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surface pattern design ~ nature illustration

Australian surface pattern designer

photo of Anna Markula - Australian surface pattern design and nature illustration

I love creating unique patterns and illustrations inspired by tropical nature and the ocean.

My work has been featured on swimwear, fashion, and art projects.

I’m so happy to bring fun and beauty to the world through my art!

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Australian surface pattern designer

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🌸 creating a jungle home for my toucan 🌱 the

🌸 creating a jungle home for my toucan 🌱 these artworks were created using a combination of watercolour pencils, watercolour paints, coloured pencils, and ink pens - just wait til you see what I did with these! 😊

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the Toco Toucan from South America – that I saw up

the Toco Toucan from South America - that I saw up close in the ‘fragile forest’ exhibit in the Singapore Zoo - without doubt the best zoo experience I’ve had, you are literally in a forest with all these amazing forest creatures around you with NO fences - as an animal nerd this is pretty close to my idea of heaven ✨
I love creating watercolour illustrations like this - check out ‘my creative resources’ through my bio link for all the tools I use 🌈

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🐠 ta-da! this is what I did with my watercolour

🐠 ta-da! this is what I did with my watercolour fish ✨
🌟 this illustration was created using a combination of hand-created art and digital art
🌟 after painting the fish with watercolours I scanned them into Photoshop (I scan at 800dpi and save as TIFF, so my files do end up huge but the detail is spot on)
🌟 I created an A3 size document which I added the fish and a watercolour background to. I moved them around until I was happy with the composition and enhanced the colours
🌟 the file was then sent to the iPad to add details using Procreate - swipe for some of the process pics and my own underwater photos which I used as a reference 🐠💙😊
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🐠 splash into summer fabric fun with these fres

🐠 splash into summer fabric fun with these fresh, tropical-inspired patterns now available at @thetelarie - just go to 'shop fabrics' in my bio to see the full collection of vibrant designs available for your amazing sewing creations 😊🐚🌸
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✨my sketchbook lately – the little artworks I’

✨my sketchbook lately - the little artworks I’ve done from late May until now ✨ This is my ‘play’ book where I can do whatever I like. I do this at night after my daughter has gone to bed, and I’ll be honest there are some big gaps in time here where I was too tired to do anything. Some pages take me about 20 minutes or so, but other pages I do over a few nights, these are usually the ones I just add some random watercolour shapes and then doodle over it.
I’m trying *very* hard to make this a daily habit, I find that if I think about what I’d like to do in my sketchbook during the day, then set up my art area just before school pick up (I have a reminder set in my phone) it’s much more likely I’ll go to my sketchbook that night.
I’d love to know any tips to you have for making this a regular practice?

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the stunning Regal Angelfish – bit obsessed with d

the stunning Regal Angelfish - bit obsessed with drawing tropical fish 💙 find out exactly what I use to create vibrant illustrations like this by checking out ‘my creative resources’ in my bio link 🐠🌈🌟
Reference photo for this beauty came from Francesco Ungaro on Unsplash 🙏

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Do you love the ocean and create for a purpose? @g

Do you love the ocean and create for a purpose? @girlandthedeepbluesea might be just what you are looking for 💙 10% of profits each year are donated to Coolum and North Shore Coast Care to support their amazing work caring for our beach environment 🐚🌊🐠

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☀️summer vibes for your sewing☀️ these sup

☀️summer vibes for your sewing☀️ these super bright and fun designs are now available in my @clothcutsco shop - follow the 'shop fabrics' link in my bio to check them out and embrace the vibrant energy of summer in your sewing projects 🥳☀️
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🐚 channel your inner mermaid with these shell-i

🐚 channel your inner mermaid with these shell-inspired patterns ✨🌊
I just love seashells, and have quite a few patterns featuring some of my shell drawings - let me know which one is your favourite 🐚
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Australian surface pattern designer