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artist and parent of 2, she/her, looking for work/rep in comics, puzzles, games, covers, spots, graphic novel illustration, kidlit picture books https://www.nanelsonart.com/

zoomed-in screenshot of an illustration i'm working on. silksong fans may recognize my attempt to render mount fay, but i'm stuck on figuring out how to draw the fucking cable cars upside down
fanart of Silksong, featuring Hornet performing her midair healing bind skill, surrounded by silkflies and sparkles
close up work-in-progress illustration of hornet from silksong using her mid-air heal bind
WIP sketch of hornet from silksong performing her mid-air heal (bind), shown in a procreate app file with layers
a list of muted words: The Amazing Digital Circus, TADC, Pomni, Jax
black and white manga-styled sample comic page of a witch girl hunting ghosts by Natalie Nelson
hollow knight comic where hornet demonstrates her ledge climb ability. she turns to the little knight and says "say little ghost, you lack my ability to ledge climb. why is that?" the little knight waves their adorable stubby little arms and hornet says "ah" in sudden understanding.
illustration of hornet from silksong using a dash attack on a pilgrim
sketch of a character design in a blend of western casual and fantasy-vietnamese traditional garb. i don't know what i'm doing.
illustration/sketch WIP of hornet from silksong using the dash strike attack (idk what it's called exactly) on an unlucky pilgrim
doodle of hornet from silksong with Angry Eyes
digital illustration of Hornet from Silksong casting her Thread Storm attack. it's sparkly against a blue background
spoilers for silksong. screenshot of silksong. the kill scene silhouettes of hornet defeating skarrsinger karmelita
Panel 1. a person stares at a hand drawn art work in a spiral bound notebook. the text says "i don't know if i like how this turned out. there are so many mistakes."
photo of a hollow knight plushie from fangamer. an unidentified toddler has covered its mask with glittery sequins, marking the plushie as her own against my will
Natalie Nelson | Illustration & Comics | https://www.nanelsonart.com/ | a postcard illustration of an orange cat landing in a catcher's mitt as a ton of baseballs fly around in the air
close-up of a fanart illustration of Hornet from Silksong sitting on a rock. the procreate app tabs are visible on the sides, since this is a Work in Progress
screenshot of silksong. spoilers for silksong. hornet on mount fay.
screenshot of silksong. spoilers for silksong. hornet on mount fay.
spoilers for silksong, screenshot of silksong. hornet defeats shrine guardian seth.
a short comic about how video games are perfect for a rainy day! but sometimes it rains all day in animal crossing too. le irony!
"Potted Plant Helper" from 2023 I believe
silksong fanart work in progress, featuring hornet and shakra on mount fay
New Year 2024 postcard by Natalie Nelson
work in progress silksong fanart illustration of shakra and hornet on mount fay
let me do it for you meme, featuring the noodle nose dog as a knight's jousting lance. the horse is giving them a really good side-eye.
bluey meme with laser eyes labeled "for real life"
silksong fanart in progress of shakra and hornet on mount fay
Kidlitart postcard by @nanelsonart featuring an orange cat landing in a catcher's glove amid a sea of baseball catchers' gloves.
#kidlitartpostcard short and silly easter/spring themed postcard mimicking a map trail. the artist is me, Natalie Nelson
silksong fanart concept. hornet travels with an extra fluffy flea caravan
screenshot of silksong. spoilers for silksong. some Citadel visuals in the opening cutscene of Act 2 are different if you take the Phantom route through the Exhaust Organ.
screenshot of a silksong profile with autosave timestamps
screenshot of silksong. spoilers for silksong. hornet defeats shakra in a friendly duel for the first time (shakra kicked her ass a dozen times before this).
rough concept paint of lumble the lucky playing a dice game with hornet
Winter Walk - 2020 or 2021 illustration, I don't remember. it still holds up after all the time i think
vertical illustration WIP of Horne'ts battle with Widow in Bellhart. it has a funky "bubble" perspective.
confusing comic spead of my upcoming independent manga-style graphic novel "before i lost my spark". i'm in hell. will this comic ever be done??
a kidlitart adventure map, work in progress
screenshot of silksong. spoilers for silksong. the mottled skarr who sells you stuff dies at some point in act 2
screenshot of silksong. spoilers for silksong. dialogue shown is the first sinner's speech to hornet before her ghost busts out of her coffin and attacks hornet in the coolest bossfight of the entire game
screenshot of silksong. potential spoilers for silksong. i failed the liquid lacquer delivery quest at the maskmaker's doorstep and lost my honor
#kidlitartpostcard illustration of a cute orange cat reading a book ending up in a pitcher's glove for some reason!
silksong fanart concept: shakra and hornet on mount fay
a screenshot of silksong. spoilers for silksong. the terminus travel system is out of service due to too many bug deaths
Silk Song screenshot. Act 2 Citadel of Song
photo of drawing ipad next to orange cat. cat want to bite ipad.
panel 1 shows a living room connected to a kitchen. from the kitchen, the little ghost from hollow knight asks hornet in the living room "hey hornet, we're running out of food. what's the closest grocery store?"
hollow knight comic. the wandering ghost (player character) geogles "how do i defeat the mantis lords" on a laptop. geogle is a pun off google, using the hollow knight currency Geo as a pun. the laptop is a parody of a macbook with the ghost mask in place of the apple.
spoilers for silksong. screenshot of silksong. hornet finds a weaver grave high above the craw's nest in greymoor
spoilers for silksong. screenshot of silksong. hornet becomes ensnared in haunted bellhart if she rests on the bench when the game loads.
spoilers for silksong. screenshot of silksong. empty jail cell in the marrow
spoilers for silksong. screenshot of silksong. hornet finds a piece of mask
spoilers for silksong. screenshot of silksong. hornet rides the flea caravan with the flea puppies she's rescued.
spoilers for silksong. screenshot of silksong. hornet arrives in cursed bellhart.
spoilers for silksong. screenshot of silksong. hornet defeats the moorwing with the help of garmond and zaza
screenshot of silksong. spoilers for silksong. hornet meets Garmond and Zaza
screenshot of silksong. potential spoilers for silksong. hornet comments on completed entries of the hunter's journal.
screenshot of silksong. potential spoilers for silksong. hornet accepts Nuu's quest and obtains the hunter's journal
screenshot of silksong. spoilers for silksong. hornet defeats the Fourth Choir.