Cliff Nielsen is an American book

illustrator An illustrator is an artist who specializes in enhancing writing or elucidating concepts by providing a visual representation that corresponds to the content of the associated text or idea. The illustration may be intended to clarify complicate ...

and

comic book A comic book, comic-magazine, or simply comic is a publication that consists of comics art in the form of sequential juxtaposed panel (comics), panels that represent individual scenes. Panels are often accompanied by descriptive prose and wri ...

artist An artist is a person engaged in an activity related to creating art, practicing the arts, or demonstrating the work of art. The most common usage (in both everyday speech and academic discourse) refers to a practitioner in the visual arts o ...

. The Internet Speculative Fiction Database credits him with cover art for about 500 book and magazine covers published since 1994 Nielsen is best known for his work on projects such as ''

Star Wars ''Star Wars'' is an American epic film, epic space opera media franchise created by George Lucas, which began with the Star Wars (film), eponymous 1977 film and Cultural impact of Star Wars, quickly became a worldwide popular culture, pop cu ...

'', ''

The X-Files ''The X-Files'' is an American science fiction on television, science fiction drama (film and television), drama television series created by Chris Carter (screenwriter), Chris Carter. The original series aired from September 10, 1993, to Ma ...

'', '' Chronicles of Narnia'' among many projects including advertising campaigns, designs, and magazines. His illustrations have been recognized for their excellence by the Society of Illustrators, Print, and Spectrum among others. Feature articles focusing on his work appear in design publications and fanzine magazines. Nielsen has been an international speaker on digital art and has served as a judge for the Society of Illustrators and a variety of professional illustration award programs. He lives in

Los Angeles Los Angeles, often referred to by its initials L.A., is the List of municipalities in California, most populous city in the U.S. state of California, and the commercial, Financial District, Los Angeles, financial, and Culture of Los Angeles, ...

California California () is a U.S. state, state in the Western United States that lies on the West Coast of the United States, Pacific Coast. It borders Oregon to the north, Nevada and Arizona to the east, and shares Mexico–United States border, an ...

. In 1995, the husband-and-wife team of Cliff and Terese Nielsen (since divorced) collaborated on '' Ruins'', a

Marvel Comics Marvel Comics is a New York City–based comic book publishing, publisher, a property of the Walt Disney Company since December 31, 2009, and a subsidiary of Disney Publishing Worldwide since March 2023. Marvel was founded in 1939 by Martin G ...

mini-series (two issues).

Work

Nielsen's works are primarily created digitally. He has illustrated the covers of several books, including: * '' The Giver'' * ''

The Chronicles of Narnia ''The Chronicles of Narnia'' is a series of seven portal fantasy novels by British author C. S. Lewis. Illustrated by Pauline Baynes and originally published between 1950 and 1956, the series is set in the fictional realm of Narnia (wor ...

'' * ''

Star Trek ''Star Trek'' is an American science fiction media franchise created by Gene Roddenberry, which began with the Star Trek: The Original Series, series of the same name and became a worldwide Popular culture, pop-culture Cultural influence of ...

'' * '' Wrinkle in Time'' * '' The Dark Tower series'' * '' The Mortal Instruments'' * '' The Infernal Devices'' * ''Shadowhunter Academy'' * ''

Cirque Du Freak ''Cirque du Freak'' (also known as ''Cirque du Freak: A Living Nightmare'') is the first of twelve novels in '' The Saga of Darren Shan'' by Darren Shan (real name Darren O'Shaugnessy), published in January 2000. A feature film adaptation o ...

'' * ''

Heir Apparent An heir apparent is a person who is first in the order of succession and cannot be displaced from inheriting by the birth of another person. A person who is first in the current order of succession but could be displaced by the birth of a more e ...

'' * '' Ranger's Apprentice'' * '' The Inheritance Trilogy'' * ''Tiger's Curse'' series * '' Blood and Chocolate'' * '' Demon in My View'' * '' Midnight Predator'' * '' Royal Street'' * '' Kiesha'ra Series'' * '' The Chronicles of Faerie'' * '' Buffy the Vampire Faerie'' * '' Jane Yellowrock Series'' * '' Touching Spirit Bear '' * '' The Last Hours'' He has also illustrated some comic books, such as ''

Marvel Marvel may refer to: Business * Marvel Entertainment, an American entertainment company ** Marvel Comics, the primary imprint of Marvel Entertainment ** Marvel Universe, a fictional shared universe ** Marvel Music, an imprint of Marvel Comics ...

'' comic book '' Ruins''. Besides this, he was known for working in the magazine ''Carpe Noctem'', and was interviewed as well as created a few covers. He is currently designing/writing a

graphic novel A graphic novel is a self-contained, book-length form of sequential art. The term ''graphic novel'' is often applied broadly, including fiction, non-fiction, and Anthology, anthologized work, though this practice is highly contested by comics sc ...

known as ''Beloved'', but it so far, has only shown at ComicCon. Nielsen has also illustrated cards for the '' Magic: The Gathering'' collectible card game.

Bibliography

* '' The Other Wind'' (2001) (Written and Illustrated by

Ursula K. Le Guin Ursula Kroeber Le Guin ( ; Kroeber; October 21, 1929 – January 22, 2018) was an American author. She is best known for her works of speculative fiction, including science fiction works set in her Hainish universe, and the ''Earthsea'' fantas ...

)

References

External links

Cliff Nielsen
at agent Shannon Associates * {{DEFAULTSORT:Nielsen, Cliff American illustrators Artists from Los Angeles American fantasy artists American game artists Living people Place of birth missing (living people) Year of birth missing (living people)