Hey there! My name is Jerry and I'm an Illustration Student in 3rd year at Sheridan College. I am an passionate and adaptable artist proficient in storyboards, visual storytelling, murals + other large scale paintings, and a strong sense of graphic visual style. With years of artistic experience, I have a very developed creative proficiency in many art mediums and softwares, such as Procreate, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, and especially traditional work. I love to communicate through my art; my goal through my artwork is always to incite emotion whether it is touching, disturbing, or laughter. As a very hands-on person, I have a wide variety of additional fortes. I have years of experience working with kids of all ages at many camps and teaching positions, taken many leadership roles from directing plays to managing social events, and provided creative/visual direction for short film sets. With great amounts of collaborative experience, I thrive working in a team and just as well as an individual. On a more recreational side, I enjoy a very outdoors/active lifestyle such as camping, canoeing, working out, and swimming. I am very supportive of an enthusiastic, communicative, and sincere environment in both personal and professional atmospheres, and as an aspiring artist I would love to connect with others like me in any way there is!

Jerry Liu

Hey there! My name is Jerry and I'm an Illustration Student in 3rd year at Sheridan College. I am an passionate and adaptable artist proficient in storyboards, visual storytelling, murals + other large scale paintings, and a strong sense of graphic visual style. With years of artistic experience, I have a very developed creative proficiency in many art mediums and softwares, such as Procreate, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, and especially traditional work. I love to communicate through my art; my goal through my artwork is always to incite emotion whether it is touching, disturbing, or laughter. As a very hands-on person, I have a wide variety of additional fortes. I have years of experience working with kids of all ages at many camps and teaching positions, taken many leadership roles from directing plays to managing social events, and provided creative/visual direction for short film sets. With great amounts of collaborative experience, I thrive working in a team and just as well as an individual. On a more recreational side, I enjoy a very outdoors/active lifestyle such as camping, canoeing, working out, and swimming. I am very supportive of an enthusiastic, communicative, and sincere environment in both personal and professional atmospheres, and as an aspiring artist I would love to connect with others like me in any way there is!

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Hey there! My name is Jerry and I’m an Illustration Student in 3rd year at Sheridan College. I am an passionate and adaptable artist proficient in storyboards, visual storytelling, murals + other large scale paintings, and a strong sense of graphic visual style.

With years of artistic experience, I have a very developed creative proficiency in many art mediums and softwares, such as Procreate, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, and especially traditional work. I love to communicate through my art; my goal through my artwork is always to incite emotion whether it is touching, disturbing, or laughter.

As a very hands-on person, I have a wide variety of additional fortes. I have years of experience working with kids of all ages at many camps and teaching positions, taken many leadership roles from directing plays to managing social events, and provided creative/visual direction for short film sets. With great amounts of collaborative experience, I thrive working in a team and just as well as an individual.

On a more recreational side, I enjoy a very outdoors/active lifestyle such as camping, canoeing, working out, and swimming. I am very supportive of an enthusiastic, communicative, and sincere environment in both personal and professional atmospheres, and as an aspiring artist I would love to connect with others like me in any way there is!

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Language

English
Fluent
Chinese
Intermediate

Work Experience

Swim Instructor + Lifeguard at Davin a’s Swim House
January 1, 2021 - December 31, 2022
Swim instruction for kids aged 3-12; taught individual and group lessons; lifeguard and water safety.
Counselor, Activity Leader, Piano Specialist at YRDSB Arts Camp, Camp Tamakwa
January 1, 2021 - Present
Led kids ages 5-16 in day and overnight programs; extensive experience working with kids and youth.
Independent Sales Representative at Sheridan Zone
January 1, 2025 - Present
Organized and ran a personal booth at a convention, marketing and selling personal art pieces, prints, and stickers; self-manufactured.
Athletics Customer Service Representative + Student Ambassador at Sheridan College
January 1, 2024 - Present
Responsible for maintaining a positive and organized workout environment; conducted school tours and events such as Open House and varsity games.
Student Teacher / Assistant at YMM Art Studio
December 31, 2018 - December 31, 2019
Taught and assisted in art-related courses (3D work, drawing, illustration) for students.

Education

Visual Arts Program at Westmount Collegiate Institute
September 1, 2019 - June 1, 2023
Honours Bachelor Of Illustration at Sheridan College
September 4, 2023 - April 17, 2027

Qualifications

Emergency First Aid Certification with CPR-C
January 1, 2022 - December 29, 2025
National Lifeguard Certification
January 1, 2022 - December 29, 2025
Royal Conservatory of Music, Piano Level 8 (Practical + Theory)
January 1, 2019 - December 29, 2025

Industry Experience

Media & Entertainment, Education, Professional Services, Other
    paper The Wingmen - Student Short Film
    • Lead storyboard artist, production design, and set decor
    • Create a visual direction and portray visual storytelling for the rest of the production team, ensuring shot compositions, actors, lighting, and camerawork look proper.
    • Adapting the visual imagery that the director requests into a drawing from just words on a shotlist, and sometimes having to restart certain scenes if they do not meet the vision.
    • Storyboards and set looks as accurately to the director’s vision; Ensure the set looks as natural/fitting to the story of the script through props and furniture placement. For example, turning a suburban living room to look like a messy rented space for 4 guys, and keeping continuity between shots.
    paper Year End Plaque - Camp Tamakwa
    • Designed, conceptualized, and painted a 24sqft large plaque for the camp, representing a historical capstone of the respective year
    • Worked closely with client under a tight deadline to match and visualize their creative vision
    • Self-directed design concepts; worked with acrylics, markers, and woodwork within a tight deadline, demonstrating flexibility, organization, good time management, and adaptability.