Sofiya Gamazova

Illustration and Design for the Weichnachtskarte (Christmas Card) for Copernicus Stipendium Sponsors and Partners

BA in Animation: Expertise in animation principles, motion design, and advanced techniques using 2D and 3D software. Collaborate on short films, client projects, and festival-ready productions. Study industry practices, pitching, and digital portfolio creation. Engagement in professional networking, academic research, and electives like screenwriting and cinematography, culminating in a graduation film and dissertation.

IC Shorts for Creatives: Business in Creative Industries Completed an intensive program at the University of Applied Sciences Europe - UE Amsterdam, focusing on business essentials for the creative sector. Developed skills in teamwork, commercial thinking, financial calculations, and structured presentations. Learned to create business concepts based on USPs, analyze target groups with personas, design a marketing mix, and draft structured business models supported by financial plans.

Animation Principles: Mastered TVPaint for animation creation, focusing on dynamic movement, character design, and rotation. Explored perspective, storyboarding, special effects, compositing, and scene planning. Developed walk cycles, poses, layouts, and realistic environmental interactions while refining arcs, rhythm, and secondary movements for lifelike animations.

Education at the Art School UMAI provide a wide range of subjects related to various art forms and techniques. Subjects and disciplines that are covered: Academic Drawing, Academic Painting, Sculpture, Art History, Composition, Printmaking, Exhibition and Curatorial Practice.