I'm Greg Bartlett, a 2D background and layout artist who works on animated TV shows and movies, board games and video games.

Get in touch at greg@backgroundart.net



Selected Experience - view full CV as PDF

Adult Swim
Smiling Friends S3 (2024 - 2025)
Background Supervisor

Princess Bento
Hazbin Hotel S2 (2024)
Background Layout Lead

Koala Man (2021 - 2022)
Background Supervisor

Smiling Friends S1 (2021)
Background Designer

Studio Yotta
Smiling Friends S2
Background Supervisor

Animaniacs (2020)
Created all the layouts and backgrounds for the anime sequence in episode 4

Rick and Morty Season 4 Premiere (2019)
Background Artist on the ferrofluid sequence.

Smiling Friends Adult Swim Pilot (2019)
Background Artist

Studio Showoff
HBO Backstories: Watchmen (2019)
Lead Background & Layout Artist
Duties: Developed background & layout process documents, managed the background team, including training, assigning and reviewing layouts and backgrounds, reported on progress to the directors and producer and created layouts and backgrounds.


Surfaces x Elton John ‘Learn to Fly (2020)
Background Artist

Life After Death Pilot (2019)
Background Artist

Studio Moshi
Monster Beach TV Series (2019)
Layout Artist

Shopkins Wild Feature Film (2017)
Background Artist

Other Freelance
2011 - Current
Freelance art for various animations and game projects. Clients include Wizards of the Coast, Bezier Games, Ravensburger Games, Upper Deck Games, Draw with Jazza

Education

TAFE SA
2009 - 2010
Advanced Diploma in Screen and Media - Game Art