Australian designer Jenica Smith publishes designmontage.com, a website which brings together an eclectic mix of creative goodies from all corners of the internet - design, illustration, photography, animation, and the like. She's just posted a short interview with me about my illustration work and career. I encourage all my blog readers to take a poke around the site. There's some...
Since tomorrow is the last day of 2011, I thought I'd take a moment to review some of the many highlights and accomplishments of my illustration studio over the past year: Toy Design I worked on a variety of toy design, packaging illustration, and presentation sketches for a major toy company to help relaunch one of their well-known brands. Unfortunately the confidentiality...
I've gone through the PDF versions of all my portfolios, weeded out some old work and put in some fresh. I've also updated the "About me" page. You can download them at my website or with these links: Character Design Portfolio 2011 Toy Design Portfolio 2011 Illustration Portfolio 2011 Comp Art Portfolio 2011 Enjoy!...
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...
I just wanted to take a moment to thank all of you for your interest in my blog and in Cedric Hohnstadt Illustration. Have a very merry Christmas and a wonderful new year!...
If you're looking for any last-minute Christmas ideas you might want to browse through my Amazon.com store, Cedric Hohnstadt Recommends. It's a collection of books, DVDs, and other resources related to art, animation, and freelancing. Each item is something I have personally owned, used, and found to be especially helpful and/or inspirational. Full disclosure: If you order any of the items...
