Chris Battle
Animation character designer (Cartoon Network, Warner Bros, Disney, Nickelodeon, Marvel) • linktr.ee/chrisbattleart
Work/Freelance inquiries: cbillustration@gmail.com
- Five concerts you've seen with women lead singers Sleater-Kinney The GO! Team Garbage Bis Luscious Jackson
- Stop scrolling and post two characters who bring you happiness.
- Hey, #PortfolioDay! I'm Chris & I do #CharacterDesign for animation. Still #LookingForWork, so DM me if your UNION show is staffing up or needs freelance vis dev! Instagram@ instagram.com/chrisbattleart ArtStation@ artstation.com/chrisbattleart LinkTree @ linktr.ee/chrisbattleart
- My appearance on the ADC Podcast just dropped -- Host Andres Isaac Alvarez & I chart my career in animation from my childhood art experiences right up to surviving the current industry work drought. You can listen at youtu.be/S8FuMNzXQWA
- Enrollment for my LIVE lecture series “Character Design: Mastering the Basics” for THE ART CLUB (March 14 & March 21) is now open! Sign up here: www.the-art-club.com/character-de...
- More info on my ART CLUB lecture. Sign up @ www.the-art-club.com/character-de...
- No big surprises in my #TopNine2025 — Cartoon nostalgia always wins 😉
- Happy Life Day season to all who celebrate 🤓 #StarWars
- Be sure to leave out xtra blue milk on Life Day Eve. #starwars
- My #ArtVsArtist for 2025: The usual mix of old & new. It’s been a long slog of over 2 years without work, so hoping things will pick up in the animation biz in 2026. If your project is staffing up next year, drop me a line in January! #ArtVsArtist2025 #CharacterDesign #ChrisBattle #LookingForWork
- Thanks to everyone for your bids! Winning bidders' artwork is shipping out today 📨
- My Powerpuff Girls & Dexter's Laboratory original art auctions end TONIGHT @ 9:00 PM PST: bit.ly/CB_eBay Get in there and grab that winning bid! #DextersLaboratory #CartoonNetwork #Hannabarbera #90sCartoons
- My Dexter's Laboratory original art auctions go LIVE tonight @ 9:00 PM PST: bit.ly/CB_eBay #DextersLaboratory #CartoonNetwork #Hannabarbera #90sCartoons
- My #PowerPuffGirls original art auctions go LIVE tonight @ 9:00 PM PST: bit.ly/CB_eBay #PowerPuffGirls #MojoJojo #CartoonNetwork #Hannabarbera #90sCartoons
- TONIGHT! I'm auctioning off several *NEW* #PowerPuffGirls & #DextersLaboratory original art pieces! These are all new illustrations & they can be yours! Auctions go LIVE @ 9:00 PM PST: bit.ly/CB_eBay #PowerPuffGirls #MojoJojo #DextersLaboratory #CartoonNetwork #Hannabarbera #90sCartoons
- COMING SOON: I'll be putting several ALL-NEW #PowerPuffGirls & #DextersLaboratory original art pieces up for auction on eBay! Check back next week for an update 😉 #PowerPuffGirls #MojoJojo #DextersLaboratory #CartoonNetwork #HannaBarbera
- Just a #PowerpuffGirls drawing for fun. #Blossom #Bubbles #Buttercup #CartoonNetwork #HannaBarbera #90sCartoons
- Coming soon! www.the-art-club.com
- Happy to be part of the inaugural faculty for The Art Club! www.instagram.com/reel/DRYTRRd...
- It's never too late to fix your old drawings! Re-did this Beast Boy Gorilla pose from #TeenTitansGo Season 1 that I was never happy with as part of an animation design lecture about "pushing" your drawings to give them a greater sense of action. Now I can stop obsessing over that shit 😜
- Tough sea creatures from Teen Titans GO! (2018) #teentitansgo #cartoonnetwork #warnerbrosanimation #characterdesign
- Some Party Animals from Teen Titans GO #teentitansgo #cartoonnetwork #warnerbrosanimation #characterdesign
- Hey, #PortfolioDay! I'm Chris & I do #CharacterDesign for animation. Still #LookingForWork, so DM me if your UNION show is staffing up or needs freelance vis dev! Instagram@ instagram.com/chrisbattleart ArtStation@ artstation.com/chrisbattleart LinkTree @ linktr.ee/chrisbattleart
- Reposted by Chris BattleThe 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...
- 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 👍 instagram.com/chrisbattleart imdb.com/name/nm0061497
- Old stomping grounds (2nd decade) #CartoonNetworkStudios
- ... only 1 stairwell doddle remains. #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 👍
- 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)
- Found a GIF of the exact scene: #BatmanDay #BtAS
- 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...
- 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!
- Who am I to argue with the co-creator of Uglydolls? 👍
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- Really miss working at the cartoon factory w/all my pals.
- 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
- 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-...
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