Ostrich Concept Sketches

A few months ago I was hired by an independent film studio in Hollywood to work on some concept sketches for an animated feature film they are developing. They had brought in an artist to do some concept work but that artist was no longer available. I was asked to do some sketches of one [...]

Illustration for Great River Energy Kid’s Club

A few weeks ago I was hired by a local agency to create some artwork for a new interactive website for Great River Energy, a Minnesota company that provides electricity to a large part of the state. The site is promoting their “Brighter Kid’s Club” campaign designed to help kids learn about saving energy.
I was [...]

Parasites! (Advertising Illustration)

(Copyright © 2009 by Cedric Hohnstadt. All rights reserved.)
Earlier this summer I was hired by PreFurred Pet Care, a small business on the west coast, to help out with an ad campaign. They had seen an old piece from my portfolio depicting a cartoon flea and tick having a picnic on top of a dog’s [...]

“Trifecta” Packaging Illustration

Recently I was hired by a client to develop a packaging illustration for a new brand of barbeque sauce called “Trifecta”. The illustration will be used on the label of the bottles as well as on t-shirts, posters, and other marketing materials.
In horse racing a “trifecta” is the first, second, and third place finish in [...]

Sketchbook Update

Today I actually had time to do a few warm-up sketches:
(Artwork is copyright © Cedric Hohnstadt 2009. All rights reserved.)

Sketchbook Update: Bible Guy

This afternoon I was designing a Bible character for a client project. This sketch was too exaggerated to meet the style the client needed, but I liked how it turned out so I decided to do a full render in Photoshop.

Sketchbook Update (part 2)

More iPhone pics from my sketchbook:
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Sketchbook Update (part 1)

It’s been a while so I thought I’d post some noodles and doodles from my sketchbook. I don’t have a scanner with me at the moment so I thought I’d try snapping pics of the sketches with my spanky new iPhone 3GS. The results aren’t as good as a scanner would have done but after [...]

Monkey Business

Last summer I was interviewed by magazine editor and cartooning buff John Read for issue #3 of his excellent magazine Stay Tooned! It was a real honor for me, especially considering some of the exceptional talent and “big names” in cartooning that have graced his pages.
I wanted to order several extra copies of the magazine [...]

New Sketchbook From Craig McCracken

Craig McCracken, creater of The Powerpuff Girls and Foster’s Home for Imaginary Friends, has released a brand new sketchbook entitled Wander Over Yonder. I’m a huge fan of his character design work and can’t wait to get my signed copy in the mail. Don’t wait too long to order yours. Word on the street [...]