Illustration

A few months ago I was hired by Patch Products to illustrate two educational puzzles for preschoolers. One was a farm theme, the other a zoo theme. Each puzzle needed to incorporate several shapes into the artwork (indicated with thick black outlines). The original concept was to have the border of the puzzle take a shape that would match the theme....

Last night I made several updates to my website, www.cedricstudio.com.  My website is over five years old now (which equals about fifty internet years) and badly needs a face lift to optimize it for the web 2.0 world. Until I can tackle that mammoth project I'm continuing to turn the crank on this trusty-rusty version. The latest changes include: Added a new...

I've made my living as a freelance illustrator for thirteen years and counting. I've tried just about everything a commercial artist can do—children's books, storyboards, magazine illustration, toy design, marker comps, comic books, character design, animation, even courtroom sketching. One of the few areas where I haven't yet dipped my toe in the water is in the murky but potentially lucrative field of art licensing. Last week I spent four days in Las Vegas at the International Licensing Expo attending classes, walking the show floor, and shaking hands in an effort to better understand that particular industry. I wanted to find out what real opportunities, if any, existed for me there. Unfortunately the short answer (for me at least) is "not many".

One of the projects currently on my plate is a series of illustrations on the theme of retirement. The other day I did this sketch and I really liked how it turned out. Incidentally, this guy golfs better than I do....