A few months ago I was hired by Patch Products to illustrate two puzzles for preschoolers, one with a farm theme and one with a zoo theme. Along with drawing all the animals I was to "hide" specific shapes within each puzzle for the preschoolers to find as they put the puzzle together. The puzzles are now available for purchase...
Last year I designed a monkey puppet to join the cast of characters on JellyTelly.com, a multimedia website venture from Focus on the Family and VeggieTales creator Phil Vischer. There's lots of terrific educational video content on the site and several of the characters have also crossed over into the DVD series What's In The Bible? The new JellyTelly site is...
There's a lengthy slide show over at NBCNewYork.com showing aging rock stars "then and now". It's a fascinating study in how the human face ages over time (years of drug use not withstanding). Great reference material for artists. (Note: You may have to view a short ad before getting to the slide show.)...
2010 was another busy year at Cedric Hohnstadt Illustration. Taking a cue from my colleague Todd Hampson at Timbuktoons, here's a few highlights of what I managed to accomplish over the past year (unfortunately confidentiality agreements forbid me from being too specific about some projects): Comp Art- Marker comps and storyboards for pitches to Best Buy; in-store signage comps for another...
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4FPuqjjWDG8] Dream On Silly Dreamer is a low-budget but nicely done documentary made in 2006 by Disney animators chronicling the massive layoffs handed down by Disney management in 2002. It's a fascinating behind-the-scenes look at the Disney studios following the massive success of The Lion King all the way down to the "official" end of 2D animation at Disney. Animators recall...
A quick study done on a Cintiq, based on a live model I photographed during a drawing session at the 2010 CTN Expo. Looking at it again its pretty obvious I made the hands too big and the legs too short, but oh well. What's the point of keeping a sketchbook if you never make mistakes? Happy New Year one and...
