I want to give a huge thank-you to everyone who attended my Freelancing workshop at the CTN Animation Expo. The room was full with a few people standing in the back, so apparently there's some strong interest in this topic among artists in the animation industry. A handful of people followed me out into the hall afterwards for an impromptu...
A few weeks ago I decided to join the cool kids and get an instagram account. I'm not sure how to share the link outside of the Instagram website (if that's even possible) but all you Instagramers can look me up by my username, "cedrichohnstadt". If you follow my studio on Facebook (www.facebook.com/cedricstudio) you can also see my Instagram activity...
The CTN Animation Expo is without a doubt a "must-see" event for anyone interesting in working in the animation industry. On Nov. 16-18, 2012 hordes of animation lovers will once again be descending on the Burbank Marriott Convention Center for three days and nights of animation goodness. There's still time to register if you'd like to attend. Just like last year...
VeggieTales creator Phil Vischer has just released a new DVD called Clive and Ian's Wonderblimp of Knowledge. The series features two popular puppet brothers from Phil's ongoing series What's In The Bible?. The purple monkey puppet in the background was designed by yours truly. Here's the final design (you can see my concept sketches in an earlier post): Clive and Ian's Wonderblimp...
CPC Intersect is a local agency that specialize in event marketing (or experience marketing as it's called in some circles). They work with a lot of big brands, helping them to design fun interactive events to help promote their products. Sometimes they'll hire me to whip up a quick sketch or two to help pitch an idea. In the past...
Earlier this year I animated another segment for the DVD series "What's In The Bible?" (from VeggieTales creator Phil Vischer). Volume 9, "God Speaks", covers the major and minor prophets in the Old Testament. I was asked to animate five brief clips to illustrate the various categories of biblical prophecy (i.e. instruction oracles, indictment oracles, etc.). I had no idea...
