Chris Ayers

Chris Ayers

Head Zookeeper at The Daily Zoo & Freelance Artist

Senior Character Artist / 24 yrs

Los Angeles, CA

Hire Me

1 Episode

Monsters At Work (2021)

Freelance Character Designer/Concept Art

Penguins of Madagascar (2014)

Character Design & Concept Art

Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem (2007)

Character Design & Concept Art

X-Men: The Last Stand (2006)

Character Design & Concept Art

Fantastic Four (2005) (2005)

Character Design & Concept Art

AVP: Alien vs. Predator (2004)

Freelance Character Designer/Concept Art

The Santa Clause 2 (2002)

Digital Artist

Austin Powers in Goldmember (2002)

Freelance Character Designer/Concept Art

Men in Black II (2002)

Originally hailing from Minnesota, Chris Ayers has been working in the Los Angeles entertainment industry since 2000. As a character designer and concept artist, he has participated on projects such as Men in Black II, Fantastic Four, Star Trek, Alien vs. Predator, and The Penguins of Madagascar feature film. Additionally he is the author and illustrator of a series of books titled The Daily Zoo.
Work History
  • Author/Illustrator of The Daily Zoo books

    Freelance

    2008 - Present

    I was diagnosed with acute myelogenous leukemia on April Fool's Day in 2005. After undergoing multiple rounds of treatment and fortunately achieving remission, I started a project called The Daily Zoo where I set out to draw one animal every day for a year as a continuation of my healing process. It was extremely rewarding, so much so that I have continued the project, still drawing an animal each day. As of 2013, I am in Year Eight.

    While initially started solely as a personal project, The Daily Zoo has now been published in a series of books, introduc

  • Freelance Character Designer/Concept Artist

    Freelance

    2000 - Present

    Created character designs and concept art in a variety of styles (from live action to cartoon animation) for a great number of clients, both large and small, such as DreamWorks Animation, Disney TV, Sony Feature Animation, Rhythm & Hues, Amalgamated Dynamics, Inc., Spectral Motion, and Rick Baker's Cinovation Studios.

    Some projects that I have been involved with are Men in Black II, Star Trek, Fantastic Four, the Alien vs. Predator films, The Santa Clause 2, as well as the upcoming The Penguins of Madagascar feature film.

Education
  • St. Norbert College

    1993 - 1997
  • St. Norbert College

    1993 - 1997