{{short description|American artist}} {{Infobox artist | name = Tyler Jacobson | image = Tyler Jacobson at Chicago MagicCon.jpg | image_size = | caption = Jacobson at Chicago MagicCon in 2025 | birth_name = | birth_date = | birth_place = Oakland, California | death_date = | death_place = | spouse = Kate Welch<ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=July 2, 2024 |title=2024 Distinguished Alumni Award: Tyler Jacobson |url=https://artunews.com/2024/07/02/2024-distinguished-alumni-award-tyler-jacobson/ |access-date=August 29, 2024 |website=Art U News |language=en-US}}</ref> | known_for = Fantasy art, illustration | website = http://tylerjacobsonart.com/<br>http://tylerjacobson.blogspot.com/ }}
'''Tyler Jacobson''' is an American science fiction and fantasy artist and illustrator.
==Career== His work has been featured in publications by Wizards of the Coast,<ref name="TylerJacobsonAndD&D">[https://web.archive.org/web/20131230232140/http://www.wizards.com/dnd/article.aspx?x=dnd_4dreye_20130807]. Tyler Jacobson And D&D Retrieved December 24, 2013.</ref> Simon & Schuster,<ref name="HellIsland">[http://books.simonandschuster.com/Hell-Island/Matthew-Reilly/9781439191330]. Hell Island Retrieved December 24, 2013.</ref> TOR,<ref name="WheelofTime">[http://www.tor.com/blogs/2013/03/crown-of-swords-new-art-wheel-of-time]. Wheel of Time Retrieved December 24, 2013.</ref> ''Entertainment Weekly'',<ref name="EntertainmentWeekly">[http://shelf-life.ew.com/2013/02/01/stephen-king-the-shining-doctor-sleep-preview/]. Entertainment Weekly Retrieved December 24, 2013.</ref> ''Rolling Stone'',<ref name="RollingStone">[http://www.theispot.com/whatsnew/2011/1/tyler-jacobson-t-i-for-rolling-stone.htm]. Rolling Stone Retrieved December 24, 2013.</ref> ''Texas Monthly'',<ref name="TexasMonthly">[http://texasmonthly.tumblr.com/post/31731397338/when-we-tapped-illustrator-tyler-jacobson-to-pull]. Texas Monthly Retrieved December 24, 2013.</ref> ''Men’s Journal'',<ref name="Men’sJournal">[http://www.theispot.com/whatsnew/2011/5/tyler-jacobson-military-portraits.htm]. Men’s Journal Retrieved December 24, 2013.</ref> ''Runner's World'',<ref name="Runner’sWorld">[http://www.theispot.com/whatsnew/2012/9/tyler-jacobson-race-day-disasters.htm]. Runner's World Retrieved December 24, 2013.</ref> ''The Weekly Standard'',<ref name="WeeklyStandard">[http://www.theispot.com/whatsnew/2010/9/tyler-jacobson-weekly-standard-cover.htm]. Weekly Standard Retrieved December 24, 2013.</ref> and ''Scientific American''.<ref name="ScientificAmerican">[http://blogs.scientificamerican.com/symbiartic/2011/12/16/interview-with-illustrator-tyler-jacobson/]. Scientific American Retrieved December 24, 2013.</ref> 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.<ref name="ScientificAmerican" />
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''. By April 2020, he had "illustrated nearly 100 cards" for ''Magic: The Gathering''.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Caltrider |first=Donny |date=2020-04-16 |title=Photoshop to Paintbrush: Tyler Jacobson's Gyruda, Doom of Depths |url=https://www.hipstersofthecoast.com/2020/04/photoshop-to-paintbrush-tyler-jacobsons-gyruda-doom-of-depths/ |access-date=2024-08-29 |website=Hipsters of the Coast |language=en}}</ref> Jacobson occsionally auctions off his ''Magic: The Gathering'' original work;<ref>{{Cite web |last=Caltrider |first=Donny |date=2022-05-06 |title=10 Custom-Painted Tiamat Artist Proofs Sell for a Combined $20,350 |url=https://www.hipstersofthecoast.com/2022/05/10-custom-painted-tiamat-artist-proofs-sell-for-a-combined-20350/ |access-date=2024-08-29 |website=Hipsters of the Coast |language=en}}</ref> his painting of Drizzt Do'Urden for the ''Adventures in the Forgotten Realms'' set "sold for a record-breaking $155,000" and "falls in the Top 5 highest public prices realized for an original work of ''Magic'' art".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Caltrider |first=Donny |date=2021-05-24 |title=Painting for Drizzt Do'Urden by Tyler Jacobson Sells for $155,000 |url=https://www.hipstersofthecoast.com/2021/05/painting-for-drizzt-dourden-by-tyler-jacobson-sells-for-155000/ |access-date=2024-08-29 |website=Hipsters of the Coast |language=en}}</ref>
He was the cover artist for two of the core rulebooks – ''Player's Handbook'' (2014) and ''Dungeon Master's Guide'' (2014) – for the 5th Edition of ''Dungeons & Dragons''.<ref name="Tor.com on 2014 D&D Covers">{{Cite web |last=LaSala |first=Jeff |date=May 21, 2014 |title=What to Expect From the Forthcoming Dungeons & Dragons 5th Edition |url=https://reactormag.com/dungeons-and-dragons-fifth-edition-preview/ |access-date=August 28, 2024 |website=Tor.com |language=en-US}}</ref> Jacobson designed the standard edition cover for the 5th Edition adventure module ''The Wild Beyond the Witchlight'' (2021).<ref name="Polygon on 2021 Witchlight">{{Cite web|last=Hall|first=Charlie|date=2021-06-07|title=The next Dungeons & Dragons book will be a whimsical romp through the feywild|url=https://www.polygon.com/22519578/dungeons-dragons-wild-beyond-the-witchlight-campaign-book-release-date-price|access-date=2021-06-07|website=Polygon|language=en}}</ref><ref name="SyFy on 2021 Witchlight">{{Cite web|last=Grebey|first=James|date=2021-06-07|title=Dungeons & Dragons' next book is a wicked, whimsical exploration into the Feywild|url=https://www.syfy.com/syfywire/dungeons-and-dragons-book-wild-beyond-the-witchlight|access-date=2021-06-07|website=SYFY WIRE|language=en}}</ref> ''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".<ref name="SyFy on 2021 Witchlight" /> He also designed the covers for that edition's revised ''Player's Handbook'' (2024), ''Dungeon Master's Guide'' (2024), and ''Monster Manual'' (2024).<ref name="Dicebreaker on 2024 D&D Covers">{{Cite web |last=Jarvis |first=Matt |date=May 14, 2024 |title=Here’s what the cover of Dungeons & Dragons’ 2024 Player's Handbook looks like |url=https://www.dicebreaker.com/series/dungeons-and-dragons/news/dnd-2024-players-handbook-artwork-revealed |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240815145805/https://www.dicebreaker.com/series/dungeons-and-dragons/news/dnd-2024-players-handbook-artwork-revealed |archive-date=August 15, 2024 |access-date=August 28, 2024 |website=Dicebreaker |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Abbott |first=Benjamin |date=2024-06-05 |title=I think the new D&D Monster Manual cover is best, and the artist behind each rulebook agrees |url=https://www.gamesradar.com/tabletop-gaming/i-think-the-new-dandd-monster-manual-cover-is-best-and-the-artist-behind-each-rulebook-agrees/ |access-date=2024-08-29 |website=GamesRadar+ |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Parlock |first=Joe |date=2024-05-29 |title=Dungeons & Dragons Reveals Its New Dungeon Master's Guide Cover |url=https://www.thegamer.com/dungeons-and-dragons-dungeon-masters-guide-2024-cover-reveal/ |access-date=2024-08-29 |website=TheGamer |language=en}}</ref> In comparing the cover of the 2024 ''Player's Handbook'' to the 2014 ''Player's Handbook'', Matt Bassil of ''Wargamer'' commented that "the old cover is an obvious power fantasy: look how powerful you can become and the cool things you can fight" while the new cover has a different focus: "look at the variety of DnD races and classes you can play, and the cool people you'll be hanging out with".<ref name="Wargamer on 2014/2024 D&D Covers">{{Cite web |last=Bassil |first=Matt |date=May 15, 2024 |title=New DnD Player's Handbook cover shows how the game has changed |url=https://www.wargamer.com/dnd/players-handbook-new-cover-changing |access-date=August 28, 2024 |website=Wargamer |language=en-US}}</ref> Benjamin Abbott of ''GamesRadar+'' called the ''Monster Manual'' (2024) "hands down my favorite cover out of the new core rulebooks".<ref name=":0" />
Jacobson is the art director for Matthew Lillard's "Quest's End" whiskey line where he does bottle art and design including the map on the back of each bottle; he also illustrates the corresponding chapter of the original fantasy story, ''Dawn of the Unbound Gods'' by Kate Welch, which comes with the bottle.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Directo-Meston |first=Danielle |date=2023-10-02 |title=Matthew Lillard on Launching Dungeons & Dragons-Inspired Whiskey, His Dream Table, More (Exclusive) |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lifestyle/shopping/matthew-lillard-quests-end-dungeons-dragons-whiskey-brand-1235571746/ |access-date=2024-08-29 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Carruthers |first=Nicola |date=2023-08-29 |title=Matthew Lillard debuts fantasy-inspired spirits |url=https://www.thespiritsbusiness.com/2023/08/matthew-lillard-debuts-fantasy-inspired-spirits/ |access-date=2024-08-29 |website=The Spirits Business |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Troughton |first=James |date=2023-09-27 |title=How Matthew Lillard Made Whiskey For Dungeons & Dragons Fans |url=https://www.thegamer.com/matthew-lillard-tyler-jacobson-kate-welch-interview-quests-end-whiskey-dungeons-and-dragons/ |access-date=2024-08-29 |website=TheGamer |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Sheehan |first=Gavin |date=2024-03-12 |title=Find Familiar Spirits Announces Quest's End Rogue Whiskey |url=https://bleedingcool.com/pop-culture/find-familiar-spirits-announces-quests-end-rogue-whiskey/ |access-date=2024-08-29 |website=Bleeding Cool |language=en}}</ref>
==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.<ref name="AboutonRichardSolomon">[http://www.richardsolomon.com/artists/tyler-jacobson/]. About on Richard Solomon Retrieved December 24, 2013.</ref>
==Awards== * 2010 Jack Gaughan Award for Best Emerging Artist<ref name="JackGaughanAward">[http://www.sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/jack_gaughan_award]. Jack Gaughan Awards Retrieved December 24, 2013.</ref> * 2012 Spectrum 19 Gold Winner: Advertising for Talon of Umberlee.<ref name="Spectrum19Winner">[http://www.tor.com/blogs/2012/05/announcing-the-spectrum-19-award-winners]. Spectrum 19 Awards Retrieved December 24, 2013.</ref>
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== External links == * {{Blogspot|tylerjacobson|Official blog}} * [http://magiccards.info/query?q=a%3A%22Tyler+Jacobson%22&v=card&s=cname/ Magic Cards by Tyler Jacobson] * {{Twitter|jacobsontyler}} * {{Facebook|Tyler-Jacobsons-Amazing-Art-Emporium-264639773903}}
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