I am an award winning animation artist with more than 15 years of experience in 2D animation, color supervision, and art direction for iconic IPs such as Sonic, Marvel, Dark Souls, and TMNT. I love crafting original and innovative visuals by connecting story and design through optimized pipelines, thoughtful color strategy, and creative problem-solving—delivering high-quality work on tight deadlines.

Carl Beu

I am an award winning animation artist with more than 15 years of experience in 2D animation, color supervision, and art direction for iconic IPs such as Sonic, Marvel, Dark Souls, and TMNT. I love crafting original and innovative visuals by connecting story and design through optimized pipelines, thoughtful color strategy, and creative problem-solving—delivering high-quality work on tight deadlines.

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I am an award winning animation artist with more than 15 years of experience in 2D animation, color supervision, and art direction for iconic IPs such as Sonic, Marvel, Dark Souls, and TMNT.

I love crafting original and innovative visuals by connecting story and design through optimized pipelines, thoughtful color strategy, and creative problem-solving—delivering high-quality work on tight deadlines.

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Experience Level

Intermediate

Work Experience

Freelance Visual Artist
January 1, 2009 - Present
Creating paintings and color scripts, collaborating to define mood, palette, and lighting for animated projects.
Vendor Color Supervisor at Marvel Studios Animation
May 1, 2022 - June 1, 2023
Revised backgrounds for Marvel’s What If...?, managed multi-vendor color pipelines, and produced concept art.
Art Director & Color Supervisor at Nickelodeon Animation
October 1, 2017 - January 1, 2021
Led visual development for Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles feature, led remote design reviews, created color scripts and lighting callouts, and assisted final color correction. Supervised color on the Rise of the TMNT series.
Background Painter at Disney ABC Television Group
July 1, 2014 - July 1, 2017
Painted environments and contributed development art for Pickle and Peanut.
Background Painter at Titmouse
April 1, 2011 - July 1, 2014
Key background paintings for Turbo F.A.S.T. and Motorcity.

Education

BFA at Savannah College of Art and Design
January 11, 2030 - January 1, 2008

Qualifications

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Industry Experience

Media & Entertainment