My favorite Development Art

Favorite development art!

Some of my favorite designs from a project for Starburns Industries. 

Big Sur and The Post Ranch Inn were inspirations for the designs, then I added extra details like the observatory on the roof and the compost room. Everything had to be sustainable including growing and storing your own food. The dam powered the town.

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 Development art for Starburns Industries by Carol Wyatt

Development art for Starburns Industries by Carol Wyatt

Development art for Starburns Industries by Carol Wyatt

Development art for Starburns Industries by Carol Wyatt

Development art for Starburns Industries by Carol Wyatt

Development art for Starburns Industries by Carol Wyatt

Development art for Starburns Industries by Carol Wyatt

Interview with Fishink posted today

My interview with Fishink was published today!

Thank you Craig for asking fun questions and posting some of my favorite work.

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Fishink Interview

The Secret Art of Animators at the Hive Gallery September 6, Los Angeles

OPENING SEPT. 6, 8-11:30 PM

The Hive Gallery & Studios presents “THE SECRET ART OF ANIMATORS” – an exhibition showcasing personal art work made by the talents behind some of the most innovative and beloved cartoons of our time.  

Artists whose work will be featured in the exhibition…

RIC HEITZMAN – Production Designer on Pee-wee’s Playhouse.
MARTIN CENDREDA – Animation Director/Animator for South Park, The Problem Solverz, The Fairly OddParents.
CAROL WYATT – Production and Color Designer for The Simpsons, Rick & Morty, Foster’s Home For Imaginary Friends.
MATT FORSYTHE – Character Designer on Adventure Time.
FACUNDO RABAUDI – Visual Development Artist and Model Maker on How To Train Your Dragon 1 & 2, The Croods, Shrek.
TORY BELLICI – Model Maker on Star Wars: Episode I & II. Onscreen star/presenter on Mythbusters.
STEPHEN CHIODO – Chiodo Bros/Animation Director/Puppet Fabricator on The Simpsons, Tim Burton’s Vincent, Elf.

KEVIN SUKHO LEE – Nickelodeon Director of Animation Development, Animation Producer on Yo Gabba Gabba

JON SCHNEPP – Designer/Creator/Director of Dethklok for Adult Swim, Directed episodes of The Venture Bros, Aqua Teen Hunger Force.

BECKY DREISTADT – Character Designer, Comic Book Artist for Adventure Time, Yo Gabba Gabba, Nick Jr.

MUSA BROOKER – Stop Motion Animator and Director – worked on Elf, Robot Chicken, Phantom Investigators.

ERIC CALDERON – Animation Producer, Director – Afro Samurai, Linkin Park ‘Breaking the Habit’ music video, MTV, SEGA

SAM HALE – VFX Artist on Disney Jr’s The Bite-Sized Adventures of Sam Sandwich, Amazon Prime’s Tumble Leaf, CN’s High Fructose Adventures of Annoying Orange.

JOHN “HARV” HARVATINE – Co-Founder/Producer/Director at Stoopid Buddy Stoodios – Cartoon Network’s Robot Chicken

JUSTIN KOHN – Stop Motion Animator – Nightmare Before Christmas, James and the Giant Peach, Coraline.

LISA HANAWALT – Production Designer – Netflix’s Bojack Horseman

JESSE MOYNIHAN – Writer/Storyboard Artist on Adventure Time

MARGARET MEYER – Character & Costume Fabricator – Coraline, ParaNorman, Robot Chicken, Moral Orel.

MIKE MURNANE – Model Maker/Sculptor on Coraline, ParaNorman, Star Wars: Episode II

DEVIN FLYNN – Animation Director/Animator – Y’all So Stupid, Wondershowzen, Aqua Teen Hunger Force, music videos for Flying Lotus, The Alchemist.

KAREN CHAU – Creator/Character Designer – Ni Hao Kai Lan for Nick Jr.

RICK “DIENZO” BLANCO – VP of Creative for Cartoon Network Enterprises (toys, merchandising).

STEPHEN HOLMAN

JOSEPHINE T. HUANG

http://hivegallery.com/honey/

An Essay by Carol

When I’m Unemployed
An essay by Carol Wyatt

We prefer to say “underemployed” (Is that a word?)
I believe it’s use is to convince us that we are not homeless, heroine addicts, not that there’s anything wrong with that.

Just like all areas of society, there is a heirarchy of unemployed artists.
Those who have been out of work for years tend to suffer the most, becoming angry and bitter,
therefore making it even more difficult to get work.
The middle tier consists of artists, actors, musicians, (name your entertainment profession), who have had shorter layoffs. 3 to 9 months.
The top tier consists of those who manage freelance jobs that provide a tiny income and keep the artist semi-confident in between full time work.

When I am unemployed (I use that word because I am a realist), I get to spend more time with
my kids and get our home life organized. It is wonderful for a couple of weeks, helping with
homerwork (oops, Freudian Simpsons slip), hearing the latest teenage gossip in the car, and
taking my kids on excursions. Free, of course.

And then,....the anxiety begins. 
Money...Where will it come from?! My 6 year old says, “Just go to the money store Mom.”

I walk the malls, the small town of Montrose, watch crazy holiday shoppers and angry working parents rushing from place to place. Sales, sales everywhere, but not a dollar to spend. The artist in me loves the people watching. I could sketch all day. I am now up on the fashion trends and “What Does the Fox Say” videos. The new high heel, wedge, spiked, with mesh detailed shoes are to die for. They are definitely more confused than I. They make me feel slightly superior, if a shoe can do that.

The joy of spending time with the kids is always overshadowed by the uncertain anxiety of my future. But, kids remind me to keep it simple. Their needs are immediate and important. Always a good distraction.

And then, the competitive artist begins playing tricks on my mind. I’m not drawing enough. I’m
not producing enough new work. I need to make a new website, fix my blog, have 20 coffees and
50 lunches with work associates. I suck, and I’m a complete fraud, so I’m told, by my wonderfully positive, creative brain. Maybe I could start a new business crafting... I can learn how to knit, and quilt, and use a flame torch on metals. 
I can do it!
That’s what I say to myself.

That is usually when I receive an email or call from a friend telling me how much they love my
work. They ask if I’m still painting awesome paintings and working on fun shows. And I’m back
to stomping the pavement. Calling people I’ve never met, taking tests, for studios I’ve art directed
for. “Dance monkey, dance!” A co worker jokingly said to me at the end of our last job. We joke
about it, but it’s true. We always have to jump through newer, more difficult hoops.

But honestly, this is the best job in the world. Telling stories drawing and painting every day with
the most talented people in the world. There is nothing else like it and I’m lucky to be included.
And I promise to stop beginning sentences with “and” and “but”.

Rick and Morty: Watch the First Episode Now

Airs Monday nights on Adult Swim at 10:30PM

3 NEW PAINTINGS FOR PURCHASE

3 New Paintings at Eleu Salon

All under $100

1725 Burbank Blvd. Burbank, Ca. (818) 795-5945

Chit Chat - Gouache -All rights Carol Wyatt

Tree of Me - Gouache - All rights Carol Wyatt

Cleanliness/Godliness - Gouache - All rights Carol Wyatt

COUCH ART PROMOS

Couch Art promos

Over the years I've sent out more than a few promo cards. 

I think this was one of my favorites.  With a sarcastic nod to bad screen writing....

Gouache - All rights Carol Wyatt

A New Sketch

chit chat

Digital painting by Carol Wyatt

All rights Carol Wyatt, 2013

BGs by Carol for Tom Pope's new Film

New BG setups for Tom Pope's independent film!
I have been having a blast designing and painting the film and happy to share a few pieces of it now.

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Lumpus Cabin

Lumpus Cabin, originally uploaded by carol-wyatt.

My inspiration behind the designs on Camp Lazlo were vintage fabrics from the 40s and 50s. The colors were graphic and bold with areas where the white of the fabric peeked through the paint. Almost like a dry brush effect, but more graphic.
I loved the yellow skies in the old Western prints and added that to the Lazlo environment.

Night time Camp Kidney

Cabin with Boat, originally uploaded by carol-wyatt.

While I was still working on Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends, I worked late into the night on the Camp Lazlo pilot. Joe Murray drew and animated. I designed and painted. It took a couple of years for the show to go through negotiations and changes before Cartoon Network aired the first episode.
These paintings were some of my favorites from Camp Lazlo.

HEY ARNOLD Pilot

HEY ARNOLD!

Character lineup

When Craig Bartlett asked me to Art Direct the pilot I was so excited. I had always been a big fan of the original Arnold claymation shorts.

KUSTOMONSTERS and FRIENDS by CRAIG CLARK

FIRST EPISODE just out TODAY!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TrN87INN_5g

ROCKO'S MODERN LIFE

Stock Incidental Characters

ROCKO'S MODERN LIFE

STOCK characters

New Sketch

Should be a painting.... Maybe in the wee hours.

Nightmare Ned Development

Nightmare Ned Development Painting.
Ned's House Normal day.

Nightmare Ned Development

Development Painting for Nightmare Ned.
Ned's Room.

LOVE ME

LOVE ME was painted about 20 years ago.
It was held in the back room at Julie Rico Gallery along with a few other paintings of mine
When I went to pick up my paintings from her, she said she had given it away to a friend as a Valentine's Day gift. Never paid me. She claimed to have given it to Perry Farrell. Who knows...
I haven't seen the painting since.
If you ever see it, let me know....