Anne Pätzke
German author and illustrator
Anne Pätzke (born 1982) is a German illustrator and writer.
She was born in Frankfurt on the Oder River and studied painting at the Rosengarten school and graphic design in Berlin. She lives and works in Berlin. Pätzke has created art for a number of board games including Space Mission and Carcassonne. She has also created video tutorials for comic artists.
Her artwork also appears as plush toys and on mugs, calendars and bookmarks.
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