About me

​Vivian Truong was born in London, England and studied Computer Animation Arts at Bournemouth University. A self-taught artist, a natural storyteller, and an avid lover of cartoons and comics. Her first graphic novel City of Dragons: The Awakening Storm is listed as a “Best Graphic Novel of 2021” by ALA and is a worldwide hit amongst reviewers. She is also the artist behind the Wall Street Journal listed self-help book, I Am Fun Size, and So Are You!, and the upcoming graphic novel series, Cooking with Monsters, published by IDW.

She has created comics with Riot Games, Your Comic Heroes and several anthologies. Telling evocative stories are a dedication of hers, what's life without laughter and tears after all.

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Find me on these websites:
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​Experience

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2012

Several books signed-TBA

I Am Fun Size - A successfully Kickstarter-funded self-help book

Wonderbly- Storyboard artist for personalised books

Neutral Digital - Storyboard and concept artist for VR experiences

Scholastic- Book deal signed for a middle grade graphic novel series

Dirty Rotten Comics- Comic in issue 12# of the comic anthology

Riot Games ART LAB- Invited to Riot Games' studio to produce three concept pieces.

Riot Games- Comic creator for a community collaboration for the game League of Legends

Blue Zoo - Storyboard course creating storyboards for the show Miffy and Digby Dragon

Dreamtek - Freelance video editor and animator for a video   production company in London

Metropo - Comic artist for Sci-fi anthology

Daughter of Titan - Comic artist for a Superhero comic series.

Lionheart - Comic writer and artist for an original superhero character for the magazine "Your Comic Heroes" by Future Publishing ltd. 

Project Automata - Concept Artist for a resource-management indie game project.

BFX- Page Turner - Director, lead storyboard artist, concept artist, texture artist and animator for a thirty second film for the charity Dyslexia Action.

Maia - Texture artist for a dance animation graduate project. ​

I Fell in Love with Evil - Writer, artist, animator and designer for a solo university project for an interactive comic story.

League of Fighters - Colour artist for game sprites for an action game.

Phrenic - Concept artist and texture artist for an atmospheric, student game.

Timbits - Storyboard artist, animator for an animation about individuality and the Canadian donuts, Timbits.

Moving On- Comic artist and writer for the runner up  manga for the Manga Jiman contest ran by the UK Japan Embassy.
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Skills
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​Software proficiency

​Comic artist
Storyboard Artist  ​
Concept Artist  
Character Designer 
Video editor                      
Texture Artist
3D Modelling      
3D Animation
2D Animation 

• Adobe Photoshop CS6
• Adobe After Effects CC 2014
• Adobe Flash CS6
• Adobe Illustrator CS6
• Autodesk Maya 2015
• Autodesk Mudbox 2014
• Gamemaker Studio 1.4
• Paint Tool Sai
• Sony Vegas Pro 13.0
• Toonboom Animate Pro
• Toonboom Storyboard Pro 5.1
• Zbrush 4r7

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​Education

​2012-2015 Bournemouth University
Achieved a 2:1 with a BA (Hons) degree in Computer Animation Arts

2005-2012  Bexley Grammar School
A Levels:  
Art (A*)
Japanese (A)
Maths (A)
ICT (B)

GCSE: Art: A*
History: A*
Information & Technology: A*
Japanese: A*
Religious studies: A*
English: A*A
Double Science: A*B
Maths: A
French: A
Chinese: A

Awards & Achievements
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​2015    NCCA Best interactive artefact award
2015    BFX (Animation competition) finalist
2012    Bexley Council art award
2012    Second place in the Japan Embassy's Nihongo   Cup Japanese Speech Contest
2012    Fourth place in the Japan Embassy's Manga       Jiman competition
2012    Foreign Language Leadership Award
2012    Bexley Grammar School Art and
            Japanese Awards
2010    Bexley Grammar School Art and
            Japanese Awards

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