
Biography
Leven is a nonbinary, Filipino-American story artist, character designer, and illustrator. Art has always been a driving force in their life—as soon as they could grab a pencil, they never set it down. They are currently available for work!
As a graduate of the University of Central Florida’s Character Animation program, they led as an art director on the award-winning student short film, Symfaunic (2021). They also served as a character designer and story artist during their time on the project. Leven has a love for communicating ideas visually, and they seek to bring unique narratives to life by exploring the story that the characters and environment exist within.
In their free time, you can catch them playing D&D, creating too many original characters, or secretly doing karaoke (but you didn’t hear that last part from me!)
Skills
Roles
- Basic
- Basic
- Basic
- Basic
Technical Skills
- Basic
Work Experience
2019 – Present day
Illustrator
Freelance
Meet deadlines to create custom illustrations |
Communicate with clients to discuss problems and creative changes |
Research and ensure commissions are on model when requested style-matching work
2019 – 2021
Art Director, Storyboard Artist & Character Designer
Symfaunic - University of Central Florida
Oversaw visual direction for the animated film, Symfaunic |
Concepted character, prop, and environment designs |
Developed and revised storyboards using Photoshop
2018 – 2019
Student Ambassador
School of Visual Arts & Design - University of Central Florida
Led groups of 4-10 prospective students in weekly informative campus tours |
Resolved questions and identified important campus and program features
2019 – 2019
Art & History Education Intern
Maitland Art Center
Concepted and finalized character design for the Education Department's mascot using Photoshop |
Scripted, storyboarded, and animated an educational video using Illustrator, Photoshop, and Premiere
Education
2017 – 2021
Bachelor of Fine Arts
University of Central Florida
Character Animation