Cedric Hohnstadt
Cedric Hohnstadt Illustration LLC
Minneapolis, MN, USA
952-412-7686
www.cedricstudio.com
I own an illustration studio where I specialize in humorous illustration, toy design, and cartooning. I've worked on hundreds of client projects. I've worked hard to build a reputation for being professional, reliable, and easy to work with. I understand the importance of meeting tight deadlines. I work 100% digitally in order to be as fast and flexible as possible.
Work Experience
Cedric Hohnstadt Illustration
Owner/Illustrator
I've designed toys for Hasbro and Disney; illustrated cereal boxes for General Mills; helped design kids’ meal toys for Chick-Fil-A; illustrated stories for Scholastic and Highlights Magazine; illustrated packaging for Hasbro and Crayola; created advertising comps for Coca-Cola, Target and Best Buy; and designed costumes and props for VeggieTales.
January 1996
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Minnesota, United States
Education
Minnesota State University, Moorhead
Bachelor of Fine Arts with a concentration in Illustration
September 1991
- May 1997
Moorhead, Minnesota, United States
Awards
Skills
Adobe Illustrator,
Adobe Photoshop,
Character Design,
Concept Art,
Concept Development,
Concept Sketching,
Digital Illustration,
Illustration,
Marker Rendering,
Marketing,
Product Design,
Product Development,
Toy Design,
Featured Projects
Illustrated packaging for General Mills' Monster Cereals, and co-designed the characters Yummy Mummy and Fruit Brute for their re-launch.
Illustrated packaging for GoGurt, Crayola, Orville Redenbacher, Hasbro's Big Wheels, and Hasbro's Little Big Bites.
Illustrated stickers for My Little Pony and Star Wars playsets.
Figurine style exploration for Disney characters including Wreck-It Ralph, The Incredibles, Monsters Inc., and Mickey Mouse.
Helped design kids' meal toys for Chick-Fil-A.
Helped design cake topper figurines for characters from Toy Story, Cars, Despicable Me, Winnie the Pooh, Mickey Mouse, Littlest Pet Shop, and Marvel.
Helped concept toys for properties including Mr. Potato Head, Frozen, Disney Princess, Sesame Street, Littlest Pet Shop, My Little Pony, and Sesame Street.
Designed animated characters for VeggieTales.
Supervised the animation of Mr. Potato Head for the Hasbro website.
Illustrated packaging for GoGurt, Crayola, Orville Redenbacher, Hasbro's Big Wheels, and Hasbro's Little Big Bites.
Illustrated stickers for My Little Pony and Star Wars playsets.
Figurine style exploration for Disney characters including Wreck-It Ralph, The Incredibles, Monsters Inc., and Mickey Mouse.
Helped design kids' meal toys for Chick-Fil-A.
Helped design cake topper figurines for characters from Toy Story, Cars, Despicable Me, Winnie the Pooh, Mickey Mouse, Littlest Pet Shop, and Marvel.
Helped concept toys for properties including Mr. Potato Head, Frozen, Disney Princess, Sesame Street, Littlest Pet Shop, My Little Pony, and Sesame Street.
Designed animated characters for VeggieTales.
Supervised the animation of Mr. Potato Head for the Hasbro website.
Other Accomplishments
In between client projects I make a webcomic called Sketchbook Silliness. My webcomics have made it to the front pages of Reddit, Imgur, and Bored Panda.
I've successfully Kickstarted a book of webcomics, "Mostly Nonsense".
I'm also the creator of the Pose Drawing Sparkbook, a tool to help artists put more life into their drawings.
I've successfully Kickstarted a book of webcomics, "Mostly Nonsense".
I'm also the creator of the Pose Drawing Sparkbook, a tool to help artists put more life into their drawings.