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James Nelson

Artist: James Nelson

James Nelson Identifies Three Basic Types Of Dads.

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Whether your Dad is into cooking and is King of the Grill, an urban cool type of Dad who prefers the city, or the more outdoorsy type who’s into sports and fishing …

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Illustration InFocus: Christmas in July

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Find inspiration in these illustrators’ projects from holidays past. Above: Kirsten Ulve   Pringles

More Best of Illustration and Animation 2020

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Image Above:  Mark Stutzman created the poster for Ascension, a 2020 stunt by magician David Blaine. Years in the making, Ascension used a cluster of helium weather balloons to lift David …

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James Nelson Identifies a Food Type

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  We know this girl is a yoga-loving, cat-friendly, green-smoothie fanatic because illustrator James Nelson took all these elements and arranged them into a beautiful narrative portrait that makes sophisticated …

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James Nelson Illustrates Where Our Cuppa Comes From

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James Nelson shows us the individual stages and a beautiful narrative montage that captures the trip from beginning to end.

HAPPY VALENTINE’S DAY!

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For his first promotion of the year, James celebrates Valentine’s Day. James is clearly inspired by late sixties’ and early seventies’ textile patterns and colors schemes on the printed fabric of that …

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James Nelson Makes it Snow For Neiman’s

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In addition to the snow globe, illustrator James Nelson created several other Christmas-themed tableware items. In the past, the theme has ranged from butterflies to angels, but for 2017, he’s created …

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James Nelson: Inspired by Nature

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James Nelson has been busy creating imagery for self-promotion that  displays the sophisticated line and proportion inherent in his fashion illustration work. In the image above, which will appear among the work of other artists …

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hand crafted beer map

The Latest from James Nelson

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Turns out you can make beer out of just about anything: oysters, whole pizzas, sheep dung, and whale testicles. Who knew?! In his latest fall promotion designer-illustrator James Nelson focuses on the …

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