Author: Cedric

06 Jul

Posted at 12:05h in Uncategorized

It's been a while so I thought I'd post some noodles and doodles from my sketchbook. I don't have a scanner with me at the moment so I thought I'd try snapping pics of the sketches with my spanky new iPhone 3GS. The results aren't as good as a scanner would have done but after adjusting the levels in Photoshop...

02 Jul

Posted at 09:53h in Art & Business

When it rains it pours! For the last couple of weeks I've been juggling several client projects at various stages of completion. I've recently finished a marker comp, an illustration for a print ad, and some storyboards for a TV commercial pitch. I'm currently working on a toy design, packaging illustrations for three different clients, and character designs for two...

20 Jun

Posted at 18:53h in Uncategorized

A mascot can be powerful. If you run a small business, work at an ad agency, or design product packaging, I would encourage you to think about the benefits of  having a mascot to represent the product or service you are selling. A while back I wrote a post summarizing some of the benefits a mascot brings. That post has recently...

15 Jun

Posted at 08:29h in Character Design, Just for Fun

"Mascot Contest 2" officially ended on Friday. A lot of people entered and most identified all the mascots correctly. Those who did were entered in the drawing. I put the entries on slips of paper and my two-year-old daughter picked one out of a baseball cap. The winner of the mascot contest is David Oldham. Congrats David! You'll receive a free...

08 Jun

Posted at 15:55h in Character Design, Just for Fun

(EDIT: Contest is now closed. Winner and correct answers here.) As a character designer I'm fascinated with product mascots. A good mascot, when combined with a strong ad campaign, can be an enormous benefit when promoting a product or service. My favorite freelance projects are when clients hire me to design a mascot or character, either for advertising or animation. To help...