Tyler Jacobson

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Tyler Jacobson
Born
NationalityAmerican
Known forFantasy art, Illustration
Websitehttp://tylerjacobsonart.com/
http://tylerjacobson.blogspot.com/

Tyler Jacobson is an American science fiction and fantasy artist and illustrator.

Career[edit]

His work has been featured in publications by Wizards of the Coast,[1] Simon & Schuster,[2] TOR,[3] Entertainment Weekly,[4] Rolling Stone,[5] Texas Monthly,[6] Men’s Journal,[7] Runner's World,[8] The Weekly Standard,[9] and Scientific American.[10]

Jacobson is best known as a fantasy artist, due to his significant contributions of art to Magic: The Gathering trading card game cards, package art, and promotional materials, as well as character design and game art for Dungeons & Dragons. Jacobson designed the standard edition cover for the 5th edition Dungeons & Dragons adventure module The Wild Beyond the Witchlight (2021).[11][12] SyFy Wire highlighted that "the cover for The Wild Beyond the Witchlight promises an ominous carnival atmosphere with a creepy clown and a looming, imposing-looking enforcer-type character".[12]

He is also known as a mainstream artist for contributions to several popular publications, including the oil painting Last Days of The Comanches featured in Texas Monthly.[10]

Education[edit]

Jacobson graduated from Gonzaga University in 2005 with a BA in Fine Art, and from the Academy of Art University in San Francisco in 2009 with a MFA in Illustration and was awarded Best of Show MFA Traditional Illustration AAU Spring Show 2009, and First Place MFA Traditional Illustration AAU Spring Show 2009.[13]

Awards[edit]

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ [1]. Tyler Jacobson And D&D Retrieved December 24, 2013.
  2. ^ [2]. Hell Island Retrieved December 24, 2013.
  3. ^ [3]. Wheel of Time Retrieved December 24, 2013.
  4. ^ [4]. Entertainment Weekly Retrieved December 24, 2013.
  5. ^ [5]. Rolling Stone Retrieved December 24, 2013.
  6. ^ [6]. Texas Monthly Retrieved December 24, 2013.
  7. ^ [7]. Men’s Journal Retrieved December 24, 2013.
  8. ^ [8]. Runner's World Retrieved December 24, 2013.
  9. ^ [9]. Weekly Standard Retrieved December 24, 2013.
  10. ^ a b [10]. Scientific American Retrieved December 24, 2013.
  11. ^ Hall, Charlie (2021-06-07). "The next Dungeons & Dragons book will be a whimsical romp through the feywild". Polygon. Retrieved 2021-06-07.
  12. ^ a b Grebey, James (2021-06-07). "Dungeons & Dragons' next book is a wicked, whimsical exploration into the Feywild". SYFY WIRE. Retrieved 2021-06-07.
  13. ^ [11]. About on Richard Solomon Retrieved December 24, 2013.
  14. ^ [12]. Jack Gaughan Awards Retrieved December 24, 2013.
  15. ^ [13]. Spectrum 19 Awards Retrieved December 24, 2013.

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