Aaron Painter is an LA based character and prop designer working mainly in television animation. He currently works as a character designer for Nickelodeon on The Patrick Star Show.
Aaron has worked on a range of creative projects such as designing toys for Transformers to props and characters for animated shows like The Great North and Spongebob, and drawing the occasional comic. When Aaron isn’t busy being creative, he can be found spending time with his spouse and dog. Their latest obsession is Wingspan, a board game that their bird dog loves, as well.
Email: painterdraws@gmail.com
Instagram: @PainterDraws
IMDb: Aaron Painter
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/painterdraws
YouTube: PainterDraws
Work Experience:
Character Designer, Nickelodeon
Aug 2025- Current
Character Design for The Patrick Star Show.
Prop Designer, Nickelodeon
Nov 2021- Aug 2025
Prop and Character Design for The Patrick Star Show.
Prop Design for Saving Bikini Bottom: The Sandy Cheeks Movie.
Prop Designer, Bento Box Entertainment
Jun 2020- Nov 2021
Prop/VFX Design for Central Park, Season 2.
Prop/VFX Design for The Great North, Season 2.
Freelance Designer, Nickelodeon
Jan 2020- Jan 2021
Prop Design for Kamp Koral: SpongeBob's Under Years.
Prop Design for SpongeBob SquarePants.
Character Design for Kamp Koral: SpongeBob's Under Years.
Prop and Character Design for The Patrick Star Show.
Production Assistant, SVSLearn
Feb 2019- Jun 2020
Edited course material for instructors using Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign and Premiere Pro.
Designed new production pipeline to ensure consistent quality in new courses.
Organized and directed company meetings, taking notes, tracking, and following up on actionable items.
Managed production schedules for online subscription courses and bi-monthly 3 Point Perspective Podcast.
Freelance Artist, Hasbro
May 2017- Oct 2019
Freelance color, sketch and concept work for several unannounced projects and toy lines.
Product Design Co-Op, Hasbro
Jan 2017- May 2017, Pawtucket, Rhode Island
Turnarounds and overlay paintings. Concept work for the Bumblebee: The Movie (2018) toy line. Worked in a studio environment with other artists, engineers and marketers.
