Tyler Jacobson is an award-winning illustrator of fantasy and science fiction. His extensive body of work includes countless works for “Dungeons & Dragons” and “Magic: The Gathering.” Additionally, Jacobson’s illustrations have appeared in multiple books and magazines with Simon & Schuster, TOR, Entertainment Weekly, Rolling Stone, Men’s Journal, Runner’s World, Texas Monthly, The Weekly Standard, Scientific American, and Marvel, among others.
He’s been the recipient of the Jack Gaughan Award for Best Emerging Artist 2010, Spectrum 19 Gold Award for Advertising, Communication Arts 2013 Award of Excellence, Society of Illustrators LA Illustration West 52 Silver Award for Book Cover, as well as The Joseph Morgan Henninger Award for Best in Show.
In 2022, Jacobson successfully crowdfunded and released his first solo art book, The Art of Tyler Jacobson, a career retrospective and collection of many of his favorite pieces. He is working again with Flesk Publications on releasing a second volume.
Jacobson was raised in the San Francisco Bay Area. He received his bachelor’s degree from Gonzaga University prior to earning his M.F.A. from Academy of Art University in 2009. He currently lives in Seattle, Washington, and frequently collaborates with his wife Kate Welch, writer and fellow fantasy fanatic. Together, they helped co-found a fantasy-themed whiskey label called Quest’s End. They’re about to release their third bottle: “Warlock.”