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Miriam Goodchild

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VCD – Character Design & Illustration

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I am a character designer, illustrator, and occasional animator with a deep passion for storytelling. My work focuses heavily on themes of growth and self-discovery, pulling concepts and ideas from genres like fantasy, horror, mystery and sometimes sci-fi. I like to push juxtaposing concepts together to see how they might work, exploring ways to twist and bend different tropes to create new and interesting stories to share with the world.

Halloween A simple project done to practice syncing lip movements to audio.
Upside A minute long animated short based on the one-word prompt, "up". Backgrounds were done by Jean Gole.
The Future An animated short developed around a chosen audio.

Animation

Various animated projects I have worked on.

Animation
Halloween A simple project done to practice syncing lip movements to audio.
Animation
Upside A minute long animated short based on the one-word prompt, "up". Backgrounds were done by Jean Gole.
Animation
The Future An animated short developed around a chosen audio.
Battle of the Bands The first full piece I did with the Death's Door characters, prior to turning the concept into a series.
Alma - Character Sheet Character reference for Alma, one of the main protagonists of the series.
Lily - Character Sheet Character reference for Lily, one of the main protagonists of the series.
Echo - Character Sheet Character reference for Echo, one of the main protagonists of the series.
Sera - Character Sheet Character reference for Sera, one of the main protagonists of the series.
The Harbingers Concept art of the Harbingers, the main villains in the series.

Death's Door

"Death's Door" is a story create for a hypothetical/potential animated show. The following is the pitch/summary of the series:

"The Gate to the Afterlife has been broken, and only four teenage girls have what it takes to stop the evil vengeful ghouls that have escaped into the world of the living! Inspired by shows like Pretty Cure, Soul Eater, and Ruby Gloom, Death's Door blends the aesthetics of goth, emo, and scene subcultures with magical girl heroism in a series that focuses on loss, friendship, growth, and the ways we cope with grief."

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Battle of the Bands The first full piece I did with the Death's Door characters, prior to turning the concept into a series.
Death's Door AUArts Grad Show Alma
Alma - Character Sheet Character reference for Alma, one of the main protagonists of the series.
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Lily - Character Sheet Character reference for Lily, one of the main protagonists of the series.
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Echo - Character Sheet Character reference for Echo, one of the main protagonists of the series.
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Sera - Character Sheet Character reference for Sera, one of the main protagonists of the series.
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The Harbingers Concept art of the Harbingers, the main villains in the series.
The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald - Part 1 The first piece in a four-part series based on Gordon Lightfoot's song, "The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald".
The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald - Part 2 The second piece in a four-part series based on Gordon Lightfoot's song, "The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald".
The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald - Part 3 The third piece in a four-part series based on Gordon Lightfoot's song, "The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald".
The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald - Part 4 The fourth and final piece in a four-part series based on Gordon Lightfoot's song, "The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald".
Map of Kirudia A map of the territory "Kirudia", which is part of a fictional island called "Osrea".
Kirudian Home Interior The typical appearance of a home found in the territory of Kirudia.

Environmental Storytelling

Various environment-focused pieces.

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The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald - Part 1 The first piece in a four-part series based on Gordon Lightfoot's song, "The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald".
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The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald - Part 2 The second piece in a four-part series based on Gordon Lightfoot's song, "The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald".
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The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald - Part 3 The third piece in a four-part series based on Gordon Lightfoot's song, "The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald".
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The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald - Part 4 The fourth and final piece in a four-part series based on Gordon Lightfoot's song, "The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald".
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Map of Kirudia A map of the territory "Kirudia", which is part of a fictional island called "Osrea".
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Kirudian Home Interior The typical appearance of a home found in the territory of Kirudia.
The "Perfect" Girl - Characters A piece meant to show the motivations, personalities, and dynamics of the three characters in a hypothetical series about a girl who seems too perfect to be actually real.
Out of the Woods A one-page comic retelling the story of Little Red Riding Hood...with a twist.
Strange Growth Comic - Page 3 A page from a short comic based in the world of "Strange Growth".
Strange Growth Comic - Page 4 A page from a short comic based in the world of "Strange Growth".
Strange Growth Comic - Page 5 A page from a short comic based in the world of "Strange Growth".

Sequential Stories

Comics and comic-adjacent pieces.

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The "Perfect" Girl - Characters A piece meant to show the motivations, personalities, and dynamics of the three characters in a hypothetical series about a girl who seems too perfect to be actually real.
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Out of the Woods A one-page comic retelling the story of Little Red Riding Hood...with a twist.
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Strange Growth Comic - Page 3 A page from a short comic based in the world of "Strange Growth".
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Strange Growth Comic - Page 4 A page from a short comic based in the world of "Strange Growth".
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Strange Growth Comic - Page 5 A page from a short comic based in the world of "Strange Growth".
Kai - Character Sheet A 2-page spread all about Kai, one of the main characters.
Ava - Character Sheet A 2-page spread all about Ava, one of the main characters.
The Caretaker - Character Sheet A 2-page spread all about The Caretaker, one of the main characters.
Kai's Journey - Part 1 The first part in a series of pieces depicting Kai's personal growth over the course of the story, showing his life prior to meeting Ava or The Caretaker.
Kai's Journey - Part 2 The second part in a series of pieces depicting Kai's personal growth over the course of the story, showing a tense moment in which he has to step up in order to save Ava's life.
Kai's Journey - Part 3 The third part in a series of pieces depicting Kai's personal growth over the course of the story, showing Kai's life after meeting Ava and The Caretaker, friends he now considers family.

Strange Growth

Strange Growth is a story created for a hypothetical kid's cartoon. It takes place in a post-apocalyptic world where plants and animals have mutated to grow to enormous sizes, following two orphan kids and an amnesiac robot as they try to navigate the strange world around them.

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Kai - Character Sheet A 2-page spread all about Kai, one of the main characters.
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Ava - Character Sheet A 2-page spread all about Ava, one of the main characters.
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The Caretaker - Character Sheet A 2-page spread all about The Caretaker, one of the main characters.
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Kai's Journey - Part 1 The first part in a series of pieces depicting Kai's personal growth over the course of the story, showing his life prior to meeting Ava or The Caretaker.
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Kai's Journey - Part 2 The second part in a series of pieces depicting Kai's personal growth over the course of the story, showing a tense moment in which he has to step up in order to save Ava's life.
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Kai's Journey - Part 3 The third part in a series of pieces depicting Kai's personal growth over the course of the story, showing Kai's life after meeting Ava and The Caretaker, friends he now considers family.

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