Dear Visitor,
I am pleased to welcome you to my homepage! It has been designed to guide you through my art, to show you examples of previous works, and to give you an idea about my skills.

This present page is a practical guide for those who are more deeply interested. For any inquiries please contact me at

A Personal Biography
As a kid, I was fond of animals, and I spent a lot of time drawing them. At the age of about 10, I read a book about dolphins. Although I was born in Hungary, which is a country without a seashore, I knew my life was going to be somehow connected with dolphins.

In an attempt to learn more about cetaceans, I studied biology in Budapest (Hungary) and marine sciences at the Institute of Marine Sciences in Kiel (Germany). I also visited a couple of marine mammal research labs throughout Europe. After having gained my Masters in biology, I volunteered for different cetacean research projects in the USA, Canada, and Germany. Through these projects I had the opportunity to study harbor porpoises (Phocoena phocoena), northern right whales (Eubalaena glacialis), and northern bottlenose whales (Hyperoodon ampullatus) in the wild.

Back in Hungary I started a Ph.D. project in Vertebrate paleontology. The subject of my research was the systematic and paleobiogeographic evaluation of the odontocetes of the Miocene Central Paratethys (Hungary and adjacent countries). In 2003, I defended my theses at the Eötvös Loránd University in Budapest. The results of my research have been published in a number of international scientific journals since 2001.

But in these years of study and reasearch I always had a strong longing for drawing and painting. Luckily, I have received some opportunities to illustrate animals in popular scientific magazines (for Hungarian readers: Természet, Vadon, Süni, Élet és Tudomány). These inicial and rather accidental opportunities made me realize that I could connect the two major passions of mine, animals and art, for a professional use.

Today, as an illustrator I use my knowledge and experience in science for illustrating marine mammals and other animals. By doing so, I hope that I can contribute a bit to the efforts made for their conservation.

Since 2004 I have been living in Bremen (Germany). Beyond doing scientific illustrations, I am interested in black-and-white photography and fine arts. Currently I am a guest student at the University of the Art in Bremen. Please take a look at some of my latest artworks in the Art Gallery.

Material and Methods
Most of my previous works were done in the fields of marine mammal science and Vertebrate evolution. In addition, I love illustrating animals in general, particularly mammals. With a good supervision (that is, if there is a constant communication between the scientist and me), I am able to produce accurate bird, reptile, fish, and marine invertebrate illustrations.

As for the media, all depends on the purpose of your publication, the printer, and your own preferences. Whatever you may desire, I will always submit the final art in digital format, according to what your printer needs. A few examples of my works are displayed here.

The original art can be a painting in acrylics (a more healthy substitute for oils). This is an excellent medium for colored illustrations, where a photo-like impression is desired (for example, if the painitng will be placed next to color photographs in the publication). Acrylics is also ideal for animal portraits in guide books, because it allows me to work out the finest details.

A black-and-white drawing in ink or in pencil is ideal for low-budget text books and for scientific publications. A pencil drawing gives a softer effect, but a halftone image is often tricky to print. Therefore for black-and-white illustrations I usually work in India ink. There is much more possible than "just" a simple outline drawing!

Diagrams will be done by computer, but I really like to mix traditional and digital media for a maximal effect.

If a more artistic effect and less detail is desired (e.g. for a popular scientific magazine), a spontaneous watercolor painting can do a lot for your publication.

Pen and ink - Behavioral response of sperm whales to a newborn calf

Acrylics - Cretaceous landscape (detail)

Computer based diagram, mixed media (detail)

Watercolor - An extinct varanoid

Working Policies and Prices
If you intend to use one of my already existing art products for publication, please contact me by e-mail. If I do not possess the copyright for that picture, I will inform you and help you to arrange permission. If I have the copyright, we will have to negotiate the price. Generally you won't have to pay for educational, non-profit Internet publications.

If you are asking me to finish a new art product or a series of art products for your publication, you will have to pay for it, regardless if it is going to be an educational, non-profit, or Internet publication. The price will be calculated individually, where the key factor is the time I will have to invest. Of course a full-page color painting is more expensive than a small black-and-white drawing. In any case, having me to illustrate an entire book will reduce the price of each image significantly.

If we both agree upon a price and other conditions, you will receive a contract. After you have sent back the signed contract to me, I will start working.

Please be prepared to check preliminary drafts, answer subject-related questions throughout the process of developing the desired image. Only if you do so I can guarantee an accurate drawing and a final rendering that meets your expectations. Sometimes it can be neccessary to contact an external expert (e.g. if you are a whale expert but for your publication, you need me to do a whale lice illustration).

Please note that by signing the contract, you will be granted copyright for the art produced for your publication, but you will not receive the original artwork.