James W. Elston
1309 Chapman Ct.
Spring Hill, Tennessee 37174
615-957-4188
James W. Elston is an Illustrator and Animation artist in the Nashville area, with 20+ years of experience in the Illustration and Animation field, working on everything from textbook and magazine illustrations, character designs, visual development, background design, and animation for TV and Movies.
Experience
Shining Isle, LLC, Franklin, TN
2022
Texture Artist, The Wingfeather Saga
Background Painter, The Wingfeather Saga
Freelance Storyboard Artist, Gizmo Go
Christian Broadcasting Network, Virginia Beach, VA
2021
Freelance Storyboard Artist, Stories From the Storyteller
Character Designer, Background Painter, The Very First Christmas music video for LifeKids
Timbuktoons, LLC, Macon, GA
2021
Freelance Asset Artist, The Slugs and Bugs Show
Brentwood Studios, Nashville, TN
2021
Freelance Storyboard Artist, The VeggieTales Show
2020
Phil Vischer Enterprises/JellyTelly Entertainment, Carol Stream, IL
Freelance Storyboard Artist, Emily's House
2018-2019
Orange/Rethink Group, Inc, Cumming, GA
Freelance Asset Designer/Illustrator, Wonder preschool series
2017-present
Christian Broadcasting Network, Virginia Beach, VA
Freelance Prop Designer, Superbook
2015-2020
Dreamworks TV/Big Idea Entertainment, LLC, Franklin, TN
2014-2017
Storyboard Revisionist/Prop Designer/2D Composite/Color Script artist, VeggieTales in the House
Storyboard Revisionist/Prop Designer/2D Composite/Color Key artist, VeggieTales in the City
Prop Designer, All Hail King Julien
Walt Disney Feature Animation, Orlando, FL
1995-2001
Inbetweener, Clean Up Animation Department,
Breakdown, Clean Up Animation Department, Mulan (1998)
Breakdown, Clean Up Animation Department, Tarzan (1999)
Breakdown, Clean Up Animation Department, Emperor's New Groove (2000)
Breakdown, Clean Up Animation Department, Lilo and Stitch (2001)
Lipscomb University School of the Arts, Nashville TN
Adjunct Professor, Concept Development (Animation Department)
Fall 2018 to present
ILLUSTRATION
2001-present
Designed and Illustrated artwork for a wide variety of national and international clients
Partial client list: Oxford University Press, Pearson Learning, Cambridge University Press, McGraw-Hill, Scholastic, LifeWay Christian Resources, Harper Collins, Junior Achievement, Pockets Magazine, Focus on the Family
EDUCATION
The Columbus College of Art and Design, Columbus OH
Bachelor of Fine Arts, Illustration, 1994