2021 Grad Show

Sarah McPhee

AUArts Grad Show Screen Shot 2021-05-20 at 8.40.02 PM

VCD – Character Design & Illustration

An artist of some sort with interests in illustration, character design, film and animation, and textile crafts. The joy of mixed media is being able to explore and discover the fun, quirky, and beautiful in everything around me. My aim is that through my art and stories, I can share in this feeling of joyful inspiration and love for the whimsical.

Wizard of Oz

Revisiting and reinterpreting some classic characters.

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Wizard of Oz AUArts Grad Show friends
Wizard of Oz AUArts Grad Show dorothy
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Wizard of Oz AUArts Grad Show kansas_munchkin
Wizard of Oz AUArts Grad Show Winkie_quadling

SAMcPhee Animation

An animated logo to summarize and introduce my art

SAMcPhee Animation

Drink Icons Morph Animation

Exercise in creating smooth transitions in motion graphics

Drink Icons Morph Animation

Environments of a Fantasy Journey

Inspired by the works of Eyvind Earle and Dr. Seuss

Environments of a Fantasy Journey AUArts Grad Show envoronments
Story Beats 1-2
Story Beats 3-4
Story Beats 5-6
Moth Character Turnaround

Moth and the Maiden

Story development for a potential short animation.

Moth and the Maiden AUArts Grad Show 1-01
Moth and the Maiden AUArts Grad Show beats
Story Beats 1-2
Moth and the Maiden AUArts Grad Show beats2
Story Beats 3-4
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Story Beats 5-6
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Moth Character Turnaround

My Monster

A children's book about the difficulty in dealing with anxiety taking the form of an overwhelming monster.

My Monster AUArts Grad Show 1
My Monster AUArts Grad Show 2
My Monster AUArts Grad Show 3
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Background Layers
Style Frame
Character Puppet

Stop Motion Walk Cycle

For this project I fabricated an articulated puppet and environment set so I could try my hand at stop motion animation.

Stop Motion Walk Cycle
Stop Motion Walk Cycle AUArts Grad Show background
Background Layers
Stop Motion Walk Cycle AUArts Grad Show style frame
Style Frame
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Character Puppet

Circus Backstage

A collection of characters getting ready for a show

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Mushroom City

The City of Calgary made out of mushrooms as a symbol of the city's resilience

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