Posted on February 26, 2019 by James
Exciting news! We will be signing books and drawing pictures at the Tucson Festival of Books this coming Sunday, March 3rd, from 1:30-5:30pm. We are a mother-in-law and son-in-law duo, writer/illustrator respectively. Come out and meet us! You can find us in the Indie…
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Posted on February 22, 2019 by James
I drew this odd little fellow on my Boogie Board and kinda fell in love with him! Creative character & creature design can strike at any time! I’m going to have to sketch this dragon some more and see what the rest of him looks…
Category: Blog Tags: artist, boogie board, cartoon, cartoonist, character designer, cute, doodle, dragon, drawing, drawing tablet, fantasy art, fantasy artist, illustrator, odd, rainbow, relaxing, scribble, sketch, weird
Posted on February 12, 2019 by James
A little late to the party, but Happy Chinese New Year! The Year of the Pig! Here’s a quick ball point pen sketch with markers in my small travel sketchbook. Been pretty busy with my client work, that I haven’t had much chance for…
Category: Blog Tags: artist, cartoon, Chinese new year, doodle, funny cartoon, happy Chinese new year, illustrator, kid lit art, new years, pig, piglet, pink, pork, silly, sketch, year of the pig
James Koenig is a global professional illustrator and product designer who specializes in character and creature concept design with more than 20+ years experience. He started his own company, Freelance Fridge, back in 2006 as a freelance illustrator & character designer! He has illustrated for over 85+ books, novels, and comics as well as developed corporate logos, and the look and feel of products, toys, and marketing materials. He loves the exciting adventure of working with clients all across the world! James Koenig’s primary focus is on story driven, character-based projects and has a love for creating creature concepts for children’s book illustrations, animations, video games, children’s products, and corporate mascots.
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