Nancy Ulene — Product Manager
Color Lead Designer WB/CN “The Bat Family” Mar 2024 - 2025 Lead Color Designer WB Animation movie “Merry Little Batman”. Amazon Dec. 2023 Color Supervisor on Grimsberg S2 Bento Box Ent. 2024 Color Designer Bugs Bunny Builders Season 1 and shorts for new WB Preschool show. Netflix Animation, Toil & Trouble, and Warner Bros. Animation on DC Super Hero Girls Second Season and HBO special. Freelanced WB / Max Harley Quinn Series season 3. Worked with Janice Kubo on Season 1 of DC Super Hero Girls Season 1 with Lauren Faust show runner. Season 2 with Amanda Rynda show runner. I was Color Designer on show and enjoyed the new style and challenging stories of the DC universe. Worked with Chris Bailey - Showrunner on WB Scooby Doo Guess Who, Season 2 WB Dorothy and The Wizard of Oz for 3 seasons. I am always looking for a new opportunity that could utilize my skills in Pre-production, Production, Color Design, Color Supervisor, Final Checking, Management - Mentor and Enrichment, Education and a Team player. My years of experience in animation have helped work flow, and my attention to detail in all aspects of the animation process have been proven to save money for the overall production. I Worked on the Disney Channel hit show "Phineas and Ferb". Lead Color Stylist on this show since the first season through its 4th season - 2006 to 2014; this included movie specials and episodes. Started 3D Mickey Mouse Clubhouse First Season Digital Background Painting Flash Animation Supervised for series- art direct and efx specialist Photoshop, Filemaker Pro, Illustrator, MS Word, Excel, Toon Boom Opus/Harmony Lecturer at CSUN and Color Workshops Participated in Career Days for CSU, Northridge Participated in Portfolio Days at CSU, Northridge Taught seminars at Los Angeles area Middle and High Schools for career days Sculpture of miniatures Interior Design consultant Specialties: color design & styling, art direction, background painter, final checker, production art detail checker, retakes and extensive color notes for overseas studios. I have worked in Linux / Harmony fluently and know all levels including building camera networks and Xsheets. Work with production crew and directors closely and effectively in all aspects of Pre-Production. Have also worked in full production in my past. Skilled in Shotgun/ Shotgrid Efficient in all levels in Photoshop. Freelance regularly on books, illustrations, series Team player Production experience on all levels. 2D and 3D. Sculpt maquettes and paint Guest lectures of all schools for animation/ color.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a seasoned Animation professional specializing in color design and visual development.
Location: Oak Park, California, United States
Experience: 39 yrs 1 mo
Skills
- Color Design
- Visual Development
- Animation
- Education
Career Highlights
- Lead Color Designer for major animated projects.
- Extensive experience in color design and animation.
- Guest lecturer sharing industry expertise.
Work Experience
Warner Bros. Animation
Color Lead Designer on The Bat Family (2 yrs 1 mo)
Creative Associate (3 yrs 10 mos)
Creative Associate (4 yrs 2 mos)
Bento Box Entertainment
Color Supervisor (7 mos)
Cartoon Network
Color Designer (6 mos)
California State University, Northridge
Adjunct Professor (3 yrs 8 mos)
LA Academy of Figurative Art-LAAFA
Guest Lecturer (4 yrs 3 mos)
Netflix Animation
Color Designer (1 yr 11 mos)
Warner Bros. Animation
Color Stylist Designer On Scooby Doo Guess Who (5 mos)
Lead Color Stylist For Dorothy and the Wizard of Oz (2 yrs 7 mos)
Warner Bros. Studios
Color Stylist Designer - DC Super Hero Girls Series Season 1 / 2 (2 yrs 6 mos)
Splash Entertainment
Assistant Art Director / Color Stylist - Woody Woodpecker Shorts (4 mos)
Disney Junior Television Animation
Color Stylist Freelance (2 mos)
Marvel Animation
Freelance Color Stylist (1 mo)
Cartoon Network
Lead Color Stylist (1 yr 7 mos)
6 Point 2
Color Stylist- Freelance (1 yr)
Nickelodeon Animation Studio
Color Stylist- Freelance On-Call (1 mo)
Sony Pictures Entertainment
Color Artist (4 mos)
DisneyToon Studios
Lead Color Stylist/BG painter (2 yrs 6 mos)
Tom T. Animation/ G7 Animation
Lead Color Stylist/ Art Direct Series (5 yrs)
The Walt Disney Animation Company
Lead Color Stylist (22 yrs 10 mos)
Rick Reinert Animation
Production - Many jobs (1 yr 4 mos)
S R Laboratories
Assistant Art Conservator (2 yrs)
TMS Entertainment, Inc.
Development Artist/ Color Stylist/ Office Assistant (1 yr 8 mos)
Nancy Ulene Design
Professional Freelancer (41 yrs 3 mos)
Education
BA at California State University, Northridge
Photoshop updates/ Illustrator/ Linux- Harmony at Walt Disney TV Animation Classes
Computer programs at American Film Institute
Flash Animation at Trade School
AA at University of Colorado Boulder
ART at Otis Art Institute
