Jim Nelson
@jimnelson.bsky.social
Artist. Senior Outsource Supervisor (ie: Art Director) at Blizzard Entertainment on Hearthstone. I create art for games, children's books and more.
https://jimnelsonart.com
https://jimnelsonart.com
"Eerie Statue", painted all the way back in 2015 for the #Hearthstone League of Explorers expansion. I was really happy with the sense of weight and striding forward in this one.
February 23, 2025 at 1:00 PM
"Eerie Statue", painted all the way back in 2015 for the #Hearthstone League of Explorers expansion. I was really happy with the sense of weight and striding forward in this one.
Here's another old #Hearthstone painting, Aberrant Berserker (the working title was Corrupted Berserker). This is probably one of the most dynamic poses I've ever painted and I was delighted when this ended up as a massive, mural-sized ad on a wall in Australia!
February 2, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Here's another old #Hearthstone painting, Aberrant Berserker (the working title was Corrupted Berserker). This is probably one of the most dynamic poses I've ever painted and I was delighted when this ended up as a massive, mural-sized ad on a wall in Australia!
Here's another early #Hearthstone (Cobalt Guardian) that remains a personal favorite. I love drawing robots so when presented the opportunity to design and illustrate this one, I was thrilled!
January 26, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Here's another early #Hearthstone (Cobalt Guardian) that remains a personal favorite. I love drawing robots so when presented the opportunity to design and illustrate this one, I was thrilled!
From Fantastic Four #21, 1963:
January 20, 2025 at 1:52 PM
From Fantastic Four #21, 1963:
Here's an old #Hearthstone painting of an enchanted broom. I love creating anthropomorphic characters. Please share your art of non-human characters and creatures!
January 11, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Here's an old #Hearthstone painting of an enchanted broom. I love creating anthropomorphic characters. Please share your art of non-human characters and creatures!
Yes, my favorite is the art I did for Spitting Image:
December 28, 2024 at 11:05 PM
Yes, my favorite is the art I did for Spitting Image:
Here's another early #Hearthstone painting, Son of the Flame, painted back in 2014 or 2015. I really had fun with all the fire and lava in this one. Plus, I always enjoy working with analogous color schemes!
December 22, 2024 at 2:31 PM
Here's another early #Hearthstone painting, Son of the Flame, painted back in 2014 or 2015. I really had fun with all the fire and lava in this one. Plus, I always enjoy working with analogous color schemes!
If I remember correctly, this was the first new card I painted for Hearthstone, a decade ago (the game had already reprinted a few images I created for the Warcraft TCG).
November 30, 2024 at 1:46 PM
If I remember correctly, this was the first new card I painted for Hearthstone, a decade ago (the game had already reprinted a few images I created for the Warcraft TCG).
Happy Thanksgiving!
November 28, 2024 at 3:01 PM
Happy Thanksgiving!
I don't have any new artwork I can share at the moment so here's an old (personal) favorite: Drywhisker Armorer, painted for Hearthstone.
November 16, 2024 at 1:19 PM
I don't have any new artwork I can share at the moment so here's an old (personal) favorite: Drywhisker Armorer, painted for Hearthstone.
Star Grazer, painted for the new Hearthstone expansion, The Great Dark Beyond.
October 20, 2024 at 1:06 PM
Star Grazer, painted for the new Hearthstone expansion, The Great Dark Beyond.
If you see this, post something pink!
October 20, 2024 at 12:20 PM
If you see this, post something pink!
My art for "The Exile's Hope" signature card, painted for the new Hearthstone expansion The Great Dark Beyond.
October 18, 2024 at 11:00 AM
My art for "The Exile's Hope" signature card, painted for the new Hearthstone expansion The Great Dark Beyond.
Wind-Up Musician, painted for the new Hearthstone expansion, Whizbang's Workshop. The expansion focuses on toys so I painted a wind-up Hozen (a monkey-like primate in the Hearthstone/Warcraft universe). I had a good time with this one!
February 17, 2024 at 3:20 PM
Wind-Up Musician, painted for the new Hearthstone expansion, Whizbang's Workshop. The expansion focuses on toys so I painted a wind-up Hozen (a monkey-like primate in the Hearthstone/Warcraft universe). I had a good time with this one!
I've been so busy I almost forgot to share this old orc prospector. This is "Gold Panner", painted for the latest #Hearthstone expansion, Showdown in the Badlands.
November 11, 2023 at 1:21 PM
I've been so busy I almost forgot to share this old orc prospector. This is "Gold Panner", painted for the latest #Hearthstone expansion, Showdown in the Badlands.