Overview

Nelson is already very talented being 18 yeas old. He is straight from Brazil and has got some sick comps. I really dig the way he uses light in some of his pieces.

Project Name:

XTRABOLD

URL:

http://www.xtrabold.net

Artist/Creator:

Nelson Balaban

Country:

Brazil

Tags:

Portfolio Design Illustration Cpluv light KDU

Nelson Balaban

http://www.xtrabold.net

Biography

I'm Nelson Balaban, a 18 years old graphic artist from Brazil, currently living and working as a full-time graphic artist in the beautiful Curitiba. I discovered digital art 4 years ago, started messing out just for fun, that's when some people told me I got some talent. I believed in what they said, so I thought I should keep messing. The thing got serious and today I make a living doing what I like.

Where do you work? What do you do there?

I work at home, in one of the rooms I made as office. Of course, sometimes I receive clients and they seem not to be too fond about my decoration (laughs). I like to put some weird stuff on my walls, such as magazine pages, stickers and crazy posters, some old stuff too.

How long have you been in this field?

I've been working as a designer and graphic artist since 2005.

What role did (are) you play(ing) in the project?

I sometimes work as Art director, depending on the project, but as a freelancer my main role is graphic artist.

What was (is) your inspiration for this project?

I get inspired by simple things, or complex things. All my stuff has a meaning, without it, it wouldn't exist. Everything you do has a meaning, even if you don't realize. I love typography, photography and graphic design, quite enough to get inspired to do some art.