CNS Art Directors Break Down Backgrounds

Cartoon Network Studios

Background Design/Paint Portfolio Advice from the Pros!

Art Directors, Jisoo Kim (Summer Camp Island on HBO Max) and Paula Spence (“Regular Show” and Cartoon Network Shorts) break down what makes a compelling Background Design and Background Paint portfolio for 2D TV-animated shows.

Jisoo Kim is a South Korean artist known for her delicate and powerful designs and illustrations. She studied at the Korean Animation High school to Korean National University of the Arts and California Institute of the Arts. Her personal films have played at Ottawa, Annecy, and Krok animation festivals. Since graduating, she has worked for Disney, Dreamworks, Frederator, and Warner Bros. on projects such as Skull Girls, She Ra, and Harley Quinn. Currently she is art directing on Summer Camp island at Cartoon Network Studios.

Paula Spence got her start in animation as a Background Designer on the first season of SpongeBob SquarePants. She soon branched out into other design and color crafts, and her busy, bossy personality and an uncontrollable urge to efficiently organize and manage things led to work as an Art Director on The Marvelous Misadventures of Flapjack, Regular Show, Rocko’s Modern Life: Static Cling and, most recently, in the Shorts Department at Cartoon Network. She loves building creative teams and working together to bring great stories to life.

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