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With her love for corgis and artistic eye, Amalia has caught our eye with her art being displayed all over the city of Iasi.<\/p>\n

Ami<\/span>: Hello! My name is Amalia Vornicu, but people know me as Ami. I am a graphic design student at the University of Arts \u201cGeorge Enescu\u201d, MA in graphics and animation, currently working as a freelancer.<\/p>\n

I was born in Botosani, but now living in Iasi. I have spent one-year studying animation in Porto, Portugal. Big fan of concerts, chips, and corgis.<\/p>\n

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Subsign: What was your childhood like? Do you think your experiences from childhood have influenced your present creative endeavors?<\/span><\/p>\n

Ami<\/span>: My childhood was pretty sweet. In the first 6 years of my life, I\u2019ve spent most of my summers in the countryside, it gave me the time to enjoy nature. I think one of the things that influenced me the most was that my parents worked at an Internet Caf\u00e9 and I was exposed to the 8bit games since I was little and it was awesome.<\/p>\n

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While they were working, I would spend time there and I can say that the passion for visual started there (and my myopia). These are some drawings from when I was between 10-12 years old.<\/p>\n

Subsign: What did you want to be as a grown up?<\/span><\/p>\n

Ami<\/span>: At one point I remember I wanted to be a \u201epainter \u2013 lawyer\u201d because my aunt was inspiring me of how passionate she was about her job and as a side thing I would sell paintings. It\u2019s really funny to me when I think about this now.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Subsign: How does your workstation look like?<\/span><\/p>\n

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Subsign: Do you have a work style? How would you describe it?<\/span><\/p>\n

Ami<\/span>: Usually I start with a fast sketch on paper with some keywords regarding the concept. After that, I do some research and I set a direction for the project. At this point, it\u2019s either draw, draw, draw or animate, animate, animate and making lots of tests and variations until I am satisfied with how it\u2019s turning out. And then KABOOM \u2013 done. <\/span><\/p>\n

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I learned in the last years how to stop working on a project because I always felt the need to work more on an illustration and I\u2019d always find more stuff to fix and I was never satisfied with my work. Now I always try to set deadlines and have the mindset of the \u201eFinished, not perfect\u201d video.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n