Author: Cedric

11 Aug

Posted at 15:42h in Illustration

Recently I was hired by a client to develop a packaging illustration for a new brand of barbeque sauce called "Trifecta". The illustration will be used on the label of the bottles as well as on t-shirts, posters, and other marketing materials. In horse racing a "trifecta" is the first, second, and third place finish in a race. When it comes...

27 Jul

Posted at 21:50h in Character Design

I've been invited to give two presentations on character design this fall at the Motion '09 animation conference in Albuquerque, New Mexico, October 11-14. It's a real honor. I attended last year's Motion '08 conference and it was one of the most fun and informative conferences I had been to in a while. I attended seminars on TV animation pipelines, character...

15 Jul

Posted at 23:04h in Art & Business

Things are really hopping here at the studio. I've recently finished up a packaging illustration and a toy design. I'm currently working on another toy design, three packaging illustrations (each for a different client), character designs for an animated feature film, and soon I may also be designing characters for an episode of another animated series. I've also been invited...

10 Jul

Posted at 18:08h in Uncategorized

This afternoon I was designing a Bible character for a client project. This sketch was too exaggerated to meet the style the client needed, but I liked how it turned out so I decided to do a full render in Photoshop....