Chris Ayers

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.