Nørlum/Tall and Small

Background Painter Undisclosed TV show, in production. Airs on danish TV in the fall of 2024

I worked closely together with the Art Director, adapting concept paintings and layouts into backgrounds matching the style of the show. This included conveying B/W concepts into finished backgrounds, using my sense for color to match the style and mood of the show.

Besides backgrounds I was also involved in the creation of layouts and prop making, keeping up good communications with the animation and compositing departments all the while.  The Compositing Supervisor praised my willingness to help their department by saving out new layers for them and adding more details to shots. I was told I have a good sense for what layers they need. I further contributed to the team by aiding my Superior as well as our Junior Artist by being flexible in sharing the work and knowledge between us.

Nørlum/Qvisten

Background Artist Emil, a Christmas special.

I was the lead Background Artist, responsible for translating book illustrations into backgrounds, according to the Art Directors instructions regarding style.  To ensure continuity of the overall look I painted key backgrounds to be used as a color script. I assembled a brush set that would achieve the desired look of the film, then carefully Instructed the other artists in replicating the style. I worked closely with the Animation Supervisor to troubleshoot technical difficulties with some shots and to maintain a good workflow for both of us. I created layouts and backgrounds while keeping a tight deadline and staying flexible to requests by the Art Director.

Nørlum/Qvisten

Background Painter Kajsa, a Christmas special.

Working, closely with the Background Supervisor I adapted 3D previsualisations into smoothly rendered, painted backgrounds.  I painted some of the key images, ensuring to keep continuity within the style.

Nørlum

Background Painter Tales of Zale, a  TV show in development

This project was a teaser for the TV show, to be used as pitch material for funding. I worked on Visual development, communicating closely with the Director in order to translate concept art and mood boards into a style that would suit a TV show production. My main objective was to balance a painterly art style with the smaller budget TV shows often have, as well as conveying the mood of an overgrown abandoned world.  This lead me to experiment with brushes and customize them to suit those needs. I painted some of the final Backgrounds for the teaser as well

Young Don the Sauce God

Lead Background Artist Young Don The Sauce God. A series of short story videos for Youtube.,

Initially hired as a Background Painter I later advanced to lead 3 other Background Painters while we produced backgrounds for 2 shorts over a period of 2 weeks. My job consisted of managing the projects, while still partaking in the production.  I created a google sheet overview of the projects, both the individual shorts and the projects in a timeline. This lead me to develop strong time management skills and become accustomed to tight deadlines. I had to organize my workflow, in order to meet the daily quotas of a preset video upload schedule. I painted color scripts and created layouts and backgrounds for an array of short videos.