Process

Fine Art Prints

A print should never feel like a compromise.

My goal is to create reproductions that preserve the character, detail and atmosphere of the original drawing as faithfully as possible.

Each print begins with a carefully digitised artwork and a colour-managed workflow designed to maintain the subtle textures and line work created by the ballpoint pen.

The result is a piece that retains the spirit of the original while making the artwork accessible in different sizes and formats.

Further information about papers, printing methods and available print options will be added here soon.

A Final Note

From a pen discovered in my mother’s handbag to a professional print hanging on a wall, every artwork follows the same path.

A simple tool.

Thousands of lines.

Hours of patience.

And a deep admiration for the wildlife that inspires every drawing.

Every drawing begins with a simple ballpoint pen.

Not a rare collector’s item. Not an expensive artist’s tool.

Just a pen with a story.

When I was a child, I found it in my mother’s handbag. I wanted to keep something that belonged to her—something small enough that I could call my own. I was too young for jewellery and too young to appreciate many of the things adults treasure, but for some reason, that pen felt important. So I quietly kept it.

Years later, my father gave me another pen, a traditional Hungarian PAX ballpoint pen. Today, both are fitted with original Hungarian UV-resistant PAX refills, and every drawing I create is made with one of them.

For me, this matters.

I believe artwork should be built to last. Every material I use is chosen with longevity in mind, from the pen itself to the paper it touches.

From Pen to Print

Every drawing begins with a simple ballpoint pen.

Not a rare collector’s item. Not an expensive artist’s tool.

Just a pen with a story.

When I was a child, I found it in my mother’s handbag. I wanted to keep something that belonged to her—something small enough that I could call my own. I was too young for jewellery and too young to appreciate many of the things adults treasure, but for some reason, that pen felt important. So I quietly kept it.

Years later, my father gave me another pen, a traditional Hungarian PAX ballpoint pen. Today, both are fitted with original Hungarian UV-resistant PAX refills, and every drawing I create is made with one of them.

For me, this matters.

I believe artwork should be built to last. Every material I use is chosen with longevity in mind, from the pen itself to the paper it touches.

The Drawing

Each artwork begins with a simple sketch.

The only tool that differs from my usual process is an old mechanical pencil used for the initial guidelines. Once the composition is established, the ballpoint pen takes over and remains the only medium until the drawing is complete.

I am naturally ambidextrous, but my fine motor skills are far more precise with my left hand. To protect the paper from fingerprints, oils and accidental smudges, I work wearing a drawing glove throughout the process.

Ballpoint pen is an unforgiving medium. There is no erasing, no painting over mistakes and no second chance once a mark has been made. Every shadow, texture and detail is built line by line, layer by layer.

Some drawings take days to complete.

Others take weeks.

The longest drawing I have created so far was a hippopotamus portrait, requiring nearly eighteen hours of drawing time. Yes, even the coffee breaks and bathroom breaks have been carefully subtracted from that total.

The Paper

Every original drawing is created on Fabriano 1264 acid-free paper, 200 gsm, in A4 format.

The choice of paper is just as important as the choice of pen.

Acid-free paper is designed for long-term preservation. Unlike ordinary paper, it resists yellowing, brittleness and deterioration over time, allowing the artwork to remain stable for decades.

The goal is simple: create drawings that can be enjoyed not only today, but for many years to come.

Digitalisation

Once a drawing is complete, its journey is only halfway finished.

Every artwork is carefully digitised using a professional-grade scanner capable of capturing the finest pen lines and tonal variations.

The scanner itself has a special significance for me. It was purchased from the proceeds of my very first artwork sale—a milestone that transformed drawing from a private passion into something that could be shared with others.

Thanks to high-resolution scanning, my artworks can be enlarged up to 90 × 60 cm while preserving exceptional detail and image quality.

My understanding of colour management, printing and artwork reproduction comes from time spent working in a fine art printing studio, where I learned how critical faithful reproduction is when translating an original artwork into a print.