Summary
Greg is a Visual Development Artist and Illustrator with a strong track record in the animation industry dating back to 2009. He developed a deep passion for visual storytelling through expertise in color, lighting and design.
Greg has worked with several animation studios, including Illumination Studio Paris, Illumination Entertainment, Alcon Entertainment, Guru Studio, Blue Spirit Animation and Base Fx Animation. He helped directors, production designers and art directors in bringing stories to life through compelling digital paintings and drawings.
Between 2004 and 2009, he studied illustration and traditional animation at Emile Cohl School, located in Lyon, France.
After an amazing four-year relocation in Canada, he returned in 2019 to his roots in France, settling in the vibrant Bordeaux area. There, he continues to collaborate with the entertainment industry as a freelance artist.
Skills
Software proficiency
Productions
- MovieGarfield
- Year2024
- RoleVisual development Artist
- CompanyAlcon Entertainment
- MovieDespicable Me 4
- Year2024
- RoleVisual development Artist (color)
- CompanyIllumination Studios Paris
- MovieMinions 2 : The Rise of Gru
- Year2022
- RoleVisual development Artist (color)
- CompanyIllumination Studios Paris
- MovieSing 2
- Year2021
- RoleVisual development Artist (color)
- CompanyIllumination Studios Paris
- MovieWish Dragon
- Year2021
- RoleVisual development Artist (color key artist)
- CompanyBase FX Animation
- MovieThe Secret Life of Pets 2
- Year2019
- RoleVisual development Artist (color)
- CompanyIllumination Studios Paris
- MovieThe Grinch
- Year2018
- RoleVisual development Artist (color & graphic designer)
- CompanyIllumination Studios Paris
- MovieDespicable Me 3
- Year2017
- RoleVisual development Artist (color)
- CompanyIllumination Studios Paris
- MovieSing
- Year2016
- RoleVisual development Artist (color)
- CompanyIllumination Studios Paris
- MovieMinions
- Year2015
- RoleVisual development Artist (color)
- CompanyIllumination Studios Paris
- MovieDespicable Me 2
- Year2013
- RoleVisual development Artist (color)
- CompanyIllumination Studios Paris
- MovieThe Lorax
- Year2012
- RoleVisual development Artist (color)
- CompanyIllumination Studios Paris
Experience
- Visual development Artist - Color designer at Illumination Mac Guff / Universal PicturesParis, FranceSeptember 2010 - June 2022
Visual development (color) for props, characters, locations, graphics, color mood and script for 10 of Universal Pictures's animated feature films.
- Senior Visual development Artist at Guru StudioToronto, CanadaAugust 2015 - March 2016
Early visual development and general design on two animated TV series, Abby Hatcher and True and The Rainbow Kingdom.