Winona Nelson

Creating For My Childhood Self

Posted by Winona Nelson | Monday, July 3rd, 2023

A little over ten years years ago I was asked to contribute a short comic to an anthology...

Happy Pride!

Posted by Winona Nelson | Monday, June 5th, 2023

Last year for Pride Month, Magic: the Gathering released a collection called Pride Across the...

Anatomy of an Illustration Prompt: MtG Style

Posted by Winona Nelson | Monday, May 8th, 2023

In my time working as an illustrator in gaming and as a concept artist in video games, I’ve...

Realistic Time Management

Posted by Winona Nelson | Monday, April 10th, 2023

I’ve read a lot of self-help books on the subject of productivity and time management. The one...

Anatomy of a Scientific American Cover

Posted by Winona Nelson | Monday, March 13th, 2023

A couple years ago I had the pleasure of illustrating a Scientific American cover on the subject...

Illustrations: If You Sailed on the Titanic

Posted by Winona Nelson | Monday, February 13th, 2023

A new educational history picture book I illustrated is out! I thought I’d share some of the...

Book Rec: “The Secret Lives of Color” by Kassia St. Clair

Posted by Winona Nelson | Monday, January 16th, 2023

Oil paints are fascinating and sometimes frustrating beasts, each with its own personality. When...

Medium experiments: Flashe Vinyl Paint

Posted by Winona Nelson | Saturday, December 17th, 2022

I recently had the pleasure of visiting artist friends at their studio, and as often happens on...

A small taste of IX 2022!

Posted by Winona Nelson | Saturday, October 22nd, 2022

I’m currently at IX 2022 in Reading, PA, and wanted to share some photos. This is only the...

Character Design, Pt 8: Designing Alternatives (Layer Comps)

Posted by Winona Nelson | Saturday, September 24th, 2022

Phew, it has been a busy couple of months, but I’ve got a quick chance to dive back into...

Searching For Swirls

Posted by Winona Nelson | Saturday, July 30th, 2022

Lately I’ve been playing with texture and randomness, to add some of the expressiveness or...

Character Design, Pt 7: Step By Step Hand Render

Posted by Winona Nelson | Saturday, July 2nd, 2022

Hello again! I’m working on this character again. Let’s dive right in to rendering his...

Character Design Pt 6 – Sidetracked (Iterations)

Posted by Winona Nelson | Saturday, June 4th, 2022

This week I’m continuing work on the final render for this character. I like to focus first...

Character Design Pt 5 – Starting the Render Phase

Posted by Winona Nelson | Saturday, April 9th, 2022

I’ve just got a tiny bit of time between client jobs to update this character design, but...

Character Design, Pt 4 – Starting Color with Gradient Maps and History Brush

Posted by Winona Nelson | Saturday, March 12th, 2022

Hello again! I’m starting on the color stage for my character design. I’ve decided on...

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Author: Winona Nelson

Creating For My Childhood Self

Happy Pride!

Anatomy of an Illustration Prompt: MtG Style

Realistic Time Management

Anatomy of a Scientific American Cover

Illustrations: If You Sailed on the Titanic

Book Rec: “The Secret Lives of Color” by Kassia St. Clair

Medium experiments: Flashe Vinyl Paint

A small taste of IX 2022!

Character Design, Pt 8: Designing Alternatives (Layer Comps)

Searching For Swirls

Character Design, Pt 7: Step By Step Hand Render

Character Design Pt 6 – Sidetracked (Iterations)

Character Design Pt 5 – Starting the Render Phase

Character Design, Pt 4 – Starting Color with Gradient Maps and History Brush

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