David J. Negron was a conceptual painter, illustrator and storyboard artist.
Negron's credits included Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark, Blade Runner, and the Ace Ventura movies. He also worked on other films including Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979), Gremlins (1984), Ghostbusters (1984), The Jewel of the Nile (1985), Midnight Run (1988), Ghost (1990), Back to the Future Part III (1990), Last Action Hero (1993) and Out of Time (2003).
For Steven Spielberg, Negron helped the director visualize the iconic giant boulder chase scene in Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) and the dinosaur environments featured in Jurassic Park (1993). He also painted images for Ridley Scott's Blade Runner (1982).
Negron died October 12, 2021 in Long Beach, California. He was 85.