STEVE NELSON II

Art Director & Illustrator — Environment Art and Art Direction, 25 Years

Swamp Shell Industries LLC — Founder & Illustrator, 2025–Present

Running an independent studio creating original creature art, prints, and licensed designs.

ZeniMax Online Studios (Microsoft) — Environment Art Director, 2018–2025; Lead and Principal Environment Artist, 2010–2018

Led environment art on Elder Scrolls Online, including the Morrowind chapter cities, the Imperial City, and PvP zones.

BioWare Mythic — Artist Specialist, 2007–2010

Built city architecture for Warhammer Online.

Earlier roles include Dynamic Animation Systems (2004–2007) and Art Director at Elmer Interactive (2001–2002).