ABOUT STEPHAN PETERSEN
Stephan is a graduate of Sheridan College, Mohawk College & the University of Waterloo having completed a variety of Arts related programs while also earning honours designations twice and being awarded Top Artist in his class from Mohawk's "Comic Design and Scripting" Program.
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Since completing his education, Stephan has primarily worked as a freelance artist collaborating with various companies including MioVision, ECN Capital, Element Fleet, Wolf & Heron and Facebook. He spent a season with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats Football Operations as a Junior Graphic Designer and continues to be the lead Storyboarding Artist for Arc Media. He has done everything from web graphics to animation assets, comic illustrations, media manipulation and motion graphics.
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Today, Stephan's main passion continues to be in the field of sequential art and graphic novels. Over the past few years, Stephan has worked on a number of titles including Perfidy, Paroxysms of Caesars, The Countess and he continues to work on Project: I.M.P.A.C.T produced by ADR Comics. His creator owned project "Thin Ice" was previously recognized as a finalist in Pulsar Entertainment's Creator Owned Comic Contest. Currently, Stephan is working on a multi-issue project for Lev Gleason's ComicHouse (Formerly Chapterhouse Comics).
AWARDS & RECOGNITIONS
2003
Visual Arts Award
Blessed Sacrament Elementary School
2006
3rd Place - Short Story Competition (Ontario)
High School Level
2007
2nd Place - Remeberance Day Poster Contest
Knights of Columbus
2007
Scholarship to Sheridan College
2009
Top Artist Scholarship (Class of 2009)
Mohawk College
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2016
Top 5 Finalist
Pulsar Entertainment's Creator Owned Comic Contest