My name is Vivien Smith! I am an animator, illustrator, and storyboard artist.

 

I graduated the University of Texas at Dallas with a Bachelors in Animation & Games in the Arts, Technology and Communication (ATEC) program.

 

I am experienced in Adobe Photoshop and Premiere.

I have worked 4+ years in Maya, Mudbox, ToonBoom Harmony, TV Paint.

I have ongoing audio projects in ProTools and Ableton Live Studio.

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Click here for my Resume

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My published essay dissecting the technical and stylistic aesthetics of the animated graduate film Louise (2021), exposing the darker origins of the ballerina industry:

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​https://blog.animationstudies.org/?p=4559