Chris Battle

L.A.’s Entertainment Economy Is Looking Like a Disaster Movie Work is evaporating, businesses are closing, longtime residents are leaving, and Los Angeles’s creative middle class is hanging on by a thread.

The most important human story in the entertainment industry right now is the severe downturn in film and TV production in LA and how it's affecting middle-class crew workers. I spoke to dozens of them for this story about the depressed Hollywood economy. www.wsj.com/business/med...

Another unemployed longtime animation artist here -- Thanks for including our stories, as well!

30+ years of career logos! (and that's not even ALL of them)

... and coming up on 2 YEARS WITHOUT WORK.

New signal boost: I'm available for full-time character design positions @ TAG studios, & also for freelance visual development 👍

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This is my career philosophy, man 👍

... only 1 stairwell doddle remains. #CartoonNetworkStudios

Old stomping grounds (2nd decade) #CartoonNetworkStudios

My return appearance on Voyage LA online magazine just dropped; They titled it “Life, Lessons & Legacy”…. y’know, the small stuff! voyagela.com/interview/ch...

Join me, @mexopolis.bsky.social, & @careeningle.bsky.social on the rooftop of the old Cartoon Network Studios this Thursday 9/25 @ 1:30 PM for a special Burbank International Film Festival panel on character design! Can't guarantee if Jorge will talk about death or mustaches, but chances are GOOD 👍

Found a GIF of the exact scene: #BatmanDay #BtAS

Happy #BatmanDay! Was lucky enough to score this #BtAS cel (from the legendary "Over the Edge" ep) as an Xmas giveaway for WB Animation employees 🦇 (And don't worry -- those wrinkles are shrink wrap around the matted cel)

This month I'll be part of a panel on animation character design as part of the Burbank International Film Festival w/ @mexopolis.bsky.social & @careeningle.bsky.social -- on the rooftop lounge of the former Cartoon Network Studios!

Get your tickets here: www.burbankfilmfest.org/post/from-sk...

Seriously -- That's what we have video games & drinking for.

ah yes the negotiator is written on the screen ALT: ah yes the negotiator is written on the screen

I'm ready to enter trade negotiations with BOTH of you guys

Screengrab Uglydolls co-creator David Horvath retweeting Chris Battle's post about looking for work.

Who am I to argue with the co-creator of Uglydolls? 👍

Is your show staffing & in need of a character designer specializing in cartoony shows with a strong visual style? I'm currently #LookingForWork & available for full-time UNION character design positions. Also available for freelance visual development for new/updated properties!

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If you see this, post something monochromatic

Really miss working at the cartoon factory w/all my pals.

Only Insta so I can see everyone's cartoon drawings

That's our choice as an artist -- It's up to us to "find" the best solution to sell the motion/feeling for a pose, and hopefully the director agrees w/our choices 😉

Character development for Warner Bros. Animation's new Krypto Saves the Day! shorts from late 2024. Under the direction of Ryan Kramer, I had to blast out rough concepts to present to James Gunn himself to help get the shorts greenlit. You can watch the first short on YouTube: youtu.be/nPm9ezfa6Qo

No, mine were just early development; I didn't work on the actual shorts. ...but I'd like to think a hint of my designs worked it's way into the final product somewhere 😉

Warner Bros. Animation Drops ‘Krypto Saves the Day: School Bus Shuffle’ Short The first in a series of 4 animated videos from DC Studios starring the famous super pup hits YouTube today prior to the Digital and physical releases of the action adventure, ‘Superman.’

In late 2024 I did some character development for Warner Bros. Animation’s new Krypto Saves the Day! shorts. I’ll get around to sharing my designs soon, but you read more about the shorts here (and be sure to check out the first short on YouTube!) www.awn.com/news/warner-...

It's like you walked into an old cartoon.

If you see this, quote with a title screen that’s iconic to you

Always so jealous of youse guys who get Art Of books for your TV cartoons 😩

Happy #SpiderManDay! 🕸️ #MarvelComics

It's been very cool to see my friends literally re-design their favorite childhood cartoons/movies/toys ... and then get to have toys made from THEIR designs. FULL CIRCLE 👍

Crazy how that happens, like, ALL THE TIME for us after enough years in this biz

Another #WydlePak design: Steve the Goat gets fancy (thanks to Lily’s grooming skills) #Nickelodeon