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Hi, I’m Nika! I’m an illustrator and pattern designer who fell in love with creating whimsical, character-filled worlds—first through sewing and fabric work, and later through computer drawing and pattern making. My style is bright, bold, and cheerful, and I aim to bring a smile to people’s faces through colourful scenes, quirky details, and textures. I’ve worked as a children’s book illustrator since 2020, creating stories and memorable characters that help young readers understand the narrative while still leaving space for imagination. Alongside that, I’ve also worked as a freelance surface pattern designer, transforming clients’ ideas into engaging prints by experimenting with different motifs, colour palettes, and compositions to suit the intended purpose of the products.…Hi, I’m Nika! I’m an illustrator and pattern designer who fell in love with creating whimsical, character-filled worlds—first through sewing and fabric work, and later through computer drawing and pattern making. My style is bright, bold, and cheerful, and I aim to bring a smile to people’s faces through colourful scenes, quirky details, and textures. I’ve worked as a children’s book illustrator since 2020, creating stories and memorable characters that help young readers understand the narrative while still leaving space for imagination. Alongside that, I’ve also worked as a freelance surface pattern designer, transforming clients’ ideas into engaging prints by experimenting with different motifs, colour palettes, and compositions to suit the intended purpose of the products.

Nika Venturini

Children’s Book Illustrator, Illustrator, Designer, +3

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Hi, I’m Nika! I’m an illustrator and pattern designer who fell in love with creating whimsical, character-filled worlds—first through sewing and fabric work, and later through computer drawing and pattern making. My style is bright, bold, and cheerful, and I aim to bring a smile to people’s faces through colourful scenes, quirky details, and textures. I’ve worked as a children’s book illustrator since 2020, creating stories and memorable characters that help young readers understand the narrative while still leaving space for imagination. Alongside that, I’ve also worked as a freelance surface pattern designer, transforming clients’ ideas into engaging prints by experimenting with different motifs, colour palettes, and compositions to suit the intended purpose of the products.…Hi, I’m Nika! I’m an illustrator and pattern designer who fell in love with creating whimsical, character-filled worlds—first through sewing and fabric work, and later through computer drawing and pattern making. My style is bright, bold, and cheerful, and I aim to bring a smile to people’s faces through colourful scenes, quirky details, and textures. I’ve worked as a children’s book illustrator since 2020, creating stories and memorable characters that help young readers understand the narrative while still leaving space for imagination. Alongside that, I’ve also worked as a freelance surface pattern designer, transforming clients’ ideas into engaging prints by experimenting with different motifs, colour palettes, and compositions to suit the intended purpose of the products.

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Hi, I’m Nika! I’m an illustrator and pattern designer who fell in love with creating whimsical, character-filled worlds—first through sewing and fabric work, and later through computer drawing and pattern making. My style is bright, bold, and cheerful, and I aim to bring a smile to people’s faces through colourful scenes, quirky details, and textures.

I’ve worked as a children’s book illustrator since 2020, creating stories and memorable characters that help young readers understand the narrative while still leaving space for imagination. Alongside that, I’ve also worked as a freelance surface pattern designer, transforming clients’ ideas into engaging prints by experimenting with different motifs, colour palettes, and compositions to suit the intended purpose of the products.

Skills

Illustration

Book Illustration

Childrens Book Illustration

Surface Pattern Design

Fashion Illustration

Experience Level

Illustration

Expert

Book Illustration

Expert

Childrens Book Illustration

Expert

Surface Pattern Design

Expert

Fashion Illustration

Expert

Freelance Gig

Expert

Language

Slovene

Fluent

English

Fluent

Spanish; Castilian

Intermediate

Croatian

Intermediate

Serbian

Intermediate

Work Experience

Children’s Book Illustrator (Freelance) at Nika Venturini

January 1, 2020 - Present

As a children’s book illustrator, I create imaginary worlds and characters young readers can remember. When I illustrate,I give them enough information to understand the story while leaving room for their imagination to wander. I help authors cary narrative information, introduce characters, establish mood, give readers another way to interpret the story and help them recognise emotions and imagine unfamiliar worlds.

Surface Pattern Designer (Freelance) at Nika Venturini

January 1, 2011 - April 1, 2020

I transform clients’ ideas into visually engaging prints through illustration. I explore different motifs, colours, and compositions to create cohesive designs and collections suited to the client’s intended purpose, adding character to the products they decorate.