We are an Irish Animation company, that specialises in original storytelling and a stop-motion aesthetic
We were recently commissioned by FLTR to produce animation for Life Style Sports. Above you can see the raw animation. We also provided compositing for the spot, with FLTR doing some final finetuning for the client. The finished piece can be view here: LINK
Below are some select stills from the project, which were particularly fun coming up with:
Above you can see some work by Eimhin made during recent lifedrawing classes he hosts at A4 Sounds.
We’ve updated our print shop with some space themed prints!
You can pick them up here: http://shop.paperpanther.ie/product-tag/dogs-in-space/
These are part of an ongoing series that Eimhin’s been working on the past few years, so stay tuned for more!
Delighted to announce that Rory A. Stewart’s new film WIld Horses, will be premiering at Cannes this year. PP’s Eimhin provided the illustrations for the poster.
Be sure to check out the rest of Rory’s work here: http://rorystewartfilms.co.uk
Here’s some process from the illustration:
We just spent the day sorting and archiving all the traditional work from An tEarrach Thiar, Eimhin’s contribution to the upcoming Cúl an Tí project, helmed by Ross Murray & Nicole Storck at the Cartoon Saloon!
We currently have A4 & A3 scene illustrations from the film available to purchase from our online shop: LINK
An tEarrach Thiar was originally written by Máirtín Ó Direáin, with musical interpretation by Lisa Hannigan, Kíla & Fionnuala Ní Chosáin.
We look forward to announcing the screening times!
We have a selection of original work for sale in our shop
A watercolour and ink painting of St Brigid.
50% of all proceeds go to Abortion Rights Campaign
€60 210×297 mm
http://shop.paperpanther.ie/product/touchedbyfireoriginal/
A watercolour and ink painting of a Raccoon Washing potatoes
€45 150x150mm
http://shop.paperpanther.ie/product/wash-bear/
A watercolour and ink painting of a Raccoon eating a sandwich
€25 150x150mm
http://shop.paperpanther.ie/product/trash-panda/
Along with the recent An tEarrach Thiar scene illustrations, we’ve also released some additional prints for sale on the Paper Panther Shop:
New batch of #lifedrawing classes A4 Sounds ready for booking!
Course begins Monday 10th April:
€50 for the six week course: http://www.a4soundsshop.org/product/life-drawing-course-6-weeks
or €10 for individual classes: http://www.a4soundsshop.org/product/life-dawing-class
Only 13 spots remaining, so be sure to book soon to avoid disappointment!
We will be working on observational drawing skills, using gesture drawing, blind drawing, wrong handed drawing, silhouette drawing, as well as sculpture, to improve observational skill and handling of the media.
Be sure to check out the facebook group here, to view work by some of the participants: https://www.facebook.com/groups/a4lifedrawing/
Here is a little bit more from Eimhin’s upcoming project An tEarrach Thiar, featuring a fisherman character who appears towards the end of the film.
This fisherman featured in the 1932 documentary Aran of the Saints, courtesy of the IFI Film Archive, was the basis of the below design:
A little bit of research for this scene’s location:
Here’s the layout sketch with annotations. This layout sketch went through a few iterations before getting the right level of ‘shape’ in the strata of limestone rocks on the beach.
Below is an earlier, more generic looking beach:
And here is the completed background by Robin Hoshino and Eimhin
We’re delighted to release the trailer for ‘Caterpillar Dreams,’ a new picture book by Clive McFarland and HarperCollins Children’s Books, featuring music by the excellent Chris McLoughlin, with animation produced by us!
The book will be available in shops soon and is available to pre-order right now: clivemcfarland.com/caterpillardreams
We previously collaborated with Clive on the trailer for another lovely book of his entitled A Bed for Bear, which you can view here: LINK
Special thanks to David Linker, Rachel Zeger & Deirdre Foran!
Also, here are the very important GIFs of the scenes too, enjoy!
