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Greg Bartlett @backgroundart.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

Do I think entry level animation industry jobs are becoming harder to find? (A question from over on IG)

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Greg Bartlett @backgroundart.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Throwback Thursday to some of the work I did in 2020 for the Gavin James 'Boxes' music video by Studio Showoff

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Greg Bartlett @backgroundart.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Throwback Thursday to when I got to help on a couple of Rick and Morty backgrounds back in 2019 - including how I approached a tricky layout, which I wrote an article about

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Greg Bartlett @backgroundart.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

The rough, color thumb and final art I made for the rocket card in the card game Sandbag! 🚀

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Greg Bartlett @backgroundart.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

The 5 designs I illustrated for the card game Sandbag by Bezier Games back in 2023 but don't think I ever shared Each balloon color represents a different suit of cards in the game

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Greg Bartlett @backgroundart.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

A day late for Batman Day, but check out this photo of the Gotham City game board I illustrated for Enemies of Gotham City in action! (photo: hard2mastergames)

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Greg Bartlett @backgroundart.bsky.social · 13/04/2026

Today was a bittersweet day, the final two episodes aired of a show that’s really defined my career over the last seven years, and in a way has been my baby.

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Greg Bartlett @backgroundart.bsky.social · 30/11/2025

Hope you enjoyed last weeks new Smiling Friends episode! Shmaloogleville was the most fun I had on a key location design this season!

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Greg Bartlett @backgroundart.bsky.social · 11/11/2025

The forest key background I designed for Smiling Friends 'Pim and Charlie Save Mother Nature'

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Greg Bartlett @backgroundart.bsky.social · 06/11/2025

Happy Hazbin S2 episode 3&4 release! 3 was an exciting episode to work on as I jumped in to the role of background layout lead for the rest of the season!

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Greg Bartlett @backgroundart.bsky.social · 30/10/2025

Happy Hazbin Hotel season 2 release day!! Season 2 turned out so incredible - so glad I got to be a part of the background team.

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Greg Bartlett @backgroundart.bsky.social · 06/10/2025

SEASON 3 of SMILING FRIENDS premiered today 🥳 Excited to finally show off all the hard work from the background team

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Greg Bartlett @backgroundart.bsky.social · 13/09/2025

I'm taking questions over on instagram and we're off to a good start 😆

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Greg Bartlett @backgroundart.bsky.social · 15/04/2025

One of the very first things I designed on Smiling Friends S2! Here's an early version of the Insane Ground Breaking Games lobby design and color rough.

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Greg Bartlett @backgroundart.bsky.social · 09/04/2025

Hello #PortfolioDay ✨ I'm Greg, a background artist. Currently background supervising at Adult Swim. Some of my previous highlights include Smiling Friends, Hazbin Hotel, Final Space, Fallout, Koala Man, Helluva Boss and Animaniacs. 🎨 www.instagram.com/backgroundar... 🎨 backgroundart.net

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Greg Bartlett @backgroundart.bsky.social · 30/12/2024

Just published my 2024 recap blog post. A LOT happened this year! Read on Newgrounds: zeedox.newgrounds.com/news/post/14... Read on LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/pulse/2024-r...

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Greg Bartlett @backgroundart.bsky.social · 30/11/2024

Race day tomorrow, running my 4th half marathon. Particularly excited about this one since so many of my friends are also running, and I'm also by far the most fit I've been going into one, so could be a big personal best!

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Greg Bartlett @backgroundart.bsky.social · 18/10/2024

So many new followers today so it's a great time to reintroduce myself! I'm Greg, a background artist. I'm a background supervisor on Smiling Friends and a BG layout lead on Hazbin Hotel. 🎨 backgroundart.net 🆖 zeedox.newgrounds.com Background Art discord: discord.com/invite/PXTUC...

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Greg Bartlett @backgroundart.bsky.social · 08/10/2024

While background supervising on Smiling Friends S2 I painted a few reusable space assets for my artists to drag and drop into their backgrounds on the episode 'Charlie, Pim, and Bill vs. The Alien' 🌌

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Greg Bartlett @backgroundart.bsky.social · 28/09/2024

One of the more challenging parts to this design was making sure it worked for 6 very different shots that all reused this background

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Greg Bartlett @backgroundart.bsky.social · 28/09/2024

One of my favorite locations I designed on Smiling Friends S2 - the alien rumpus room!

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Greg Bartlett @backgroundart.bsky.social · 01/07/2024

My job on Hazbin Hotel is evolving this week and I'm stepping up into the role of background layout lead 🥳

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Greg Bartlett @backgroundart.bsky.social · 10/06/2024

Another background I made for the Fallout TV series Vault Seller's Survival Guide at Studio Showoff

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Greg Bartlett @backgroundart.bsky.social · 02/06/2024

One of my favourite backgrounds I did at Studio Showoff for Ep 2 of the Vault Seller's Survival Guide from the Fallout TV Show 💭 🏡

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Greg Bartlett @backgroundart.bsky.social · 26/05/2024

I checked back into the Hazbin Hotel this week for another season of backgrounds! Here's a little drawing I made to celebrate 🥳

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Greg Bartlett @backgroundart.bsky.social · 09/05/2024

Just a few days until more Smiling Friends! Here's a throwback to some color roughs I made for season 1

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Greg Bartlett @backgroundart.bsky.social · 30/04/2024

A few plein air drawings around Melbourne in April 🌞🌳🍂

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Greg Bartlett @backgroundart.bsky.social · 02/04/2024

Ep 1 of Smiling Friends S2 premiered last night! Worked on it as a BG supervisor the last year. Out of any project I've worked on I've put more into Smiling Friends S2 and it's the thing I'm most proud of yet, so finally watching it and seeing my background supervisor credit was a big moment!

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Greg Bartlett @backgroundart.bsky.social · 25/03/2024

I've been busy background supervising for the last year on Smiling Friends Season 2, and you can finally see what we've been up to this Sunday on Adult Swim!! 🎉

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Greg Bartlett @backgroundart.bsky.social · 19/01/2024

HAPPY HAZBIN HOTEL RELEASE DAY!!! Very lucky I got to help out on such an incredible show!!!

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Greg Bartlett @backgroundart.bsky.social · 30/12/2023

Published my 2023 recap blog post. This year has turned out to be of my favorites! I've been quietly cooking up some exciting projects and reaching big goals. Read it here: zeedox.newgrounds.com/news/post/14...

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Greg Bartlett @backgroundart.bsky.social · 13/12/2023

Who saw the new Hazbin Hotel trailer?? One of the backgrounds I did the layout for snuck in!! Here's a screengrab.

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Greg Bartlett @backgroundart.bsky.social · 03/12/2023

Ran my first half marathon today in 2:15:15. That's my 2023 new years resolution checked off!

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Greg Bartlett @backgroundart.bsky.social · 10/10/2023

Hey #PortfolioDay 👋 I’m Greg, a background supervisor, background artist, layout artist and board games illustrator who's previously worked on shows such as Smiling Friends and Hazbin Hotel! I’m next available for any job or freelance opportunities very late this year.

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Greg Bartlett @backgroundart.bsky.social · 07/10/2023

A few BG layouts from the Helluva Boss S2E5 backgrounds I did

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Greg Bartlett @backgroundart.bsky.social · 23/08/2023

This guy keeps me company at work all day long

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Greg Bartlett @backgroundart.bsky.social · 12/08/2023

One more of my Helluva Boss S2E5 backgrounds

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Greg Bartlett @backgroundart.bsky.social · 14/07/2023

This was such a fun angle to design in Helluva Boss S2E5

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Greg Bartlett @backgroundart.bsky.social · 09/07/2023

Really enjoyed getting to design this location in the opening scene of Helluva Boss S2E5

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Greg Bartlett @backgroundart.bsky.social · 09/07/2023

Helluva Boss Season 2 Episode 5 just came out! Another one I worked on so soon after S1E8!!

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Greg Bartlett @backgroundart.bsky.social · 08/07/2023

I've been doing these end of week updates on my instagram for a long time now, should I also share them here?

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Greg Bartlett @backgroundart.bsky.social · 06/07/2023

Two backgrounds I did for Helluva Boss episode 8 ✨

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Greg Bartlett @backgroundart.bsky.social · 03/07/2023

Hi I'm Greg! I'm a background & layout artist Shows I've worked on include Smiling Friends, Hazbin Hotel, Koala Man, Animaniacs, Helluva Boss and Final Space 🎨backgroundart.net 🖼️instagram.com/backgroundartnet 🆖zeedox.newgrounds.com I also run a background art discord discord.gg/PXTUChDjpT

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