The Art of AAMY

A few years ago, I got really into blind boxes. Like A LOT. I didn't bought them though, that shit is expensive and they didn't sell them here in my country at the time.

What got me into them was when I saw some pictures of Finding Unicorn's AAMY. It was love at first sight:

This one was the detonator, called "Secret Crush"
from the Melt With You series

You can see how beautiful these figures are. Delicate, soft and dreamy, they remind me of porcelain figurines but cuter. 

The transparent (and sometimes) glittery parts look so pretty.

"Wish" on the right and
 "A Cup of Full Mood" on the left from the Melt With You series

Since then my interest for blind boxes has died down but my love for this IP and the artist is still strong.

"Lullaby" and a "Bite of Jam"

"Bubble Dream" and "Leisure Time" from the Picnic with Butterfly series

"Drift Bottle" and "Wishing Star" from the Mind of Sea series

"Cream Decorator" and "Flour Girl" from the Witch’s Little Kitchen series

The Artist

AAMY is from Japan and used to be a graphic designer then became a full time illustrator in her late 20's in 2020. 

The Art

One of the things that first caught my attention of her work is the way she draws eyes. They kind of remind me of old rubberhose cartoons, with the simplistic design on the inside as highlights and mostly one or two colors for the base. Maybe is more Tezuka's style: 

But influenced by old shoujo art like Keiko Takemiya's: 

Takemiya's colored art uses a soft palette and organic forms. She also adds flowers and ribbons as decoration for her pieces.

The whole style of Aamy is a bit more modern, like CLAMP's work. Just look at these, for example:

CLAMP's style is a more modern Year 24 Group. Their female characters wear lots of beautiful frilly and fluffy dresses; with ribbons, flowers and wings as part of their outfit.

Organic shapes and soft color palettes are used in their art

Aamy's work implements a lot of these elements and brings them together in her pieces in such a lovely way. Her line art is light and a bit heavy on some parts, the recognizable texture of watercolor, gouache and acrylic paint seems to me (I couldn't find info about this) like her choice of mediums. Her digital art goes from flat colors to rendering in a more traditional look. 

Ammy's art is such a huge inspiration for me.

I found all of her pictures on her website, so please go check it out and enjoy it's lovely design with her lovely art: 

Edit: Okay, it was an oversight on my part but clearly Aamy's inspiration is probably Naoko Takeuchi since she is a 90's kid like me. It's so obvious, I'm dumb.

Yes, this fits more

Eli.*☆