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Craig Simmons Design

Animation art direction, development and design

Monday, August 7, 2017

Background Paint for "Close Enough" trailer, a new prime time series for TBS and Cartoon Network

Posted by craig Simmons at 4:38 PM No comments:

Labels: all line art by Alex Dilts, background color rendered in Photoshop

Thursday, January 21, 2016

Background paint for "The Royals", a Cartoon Network mini series

Posted by craig Simmons at 3:56 PM No comments:

Labels: background color rendered in Photoshop

Background paint for "The Regular Show: The Movie"

Posted by craig Simmons at 3:50 PM No comments:

Labels: background color rendered in Photoshop and watercolor

Tuesday, September 23, 2014

Earmouse and Bottle development color for Nickelodeon shorts program

Posted by craig Simmons at 2:56 PM 1 comment:

Labels: Developed color style and rendered all backgrounds in Photoshop on a Cintiq

Steven Universe background color

Posted by craig Simmons at 2:29 PM No comments:

Labels: Steven Universe background color rendered in Photoshop on a Cintiq

Monday, November 4, 2013

Regular Show "Fright Pack" DVD cover

Posted by craig Simmons at 2:03 PM No comments:

Labels: DVD cover color rendered in Photoshop with artwork by JG Quintel

Thursday, April 18, 2013

Newer McDonald's Backgrounds

Posted by craig Simmons at 5:37 PM 1 comment:

Labels: Designed and created final lineart in pencil and color in Photoshop.

New Regualr Show background color

Posted by craig Simmons at 11:27 AM No comments:

Labels: background color rendered with watercolor paint and finished in Photoshop on a Cintiq

Sunday, August 19, 2012

Art Direction, background and prop design and development color for "Champions of Happy" McDonald's Happy Meal campaign

Posted by craig Simmons at 3:39 PM No comments:

Labels: Created overall look for McDonald's Champions of Happy Happy Meal spots. Created all final lineart in pencil and developed original color style in Photoshop.

Art direction, background, prop and color design for McDonald's happy meal spots

Posted by craig Simmons at 3:12 PM No comments:

Labels: Designed and created final lineart in pencil and color in Photoshop.

Original art direction and bg design for various McDonald's happy meal spots

Posted by craig Simmons at 2:57 PM No comments:

Labels: Created original background style and rendered all final linework in pencil.

Chris Painter's "Taco Gnome" Ebook cover

Posted by craig Simmons at 2:21 PM No comments:

Labels: Ebook cover rendered in Photoshop. Original line drawing by Everett Peck.

Wednesday, February 8, 2012

Disney development color art

Posted by craig Simmons at 12:37 PM No comments:

Labels: Rendered background in Photoshop on a Cintiq

Wednesday, May 11, 2011

Barbie "Fashionistas" background design and color

Posted by craig Simmons at 12:20 PM No comments:

Labels: Designed and rendered background in Photoshop on a Cintiq

Friday, May 6, 2011

Wildbrain pitch art color

Posted by craig Simmons at 4:28 PM No comments:

Labels: Presentation art rendered in Photoshop on a Cintiq

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About Me

craig Simmons: Thousand Oaks, CA, United States; Most currently worked as a Background Painter for the shorts program at Cartoon Network. Recently worked as a Background Painter and Color Stylist on Power Puff Girls for Cartoon Network. Worked as a Background Painter on the new TBS prime time series "Close Enough" for Cartoon Network. Worked as a Background Designer and Painter for the "Rocko's Modern Life" special for Nickelodeon. Prior to that I worked as a background painter in watercolor and Photoshop on "The Regular Show" at Cartoon Network. Developed the background and color style and art directed 10 commercial spots for McDonalds. Worked for 12 years as art director, development designer and design supervisor at Klasky Csupo, the last 3 years as Director of Development Art as well as overseas art director for the Rocket Power pilot in Seoul, Korea. Was color design supervisor at Cartoon Network and Flash color design supervisor at Nickelodeon and Flash and background color designer at Film Roman. Worked as background and color designer and development artist for Pink Panther and Pals for Cartoon Network. Was freelance background and color designer for Wild Brain web series "Barbie's Fashionistas" and "Monster High".

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