Posted on September 24, 2009 by cedricstudio
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 [...]
Filed under: Animation, Artwork, Illustration | Tagged: clubhouse, Illustration, interactive, tree house, website design | 3 Comments »
Posted on August 28, 2009 by cedricstudio
(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 [...]
Filed under: Artwork, Illustration | Tagged: dogs, Illustration, parasites, pets | 3 Comments »
Posted on August 11, 2009 by cedricstudio
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 [...]
Filed under: Artwork, Illustration | Tagged: barbeque, food, grilling, Illustration, packaging | 15 Comments »
Posted on May 7, 2009 by cedricstudio
Along with posting new work on my website and on this here blog, I also make samples of my work available as a free PDF download for clients to print and keep on file. The last time I updated the PDF was in January 2008. A lot has changed since then and an update was [...]
Filed under: Artwork, Character Design, Illustration, The Business of Freelancing, Toy Design | Tagged: Character Design, Illustration, portfolio, Toy Design | Leave a Comment »
Posted on April 20, 2009 by cedricstudio
(Artwork by Bob Ostrom. Copyright 2009. All rights reserved.)
Long-time illustrator Bob Ostrom has recently posted an excellent tutorial describing how he does his work. While you’re at it, don’t forget to browse his portfolio and blog as well. Great stuff!
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Posted on April 17, 2009 by cedricstudio
Here’s one more project I did for DecoPac. It’s part of a series of jungle animal cake toys that were ultimately never produced.
The lion’s tail was meant to act like a lever which, when pushed, would cause his mouth to open and emit a “roar” noise from a tiny speaker.
I was asked to make the [...]
Filed under: Artwork, Illustration, Toy Design | Tagged: cake, elephant, jungle, lion, Toy Design | 2 Comments »
Posted on April 15, 2009 by cedricstudio
Here’s yet another toy design I worked on for novelty cake supplier DecoPac. It’s a cake tie-in for the DreamWorks movie Monsters vs. Aliens. It’s a little hard to tell from the photo but it’s a figurine of the Insecto character and two plastic finger rings featuring the characters B.O.B and Missing Link. The background is a [...]
Filed under: Artwork, Illustration, Toy Design | Tagged: Animation, cake, dreamworks, monsters vs aliens, Toy Design | 6 Comments »
Posted on April 10, 2009 by cedricstudio
Today is Good Friday, the day Christians celebrate the crucifixion of Jesus. A crucifixion seems like an odd thing to celebrate, but it is in fact good news. How’s that, you ask? A couple of years ago I partnered with the ministry of Living Waters to illustrate a short cartoon gospel tract that explains what [...]
Filed under: Artwork, Illustration, Just for Fun | Tagged: cartoon, easter, evangelism, good friday, gospel, living waters, ray comfort, tract | 3 Comments »
Posted on April 10, 2009 by cedricstudio
For over a year now I’ve been designing toys for a company called DecoPac. They create many of the fancy birthday cakes you see in the grocery store bakeries, the ones with little plastic licensed characters on them. They offer a wide variety of quality cake designs for all occasions, and often develop fun themes [...]
Filed under: Artwork, Illustration, Toy Design | Tagged: cakes, disney, mickey mouse, minnie mouse, surfing, Toy Design | 4 Comments »
Posted on April 8, 2009 by cedricstudio
Recently I was hired by Benchmark Education to illustrate a short children’s book called The Purple Cow. Not to be confused with the best seller by Seth Godin, this story is an epic saga about a cow that gives grape juice instead of milk.
The client gave me a great deal of editorial freedom so I [...]
Filed under: Artwork, Illustration | Tagged: children's book, cow, farming, Illustration, milk | 6 Comments »