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A quiet perch, a patient palette.
Every line placed with care, every colour chosen to breathe together.
This parrot is less about display and more about rhythm, repetition, pause, and gentle movement finding harmony on the surface.
I loved taking my time with this one, letting the patterns settle, letting the palette stay calm, and focusing on how it would feel as a print, not just an image.
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{Motif exploration, print design, surface design, freelance print designer, digital print, motifs design, Indian decorative art style, Indian parrot, surrealism, textile designer}

#printmaking #printdesign by @shankha_design
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9 months ago
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Her feathers break into lines,
lines into rhythm,
each mark learns repetition without losing grace.
The reeds rise around her like coordinates,
holding the pattern in balance,
anchoring flight to fabric.

She does not move forward....she repeats,
endlessly, yard after yard,
carrying calm across the cloth.
In her silence, the surface finds structure,
and the print remembers
how to stand, how to flow,
and how to endure.

Letting the ideas come at their own pace.
Playing with colors and shapes until it just feels magical.
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{textile design, print design, pattern development, motif exploration, indian bird, heron, decorative art, digital print, digital art, surface design} 

#freelanceprintdesigner
#freelancetextiledesigner by @shankha_design
2
9 months ago
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The kingfisher does not rush.
It waits. It watches. It knows.
I borrowed that patience
layered it into lines, softened it into colour,
broke its feathers into rhythms that feel more like music than anatomy.
What began as a bird became a language of pattern, where stillness holds tension
and ornament carries intention.

This motif lives in that in-between space
nature and imagination,
observation and invention.
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{Freelance Print designer, textile design, pattern development, motifs exploration, Indian common kingfisher, decorative pattern, surrealism, Print design, surface design} 

#fyppp #fypage by @shankha_design
4
9 months ago
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Commission work !! *Hand-painted*
(Whimsical, trendy and playful)
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[Print Design, Freelance Print Designer, Freelance Textile Designer, hand painted, Adobe illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, Affinity, Water colour, Original Print Designer]
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#printdesign
#freelanceprintdesigner 
#freelancetextiledesigner 
#handpainted 
#fypppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppp by @shankha_design
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a month ago
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Commission work !! *Hand-painted*
(Whimsical, trendy and playful)
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[Print Design, Freelance Print Designer, Freelance Textile Designer, hand painted, Adobe illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, Affinity, Water colour, Original Print Designer]
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#printdesign
#freelanceprintdesigner 
#freelancetextiledesigner 
#handpainted 
#fypppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppp by @shankha_design
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a month ago
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Commission work !! *Hand-painted*
(Whimsical, trendy and playful)
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[Print Design, Freelance Print Designer, Freelance Textile Designer, hand painted, Adobe illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, Affinity, Water colour, Original Print Designer]
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#printdesign
#freelanceprintdesigner 
#freelancetextiledesigner 
#handpainted 
#fypppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppp by @shankha_design
2
a month ago
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The name itself says it all "Modhu"🍯 means honey, and "Maloti" 🌿 refers to a delicate creeper flower. It symbolizes love, longing, and gentle nostalgia in many Bengali poems and songs.
The flowers bloom white, turn pink, and finally deepen into crimson red. It’s like watching a gradient unfold in real time. The scent becomes stronger after sunset, filling balconies and gardens with a soft, honeyed aroma. 💮🌿

#watercolourpainting #printdesign #freelanceprintdesigner #textiledesign #flowerpaintings by @shankha_design
4
8 months ago
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Polash (পলাশ), Butea monosperma is one of the most dramatic and culturally rich blossoms of the Indian subcontinent. Popularly called the Flame of the Forest, this deciduous tree bursts into intense shades of fiery orange and vermilion during late winter and early spring. 
Symbolically, Polash represents fire, transformation, vitality, and artistic rebellion. It blooms at the edge of seasonal transition a reminder that even in dryness, brilliance can emerge unapologetically.
Beauty does not whisper, it burns. 🏵️🔥

#freelanceprintdesigner #motif
#print design by @shankha_design
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8 months ago
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Karobi (করবী) is the Bengali name for Oleander, a beautiful but highly toxic flowering plant commonly seen in gardens, roadsides, and temple premises across India. 

⚠️Every part of the karobi plant- flowers, leaves, stem, and even sap is toxic if ingested. It contains cardiac glycosides that can affect the heart. So it’s admired from afar, not touched or eaten.⚠️

Hence not every softness is fragile; some are simply strong in disguise.🌸✨ by @shankha_design
2
8 months ago
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"Stripe & Vine" is a saree CAD design inspired by madhobilota (rongon creepers) flowers. As summer deepens, the garden walls surrender to the soft, pinkish embrace of the Madhobilota. This gentle takeover is the soul of "Stripe & Vine," a saree CAD design that breathes with the rhythm of the season.

Technique used - Watercoloured hand painted motifs, 
Tools - Adobe Photoshop 

[saree design, CAD design, Print design, floral pattern, garden bloom textile, original design]

#freelanceprintdesigner #freelancetextiledesigner #printmaking #textiledesign by @shankha_design
2
7 months ago
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It's a GI tagged pashmina Shawl with sozni embroidery as a value addition. 
Shawl - @phamb_pashmina 
Motif - @shankha_design 
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[Kashmir, Pashmina, Shawl, Handwoven, Handloom, Luxury, Sozni embroidery, Fine wool, Goat fiber, Handmade motif, paisley, Indian crafts]
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#kashmir #cashmere #pashmina #paisley #handloom by @shankha_design
3
2 months ago
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A delicate balance of structure and softness, Grids of Blooms brings together the precision of a subtle grid with the effortless charm of scattered orange blossoms of Rongon (Ixora) 
It’s a design that celebrates harmony—where geometry meets nature

Tools used- Adobe Illustrator and Adobe Photoshop 

[Saree design, digital motif, floral geometry, original design, contemporary, floral, mapping, Saree CADs] 

#freelancetextiledesigner #freelanceprintdesigner #saree #print #floral by @shankha_design
3
6 months ago
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