Cliff Nielsen - Cover Artist
Website[]
CLIFF NIELSEN: Sci-fi and Fantasy Illustrator, Graphic Novel Artist, Designer
Type of Cover Art[]
Urban Fantasy, Fantasy, Sci-fi . . .
About the Artist[]
Cliff Nielsen is best known as a fantasy, science fiction artist, a book illustrator and graphic novel artist. He has worked on such projects as Star Wars, The X-Files, Chronicles of Narnia among many other best-selling books. He studied in both traditional and digital illustration and graduated as valedictorian from Art Center College of Design in CA. 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 alike. Cliff 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 and dreams in Los Angeles, California. ~ Cliff Nielsen Illustration ~ FB
Cliff Nielsen has created over 1,100 images for such high-profile series as the X-Files, Star Wars, The Crow, A Wrinkle in Time, The Chronicles of Narnia, Star Trek, and Phillip Pullman’s His Dark Materials. Among the many notable authors he has created covers for are Stephen King, John Grisham, C. S. Lewis, Madeline L’Engle, Lois Lowry, Edgar Allen Poe, Washington Irving, Mary Shelley, Isabel Allende, Neil Gaiman, Poppy Z. Brite and Caitlin Kiernan.
Cliff’s illustrations have been recognized for their excellence by the Society of Illustrators, Communication Arts Magazine, Print, and the Spectrum annuals. He has been an international speaker on digital art, served as a judge for the Society of Illustrators annual competitions, and enjoys teaching illustration at the Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, California. ~ Writers of the Future
Urban Fantasy Series, Books & Authors[]
Series | Author | Note, Link |
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The Mortal Instruments | Cassandra Clare | |
The Infernal Devices | Cassandra Clare | |
The Black Sun's Daughter series | M.L.N. Hanover | |
Jane Yellowrock series | Faith Hunter | |
Sentinels of New Orleans series | Suzanne Johnson | |
Age of Steam series | Devon Monk | |
Anna Strong Chronicles series | Jeanne C. Stein | |
The Guardians series | Meljean Brook | Books: 5, 6, 7, 8 |
Samantha Moon / Vampire for Hire series | J. R. Rain | Omnibus sets only; Vampire for Hire |
"The Blue Girl"—Newford series | Charles de Lint | |
Daughter of Smoke and Bone Trilogy | Laini Taylor | Book 2, Days of Blood & Starlight |
Unbroken (Ruined #2) | Paula Morris |
Unbroken / YA-ghosts |
Hell on Earth series | Jackie Kessler | UF |
Newford series (two books) | Charles de Lint | #2 The Dreaming Place, #15 The Blue Girl |
Shaede Assassin series | Amanda Bonilla | with Katie Anderson |
Fantasy series, not UF[]
Cliff Nielsen also illustrated the covers for:
Fantasy []
- Arrows of Time / Quantum Enchantment series by Kim Falconer —Quantum Enchantment series
- Untimed by Andy Gavin — Untimed: Andy Gavin
- Darkening Dream by Andy Gavin — The Darkening Dream by Andy Gavin
- Clockwork Century: by Cherie Priest —The Inexplicables (and on)— The Clockwork Century series, previous books by artist: Jon Foster
Pre-teen and Children's books []
- Heir Apparent — Heir Apparent (Rasmussem Corporation, #2) by Vivian Vande Velde
- The Giver — (see gallery below for image) — Goodreads | The Giver by Lois Lowry
- The Chronicles of Narnia —The Chronicles of Narnia (Chronicles of Narnia #1-7) i(Original in gallery below)
- Ranger's Apprentice' series — Ranger's Apprentice series by John Flanagan
- Tiger's Curse Series — The Tiger Saga by Colleen Houck
Young Adult[]
- Blood and Chocolate by Annette Curtis Klause — Blood and Chocolate by Annette Curtis Klause
- The Cirque Du Freak series by Darren Shan — The Saga of Darren Shan by Darren Shan
- Zom-B series by Darren Shan — Zom-B series by Darren Shan
- Demon in My View, Midnight Predator and all the novels in the Kiesha'ra Series by Amelia Atwater-Rhodes' — The Kiesha'ra series by Amelia Atwater-Rhodes
- The Mortal Instruments and The Infernal Devices, Cassandra Clare's young adult series—see above.
- The Chronicles of Faerie U.S. editions of O.R. Melling's — The Chronicles of Faerie series by O.R. Melling
PNR[]
- Dark Taste of Rapture from Alien Huntress series by Gena Showalter (possibly only this volume?)— Dark Taste of Rapture (Alien Huntress, #6) by Gena Showalte
Graphic Novels Comics, Cards, Games[]
- Ruins, Marvel comic book
- Carpe Noctem magazine: Nielsen was known for working for the mag, and was interviewed as well as created a few covers.
- Beloved: graphic novel—he's designing/writing it.
- Ultra X-Men: Wolverine: card set — Critic Joseph Szadkowski wrote that Nielsen's work for the card set makes him deserve "an honorary membership to the Der Blaue Reiter group".
- Magic: The Gathering collectible card game: illustrated cards
External References[]
Official Websites
- CLIFF NIELSEN: Sci-fi and Fantasy Illustrator, Graphic Novel Artist, Designer
- Book Covers - Facebook
Portfolios:
- CLIFF NIELSEN: Sci-fi and Fantasy Illustrator, Graphic Novel Artist, Designer
- Illustration Portfolio : Cliff Nielsen : Directory of Illustration
- Cliff Nielsen - Workbook Illustration Portfolio
Galleries:
- Cliff Nielsen on Digital Art Served
- Folioplanet - the illustration resource: Nielsen, Cliff
- Cliff Nielsen Illustration - FB
- Cliff Nielsen Illustration - Albums
- cliff nielsen on Tumblr
- Illustration by Cliff Nielsen – The Inexplicables by ... | Book Cover…
- TrekToday - Pocket Books Reveals 2007 Book Covers
- Cliff Nielsen/Inker Images - Marvel Comics Database
- Cliff Nielsen - Comic Book DB
- Cliff Nielsen | Illustrator | Contact Creative
Single Images:
- The YA Sisterhood: Cover Reveal: The Apollo Academy by Kimberly P. Chase
- Cliff Nielsen - WikiWorldBook
- Image - Solo darknest.JPG - Wookieepedia, the Star Wars Wiki
- Image - Unseen Queen art.jpg - Wookieepedia, the Star Wars Wiki
- • STAR WARS: THE DARK NEST TRILOGY by Cliff Nielsen
Lists of Book Covers:
- Goodreads | Popular Cover Art Cliff Nielsen Books
- Cliff Nielsen - Summary Bibliography - ISFdb
- Cliff Nielsen - Book Search - Barnes & Noble.com
- Books by Cliff Nielsen - Wheelers Books
More Book covers images — by gushers:
- Love for Books!: ~Cliff Nielsen
- Cover Art Coverage: 4 new titles! | All Things Urban Fantasy
- Never Judge a Book by its Cover? Part 3 | TMI Source
- Books and Sensibility: Shelf Candy Saturday: The Infernal Devices by Cliff Nielsen
- cliff nielsen images
Authors sites showcasing Cliff Nielsen covers:
- I Heart Cliff Nielsen; or, see the cover for Guardian Demon
- Untimed Cover Reveal! :: All Things Andy Gavin
- Preternatura: Cover Debut! Royal Street Cover Reveal & Contest
- Author Suzanne Johnson: Meet Cliff Nielsen, cover artist for Royal Street and River Road
- Kim's Book Covers
- This is Bookday for SILENCE » Michelle Sagara & Michelle West
- Love YA: The Apollo Academy's Cover Reveal and Giveaway!
- The Goblin War by Hilari Bell
- Darren Shan - Author of Horror and Fantasy Books
- Fantasy - Among the Hidden - mscartersclass
Interviews, articles:
- Shelf Candy (plus Giveaway!) – Interview with Cliff Nielsen, cover artist for Royal Street | shewolfreads
- Fatal Error: Illustrator Cliff Nielsen
- Cliff Nielsen — A Dribble of Ink
Bio:
- Cliff Nielsen « Advice On Illustrating « Writers of the Future
- Cliff Nielsen - Wikipedia
- Cliff Nielsen - Artist Profile - Gallery | Tor.com
- Cliff Nielsen - Wikipedia
- Authors : Nielsen, Cliff : SFE : Science Fiction Encyclopedia
- Cliff Nielsen - Wookieepedia
- Cliff Nielsen - Memory Alpha, the Star Trek Wiki
- Cliff Nielsen - Marvel Comics Database
- Cliff Nielsen | L. Ron Hubbard presents Writers of the Future Contest
Community
- Cliff Nielsen Illustration - Face Book
Links to series not on this wiki yet:
- Goodreads | The Guardians series by Meljean Brook — books: 5, 6, 7, 8
- Goodreads | Untimed by Andy Gavin - Reviews, Discussion, Bookclubs, Lists
- Goodreads | The Darkening Dream by Andy Gavin - Reviews, Discussion, Bookclubs, Lists
- Goodreads | Vampire for Hire series by J.R. Rain
- Goodreads | Samantha Moon: The First Four Vampire for Hire Novels, Plus the Christmas Moon Novella and a Never-Before-Published Short Story (Vampire for Hire, #1-4,4.5,6.5) by J.R. Rain
- Goodreads | Samantha Moon Rising (Vampire for Hire, #5-7, Teeth 1.5) by J.R. Rain
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