen, feb 2007

Watercolour kids

2007-04-10T18:23:00.001+01:00

A group of kids I drew and watercoloured in a sketchbook. Just working on designs for kids.

Censorship I & II

2007-04-10T16:46:00.002+01:00

raincoats, rainbows, monkeys, milkmaids and moonlight. A comment on censorship.

acrylic, ink and gouache on foamboard. Both Sep 2006

watercolour animals

2007-04-10T16:44:00.001+01:00

Just a collection of animals I made with watercolours in my sketchbook. I think my favourite is the whale.. or maybe the giraffe. Sep 2006

city cat

2007-04-10T16:40:00.001+01:00

A little painting i made for a friend who likes his cats. Its only a small canvas but its very fat.

bunny and balloon

2007-04-10T16:28:00.001+01:00

This is a huge painting I made for the student union place in my college. its a canvas that is about 2x1 meters. It is meant to be read from either direction... depending on your mood :)
the made with acrylics. dec 2006

Speechbubble love

2007-03-24T14:12:00.001Z

3 little square paintings I made as a present
2006

acrylic, gouach and chalk on foamboard

Red Head

2007-03-24T14:00:00.001Z

Another painter picture from july 2006.

Practising my computer painting skills.

The Birds and the Bees

2007-03-24T13:48:00.001Z

July 2006,

made in painter during the summer months :)

Elephant meets Mouse!

2007-03-23T12:53:00.001Z

April, 2006.

I had fun making this one.

Gouach, acyrlic and pen on cardboard.

Good Morning

2007-03-22T22:57:00.001Z

Painted for my mam for her birthday.
2006, Acrylics on canvas board.

Louise Bagnall -art blog-

Little Watercolour Monster

ASF

New Showreel

...

Sketches

Tea Fae

Apple Blossom Fae

Little Monster

Snufkin

Ninoo

Just a little update.

Dancing

Watch Donkey online!

Flower Faerie

Interviews

2011 - Year of the Bun

The King Plush

Flapjack

Some more sketches

More sketchy post

Sketchy post

Colour Contamination

King WIP

Update

Plushie Potential

Wedding Invitations

Ice Faerie

Flower Faerie

Sheep Faerie

New Bunny ACEOs

Bunny Bonanza

some peps

Donkey News

Back for more posting

Little Death Men

Drawings from my brain.

City Bunnies

11 second club - Oct

Space Boy

Darklight Festival

Music Lovers

Watercolour Bunny Giveaway!

more robots

Robots

Three Ladies - Postcard Prints

New Showreel

Donkey

new fashion ladies

More Fashionable Ladies

Pink Wedding Lady

Orange Lady

Little Girl sketch

Bunny hoodie

Link-pops

Kung-Fu kicking, ninja-fighting, breakdance-punching, hoodie, skull-face

cats and monkeys

more bunny drawings

Sketches - Bunnies

Cutscenes: Morning Birds

Fashion Parade

At the Window

Lady with Umbrella

Lady in the snow

poster from Colour Contamination

My graduate film Marmalade

Mario Funtime

Birthday card

screen printed plushies!

My sketches and doodles on fabric...

Elephant painting and plushie

Bee with Tea

the little comic

two sisters

Dreaming of Tall Tales

christmas present paintings

Polar Bears

Sleepy Elephant

Captain!

hiker - sailor - painter