Cecill studied at the Minneapolis of Art and Design, where he received a scholarship in studio art,
The desire for understanding designing and illustrating and designing lead him to pursue a degree at The Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising in Los Angeles, CA, where studies included fashion designing and fashion illustration. He has also studied at the Trade Technical College in Los Angeles where he studied tailoring,pattern designing, and fashion sketching, also he has won numerous awards in fashion designing / fashion illustrating in women's wear, men's wear, and children's wear.