Toy Design

18 Dec

Posted at 04:03h in Character Design, Illustration, Sketchbook (The Unfunny Stuff), Toy Design

I've updated my PDF portfolio to go with my shiny new website. It contains fifteen pages of illustration, character design, toy design concepts, and misc. sketches. Download a copy to keep on file, take to a meeting, or email to a client or colleague. [button color="primary" link="https://cedricstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/CedricHohnstadt-Portfolio-Dec2015.pdf" size="default" icon_after="caret-down" target="_self" block="false"]Download[/button]...

27 Aug

Posted at 06:31h in Art Tech, Toy Design

The other day the nice folks at Wacom included one of my toy design concept drawings on their Behance  "Featured" gallery. Like most artists who work digitally, I'm a long-time user of Wacom's products. They make quality hardware and they are the go-to brand for digital drawing equipment (tablets, Cintiqs, etc.). It's a real honor to have them shine their massive...

30 Jul

Posted at 06:18h in Toy Design

  Here's another project from my "secret files" that I finally have permission to show: Back in 2012 I was hired by Idea Planet to help out with a display for the Milwaukee Brewers baseball team, in conjunction with Southwest Airlines. They were having a promotional event that included a booth where fans could have their pictures taken next to a life-sized statue of the team mascot, Bernie Brewer....

31 Dec

Posted at 02:23h in Character Design, Illustration, Toy Design

2014 was another full and exciting year for my illustration studio. I'm deeply grateful to have such a fun job where I get to work on so many exciting projects with so many amazing people. Here's a few highlights from our most recent trip around the sun: Illustration I worked on several really fun projects I can't say too much about yet,...

07 Aug

Posted at 07:43h in Toy Design

One of my clients is DecoPac, Inc., a novelty toy company that makes many of the cake toppers you see in bakeries and grocery stores. Most of their products are tied to licensed merchandise, and sometimes I get the fun of helping them develop a toy idea for a popular character. The challenge is to come up with something creative...