Illustration of a hedgehog with a large mushroom, some yellow flowers, and hazelnuts with leaves.

Scientific Illustrator & Environmental Visual Communicator based in Germany. I create illustrations, visual stories and educational materials that help researchers, museums, NGOs, publishers, companies and mission-driven organizations communicate biodiversity, ecology and environmental science.

Public Outreach and Science Communication

Connecting broad audiences with science and nature sparking curiosity, understanding, and engagement. From early communication concepts to educational materials, exhibitions, and public-facing experiences.

How I can support your project

Targeted Communication for Research

Translating complex research into clear and engaging visuals for academic and professional contexts. From scientific figures and grant visuals to reports, presentations, and publication materials.

How we work together

Here you can explore the process, from first ideas to the final artwork.

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!

Illustrations of Animals

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Science & Environmental Visual Communication

Explore science
Botanical and Fungi Illustration

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Creative Science Education

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What collaborators say

Ich arbeite unglaublich gerne mit Valentina zusammen. Wir haben inzwischen mehrere Projekte gemeinsam umgesetzt, zuletzt die interaktive Wildbienen-Lernstation für das ÖBZ, und ich schätze unsere Zusammenarbeit jedes Mal sehr. Valentina bringt nicht nur tolle Ideen und ein sicheres Gespür für Gestaltung mit, sondern entwickelt Konzepte im echten Austausch weiter. Immer wieder beeindruckt mich ihr Talent, wissenschaftlich präzise, inhaltlich überzeugend und zugleich ästhetisch ansprechend zu illustrieren – eine Kombination, die man nicht oft findet.

Marc Haug
Geschäftsführer Ökologisches Bildungszentrum München
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
Valentina is proactive, creative, and incredibly thorough. Her passion for scientific illustration is evident in every aspect of her work, and she was a fantastic collaborator throughout the organization of the workshop. Reliable, responsive, and adaptable, she helped make the entire process smooth and enjoyable. Working with her was an absolute pleasure.

Antonia Kaspar
Scientific Associate at Deutsches Museum
Die Zusammenarbeit mit Valentina Arros bei den interaktiven Informationstafeln für das Umweltbildungsprojekt verlief absolut reibungslos und sehr kommunikativ. Hervorzuheben ist die vorbildliche technische Zuarbeit: Die Druckdaten waren perfekt strukturiert und alle spezifischen Eckdaten für die interaktiven Elemente wurden exakt beachtet. Das hat unser Farb- und Datenmanagement extrem erleichtert. Ein hochprofessioneller Projektablauf. Sehr gerne wieder.

Benjamin Aßmus
Werbebrüder.de