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Welcome to Vien's Portfolio!
Hello there! I'm Vien - a versatile artist, designer, and educator from the San Francisco Bay Area.
With over a decade of experience navigating multimedia projects through all creative phases, I'm always excited to work with new clients and help bring any creative vision to life.
This site, its design, and all assets were made from scratch with tons of love and care.
Please enjoy and do not hesitate to contact me or follow my socials for more information!
My Beginnings
Art and education have been my greatest passions since early childhood.
I adored my teachers growing up and loved being in school.
You'd often find me teaching private art lessons to friends during recess.
I'm proud to be a lifelong learner with a growth mindset!
Purpose & Background
After graduating with a teaching credential from SJSU, I've worked hybrid roles as a teacher, production artist, and multimedia designer ever since.
I use art to create powerful learning experiences and spark joy in others.
Who I Am
I am a second-generation American.
My parents immigrated from Vietnam and I am the youngest of 3 sons.
I am deeply proud of who I am, where my family comes from, and the country I live in.
I love to spend most of my time with my partner and closest family.
Major Influences
Family and culture thoroughly influence who I am, how I view the world, and how I see my art.
Anime and western animation styles are equally important to my style; I like to blend and play with both when necessary.
A few of my favorite artists are Kim Jung Gi, Hayao Miyazaki, Alex Ross, and Glen Keane.
What I Find Important
My favorite works of art remind me that ordinary and mundane things are beautiful.
I strive to be an active listener and embrace diversity in any way possible. Having a fresh outlook creates new learning opportunities for you and your colleagues.
What I Enjoy Most
I find it important to be playful and expressive; my projects always reflect these qualities in one way or another.
Traveling, learning history, and experiencing culture (sumo in Japan) are some of my favorite hobbies.
Work With Me
I adore working with new people and would love to help you realize your creative vision.
Contact me by clicking the contact tab and filling out the form, or following my socials.
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A collection of some of my favorite art and illustration work
Full Character Models
- Fully rendered & separated character models
- Optimized & ready for Live2D rigging
- Full body, upper body bust, head/avatar
- Photoshop - 300 PPI - 2000 to 8000 px
Scenes & Backgrounds
- Full scene illustrations for Live2D animation, web design, or static art
- Foreground and background assets separable
- Art style choice customizable upon request
Scenes & Backgrounds
- Full scene illustrations for Live2D animation, web design, or static art
- Foreground and background assets separable
- Art style choice customizable upon request
Vector Art & Design
- Vector line art, colored full illustrations
- Complex art and design for print, merch, etc.
- Art style choice customizable upon request
Expressions & Emojis
- Illustrated facial features optimized for full-range of expression
- Objects & accessories for dynamic animation rigging
- High level understanding of both art assets and Live2D rigging
- Ensured compatibility when adding new components on existing models
Objects & Add-Ons
- Customizable add-ons, freeform items, and various objects
- Interacts with face, hand tracking
- Art style choice customizable upon request
Outfits & Accessories
- Customizable outfits, objects, and toggles
- High-fidelity clothing, textures, patterns, and physics
- Art style choice customizable upon request
Storyboards & Concept
- Technical & fundamental ideation for character illustration and animation
- Framework design for animations, scenes, courses, com
- Anatomical accuracy or stylized
Misc. Objects & Assets
- Illustrations for Live2d animation, web design, or static art
- Created as new assets or added onto existing artwork
- Art style choice customizable upon request
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Live2D Characters
- 120° head, body, and hand xyz range of motion
- Full facial rig of eyes, brows, expressions, and mouth
- Dynamic hair and clothing physics
- VTube Studio ready
Scenes & Interactions
- Rigged for Live2d animation or Adobe After Effects
- Full length animations for VTube, video export, or looping gif
Scenes & Interactions
- Rigged for Live2d animation or Adobe After Effects
- Full length animations for VTube, video export, or looping gif
Scenes & Interactions
- Rigged for Live2d animation or Adobe After Effects
- Full length animations for VTube, video export, or looping gif
Motion Posters
- Fully animated motion & design for posters & marketing material
- Seamless loop or complete scene
- Unique or existing artwork
Motion Posters
- Fully animated motion & design for posters & marketing material
- Seamless loop or complete scene
- Unique or existing artwork
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Logos & Graphics
- Complex motion design for new or existing art and models
- Full animation or seamless loop
- Scalable size upon request
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Emotes & Emojis
- Custom emotes for new or existing art and models
- Full animation or seamless loop
- Scalable size upon request
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Icons & Buttons
- Custom icons & button animations for new or existing art and models
- Full animation or seamless loop
- Scalable size upon request
Outfits, Accessories, Pets
- Custom animated expressions
- Outfit, accessory, or object/pet toggles
- VTube Studio ready
Hand Tracking
- Xyz range of motion for shoulders, elbows, & hands
- Dynamic physics
- Created as new assets or added onto existing artwork
- VTube Studio ready
Animation Study
- Study in cutting art and rigging for Live2D animation
- Approx. 6 hour project using existing artwork
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Photo & Art Design
- High-level photo and art manipulation
- Raster (Photoshop, Procreate) or vector (Illustrator) formats
- Optimization for Live2D, web design, animation, or static art
Photo & Art Design
- High-level photo and art manipulation
- Raster (Photoshop, Procreate) or vector (Illustrator) formats
- Optimization for Live2D, web design, animation, or static art
Web Design
- Custom web pages and full websites designed from scratch or builder site (per request)
- Custom code, html, js possible
- Custom assets, textures, templates
- Any style upon request
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Web Assets
- Hand-crafted assets & textures for web design
- Patterns, textures, designs for responsive feedback
- Optimize for a variety of formats & platforms
Physical & Digital Media
- Backgrounds, banners, sections, brochures, posters, etc.
- Ready files for prepress processing and print
- Optimize dimensions or size upon need or request
Merch Design
- Concept to print & manufacture completion
- Raster or Vector designs
- Original artwork or upscaling existing assets upon request
Merch Design
- Concept to print & manufacture completion
- Raster or Vector designs
- Original artwork or upscaling existing assets upon request
Graphics & Logos
- Simple or complex graphics
- Cut & layered for animation or movement
eLearning
- Hand-crafted courses and assessments made through Articulate
- Presentations, documents, graphics made through InDesign
- Unique, original designs and custom art
- Responsive feedback and use of mixed media to maintain engagement
- WCAG informed best practices
eLearning
- Hand-crafted courses and assessments made through Articulate
- Presentations, documents, graphics made through InDesign
- Unique, original designs and custom art
- Responsive feedback and use of mixed media to maintain engagement
- WCAG informed best practices
eLearning Videos
- Instructional videos for online training or educational leisure
- Video recording, editing, and audio dubbing
- Unique, original designs and custom art
- Responsive feedback and use of mixed media to maintain engagement
- WCAG informed best practices
eLearning Videos
- Instructional videos for online training or educational leisure
- Video recording, editing, and audio dubbing
- Unique, original designs and custom art
- Responsive feedback and use of mixed media to maintain engagement
- WCAG informed best practices
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Use the form to contact me for any art, animation, design, or education related projects.
I routinely respond wthin 2 to 3 normal, business days.
Vien
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Hello there! I'm Vien - a versatile artist, designer, and educator from the San Francisco Bay Area.
With over a decade of experience navigating multimedia projects through all creative phases, I'm always excited to work with new clients and help bring any creative vision to life.
Experience
Illustrator, Animator
Production Artist
2014 - Present
Creative Circle
- Illustrate character models, backgrounds, web assets
- Animate and rig through LIive2D
- Asset optimization, export, integration for digital/print, motion graphics, video, VTube, web, streaming, static use
Multimedia Designer
2017 - Present
Creative Circle
- Creating high quality designs and graphics for implementation into web pages, eLearning, video
- eLearning storyboard, conceptual design
- Author courses, templates, documents, trainings, videos, web pages
4th/5th Grade Teacher,
Science Teacher
2015 - 2021
Newark Unified, Alameda Unified, Cupertino Union
- Self-contained classroom instruction
- Curriculum development, assessment
- Professional development, onboarding
Education
San Jose State University
2014
BA - Humanities - Liberal Studies
San Jose State University
Connie L Lurie College
2015
Multiple Subjects Teaching Credential
Skills
Adobe After Effects
Adobe Illustrator
Adobe InDesign
Adobe Photoshop
Adobe Premier Pro
Clip Studio
Live2D Cubism
Microsoft Office/Google Workspace
Procreate
WebFlow
VTube Studio
Languages
English
Vietamese
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