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Sometime soon I'm going to be launching a Kickstarter for a book of my cartoons! The first couple of days can make or break a Kickstarter so I'm trying to build some early momentum for the launch. If you'd like to be notified on launch day, just sign up here or at http://www.sketchbooksilliness.com. (I promise to use your email address...

I've worked on a lot of projects for Hasbro over the years. Most of it is concept art that must stay forever under lock and key but every once in a while I do something I can show to the world. Recently Hasbro hosted their first very own convention, Hasbro HASCON 2017. In one of the booths they wanted to put...

I've created a new "Original Art" section in my online store. Nowadays I create most of my work digitally but I've gone through my old sketchbooks and posted a few pieces from back when I used to draw more on paper. Check it out: https://cedricstudio.com/product-category/artwork/...

Over the years I've worked on dozens of projects for Hasbro. Most of what I do for them is "planning and production" so the artwork stays behind the scenes and will never be seen by the general public. The toy business is competitive and Hasbro is naturally very protective of their ideas, which I respect. Every once in a while something...

Chuck E. Cheese has a YouTube channel where they use puppets and songs to help sell their pizzas. Recently they decided to do a music video explaining the origin story of their band of characters. Rather than use the puppets they opted for some flashback illustrations done in a watercolor storybook style. I was fortunate enough to be hired for...