2021 Grad Show

Simone Stehouwer

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VCD – Character Design & Illustration

Hello! I'm an illustrator and comic artist based in Calgary, interested in exploring art as a storytelling medium. My work focuses on conveying mood, atmosphere, and a sense of adventure.

Wasteland

Sample from a comic about memory, identity, holding on vs. letting go, and going on a dungeon crawl (2019)

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cover mockup
chapter 1 header illustration
chapter 5 header illustration
chapter 10 header illustration

Frankenstein

Cover design and interior illustrations for Mary Shelly's Frankenstein (2020)

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chapter 1 header illustration
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chapter 5 header illustration
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chapter 10 header illustration
enchanted forest
hidden library I
hidden library II
stuck in limbo

Misadventure May

A selection of pieces from 'misadventure may': a month-long art prompt challenge (2020)

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enchanted forest
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hidden library I
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hidden library II
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stuck in limbo

The Ruins

Dramatic lighting exploration (2021)

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