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Percy Pancoon (COMMISSIONS OPEN) @pancoondraws.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

A performance worth enjoying My half of an art trade with @loublu08.bsky.social #pancoondraws #arttrade #louieandfriends

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Louie Holden | COMMS OPEN @loublu08.bsky.social · 09/03/2026

You’ve heard of Hatsune Miku. Now get ready for… Hatsune MIKA! Happy #MikuDay to all whom celebrate! #LouieAndFriends #HatsuneMiku #MikaLaRose #LouBluArt #Vocaloid #VocaloidFanart #HatsuneMikuFanart #Art #Artwork #Artsky #DigitalArt #Fanart

Mika LaRose, the pop star poodle, dressed up as Hatsune Miku.

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Louie Holden | COMMS OPEN @loublu08.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Time for some music from none other than our favourite jazz singer hippo, Cindy! I experimented with shading a bit on this one, and I think I really made it pop! @louieandfriends.bsky.social #LouieAndFriends #IndieAnimation #Art #Artwork #Artsky #DigitalArt #LouBluArt #OC #IndieAnimationArt

A drawing of Cindy, a dark purple anthropomorphic hippo, wearing a glittery purple dress, a heart necklace and grey cuff bracelets, singing in the spotlight on stage, holding a vintage microphone.

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Louie Holden | COMMS OPEN @loublu08.bsky.social · 01/03/2026

Louie has a important reminder for you to hear! Enjoy the first Louie & Friends comic dub, “A Kind Reminder from Louie!” #louieandfriends #indieanimation #comic #comicdub #indieanimator

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FoX71 @fox71.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

i need to revive the account lmao, sooooo... art trade with @loublu08.bsky.social #oc #art #digitalart

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Frightening Fox Boy 🦊💀 @frizzyfox.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

My part of an art trade with @loublu08.bsky.social featuring their OC Cindy going on a preshow tear because of her missing necklace. Feel free to DM me on Discord if you want a trade of your own. #art #arttrade #digitalart #noai

A drawing of an anthropomorphic purple hippo punching a hole in her wall while screaming "WHERE'S? MY? NECKLACE?"

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Louie Holden | COMMS OPEN @loublu08.bsky.social · 21/06/2026

Louie’s summertime snack! 🦒☀️ For @charbeanss.bsky.social’s summertime collab! Thank you so much for letting me join! (And happy World Giraffe Day!) #LouieAndFriends #LouieSpotsberg #IndieAnimation #Art #Artwork #Artsky #DigitalArt #LouBluArt #OC #IndieAnimationArt @louieandfriends.bsky.social

Louie Spotsberg, an anthropomorphic giraffe with black hair, a purple jacket and a light blue shirt, sitting outside, eating a cheese sandwich, wearing headphones and listening to music on his phone.

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Louie & Friends @louieandfriends.bsky.social · 02/05/2026

Yesterday was International Tuba Day, but today is the birthday of our favourite tuba playing elephant, Emmie! Go and wish her a happy birthday! 🎉🐘 (Fanart by @tetriser.bsky.social!) #LouieAndFriends #OC #IndieAnimation

Emmie, a grey anthropomorphic elephant, with pink hair, wearing a pink shirt, a grey skirt, behind a purple background with trumpet silhouettes. Drawn by Tetriser!

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Louie & Friends @louieandfriends.bsky.social · 30/04/2026

It’s International Jazz Day today, and it’s also the birthday of our jazzy snow fox Kimmie! 🎉🎂 Go wish her a happy birthday! (Art by @coffeejinx.bsky.social, Kimmie‘s voice actress!) #LouieAndFriends #OC #IndieAnimation

Kimmie the arctic snow fox playing her double bass. Drawn by CoffeeJinx!

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Louie & Friends @louieandfriends.bsky.social · 06/04/2026

We also wanna quickly give you an update on what we’re doing right now, so here’s a little sneak peak of what we’re working on! We cannot WAIT to show you it when it's finished, it might even give you a brighter day when you see it! (Art by Comet!) #LouieAndFriends #IndieAnimation #DigitalArt

A drawing of various characters from Louie and Friends making music on stage! Louie the giraffe is singing into his vintage microphone alongside Mika the poodle and Cindy the hippo, Nelly the cat is playing the drums, Lev and Ziri are playing the electric guitar and electric bass, Indigo is playing the trumpet, Emmie is playing the tuba and Kimmie is playing the double bass!

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Louie & Friends @louieandfriends.bsky.social · 06/04/2026

A little casting update from the Lou Crew! Sadly the original VA of Dani the duck has deleted her social accounts, cutting any contact we had with her. But, the good news is we found a new voice for Dani: the incredible @charbeanss.bsky.social! We can’t wait to show you her voice! #LouieAndFriends

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Louie Holden | COMMS OPEN @loublu08.bsky.social · 02/04/2026

Happy Autism Acceptance Day/Month from #LouieAndFriends! Louie is proud to be autistic, as well as a lot of the @louieandfriends.bsky.social crew, so let’s support our autistic friends and celebrate who they are! #Autism #AutismAcceptanceDay #IndieAnimation #Artwork #DigitalArt #LouBluArt #Artsky

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Louie Holden | COMMS OPEN @loublu08.bsky.social · 15/03/2026

Happy Mother’s Day to all of my friends in the UK! This piece of art is dedicated to my own mum, without her, @louieandfriends.bsky.social wouldn’t exist! #LouieAndFriends #LouieSpotsberg #IndieAnimation #Art #Artwork #Artsky #DigitalArt #LouBluArt #OC #MothersDay #Mother’sDay #IndieAnimationArt

Louie Spotsberg, an anthropomorphic giraffe with black hair, a purple jacket and a light blue shirt, gives his mum, also a giraffe, with blonde hair, and a pink shirt with a flower design in it, a hug on a pink background. Above them is a caption reading “Happy Mother’s Day from Louie & Friends!”

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Louie Holden | COMMS OPEN @loublu08.bsky.social · 02/03/2026

Stay as still as a statue! Fleurine is making a “Portrait of a True Friend” in the second Louie & Friends comic dub! (Fleurine voiced by @doggonedogstudios.bsky.social!) #LouieAndFriends #IndieAnimation #IndieAnimator #Comic #ComicDub #LouBluArt

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RocketOfTheDarkness 🎃 @rocketwithapocket.bsky.social · 01/03/2026

I also have ANOTHER #Artificzation done! This was an art trade with @loublu08.bsky.social for his indie cartoon, Louie & Friends!!

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Louie & Friends @louieandfriends.bsky.social · 16/02/2026

Happy #IndieAnimationDay! Me (@loublu08.bsky.social) and some other wonderful people have been working on my own indie animated series, #LouieAndFriends! While we don’t have anything new to share today stay tuned! We’ve got BIG things coming soon! #IndieAnimation @thesunflowerclub.bsky.social

A image containing the main cast of Louie & Friends.

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Charbeanss @charbeanss.bsky.social · 31/01/2026

Nelly rocking out on the drums! 🐈🥁 Art trade with @loublu08.bsky.social #Jellysart #Art #Artist #Arttrade

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Louie Holden | COMMS OPEN @loublu08.bsky.social · 01/01/2026

I wanna wish a VERY happy birthday to @jemibuni.bsky.social, who‘s my incredible lead composer on Louie & Friends! Thank you for all you’ve done for the series so far, I cannot WAIT to work together on more songs! #LouieAndFriends #LouBluArt #Art #OC #Artwork #Artsky #DigitalArt #IndieAnimation

Louie the giraffe and Jenna having a jam session. Louie is singing with his vintage microsome, and Jenna is playing a pink keytar. They’re both wearing pink party hats with a yellow star on it. Confetti flies around in the background, with the text “Happy Birthday Jenna!” besides Louie.

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Louie Holden | COMMS OPEN @loublu08.bsky.social · 01/01/2026

Happy New Year! It’s now 2026 in the UK, and I hope everyone has a great year! I cannot WAIT to share you guys some more Louie & Friends stuff in the new year! #LouieAndFriends #LouBluArt #Art #OC #Artwork #Artsky #DigitalArt

Louie the giraffe and Telly the teddy bear standing together outside in front of fireworks, wearing 2026 glasses.

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Louie Holden | COMMS OPEN @loublu08.bsky.social · 24/12/2025

Telly Claus is coming to town! Merry Merry everyone! We hope you have a Merry Christmas, a Happy Hannukah, a Joyous Kwanzaa, and a Happy New Year! #LouieAndFriends #LouBluArt #Art #OC #Artwork #Artsky #DigitalArt #Christmas #ChristmasArt

Telly the teddy bear, wearing a red Santa suit and hat, black boots and a fake white beard, holding a sack of presents, looking at Louie the giraffe, who is wearing a purple holiday sweater with a teal snowflake pattern, sitting down, holding a teal Christmas present. Behind them is a Christmas tree, which has ornaments decorated on it with the initials of various character names form Louie and Friends. In the top right corner is text reading “Merry Merry from Louie & Friends!”

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Louie & Friends @louieandfriends.bsky.social · 16/11/2025

Louie & Friends is a musical through and through! Every episode will contain an original song. There’s plenty of characters who know how to sing or play a tune! My composer @jemibuni.bsky.social is making some great songs for it too! #IndieAnimationDay #LouieAndFriends #IndieAnimation #IndieCartoon

Louie the giraffe dressed up as a rock and roll singer on a mint green and white patterned background. Louie is wearing a grey jacket, a black and white striped shirt, and black trousers and has his hair styled in a pompadour. He is singing into his vintage microphone, which has a wire connected to it. On the top left is text reading “Louie Spotsberg: The Rockin’ Rollin Raffe!”.

Mika the pink pop star poodle singing in concert. She is wearing her jet boots and a headset microphone. A screen with her name can be seen in the background with blue and pink lasers.

The Howling Harmonizers performing on stage. From left to right, Indigo, a blue wolf playing the trumpet, Nelly, a Burmese cat playing the drums, Cindy, a hippo singer holding a vintage microphone, and Kimmie, a light blue snow fox playing the double bass.

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Louie & Friends @louieandfriends.bsky.social · 16/11/2025

Louie & Friends is created by me (@loublu08.bsky.social), and I am AuDHD! The series also will be portraying neurodivergency with Louie Spotsberg (the lead character based off of me, also AuADHD!), as well as many other characters! #IndieAnimationDay #LouieAndFriends #IndieAnimation #IndieCartoon

A sketch of two of Louie’s stims, him rubbing his hand behind his neck (for when he feels nervous or unsure about something) and tapping his hoof on a table (for when he feels bored).

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Louie & Friends @louieandfriends.bsky.social · 16/11/2025

Hey hey! It’s #IndieAnimationDay! Me (@loublu08.bsky.social) and some other wonderful people have been working on my own independently animated series, #LouieAndFriends! Here is our main cast… so far! You might spot some new faces and some new looks for old ones too! #LouBluArt #OC #IndieAnimation

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Louie Holden | COMMS OPEN @loublu08.bsky.social · 09/11/2025

Wishing a very happy birthday to one of my best buds and the voice of Noah in #LouieAndFriends, @joker9133.bsky.social! You’re a really great friend to be around and I know you’re gonna go far with voice acting in the future! #LouBluArt #OC #IndieAnimation #IndieCartoon #Animation #Art #Artwork

Noah, a red fruit bag and Rocky, a punk Morgrem both playing guitar on a red background wearing party hats as confetti flies around.

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Louie Holden | COMMS OPEN @loublu08.bsky.social · 28/10/2025

Wishing a VERY happy birthday to one of my best friends and biggest inspirations, as well as the voice of Fleurine in #LouieAndFriends, @doggonedogstudios.bsky.social! I’m so glad to have gotten to know you and I doubt Louie & Friends would exist without ya! #LouBluArt #Art #OC #Artwork #Artsky

Nina, a golden retriever with brown hair wearing a purple party hat, holding a white cake on a plate. Next to her we see Fleurine, a light blue lamb wearing a beret. She is stood in front of an easel, holding a paintbrush, painting something. It’s implied that Nina is posing for a painting by Fleurine. Confetti flies in the background with the text “Happy Birthday Nina!” above.

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Louie Holden | COMMS OPEN @loublu08.bsky.social · 14/10/2025

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TELLY! Today marks the one year anniversary of Telly’s creation! I still can’t believe there was a time where Louie was without Telly. They make the perfect duo and I’m so happy I created her! #LouieAndFriends #LouieTheGiraffe #TellyBear #OC #LouBluArt #IndieAnimation #Art

Louie Spotsberg the giraffe surprising Telly the teddy bear with a birthday cake. Telly is wearing a brown party hat. The cake is a sponge cake. Confetti is flying in the background with a sign reading “HAPPY BIRTHDAY TELLY!” hung up in the background.

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Louie Holden | COMMS OPEN @loublu08.bsky.social · 17/08/2025

Louie & Friends characters described in 3 emojis! Louie: 🦒🎨♾️ Telly: 🧸💖🫂 Mika: 🐩🎤👢 Kelsie: 🦊💿🪩 Kelsie: 🦊🎶🧘 Cindy: 🦛🎙️💎 Nelly: 🐈🥁🤘 Indigo: 🐺🎺🌙 Dani: 🐥🕵️🥤 Noah: 🦇🏀⛹️ Fleurine: 🐑🎨🇫🇷 Tiffany: 🐭🔧🚗 #LouieAndFriends

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Louie & Friends @louieandfriends.bsky.social · 16/08/2025

Please go and check this out!! You might wanna wait until the end… (winks)

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Louie & Friends @louieandfriends.bsky.social · 16/08/2025

Every episode of Louie & Friends will hopefully contain one song each! I plan to make them in as many different genres as I can! #IndieAnimationDay #LouieAndFriends #IndieAnimation

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Louie & Friends @louieandfriends.bsky.social · 16/08/2025

Louie is autistic! He has a lot of special interests and he sometimes stims (pictured below!). He’s quite averse to sudden loud noises (especially thunder) and he sometimes doesn’t know when to stop and let other people talk in a conversation. #IndieAnimationDay #LouieAndFriends

A sketch of Louie’s stims, him rubbing his hand behind his neck (for when he feels nervous or unsure about something) and tapping his hoof on a table (for when he feels bored).

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Louie & Friends @louieandfriends.bsky.social · 16/08/2025

Happy #IndieAnimationDay! We’ve been hard at work on an indie show named Louie & Friends, a slice of life cartoon for everyone to enjoy! We’ve already shared this, but if you haven’t seen it, here’s a little sneak peek of a short animatic! (Telly voiced by VeeahVA) #LouieAndFriends #IndieAnimation

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Louie Holden | COMMS OPEN @loublu08.bsky.social · 26/07/2025

Please folks, hold your autographs. It’s too much attention for this Rockin’ Rollin’ Raffe. #LouieAndFriends #LouBluArt #IndieAnimation

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Louie & Friends @louieandfriends.bsky.social · 22/07/2025

We’re currently working on a animatic for a short introducing Louie & Telly! Here’s what we’ve done so far, hopefully we’ll get it fully animated in time for Indie Animation Day! (Telly voiced by VeeahVA)

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Louie & Friends @louieandfriends.bsky.social · 16/07/2025

Go and support @charbeanss.bsky.social’s project as well!

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Louie & Friends @louieandfriends.bsky.social · 16/07/2025

Make sure you check out @coffeejinx.bsky.social’s project!

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Louie & Friends @louieandfriends.bsky.social · 08/07/2025

We’ve been hard at work on the first Louie & Friends short! How about a ridiculously brief sneak peek at the animatic to give you a taste as to what’s in store? ———— Featuring the voices of @loublu08.bsky.social as Louie and VeeahVA as Telly! ———— #LouieAndFriends #IndieAnimation

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Louie Holden | COMMS OPEN @loublu08.bsky.social · 06/07/2025

Happy birthday to the voice actress of Kimmie in #LouieAndFriends, and also one of my biggest inspirations, @coffeejinx.bsky.social! I’m so happy to have gotten to know you! #LouBluArt #PlushPals #OC

A drawing of Kimmie the fox and Cotty the plush corgi. Both of them are eating cupcakes and are wearing party hats. Cotty is a plush corgi with pink and white fur and purple legs and tail wearing a blue and yellow bow tie, and is wearing a purple party hat with a heart on it. Kimmie is a light blue arctic snow fox and is wearing a dark blue party hat with a light blue spot on it.

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Louie Holden | COMMS OPEN @loublu08.bsky.social · 20/06/2025

A summery scene with Louie and Telly! Hope you all have a wonderful summertime and can beat the heat for the next few weeks! #LouieAndFriends #LouieTheGiraffe #TellyBear #OC #LouBluArt #IndieAnimation #Art

Louie the giraffe and Telly the teddy bear on the beach. Louie is sitting on a deck chair holding a salted caramel ice cream and wearing a purple hat, a purple shirt, dark blue shorts and purple sunglasses. Telly is wearing brown sunglasses and is building a sandcastle. Next to them is text reading “Happy Summer from Louie & Friends!”.

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Louie & Friends @louieandfriends.bsky.social · 19/05/2025

I’ve mentioned it in the past, but Louie is autistic! He struggles with loud noises and crowds and he will occasionally stim when he’s unsure, nervous or bored. He also loves having a lot of comfort items (fidget toys, a weighted blanket, sleep mask, etc.) #LouieAndFriends

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Louie & Friends @louieandfriends.bsky.social · 19/05/2025

Louie & Friends is a slice of life show and it takes a lot of inspiration from shows of it’s type! While it might not have an epic structure, it’s all about having fun and enjoying life with your best friends! #LouieAndFriends

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Louie & Friends @louieandfriends.bsky.social · 16/05/2025

I guess Louie & Friends kinda counts! I plan to include one song every episode, and I’ve got a lot of characters who can sing or play an instrument!

A sketch of Louie, Mika and Cindy singing into Louie’s vintage microphone.

A sketch of Emmie and Indigo playing their instruments. Emmie is playing her tuba and Indigo is playing his trumpet.

The jazz band The Howling Harmonizers performing on stage. From left to right, Indigo, a blue wolf playing the trumpet, Nelly, a Burmese cat playing the drums, Cindy, a hippo singer holding a vintage microphone, and Kimmie, a light blue snow fox playing the double bass.

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Louie & Friends @louieandfriends.bsky.social · 16/05/2025

Louie & Friends was created by me (@loublu08.bsky.social), and I’m autistic! And like the real me, Louie is autistic as well!

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Louie & Friends @louieandfriends.bsky.social · 16/05/2025

Happy #IndieAnimationDay everyone! To celebrate, I’m releasing the first official version of the Louie & Friends theme song: A Brighter Day! Massive thanks to @jemibuni.bsky.social for helping compose the song and write lyrics with me! #LouieAndFriends #IndieAnimation @thesunflowerclub.bsky.social

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