Tyler Jacobson

Tyler Jacobson (born 1982) is an American Science Fiction & Fantasy Artist and illustrator whose work has been featured in publications by Wizards of the Coast, Simon & Schuster, TOR, Entertainment Weekly, Rolling Stone, Texas Monthly, Men’s Journal, Runner’s World, The Weekly Standard, and Scientific American. 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. 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. 2Education 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. 2Awards 2010 Jack Gaughan Award for Best Emerging Artist 2012 Spectrum 19 Gold Winner: Advertising for Talon of Umberle