2023 Grad Show

Sheen Bacud

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VCD – Character Design & Illustration

Hi! I'm a Filipino-Canadian illustrator who loves to draw anything and everything - especially fond of fun, story based characters, animals and environments (especially when it has to do with plants!) I love to experiment with art, especially with colour, rendering technique and different types of art styles in general. I am always changing, and so is my art!

Growth and Love Growth, love, acceptance, change. An illustration about gender non-conformity, the confusion and self hatred it took to get there, and the eventual growth, love and clarity for oneself.
Good Morning An illustration about a couple sharing a warm, tender morning, along with their cats.
Neighbour An isometric illustration of a whimsical neighborhood scene.
(//_-) An illustration for a character staging and setting assignment - an emo girl getting ready for the day.
Lotus Fields A project from Storytelling and Environments, depicting an enchanted field full of lotus.

Standalone Illustration Work

Character and environmental work.

Standalone Illustration Work AUArts Grad Show Growth and Love (1)
Growth and Love Growth, love, acceptance, change. An illustration about gender non-conformity, the confusion and self hatred it took to get there, and the eventual growth, love and clarity for oneself.
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Good Morning An illustration about a couple sharing a warm, tender morning, along with their cats.
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Neighbour An isometric illustration of a whimsical neighborhood scene.
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(//_-) An illustration for a character staging and setting assignment - an emo girl getting ready for the day.
Standalone Illustration Work AUArts Grad Show Lotus_Fields
Lotus Fields A project from Storytelling and Environments, depicting an enchanted field full of lotus.
I'm Home Cover Page
I'm Home Pages 5-6
I'm Home Pages 7-8
I'm Home Pages 9-10
I'm Home Pages 11-12
I'm Home Pages 13-14

I'm Home - Development Book

A collection of pages from "I'm Home", a story about two friends navigating societal judgement, their differences and their feelings for one another.

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I'm Home Cover Page
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I'm Home Pages 7-8
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I'm Home Pages 9-10
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I'm Home Pages 11-12
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I'm Home Pages 13-14
Back to Your Roots Page 1
Back to Your Roots Page 2

Back to Your Roots

A comic based on Alberta's native flora and birds, and a story about the adaptability of animals in the midst of the urban jungle.

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Back to Your Roots Page 1
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Back to Your Roots Page 2
Rue and Everett
Calgary Farmer's Market Mascot
MIA(w)
Freeing, Character Process
Character Emotion
Apocalyptic

Character Design Ideation and Process

A collection of character turnarounds, process sheets and character thumbnails.

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Rue and Everett
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Calgary Farmer's Market Mascot
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MIA(w)
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Freeing, Character Process
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Character Emotion
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Apocalyptic
Happy Type Cover Page
Happy Type Process Page 1
Happy Type Process Page 2
Happy Type Process Page 3
Happy Type Process Page 4
Happy Type Process Page 5

Happy Type

Process book for happy type, a project about friendship, created by two best friends.

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Happy Type Cover Page
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Happy Type Process Page 1
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Happy Type Process Page 2
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Happy Type Process Page 3
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Happy Type Process Page 4
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How to Make A Terrarium - Main Illustration
How to Make A Terrarium - Instructional Page
How to Make A Terrarium - Extra Illustration

How to Make A Terrarium

A class project, based on a local business, featuring layout design and illustration.

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How to Make A Terrarium - Main Illustration
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How to Make A Terrarium - Instructional Page
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How to Make A Terrarium - Extra Illustration

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