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Sheena Duquette

@sheenaduquette.bsky.social

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🚫 No AI 🖊️ 3D Modeler 🎞️ Animation Enthusiast 🎮 Gamer 🐉 Pokémon 🎨 https://sheenaduquette.gg/showcase

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Sheena Duquette @sheenaduquette.bsky.social · Oct 16

Sharing this silly little guy I modeled. Who can resist a pseudo-furry? 🐺 You can check out more closeups and a video turnaround below. 👇

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Sheena Duquette @sheenaduquette.bsky.social · 1h

uppies

Sheena Duquette @sheenaduquette.bsky.social · 1h

Someone said sadge in person today. I am aware, but the only way to influence it back to actual communication requires more work than the average person is capable of implementing. Monopolization is a huge issue spanning across various industries and cultures.

Sheena Duquette @sheenaduquette.bsky.social · 2h

Still cleaning up textures and figuring out roughness maps so I made a school photo backdrop set. Meow.

#myart

A Blender render of a 3D cat model with five different colorways. From left to right: Calico, Orange, Tabby, Siamese and Tuxedo.

Sheena Duquette @sheenaduquette.bsky.social · 2h

I formed the habit of liking posts to show engagement or support, “hey I saw this post and I wanted you to know I saw it,” or to soft bookmark something before bookmarks were a thing. I personally think the biggest issues surround things like impersonation, monetization & calling everything content.

Sheena Duquette @sheenaduquette.bsky.social · 4h

Dude the internet is so cool. Today I went from feeling like a big ole smear on the ground to connecting with another artist all the way in Europe and spending the day co-working together on discord. Like what the heck. That's so cool!! I love artists!!!

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Sheena Duquette @sheenaduquette.bsky.social · 4h

Hope you’re doing well! 👋

Sheena Duquette @sheenaduquette.bsky.social · 4h

Something I battled with was feeling at times like communities were trying to dictate how I should interact with media which felt really weird. Like I was a literal puppet for entertainment and shouldn’t have my own whims or preferences. Exhausting for sure.

Sheena Duquette @sheenaduquette.bsky.social · 4h

Still working on the free part but yeah. I don’t gotta work on the cringe, that’s been through the roof my whole life. 👍

Sheena Duquette @sheenaduquette.bsky.social · 4h

The one who shall not be named was ruined by monetization IMO. It’s just a rage bait machine now and very dead internet theory energy. Can’t stand that when I made friends on forums, deviant art and tumblr. No algorithms, just people and topics you follow and want to see. Tags for searching.

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Sheena Duquette @sheenaduquette.bsky.social · 7h

I grew up in fandom spaces. I contributed to fandom spaces. I love fandoms. But I can definitely see how some people want to be separated from that sometimes. I think life’s more boring when you don’t indulge in the harmless hobbies, and I’m not afraid of making people cringe if it means I’m happy.

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Sheena Duquette @sheenaduquette.bsky.social · 7h

I’ve been enjoying having a smaller account. It’s easier to recognize usernames and icons of people who regularly interact. Having conversations instead of feeling the pressure to promote something is a relief as well. And not feeling pressured to behave or appear a certain way. I’m a big weirdo.

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Sheena Duquette @sheenaduquette.bsky.social · 1d

go to the gym and work it out

Sheena Duquette @sheenaduquette.bsky.social · 2d

Self-reflection has led me to understand a lot of my apprehension to do something has been undermined by stressing about the outcome. I trap myself in my head worried about doing things, "the right way," instead of appreciating my own approach and techniques as unique and great in their own way.

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Sheena Duquette @sheenaduquette.bsky.social · 2d

Hello #PortfolioDay! I'm a 3D artist specializing in characters and props with a range of experience spanning from animated programming, YouTube series, PBR workflows and continuing to push 3D printing boundaries with color miniatures and on-screen replicas! I can't show everything but here is some!

Portfolio slide showing a 3D model of Sett (League of Legends,) on the left is textures with lighting, on the right is the model with only base color texture.

A turnaround page featuring two versions of Teru Momijiyama from the series 'SHY', the top renders feature her hood up, the bottom renders have her hood down.

A 3D-printable model made of Rubber Ross' mascot character. Shows the front and back of a stylized pose.

Screenshot from the Stan Lee Documentary. features Flo Steinberg whom I had the pleasure of modeling the likeness of.

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Sheena Duquette @sheenaduquette.bsky.social · 3d

“Don’t go out if you’re in pain then,” is so ignorant. I’m always in pain. If I didn’t push myself to smile through it I’d never go out. Very frustrating being made to feel guilty when I can’t keep up like I’m an annoyance and not worth compassion, biting back tears from the embarrassment and shame.

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Sheena Duquette @sheenaduquette.bsky.social · 3d

Words are cheap but can hold a lot of weight. Action is often the louder and most effective rebuttal.

Sheena Duquette @sheenaduquette.bsky.social · 6d

What the heck is NAS

Sheena Duquette @sheenaduquette.bsky.social · 6d

I made a video but it's too big for BlueSky. 😞 Here's a screenshot.

Screenshot of ZBrush with a character model in frame. The subtitles say, "It's been sanitized."

Sheena Duquette @sheenaduquette.bsky.social · 6d

I don’t have enough ports for this.

Photo of four external hard drives on a desk.

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Sheena Duquette @sheenaduquette.bsky.social · 6d

My goal now is to live my life like a taut bow ready to snap and fire at anyone who would dare mistreat me like that again.

Sheena Duquette @sheenaduquette.bsky.social · 6d

I’ve never spoken about that blatant attempt because there’s so much more, to be blunt, literal bullshit that was being tolerated for over a year. I let them run me over and take everything else, even my pride, but when I saw that hand about to touch *my* work, it felt like a bowstring snapped.

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Sheena Duquette @sheenaduquette.bsky.social · 6d

The bookend experiences framing this treatment;

Despite being in shock at the time, I prevented intellectual theft of my work by snapping out of it and snatching my hard drive away from greedy hands (I still can’t believe it was attempted,) and told many years later that I should be meaner.

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Sheena Duquette @sheenaduquette.bsky.social · 6d

The more I contemplate this experience, the more I realize I have been effectively fighting off those who would thieve and lie and cheat me out of more things than I can list for over ten years. Not just physical items but relationships and opportunities, so many people trying to take.

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Sheena Duquette @sheenaduquette.bsky.social · 6d

I sometimes think about how very sentimental things have ~gone missing~ when it’s much more likely that:

- someone I trusted to come into my home stole them
- someone got in without me knowing and stole them

Both options suck. But I’m very careful with memorabilia and they aren’t here anymore.

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Sheena Duquette @sheenaduquette.bsky.social · 9d

Damn I forgot you were always full of bangers.