Judith Hunt

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Judith Hunt in Maine, 2007

Judith A. Hunt, originally from Washington State, is an illustrator/painter/cartoonist/designer who has produced a diverse array of artwork for books, magazines, television, comics, videos, and toys. She has worked as an art director and staff illustrator/designer for magazine companies. She currently illustrates educational texts and children's books from her studio in Kennebunk, Maine and showcases her fine art in local art shows. Current memberships and affiliations include theSociety of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators, and the Maine Illustrators' Collective.

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Her artwork has taken many twists and turns to adapt to the constantly changing demands of the commercial art market. She has done educational book development, children’s book illustration, book cover illustration, and magazine illustration. Her knowledge of botany and ecology has led her to illustrating botanical and wildlife conservation signs & posters for many conservation organizations including the U.S. Forestry Service and The State of Maine Department of Conservation. Other work includes fantasy illustration, commercial licensed character picture book illustration and video work for Andrew Gutelle's "What's a Gonzo" and "Baby Kermit's Birthday Surprise". She created model sheets, templates, and character designs of Johnny Gruelle’s much beloved Raggedy Ann and Andy for MacMillan Publishing and the well-known Highlights for Children characters,Timbertoes, and cartoon model books for characters appearing in Highlights for Children's "Funzone" and "Which Way USA" educational puzzle series. She co-created and wrote (1980-1987) many cartoon and comic books with her previous husband, Chuck Dixon, including Robotech Defenders, Evangeline, and educational Winnie-the-Pooh word books, besides being the primary illustrator on these projects. Other comics include several issues of Conan the King during the late 1980s, including an entire issue inked by Al Williamson. She also illustrated the Timbertoes comic strip (1992-2002) and worked as a puzzle designer for Highlights' "Puzzlemania", Hidden Picture books, "Which Way USA" and "Funzone" magazine. Some of her more recently published work includes the educational book "Animals Under Our Feet", the pre-teen novel "Susan Creek" by Douglas Winter, and the picture book "Prunes and Rupe" by Lydia Griffin. Her commercial artwork can be viewed on http://www.picture-book.com/,http://www.childrensillustrators.com/, http://www.directoryofillustration.com/,http://www.wilkinsonstudios.com, in Picturebook 2006,2008, The Graphic Artist's Guild Directory of Illustration #24, and at her website http://www.huntjudith.com

[edit] Partial Client List

Filter Press- 2007 Prunes and Rupe

Treasure Bay-2005 Animals Under Our Feet

Zootles

Disney

Highlights for Children-1990-1994 Illustrations & character designer Puzzlemania, Funzone,Which Way USA, 1994-2002 Timbertoes strip cartoonist

Western Publishing-1980-Raggedy Ann and Andy Go Flying

U.S. Forestry Service

State of Maine Dept. of Conservation

Boyds Mill Press-1993-1995-Book cover & Illustration, 1997-The Timbertoes 123 & The Timbrertoes ABC

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Random House

Platt & Munk-1979 Three Little Kittens-Gingerbread Imprint

Veritas Press-2000 Susan Creek, 2003 Two Williams, 2005 Up in the Sky, 2005 Bad Meg!

EP Dutton- 1982 Winnie the Pooh's Adventures With Words 1984 Travels with Pooh

Mattel

DC Comics-Robotech Defenders

First Comics-1985-86 Evangeline, 1985 Mark Thrust