David Svend Karoll
PROFILE
Experienced professional in the animation industry with a strong eye for color and detail,
as well as a broad knowledge of film and artistic styles.
Accomplished in the creation of detailed style guides and comfortable in frequently
dealing with internal and external departments.
Diverse skills, organized, excellent work ethic, positive attitude and able to lead or work on
a team.
EXPERIENCE
2021 - 2023
Warner Bros. TV Animation
Color Designer on Batman: Caped Crusader,
Mortal Kombat Legends: Snow Blind,
Trick or Treat Scooby-Doo! & unreleased Scooby Doo DTV.
2020 - 2022
Bento Box Entertainment
Lead Color Designer on HouseBroken
& Duncanville.
2019 - 2020
Disney TV Animation
Color Designer on DuckTales.
2018 - 2019
Warner Bros. TV Animation
Color Designer on Scooby Doo and Guess Who?
2012 - 2018
Marvel Animation Studios
Color Stylist on Hulk and The Agents of S.M.A.S.H.,
& Guardians of the Galaxy
2008-2011
DreamWorks Feature Animation
Surfacer on How To Train Your Dragon,
Shrek Forever After, Megamind,
Madagascar 3 & Puss In Boots.
2007-2008
Sony TV Animation
Lead Color Stylist on The Spectacular Spider-Man.
2007
Starz Media
Color Stylist on The Simpsons Movie.
2005
Warner Bros. Animation
Color Stylist on Curious George (feature).
1995-2004
DreamWorks Feature Animation
Artistic Supervisor of Color Models on
The Prince of Egypt, The Road to El Dorado,
Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron &
Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas.
CG Lighter on SharkTale.
1991-1995
Warner Bros. TV Animation
Background Designer on
Batman: The Animated Series,
Batman: Mask of the Phantasm
& Freakazoid!
1990-1991
Klasky-Csupo
Background Layout Artist on The Simpsons.
1986-1989
DIC Enterprises
Color Models Supervisor on The Real Ghostbusters,
Slimer, Starcom, ALF, ALF Tales, & C.O.P.S.
EDUCATION
1982-1986
Otis Art Institute of Parsons School of Design
Los Angeles, CA.
Illustration/Design major
TECHNICAL EXPERTISE
Photoshop, Illustrator, Toon Boom Harmony, Animo,
Paint & Light (DreamWorks proprietary surfacing & lighting software),
Windows, Mac, Linux