Well, not officially. But it will be on this here blog. At least for this year. Care to join me? Life has been crazy busy lately with no signs of anything slowing down. As a result it's been a real struggle to keep anything resembling a regular sketchbook. I still draw quite a bit but its always to please a client and...
This past weekend I drove all the way to Omaha for the semi-annual meeting of the North Central Chapter of the National Cartoonists Society. In terms of square miles our chapter is by far the largest covering almost a third of the U.S. Our meeting locations rotate throughout the Midwest and almost always involve a long drive....
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...
