About Cedric Hohnstadt
I’m a freelance character designer and illustrator with over twelve years of experience. I’ve worked on hundreds of projects for clients large and small, either directly or through various agencies, studios, and design firms. Some of the more prominent names include Disney, DreamWorks, Hasbro, Walmart, Big Idea, Scholastic, Crayola, General Mills, and Hewlett-Packard. I’ve worked with licensed characters such as Winnie the Pooh, Goofy, VeggieTales, Little Einsteins, Cars, The Jetsons and Curious George, and designed characters for 3-2-1 Penguins!, an animated series airing Saturday mornings on NBC.
My Website
www.cedricstudio.com
My Services
Though I work on a variety of illustration projects I specialize in character design. Mascots can be a powerful way to promote your company or brand. I can create fun and appealing characters, or update an existing character, for a variety of purposes:
- Mascots to promote your product, brand, or service (ask about a free consultation).
- Advertising and Marketing campaigns
- Animation (traditional, CGI, or Flash/internet) including model sheets and turnaournds.
- Toys, games, novelties, and other merchandising.
- Licensing.
- Product Packaging
- Greeting Cards
- Logos
- Books, magazines, or other publishing.
For more info please visit my website where you can view samples of my work, download my resume and print out PDF samples from my portfolio to keep on file.
If you are looking for a mascot to promote your product/service you can also contact me about a free consultation, or download a questionnaire designed to help you think through your brand message and also to give me a clear idea of what your needs are so that I know the best way to help you.
Hi Cedric, I just wanted to let you know how much I look forward to reading your blog. Since I found it a few weeks back I check it at least once a day, sometimes 2 or 3 times as I love your style of work and you have inspired me to start my own blog! I hope you don’t mind me putting a link on my blog to yours, Im new to this so Im not quite sure what the ‘blog etiquette’ is yet!
Hello
I have sent a (small) tip to your blog fund. Guess you would call it 10 bucks? (a fiver or rather ‘deep sea diver’ to us) Anyway, i guess it is the thought that counts.
I live in the uk and get your newsletters, i guess i am older than you but am still in learning mode and trying to absorb as much as possible. You do provide a very good resourse site. (IE: Links to podcast. etc… Marshall Vandruff, really nice guy, very pleasant in emails).
Well take care and have a good family christmas.
John Nicholls
http://www.pencilweb.com (I teach part time at night, cross between a pencil and pc!)
Hello, Cedric
I ever look up your blog. I’ve learned so much whit you advices and tips. I love your work. It’s terrific!!
I downloaded your portfolio to look at it. But it is too big [7mb it's a elephant!].
Then, if you permit, I shrinked it in Acrobat Pro, and saved a 1.5mb copy.
I can send it to you this version.
This is nothing compared to you help to us.
Thanks a lot.
Thanks Rivaldo. I’ll be in touch with you about that.
EDIT: Thanks for your help. I’ve got the portfolio down to 1.8MB.
Hi Cedric!
Love your gospel tract! I do tracts for the American Tract Society and Good News Publishers. Your work is incredible. I have a question…I have just agreed to designing characters for a video game and later (if my work is acceptable) a TV animated series. I have been out of the loop for a while and am wondering if $300 per character is fair…this, of course, includes working and re-working the character sheets until he is satisfied with the design. He wants a flat charge for each character and I don’t want to price myself out of a much needed assignment.
…am I in the ballpark…or way underpricing or overcharging?
Thanks for your time,
Eddie
Thanks for the kind words Eddie. I’ll send you a response via email.
Hi Cedric.
I really enjoyed your blog, as I am also an illustrator but I still didn´t have time or patience to start one.
Congratulations for your work.
PS: on My Services, the url link of your site is not going to it. I think that it´s simple to fix.
Best,
Marcio
Yikes! Thanks for the heads up Marcio. The link has been fixed.
Glad you like the blog!
Hi Cedric,
I just wanted to say thanks for such a brilliant blog. It is still the first blog I read each day and I just love your style of work, use of colour and sense of funDave Williams. I have really enjoyed your posts this week, in particular the links to the John Lassiter notes and I am slowly but surely working my way down your blogroll which is really great fun!keep up he good work!
I was visiting the way of the master and ran across your name on ray comforts book. I started a project a few years ago on a ten commandments series, one book per command, for children. I have some work left to do. If you have a moment please visit the website and take a look at the childrens book section. I am trusting that I will be able to complete the work soon because I think it will be a great asset to parents.
I would love to talk to you if you find it interesting.
Thanks, John Ligon 912-270-15556