Layron DeJarnette explained

Layron D. DeJarnette
Birth Place:	Detroit, Michigan
Nationality:	American
Period:	1992-present
Occupation:	Director, art director, illustrator, animator, character designer, character design supervisor, storyboard artist, caricaturist
Known For:	Garbage Pail Kids, Monster High, The Ricky Gervais Show (TV series), Hollywood Zombies
Alma Mater:	College for Creative Studies

Layron DeJarnette is an American illustrator, director, art director, character designer, storyboard artist, animator and caricaturist. He is best known as a character designer on Disney's, art director on the Monster High web series for Mattel.^[1] and character design supervisor on The Ricky Gervais Show (TV series) for HBO. He is a Garbage Pail Kids artist for Topps^{[2] [3]} and trading card illustrator for the Upper Deck Company and Cryptozoic Entertainment.^{[4] [5]}

Early life

DeJarnette was born in Detroit Michigan. He majored in Illustration at The College for Creative Studies^[6] and graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree.

Career

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, Lionsgate, LeapFrog, Aniplex, Sega, Ubisoft, Duck Studios, Hyperion Pictures, Klasky Csupo.

Filmography

Television

• The Proud Family (2001) Season 2 "Ain't Nothing Like The Real Thingy Baby" (character designer)
• Loonatics Unleashed (2005-2007) (storyboard artist)
• The Ricky Gervais Show (TV series) (2010- 2012) (character designer, animator, season three character design supervisor)
• Classical Baby (2001-2019) (character designer, storyboard artist)
• (2010) (character designer, animator)
• (2011) (character designer, animator)
• Super Best Friends Forever (2012) (character designer, character clean up artist)
• Storage Wars - Season 5 "All's Well That Urns Well" (2013) (Himself - Garbage Pail Kids artist, appraiser) ^{[7] [8]}
• Fresh Beat Band of Spies (Series pitch) (2013) (storyboard artist, animatic artist)
• Angry little Asian Girl (2014) (animator)
• Avengers Assemble (TV series) (2016-2019) (character artist, clean up artist)
• Central Park (TV series) (2019) (character designer)
• Spider-Man (2017 TV series) Marvel Venom Files: Captain Marvel (2019 animated short) (Co-director, storyboard artist and character designer)^[9]
• Spider-Man (2017 TV series) Marvel Venom Files: Ghost-Spider (2019 animated short) (Co-director, storyboard artist and character designer)^[10]
• Spider-Man (2017 TV series) Marvel Venom Files: Miles Morales (2019 animated short) (Co-director, storyboard artist and character designer)^[11]
• Spider-Man (2017 TV series) Marvel's The Secret History Of Venom (2020 animated short) (Co-director, art director, storyboard artist, character designer and layout artist)^[12]
• (2022 -) (character designer)
• Hailey's On It! (2022 -) (character designer)

Monster High webisodes

• Monster High webisode Volume 1 (2010 - 2011) (character designer, animator)
• Monster High webisode Volume 2 (2011) (character designer, animator)
• Monster High webisode Volume 3 (2012 - 2013) (character designer, animator)
• Monster High webisode Volume 4 (2013 - 2014) (character designer, animator)
• Monster High webisode Volume 5 (2014 - 2015) (art director, character designer, animator)
• Monster High webisode Volume 6 (2016) (art director, character designer, animator)
• Monster High promotional and special webisodes (2011) (character designer, animator)

Films

• The Punisher (2004 film) (opening title sequence animator)
• I'm Rick James Documentary (2009) (animator)
• 30 Years of Garbage: The Garbage Pail Kids Story (2016) (Himself) ^[13]

Animated DVDs

• LeapFrog Enterprises: Sing-Along Read-Along (2008) (animator, storyboard artist)
• LeapFrog Enterprises: Sing and Learn With Us! (2011) (animator, storyboard artist)
• LeapFrog Enterprises: The Amazing Alphabet Amusement Park (2011) (storyboard artist)

Motion Comics

• Red Steel 2 Motion Comic (2010) (character designer, illustrator)
• Barbie Motion Comics: Be Super (9 episodes) (2015) (co-director, character designer, storyboard revisionist, illustrator) ^{[14] [15]}
• Barbie Motion Comics: Raise Your Voice (9 episodes) (2015) (co-director, character designer, storyboard revisionist, illustrator) ^[15]
• Barbie Motion Comics: Puppy Adventures (4 episodes) (2015) (co-director, character designer, storyboard revisionist, illustrator) ^[15]

Illustration Works

• Garbage Pail Kids

All New Series 5 Trading Cards (2006) (base card illustrator) ^{[16] [17]}

• Garbage Pail Kids

All New Series 6 Trading Cards (2007) (base card illustrator) ^[18]

• Garbage Pail Kids

All New Series 7 Trading Cards (2007) (base card illustrator) ^[19]

• Hollywood Zombies Trading Cards (2007) (base card illustrator) ^[20]
• Garbage Pail Kids

Flashback Series 1 Trading Cards (2010) (base card illustrator, sketch card artist) ^[21]

• Garbage Pail Kids

Flashback Series 2 Trading Cards (2010) (sketch card artist) ^[22]

• Garbage Pail Kids

Flashback Series 3 Trading Cards (2011) (sketch card artist) ^[23]

• Garbage Pail Kids

Brand New Series 1 Trading Cards (2012) (base card illustrator, sketch card artist) ^[24]

• Mars Attacks

Heritage Trading Cards (2012) (sketch card artist) ^[25]

• Garbage Pail Kids

Brand New Series 2 Trading Cards (2013) (base card illustrator, sketch card artist) ^[26]

• Garbage Pail Kids

Brand New Series 3 Trading Cards (2013) (base card illustrator, sketch card artist) ^[27]

• Garbage Pail Kids

Mini Cards (2013) (sketch card artist) ^[28]

• 2014 Garbage Pail Kids: Series 1 Trading Cards (2014) (base card illustrator, sketch card artist) ^[29]
• 2014 Garbage Pail Kids: Series 2 Trading Cards (2014) (base card illustrator, sketch card artist) ^{[30] [31]}
• 2015 Garbage Pail Kids: Series 1 Trading Cards (2015) (base card illustrator, sketch card artist) ^[32]
• Garbage Pail Kids: 30th Anniversary Trading Cards (2015) ^[33]
• Garbage Pail Kids: American As Apple Pie In Your Face Trading Cards (2016) (base card illustrator, sketch card artist) ^[34]
• Mars Attacks: Occupation (2016) (sketch card artist) ^[35]
• Dinosaurs Attack! (2016) (sketch card artist)

• Marvel The Avengers (2012 film) Trading Cards (2012) ^[36]
• Marvel Beginnings 2 Trading Cards (2012) ^[37]
• Marvel Premier Trading Cards (2012)
• Iron Man 3 Trading Cards (2013)
• Marvel NOW! Trading Cards (2013) ^[38]
• Trading Cards (2014)
• 2014 Upper Deck Goodwin Champions "Monster" Trading Cards (2014) ^[39]
• 2015 Upper Deck Goodwin Champions "Monster" Trading Cards (2015) ^[40]
• 2015 Upper Deck Goodwin Champions "Game Of Chance" Trading Cards (2015) ^[41]
• Trading Cards (2015)
• Ant-Man (film) Trading Cards (2015) ^[42]
• 2016 Upper Deck Goodwin Champions "Supernaturals" Trading Cards (2016) ^{[43] [44]}

• DC Comics New 52 Trading Cards (2012) (sketch card artist) ^[45]
• Batman: The Legend Trading Cards (2013) (sketch card artist) ^[46]
• Superman: The Legend Trading Cards (2013) (sketch card artist) ^[47]
• DC Comics Battle Trading Cards (2014) (sketch card artist) ^[48]
• Adventure Time Trading Cards (2014) (sketch card artist) ^[49]

Books

• It's My Life: The Guide To Friendship (2006) (Illustrator) ^[50]
• Jeff Foxworthy's Redneck Dictionary (2006) (Illustrator) ^[51]
• Jeff Foxworthy's Redneck Dictionary II (2006) (Illustrator) ^[52]
• Jeff Foxworthy's Redneck Dictionary III (2007) (Illustrator) ^[53]
• Jeff Foxworthy's Complete Redneck Dictionary (2008) (Illustrator) ^[54]
• Jeff Foxworthy's How To Really Stink At Golf (2008) (Illustrator) ^[55]
• Jeff Foxworthy's How To Really Stink At Work (2008) (Illustrator) ^[56]
• The Wayans Brothers: 101 Ways to Know It's Time to Get Out of Your Mama's House (2008) (Illustrator) ^[57]
• The Wayans Brothers: 101 Ways to Know You're a Golddigger (2009) (Illustrator) ^[58]
• Sing Along with Leedo and Booey (2014) (Illustrator) ^[59]

Art exhibitions

Gallery 1988, (Los Angeles, CA)

• Under The Influence: He-Man and the Masters of the Universe Art Show (2010) ^{[60] [61] [62]}
• Another Dimension, Twilight Zone Art Show (2010) ^[63]

Lulubell Toy Bodega (Tucson, AZ)

• Toy (Re)collections Robot Art Show (2010) ^{[64] [65]}

Meltdown (Los Angeles, CA)

• Meat! Art Show (2011) ^[66]

Q-Pop (Los Angeles, CA)

• BEAM ME UP: Star Trek Art Show (2013) ^{[67] [68]}
• James Bond

50 Years of 007 Art Celebration (2013) ^[69]

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) ^[70]

Awards

• Promax BDA International Bronze Award, Illustrator, WKBD-TV50, Detroit Tiger Billboards (1996) ^[71]
• Telly Award, Ohio Lottery Animated Commercial, Duck Studios (2004) ^[72]

External links

• Official Website
• Layron DeJarnette on Facebook
• Layron DeJarnette on Instagram
• Layron DeJarnette on Tumblr
• Layron DeJarnette on Behance

Notes and References

1. https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2036461/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1 Layron DeJarnette IMDB
2. Web site: Layron DeJarnette . WizardWorld . 2016-02-27 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304045334/http://www.wizardworld.com/layrondejarnette.html . 2016-03-04 .
3. http://gpkworld.com/ http://gpkworld.com/
4. http://dejarnettedesigns.com/2.0/About.html Layron DeJarnette Bio
5. Web site: Layron DeJarnette .
6. http://www.collegeforcreativestudies.edu/Alumni/2858/DeJarnette/ http://www.collegeforcreativestudies.edu/Alumni/2858/DeJarnette/
7. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wv7DrgWU2Tk Layron DeJarnette on Storage Wars youtube link 1
8. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4kIj9felE2c Layron DeJarnette on Storage Wars youtube link 2
9. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RTrsO84MSdk Marvel Venom Files: Captain Marvel (2019 animated short) link
10. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KbGowdmEbwY Marvel Venom Files: Ghost-Spider (2019 animated short) link
11. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qQuals9Zpxc Marvel Venom Files: Miles Morales (2019 animated short) link
12. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YSlzbxrg_Ns Marvel's The Secret History Of Venom (2020 animated short) link
13. https://www.facebook.com/30yearsofgarbage/posts/1768259963399462 Layron DeJarnette 30 Years of Garbage pics
14. https://www.behance.net/gallery/31162855/Barbie-Motion-Comics Layron DeJarnette - Barbie Motion Comics on Behance
15. http://kids.barbie.com/en-us/videos/be-super Barbie Motion Comics on Barbie.com
16. https://www.behance.net/gallery/5287873/Garbage-Pail-Kids-illustrations Layron DeJarnette - Garbage Pail Kids on Behance 1
17. http://gpkworld.com/US_New_5th_Series.htm http://gpkworld.com/US_New_5th_Series.htm
18. http://gpkworld.com/US_New_6th_Series.htm http://gpkworld.com/US_New_6th_Series.htm
19. http://gpkworld.com/US_New_7th_Series.htm http://gpkworld.com/US_New_7th_Series.htm
20. https://www.behance.net/gallery/5280221/Hollywood-Zombies Layron DeJarnette - Hollywood Zombies on Behance
21. http://gpkworld.com/US_New_Flashback_Series.htm http://gpkworld.com/US_New_Flashback_Series.htm
22. http://gpkworld.com/US_New_Flashback_2_Series.htm http://gpkworld.com/US_New_Flashback_2_Series.htm
23. http://gpkworld.com/US_New_Flashback_3_Series.htm http://gpkworld.com/US_New_Flashback_3_Series.htm
24. http://www.gpkworld.com/US_New_Brand_1_Series.htm http://www.gpkworld.com/US_New_Brand_1_Series.htm
25. https://www.behance.net/gallery/5279611/Mars-Attacks-Sketch-Cards-for-Topps Layron DeJarnette - Mars Attacks Heritage trading card series by Topps
26. http://www.gpkworld.com/US_New_Brand_2_Series.htm http://www.gpkworld.com/US_New_Brand_2_Series.htm
27. http://www.gpkworld.com/US_New_Brand_3_Series.htm http://www.gpkworld.com/US_New_Brand_3_Series.htm
28. http://www.gpkworld.com/US_New_Brand_Mini_Series.htm http://www.gpkworld.com/US_New_Brand_Mini_Series.htm
29. http://www.gpkworld.com/US_New_2014_Series_1_Series.htm http://www.gpkworld.com/US_New_2014_Series_1_Series.htm
30. https://www.behance.net/gallery/24140915/Superhero-Garbage-Pail-Kids-2014-Series-2-Illustrations Layron DeJarnette - Superhero Garbage Pail Kids on Behance
31. http://www.gpkworld.com/US_New_2014_Series_2_Series.htm http://www.gpkworld.com/US_New_2014_Series_2_Series.htm
32. http://www.gpkworld.com/US_New_2015_Series_1_Series.htm http://www.gpkworld.com/US_New_2015_Series_1_Series.htm
33. http://www.gpkworld.com/US_New_2015_Series_2_30th_Anniv.htm http://www.gpkworld.com/US_New_2015_Series_2_30th_Anniv.htm
34. http://www.gpkworld.com/US_New_2016_Series_1_Series.htm http://www.gpkworld.com/US_New_2016_Series_1_Series.htm
35. https://www.behance.net/gallery/26096789/Mars-Attacks-Occupation-sketch-cards Layron DeJarnette - Mars Attacks: Occupation sketch cards for Topps
36. https://www.behance.net/gallery/5279215/Marvel-Avengers-Sketch-Cards-for-Upper-Deck Layron DeJarnette - Marvel Avengers Sketch Cards for Upper Deck on Behance
37. https://www.behance.net/gallery/5279707/Marvel-Beginnings-Series-2-Sketch-Cards Marvel Beginnings Series 2 Sketch Cards on Behance
38. https://www.behance.net/gallery/15158115/Marvel-NOW-Sketch-Cards Marvel NOW! Sketch Cards on Behance
39. https://www.behance.net/gallery/18306503/Upper-Deck-Goodwin-Champions-Monsters-Art-2014- Layron Dejarnette - 2014 Upper Deck Goodwin Champions Monsters illustrations on Behance
40. https://www.behance.net/gallery/30617667/Upper-Deck-Goodwin-Champions-Monsters-Art-2015 Layron Dejarnette - 2015 Upper Deck Goodwin Champions Monsters illustrations on Behance
41. https://www.behance.net/gallery/30916917/Upper-Decks-Game-of-Chance-Illustrations Layron DeJarnette - 2015 Upper Deck Game of Chance Illustrations on Behance
42. https://www.facebook.com/LayronDeJarnetteArtist/photos/a.1725362111027256.1073741844.1409720759258061/1725361427693991/?type=3&notif_t=like Layron DeJarnette - Ant-Man Sketch Cards on Facebook
43. http://gogts.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/Slide4-1.jpg Layron DeJarnette - 2016 Upper Deck Supernaturals on gogts.net 1
44. http://gogts.net/2016-upper-deck-goodwin-champions Layron DeJarnette - 2016 Upper Deck Supernaturals on gogts.net 2
45. https://www.behance.net/gallery/5279411/DC-Comics-New-52-Sketch-Cards Layron DeJarnette - DC Comics New 52 Sketch Cards on Behance
46. https://www.behance.net/gallery/6414301/Batman-The-Legend-Sketch-Cards Layron DeJarnette - Batman: The Legend Sketch Cards on Behance
47. https://www.behance.net/gallery/7889879/Superman-The-Legend-sketch-cards Layron DeJarnette - Superman: The Legend Sketch Cards on Behance
48. https://www.facebook.com/cryptozoic/photos/pb.110093869003065.-2207520000.1456597848./816767855002326/?type=3&theater Layron DeJarnette DC Comics Epic Battles sketch cards - Cryptozoic Entertainment
49. https://www.facebook.com/cryptozoic/photos/pb.110093869003065.-2207520000.1456597832./828490753830036/?type=3&theater Layron DeJarnette Adventure Time sketch cards - Cryptozoic Entertainment
50. https://www.amazon.com/dp/1931843589 It's My Life: The Guide to Friendship Paperback – 2006, Layron DeJarnette, illustrator
51. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000S1LBQI Layron DeJarnette, illustrator, Jeff Foxworthy's Redneck Dictionary - Amazon
52. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000MAH7MW Layron DeJarnette, illustrator, Jeff Foxworthy's Redneck Dictionary II - Amazon
53. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000W938VC Layron DeJarnette, illustrator, Jeff Foxworthy's Redneck Dictionary III - Amazon
54. https://www.amazon.com/dp/0345507029 Layron DeJarnette, illustrator, Jeff Foxworthy's Complete Redneck Dictionary - Amazon
55. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B001BC6GW2 Jeff Foxworthy's How To Really Stink At Golf, Layron DeJarnette, illustrator - Amazon
56. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00FBBHRY0 Jeff Foxworthy's How To Really Stink At Work, Layron DeJarnette, illustrator - Amazon
57. Book: 101 Ways to Know It's Time to Get Out of Your Mama's House . 9 June 2009 . St. Martin's Griffin .
58. Book: 978-0312359690 . 101 Ways to Know You're a Golddigger . Wayans . Keenen . Wayans . Shawn . Wayans . Marlon . 9 June 2009 . Macmillan .
59. http://www.abebooks.com/Sing-Along-Leedo-Booey-Gart-DeJarnette/12547590985/bd Sing Along With Leedo & Booey, Layron DeJarnette, illustrator
60. http://www.slashfilm.com/cool-stuff-under-the-influence-art-show-masters-of-the-universe/ http://www.slashfilm.com/cool-stuff-under-the-influence-art-show-masters-of-the-universe
61. http://www.slashfilm.com/cool-stuff-under-the-influence-art-show-masters-of-the-universe/zz68b425d6/ Under The Influence Art Show: Masters of the Universe – Garbage Pail Kids Parody by Layron DeJarnette 1
62. http://www.slashfilm.com/cool-stuff-under-the-influence-art-show-masters-of-the-universe/zz30355655/ Under The Influence Art Show: Masters of the Universe – Garbage Pail Kids Parody by Layron DeJarnette 2
63. http://dejarnettedesigns.blogspot.com/2010/05/submitted-for-your-approval.html Layron DeJarnette paintings for Galley 1988's Twilight Zone Tribute art show
64. http://dejarnette.deviantart.com/art/Small-Robot-A-165890507 Small Robot (A) painting by Layron DeJarnette
65. http://dejarnette.deviantart.com/art/Small-Robot-B-165890192 Small Robot (B) painting by Layron DeJarnette
66. http://www.meltcomics.com/blog/2011/02/25/diklik-art-meltdowncomics-present-meat-march-3rd/ Meat! Art Show, Layron DeJarnette
67. http://store.qpopshop.com/ProductDetails.asp?ProductCode=StarTrek75-1 Layron DeJarnette painting for BEAM ME UP: Star Trek Art Show 1
68. http://store.qpopshop.com/ProductDetails.asp?ProductCode=StarTrek74-1 Layron DeJarnette painting for BEAM ME UP: Star Trek Art Show 2
69. http://store.qpopshop.com/searchresults.asp?cat=2093 Layron DeJarnette painting for James Bond: 50 Years of 007 Art Celebration
70. https://www.behance.net/gallery/18462727/Paintings-for-The-Animation-Art-of-Chuck-Jones The Animation Art of Chuck Jones, Smithsonian Art Preview ft. Girls Drawin' Girls & Six Point Harness on Behance
71. https://www.behance.net/gallery/5454733/Detroit-Tigers-Billboard-Illustrations Detroit Tigers Billboard Illustrations by Layron DeJarnette and Butch Chambliss
72. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kag4F1WzUAY Ohio Lottery commercial spot