Got some money burning a hole in your pocket but nothing to spend it on? I'm here to help. First, I've just updated my Cedric Hohnstadt Recommends store on Amazon.com. Lots of books, DVDs, and other resources that I give a big thumbs up to. Full disclosure: You don't pay any extra by buying through my store instead of through Amazon's normal...
2012 was another jam-packed year. In addition to surviving another presidential election and a Mayan apocalypse, my wife and I welcomed our third daughter into the world. I also stayed very busy in the studio working on lots of fun projects for clients in the toy industry (most of which I can't show), as well as some advertising comp art (such...
I want to give a huge thank-you to everyone who attended my Freelancing workshop at the CTN Animation Expo. The room was full with a few people standing in the back, so apparently there's some strong interest in this topic among artists in the animation industry. A handful of people followed me out into the hall afterwards for an impromptu...
Earlier this year I animated another segment for the DVD series "What's In The Bible?" (from VeggieTales creator Phil Vischer). Volume 9, "God Speaks", covers the major and minor prophets in the Old Testament. I was asked to animate five brief clips to illustrate the various categories of biblical prophecy (i.e. instruction oracles, indictment oracles, etc.). I had no idea...
This weekend I'll have a table at SpringCon, Minnesota's largest comic book convention. Come on down to the State Fairgrounds and say "hi"....
Since I'm doing a book sale to thin out my studio shelves and make room for new stuff, I thought it would also be a good time to part with my "Emperor's New Groove" maquette-and-drawing combo. I originally purchased this pair of Disney goodies at a fundraising auction. The first item is a limited edition animation maquette of Kuzko from "The...
