Comic Artist, Vivian De Elias, 12, in her first year with The Downey Legend, hopes to bring joy with her talent of art. She took the opportunity to join The Downey Legend to advance her skills and hopes to bring that with her into her future as a hobby. She started with the passion for art back in middle school when she would notice how video games worked. De Elias loved seeing all the colorful characters and was attached with their beauty and so then she would recreate these characters and that’s how her passion for art carried on. Along with her passion for art comes her personality in which she is a friendly person. She tends to be a shy person but when it comes to making someone needed or comfortable she won’t hesitate to brighten up their day and make a friend at the end of the day.

As for someone who wants to express her feelings into her art, De Elias believes art isn’t something to be mad focused on but to enjoy. “Art is something really fun to experiment with and there is no end with the kinds of things you can create.” De Elias stated “As silly as this might sound, video games were what showed me what someone’s creativity was really capable of. They’re not just ways to kill time, they’re art, and it’s that same creativity I hope I can put into my own art. Drawing is just one of the many ways for me to express it.”