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Britney Dudman
One day, out of pure boredom, I took a nearby pencil and paper and began drawing. From then on I continued creating, drawing, and constructing stories in my head. I was inspired by the many movies, TV shows, video games, and comics I used to escape my small corner of the world. Eventually, this interest in visual storytelling led me to Sheridan College to pursue a BA in illustration.
Often devalued as just simple entertainment, I believe that the act of storytelling is the most powerful tool a person can have. I think storytelling can leave a huge impact on many people by creating empathy in an audience and therefore (hopefully) creating a better world. Using my skills as an illustrator I want to help tell stories of our time and maybe help write the story of our future; even if it’s only a small contribution.
Playing God
This is a four-page comic I created about the end of the universe revealing that all of creation was just a child’s game. Heavily influenced by the style of old-school sci-fi comics and pulp magazine covers, it was also partly sparked as a darkly humorous reaction to the tumultuous time we were living in during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Dune: Book trailer
Ever since the Denis Villeneuve adaptation introduced me to Dune I’ve fallen in love with the book series, so I took this semester as an opportunity to make a fan book trailer. I also took it as an opportunity to do a lot of experimenting with different animation techniques and visual effects and mixed-media filmmaking.
Mary Shelly’s Frankenstein
During one of my elective courses at Sheridan College I read Frankenstein as part of the curriculum. Not knowing anything about the novel other than through pop culture osmosis, I was pleasantly surprised by how much I liked it. For this thesis, I wanted to create a cover and storybook illustrations to complement the original novel and share how I envisioned Mary Shelly’s beautiful writing.
Full Bleed
These are a collection of editorial full bleed and spot editorial illustrations for a zine. Created as a reaction to many of the contemporary issues facing us today. The full bleeds are meant to represent the issue as a whole or a large part of it, while the spots represent different aspects of the problem. The illustration in order represents: Reproductive Rights, Environmentalism, Gun violence, and the cost of living crisis.
Forced Motherhood: The violation of U.S. states taking control of one’s body, on the basis of the sex one was born with.
Barely Finished with Dolls: This piece was motivated by a story of a 10-year-old girl who had to cross state lines to get an abortion, after the overturning of Roe v. Wade.
Audience: The U.S. supreme court and government officials’ intrusion of personal health care direction.
Title Wave: About the environmental crisis, rising tides, and pollution caused by large corporations.
Plastic Lie: A spot about how plastic recycling is deceptive marketing and performative, and only leads to more trash in the environment.
Thread: This spot represents the increasing loss of forests that is putting a strain on the overall environment.
Swept Under the Rug: A take on the U.S.’s numbness to mass shootings and how easy it has become for the country to simply sweep these things under the rug until the next tragedy.
Thoughts and Prayers: The instant reaction of thoughts and prayers from many politicians who are influenced by donations from lobbying groups.
Tombstone: A commentary on school shootings in the U.S. has given a place for learning in an atmosphere of fear and inevitability.
Tantalus: Inspired by the Greek figure of the same name. This piece represents the difficulty of securing wealth and criticism of hustle culture.
1 & 2 Bedroom Condos Coming Soon: A commentary on the rising cost of housing and homelessness crisis.
