Tyler Jacobson

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Tyler Jacobson
Born
Oakland, CA
Nationality American
Known for Fantasy art, Illustration
Website http://tylerjacobsonart.com/
http://tylerjacobson.blogspot.com/

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

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Career

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

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

Notes

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

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