Victoria Vincent or vewn is an animator and illustrator from California, USA. She makes short films with a distinctive style using shifting lineart, sharp colours and pointy corners.
Vincent's films use a simplistic art style to tell engaging and profound stories dealing with a host of issues, such as grief, addiction, loneliness, and coming of age. Her use of inconsistent lines, jumpy animation and unrealistic proportions creates a childlike effect, which contrasts greatly with the subject matter of her work.
In terms of the practicality of producing animation, I find her work inspiring as well, showing that an animation doesn't need to be complex, highly detailed and realistic to be successful. Her work prioritises story, mood and tone over "quality" (detail and realism). As I'm considering producing my own animated film, I find myself looking at Vincent's work and considering how I can incorporate this looseness into my own film, and perhaps there's a line to be drawn between totally focusing on making the film look realistic and totally focusing on the story.
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