Judith A. Hunt is an American 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. As of 2018, she illustrates educational texts and children's books from her studio in

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, and showcases her fine art in local art shows. Hunt's 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 and posters for many conservation organizations, including the

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and the

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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

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’s

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for Macmillan Publishing and the ''

Highlights for Children ''Highlights for Children'', often referred to simply as ''Highlights'', is an American children's magazine. It began publication in June 1946, started by Garry Cleveland Myers and his wife Caroline Clark Myers in Honesdale, Pennsylvania (the pr ...

'' characters,

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, and cartoon model books for characters appearing in ''Highlights for Children'''s "Funzone" and "Which Way USA" educational puzzle series.

Biography

Comics

From 1980–1985, Hunt co-created and wrote cartoon and comic books with her then-husband,

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, including ''

Evangeline ''Evangeline, A Tale of Acadie'' is an epic poem by the American poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, written in English and published in 1847. The poem follows an Acadian girl named Evangeline and her search for her lost love Gabriel, set during t ...

'' and

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word books, besides being the designer and illustrator on these projects. She also worked on ''

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'' with writer

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. In 1987 Hunt pencilled three issues of '' Conan the King'', including an entire issue inked by

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; issues #3 and #4 of

First Comics First Comics was an American comic book publisher that was active from 1983 to 1991, known for titles like ''American Flagg!'', ''Grimjack'', ''Nexus'', ''Badger'', ''Dreadstar'', and ''Jon Sable''. Along with competitors like Pacific Comics and ...

' ''Evangeline'', and a few supplemental comics done for First Comics. In addition, Hunt completed updated model sheets for Macmillan's

, and illustrated many children books, including

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' ''What's a Gonzo'' and ''Baby Kermit's Birthday Surprise'', and packaging design for toys.

''Highlights for Children''

In 1988 Hunt changed career paths, taking in-house employment with Honesdale, Pennsylvania-based ''

''. Hunt worked primarily for ''Highlights for Children'' and Boyds Mills Press until 2000. She illustrated the ''

'' comic strip (1992–2002) and worked as a puzzle designer for Highlights' "Puzzlemania", Hidden Picture books, and character designer and illustrator of "Which Way USA" and "Funzone" magazines.

21st-century career

Hunt's more recently published work includes the children's picture book ''Prunes and Rupe'' by Lydia Griffin; the winner of the 2008 Annual CIPA Illustration Award, the educational nature book ''Animals Under Our Feet''; and the historical pre-teen novels ''Susan Creek'' and ''Two Williams'' by Douglas Winter. Hunt is the illustrator of the current online comic series, ''Evangeline'', with the new issues being written by her son, Ben Dixon. Current memberships and affiliations include the

Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators The Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators (SCBWI) is a nonprofit, 501(c)3 organization that acts as a network for the exchange of knowledge between writers, illustrators, editors, publishers, agents, librarians, educators, booksellers ...

, and serving on the board of The Maine Illustrators' Collective. Hunt's illustration work can be seen in ''Picturebook 2006'', ''Picturebook 2008'', and

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's ''Directory of Illustration'' #24.

Partial client list

* Filter Press- 2007 ''Prunes and Rupe'' * Treasure Bay-2005 ''Animals Under Our Feet'' * Zootles *

Disney The Walt Disney Company, commonly known as Disney (), is an American multinational mass media and entertainment conglomerate headquartered at the Walt Disney Studios complex in Burbank, California. Disney was originally founded on October ...

-1990-1994 Illustrations & character designer ''Puzzlemania'', ''Funzone'', ''Which Way USA'', 1994-2002 ''Timbertoes'' strip cartoonist *

Western Publishing Western Publishing, also known as Western Printing and Lithographing Company, was a Racine, Wisconsin, firm responsible for publishing the Little Golden Books. Its Golden Books Family Entertainment division also produced children's books and ...

-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'' * Scholastic *

Random House Random House is an American book publisher and the largest general-interest paperback publisher in the world. The company has several independently managed subsidiaries around the world. It is part of Penguin Random House, which is owned by Germ ...

* 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'' *

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* Comics **

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-''Robotech Defenders'' **

-1985-86 ''

'', 1985 ''

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'' **

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- 1986 ''Conan the King'' *

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-1985 ''Jammie Pies'' *

National Geographic ''National Geographic'' (formerly the ''National Geographic Magazine'', sometimes branded as NAT GEO) is a popular American monthly magazine published by National Geographic Partners. Known for its photojournalism, it is one of the most widely ...

* Harcourt * McGraw Hill *

Macmillan Publishing Macmillan Publishers (occasionally known as the Macmillan Group; formally Macmillan Publishers Ltd and Macmillan Publishing Group, LLC) is a British publishing company traditionally considered to be one of the 'Big Five' English language publi ...

-1986 Raggedy Ann and Andy Licensing design 1988 ''Tim's Big Adventure'' *

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-1986-''Baby Kermit's Birthday Surprise'', "What's A Gonzo?" Illustration & Video

Biography

Comics

''Highlights for Children''

21st-century career

Partial client list

References

External links