Foster's BGs Used for Teaching Children

  Don Masse, an elementary school teacher at Zamorano Fine Arts Academy in San Diego, created an assignment using art from Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends to teach foreground, middle ground, background. Zamorano is an art focused elementary school that serves a diverse population of students.

The Foster's BGs below were used as examples

All rights to Foster's designs belong to Cartoon Network

The children created the images below using cut paper for a background, then applying a middle ground layer, and a foreground on top.

The teacher's blog has more information: Zamorano Fine Arts Academy

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/

Rick and Morty BGs

More BGs from 1st season of Rick and Morty

All rights Adult Swim/Cartoon Network

Color by Carol Wyatt

All rights Adult Swim/Cartoon Network

Color by Carol Wyatt

All rights Adult Swim/Cartoon Network

Color by Carol Wyatt

All rights Adult Swim/Cartoon Network

Color by Carol Wyatt

All rights Adult Swim/Cartoon Network

GI Jeff BGs

Community did an entire episode in the style of 1980's GI Joe at Starburns Industries.

I was lucky enough to work on the project as BG paint lead.  We had a great team of digital painters who had to mimic the hand painted style in Photoshop.

The show aired April 3rd

Written by Dino Stamatopoulos  and Directed by Rob Schrab

Check Out Community: G.I. Jeff on Hulu:

 http://www.hulu.com/watch/617546 

All images and rights belong to NBC/Universal

Mt. Rushmore - Opening Titles

Cobra Chapel

Cobra Chapel pews

Greendale Library excavation

Greendale Admin. Office

Rick and Morty BGs

Color BGs from M. Night Shaym-Aliens!

Our 3rd Rick and Morty episode on Adult Swim

BG Color by Carol Wyatt

All rights Adult Swim/Cartoon Network

BG Color by Carol Wyatt

All rights Adult Swim/Cartoon Network

BG Color by Carol Wyatt

All rights Adult Swim/Cartoon Network

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”.

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

Retro McDonalds Commercial

Regional retro McDonalds commercial for soft serve ice cream 

for Green Grass Studios.

Animation by T. Dan, Rick Farmiloe, Todd Jacobsen, and Eric Walls

Art Direction by Carol Wyatt

Color Roughs

More Color Roughs

All rights McDonalds

Lala-Oopsies: A Sew Magical Tale

Lala-Oopsies: A Sew Magical Tale, a set on Flickr.

Recent Color Design work. Lotsa PINK!!