Layron DeJarnette

Layron DeJarnette is an American illustrator, director, art director, character designer, storyboard artist, animator and caricaturist.He is best known as a character designer and art director on the Monster High web series for Mattel. and The Ricky Gervais Show (TV series) for HBO. He is a Garbage Pail Kids artist for Toppsand trading card illustrator for the Upper Deck Company and Cryptozoic Entertainment.

DeJarnette was born in Detroit Michigan.He majored in Illustration at The College for Creative Studiesand graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree.

After graduating from The College for Creative Studies, DeJarnette worked at television station WKBD-TV in Southfield, Michigan as a graphic designer and illustrator, then trained at Walt Disney Feature Animation Studios in Orlando, Florida. He later became an instructor at the College for Creative Studies, teaching Figure Drawing, Anatomy, Illustration and Animation Drawing. In 2000 DeJarnette relocated to Los Angeles, California to provide work for various studios in the entertainment industry such as:Disney, Warner Bros. Animation, Nickelodeon, Marvel,DC Comics, Mattel, Hasbro, WildBrain, 6 Point Harness, Bento Box Entertainment, ABC, FOX, Liongate, LeapFrog, Sega, Ubisoft, Duck Studios, Hyperion Pictures, Klasky Csupo.

The Topps Company

• Garbage Pail Kids: All New Series 5 Trading Cards (2006) (base card illustrator)
• Garbage Pail Kids: All New Series 6 Trading Cards (2007) (base card illustrator)
• Garbage Pail Kids: All New Series 7 Trading Cards (2007) (base card illustrator)
• Hollywood Zombies Trading Cards (2007) (base card illustrator)
• Garbage Pail Kids: Flashback Series 1 Trading Cards (2010) (base card illustrator, sketch card artist)
• Garbage Pail Kids: Flashback Series 2 Trading Cards (2010) (sketch card artist)
• Garbage Pail Kids: Flashback Series 3 Trading Cards (2011) (sketch card artist)
• Garbage Pail Kids: Brand New Series 1 Trading Cards (2012) (base card illustrator, sketch card artist)
• Mars Attacks: Heritage Trading Cards (2012) (sketch card artist)
• Garbage Pail Kids: Brand New Series 2 Trading Cards (2013) (base card illustrator, sketch card artist)
• Garbage Pail Kids: Brand New Series 3 Trading Cards (2013) (base card illustrator, sketch card artist)
• Garbage Pail Kids: Mini Cards (2013) (sketch card artist)
• 2014 Garbage Pail Kids: Series 1 Trading Cards (2014) (base card illustrator, sketch card artist)
• 2014 Garbage Pail Kids: Series 2 Trading Cards (2014) (base card illustrator, sketch card artist)
• 2015 Garbage Pail Kids: Series 1 Trading Cards (2015) (base card illustrator, sketch card artist)
• Garbage Pail Kids: 30th Anniversary Trading Cards (2015)
• Garbage Pail Kids: American As Apple Pie In Your Face Trading Cards (2016) (base card illustrator, sketch card artist)
• Mars Attacks: Occupation (2016) (sketch card artist)
• Dinosaurs Attack! (2016) (sketch card artist)

Upper Deck Entertainment

• Marvel The Avengers (2012 film) Trading Cards (2012)
• Marvel Beginnings 2 Trading Cards (2012)
• Marvel Premier Trading Cards (2012)
• Iron Man 3 Trading Cards (2013)
• Marvel NOW! Trading Cards (2013)
• Thor: The Dark World Trading Cards (2014)
• 2014 Upper Deck Goodwin Champions "Monster" Trading Cards (2014)
• 2015 Upper Deck Goodwin Champions "Monster" Trading Cards (2015)
• 2015 Upper Deck Goodwin Champions "Game Of Chance" Trading Cards (2015)
• Avengers: Age of Ultron Trading Cards (2015)
• Ant-Man (film) Trading Cards (2015)
• 2016 Upper Deck Goodwin Champions "Supernaturals" Trading Cards (2016)

Cryptozoic Entertainment

• DC Comics New 52 Trading Cards (2012) (sketch card artist)
• Batman: The Legend Trading Cards (2013) (sketch card artist)
• Superman: The Legend Trading Cards (2013) (sketch card artist)
• DC Comics Battle Trading Cards (2014) (sketch card artist)
• Adventure Time Trading Cards (2014) (sketch card artist)

• It’s My Life: The Guide To Friendship (2006) (Illustrator)
• Jeff Foxworthy's Redneck Dictionary (2006) (Illustrator)
• Jeff Foxworthy's Redneck Dictionary II (2006) (Illustrator)
• Jeff Foxworthy's Redneck Dictionary III (2007) (Illustrator)
• Jeff Foxworthy's Complete Redneck Dictionary (2008) (Illustrator)
• Jeff Foxworthy's How To Really Stink At Golf (2008) (Illustrator)
• Jeff Foxworthy's How To Really Stink At Work (2008) (Illustrator)
• The Wayans Brothers: 101 Ways to Know It’s Time to Get Out of Your Mama’s House (2008) (Illustrator)
• The Wayans Brothers: 101 Ways to Know You’re a Golddigger (2009) (Illustrator)
• Sing Along with Leedo and Booey (2014) (Illustrator)

Gallery 1988, (Los Angeles, CA)

• Under The Influence: He-Man and the Masters of the Universe Art Show (2010)
• Another Dimension, Twilight Zone Art Show (2010)

Lulubell Toy Bodega (Tucson, AZ)

• Toy (Re)collections Robot Art Show (2010)

Meltdown (Los Angeles, CA)

• Meat! Art Show (2011)

Q-Pop (Los Angeles, CA)

• BEAM ME UP: Star Trek Art Show (2013)
• James Bond: 50 Years of 007 Art Celebration (2013)

Chuck Jones Gallery (San Diego, CA)

• What’s Up Doc? The Animation Art of Chuck Jones, Smithsonian Art Preview ft. Girls Drawin’ Girls & 6 Point Harness (2014)

• Promax BDA International Bronze Award, Illustrator, WKBD-TV50, Detroit Tiger Billboards (1996)
• Telly Award, Ohio Lottery Animated Commercial, Duck Studios (2004)