HOW Magazine sat down for 5 questions with Chris of Red Nose Studio. Chris talks about the inception of his 3D style and his early collaboration with former HOW art director Amy Hawk.

1. HOW: We are big fans, Chris. I always love to ask creatives how they would describe what they do or their style to a designer living on another planet. Go for it.

Chris: I have a hard enough time verbally describing my work to designers here on earth, I guess if I were accidentally abducted by designer aliens while they were examining the patterns on my neighbor’s cows, I would tell them I build little 3D worlds and take photos of said scenes to have them reproduced on a page to grab a viewers attention for about three seconds and hopefully, lead them to read the story, article or investigate a package (it would probably be faster for me to draw a picture for them). I would then discover that these aliendesigners love to use illustration, new clients would be landed, and the contract clause “in perpetuity throughout the universe” would finally make sense to me.

To read the interview in its entirety, visit How Magazine: 5 Questions with Chris Sickels.

Red Nose Studio illustrated a series of spots for AARP magazine. The accompanying article tackles “99 Great Ways to Save Money.”

Red Nose Studio was interviewed by Good Spark, a motorcycle enthusiast blog.  The 6 minute video interview takes you through the fields and streets of Greenfield, Indiana where Chris lives and works.  See the video below for an in-depth behind-the-scenes look at Chris’s studio and creative process. To read the interview, visit Good Spark.

Red Nose Studio designs the online masthead for Deliver Magazine, the leading resource for mail marketing strategies brought to you by the United States Postal Service. To see the masthead in action, visit DeliverMagazine.com.

Red Nose Studio recently unveiled his downtown mural for Greenfield, Indiana’s picturesque Main Street.  Drawing inspiration from historical photos of the now defunct Interurban Rail Line, Red Nose Studio constructed a rail car that closely resembles the trolleys that once traversed Greenfield’s Main Street.

The city of Greenfield will hold a public dedication of the mural Saturday November 12, at 10am.  Red Nose Studio’s original models will be on display.

To read about the experience in the artist’s own words, visit his process blog post on theartalog.com.

Red Nose Studio has been illustrating back-to-back covers for Angie’s List magazine since 2009. Angie’s List is a membership service that compiles consumer ratings of local service companies and contractors in cities across North America. We love when Chris illustrates animals and for a recent issue he did just that with this humorous cover tackling the subject of emergency pet care. Way to go, Chris!

Red Nose Studio was recently interviewed for an article on Craft Hunters, a blog dedicated to all things handmade.  In the interview, Chris talks about Raydon, the puppet that started it all, and about how much he loves Tom Haney’s crafted pieces.

For more, visit:  Red Nose Studio on Craft Hunters

Here are some behind the scenes images from Red Nose Studio’s recently illustrated cover for Der Spiegel, a German news magazine that is one of the widest circulated publications in Europe. The headline promotes an article about the over-worked child, buried under a mountain of schoolwork and extracurricular activities.

Red Nose Studio’s wine labels for Canadian wine company Blasted Church Vineyards have won a gold medal in the Pentawards Worldwide Packaging Design Competition’s ‘beverage’ category.  Congratulations to Chris and everyone at Blasted Church Vineyards!

Red Nose Studio is today’s featured artist on Altpick.com, an online community for illustrators, photographers, and art directors in the commercial art industry.  Check out their home page to see Red Nose Studio’s featured spread.