Welcome!

I am a natural science illustrator and visual communicator based in Munich, Germany. My motivation is to help you communicate information, explain ideas, disseminate science, educate and inspire curiosity about nature and its species, processes and ecosystems.

Portfolio

Explore a variety of topics that showcase the range of my illustration styles and projects. Feel free to browse through each one at your own pace, and if you have any questions or ideas, I’d be happy to hear from you!

Testimonials

  • Valentina supported the Annual Conference of GfÖ. The collaboration started small-scale with a focus on logo and webpage of the conference. As this resulted in beautiful and suitable solutions, we moved on designing more, with continued success. In the end, the big thing was the book of abstracts. All ended with a consistent and convincing design that had not been seen in previous meetings of the society. I warmly recommend Valentina, because of her creativity, integration of ideas, communication skills, flexibility, and consistency of deadlines. To sum it up: Very good value for money.

    Prof. Dr. Johannes Kollmann
    Chair of Restoration Ecology, Technical University of Munich

  • Valentina illustrated for us a synthesis figure of a perspective paper. The collaborative work was very smooth and timely during our final steps until submission. Valentina has a great talent for illustration and also an understanding of scientific details. We are very happy about the final product and we are looking forward to our next collaboration.

    Dr. Marcus Schiedung
    Thünen Institute of Climate-Smart Agriculture

  • It was a pleasure working with Valentina, whose exceptional artistic skills brought ecological attributes of species to life in the educational signs she designed for our BioDivHubs project. Her high attention to detail and ability to accurately portray complex ecological features were matched by her fast turnaround in incorporating diverse team feedbacks as well as her clear, professional communication throughout the process. I highly recommend Valentina for any project requiring a talented and reliable artist with a passion for ecological and environmental topics.

    Prof. Dr. Monika Egerer
    Urban Productive Ecosystems, Technical University of Munich

  • Valentina helped us with the design of our gamified sustainability app. She laid the groundwork, brought in important points at all times and did a quick and excellent job. Customers love the tree she designed, see it as a differentiator and understand the structure of the concept very well.

    David Kaiser
    Founder & CEO of Leafact

  • The interactive visual creation of a journal cover was highly creative and also helped to look at our research data from a new angle. The final cover image exceeded my initial expectations and I can recommend integrating such an image designing process with professional assistance.

    Dr. Steffen Schweizer
    Soil Science, Technical University of Munich

How can my work serve your needs?

Science Communication

Transforming scientific research into visually appealing illustrations for publications and presentations.

Educational Materials

Illustrations for infographics, non-fiction books, games, brochures, posters or signage.

Media & Online Content

Enhance magazines, websites, and online resources with illustrations to engage audiences.

Products and Art

Private commissions or illustrations to design products such as merchandise, postcards, or home decor.

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I completed my Master’s degree in 2023, and my thesis was recently awarded the SRM Award 😄 The award ceremony will take place on June 18th at 3 PM at the Weihenstephan campus in Freising. I’ll be giving a short talk about the key findin
Over the past few months, I’ve been working on this comic in collaboration with the research group Urban Productive Ecosystems at the TU Munich and Creature Conserve, and it has now been officially published! 🥳 You can download it in both Eng
Nice drawing session at @bambuszweig 🌿 What does this image remind you of?
World Bee Day! 🐝 In honor of the 20,000+ wild bee species that quietly keep our ecosystems thriving. Here I share my illustration of a European orchard bee. The initial graphite drawing and the final colored version. Let’s take a moment tod
It’s already been a month since these first photos from when I went to the Bologna Book Fair! I honestly don’t know how April went by so fast! Before more time slips away, here are some photos of my squirrel at the Bavarian illustrators&r
Final prompt of #OurPlanetWeek: Go Beyond 🌿 For this last illustration, I experimented with gouache, a medium I’m not very familiar with. Throughout the challenge, I used different materials for each of them, and this one felt like a good way