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.

How I can support your project

Science Communication

Make complex research clear, engaging, and accessible for your audience: Illustrations for scientific publications, research projects, reports, and presentations.

Environmental Communication

Communicate environmental challenges and inspire awareness through visual storytelling.
Visuals for campaigns, research communication, NGOs, and public engagement projects.

Media & Online Content

Capture attention and communicate effectively in digital environments: Illustrations for websites, magazines, social media, and editorial platforms.

Educational & Learning

Support understanding through clear and engaging visual explanations: Illustrations for books, exhibitions, educational materials, and learning tools.

Commissions & Creative Work

Bring ideas to life through custom illustrations, from personal pieces to applied projects: Includes private commissions, animal illustrations, prints, and product-based work.

How we work together

Curious about how we can 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!

What collaborators say

  • 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

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TUM
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GfOE
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Creature Conserve
TUM
ÖBZ
Logo 3
GfOE
Green City
Eurofung
Leafact
Golf Biodivers
BiodivHubs
Logo 10
Logo 11
Creature Conserve
A watercolor painting of a green coffee leaf with prominent veins.
A watercolor illustration of a green maple leaf with detailed veins and a pointed shape.

Instagram

Sketching my green peas 🫛
How can we make complex scientific ideas more visible, understandable, and engaging? On Monday, June 8th, I will be giving the workshop “Making Science Visible: Visual Communication through Illustration” at the @deutschesmuseum in Munich
A while back, I painted this coaster. I still have some blank ones left to try other designs, what animals do you think would be a good fit for a coaster? ⚪️⚪️
Yesterday was the #TUMSustainabilityDay, where the Chair of Urban Productive Ecosystems hosted a booth. I am grateful for this long standing art–science collaboration with the entire team, and for the opportunity to contribute by visualizing a
Finally, the card set for The Bee Effect Board Game is complete! 🌿🐝 If you would like to see the prototype in person, it will be showcased tomorrow at TUM Sustainability Day, at the Urban Productive Ecosystems stand in the Life on Earth & Biot