Walt Viviers · Multimedia Artist
Tinkerer, maker,
chronic curiosity chaser.
A multimedia artist from Pretoria, working across art, design, video and digital. I paint and illustrate, shoot photography and video, design brands and build small apps — and lately I've been chasing video and social, in front of the camera as much as behind it. Artist, designer, photographer, writer, the occasional musician and editor: at the core, it's still people and art.
The work
One creator, many crafts — pick a thread and follow it.
Photography & Video
Portraits, events and wellness retreats — and, increasingly, social video: short-form storytelling in front of and behind the camera.
Explore →Fine Art & Illustration
Acrylic and mixed-media originals — from the iconic to the unexpected — held in private collections across South Africa and abroad.
Explore →Design & Digital
A Creative Director's toolkit, hands-on again: brand identity, websites and e-commerce, illustration, motion and campaigns — plus small apps and browser games, built for the joy of it.
Explore →Essays & Articles
Longer-form writing — essays and articles on the craft, the tools, and the life around a creative practice.
Explore →
Photography & Video
Portraits, events & retreats — through a fine artist's eye
Portrait sessions, events, and wellness retreats — captured in photo and video with a fine artist's eye. Each album opens in Google Photos.
A Painter's Eye
Behind the Lens
Photography and video are an extension of the same practice — the same instinct for light, composition, and the quiet moment that says everything. I bring a fine artist's eye to every frame.
I work with people first: portrait sessions, events, and wellness retreats where the aim is to capture something true rather than posed — unhurried, comfortable, and attentive to the story unfolding in front of the camera.
Based in Pretoria and available across South Africa and beyond, I shoot in both photo and video, and every session is delivered as a private online album.
Whether it's a single portrait or a multi-day retreat, tell me what you have in mind and I'll shape the session around it.
Fine Art & Illustration
Bold originals — from the iconic to the unexpected
Acrylic and mixed-media paintings that read with clarity from across the room and reveal expressive, unmistakable brushwork up close — held in private collections across South Africa and abroad.
People and Art
at the Core
Bio & Statement ↗
My path has always been creative and service-minded — early studies in directing and design, then apprenticeships and freelance work, always focused on making things and serving the people who need them.
I've worked bars and boardrooms, apprenticed as a tattoo artist and body piercer, and built a long career that led to Creative Director — running small businesses on the side and painting, illustrating and photographing the whole way through.
After a lifetime in design and marketing, I made a deliberate choice to step back from managing others and return to making things myself. I work across art, design, video and digital, and with the rise of AI I think every creative will end up working across disciplines rather than just directing them.
That shift started in lockdown, when remote work let me bring hands-on making back into the mix — painting, photography, writing, video. In 2026 I went back to full-time freelance: exploring what AI-assisted tools can add, and following whatever curiosity pulls me next.
Selected Artworks
Available on SAATCHI ART
Design & Digital
Brands, websites, apps & games
A Creative Director's full toolkit — brand identity, websites and online stores, illustration, motion and marketing for brands big and small. Plus small browser games and genuinely useful apps I build for the fun of it.
Brand, Web & Campaigns
Identity systems, websites and online stores, illustration, motion and marketing — a full-service portfolio for brands big and small.
View the portfolio →Apps & Games
Small, independent browser games and offline-friendly apps — built for the joy of making. No ads, no tracking.
Explore →From the Apps & Games shelf — play in your browser
Essays
& Articles
Read the essays ↗
Longer-form writing — essays and articles on the craft, the tools, and the life around a creative practice. New pieces go up as they're written; subscribe via RSS to follow along.
Work with me
Let's make something —
on camera, on brand, on screen.
Available for photography & video, short-form social content, brand & web design, and creative collaborations — for individuals and businesses in Pretoria, across South Africa, and happily beyond. In front of the camera as much as behind it.