Tyler Jacobson
@jacobsontyler
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Illustrator https://t.co/RoBPZLC9EE
Renton, WA
Joined April 2010
The Monster Manual for D&D's 50th anniversary core books. It was truly an honor and a privilege to be trusted with all three of the core books. I might like this cover the most. Thank you to AD @DroidsForSale I hope you enjoy! #dungeonsanddragons
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Throw back Friday? This didn't post yesterday for some reason. Here is my massive Red Dragon for #dungeonsanddragons from back in 2014. #TBT #reddragon
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A big project I have been working on for a good while now has finally been revealed! #dungeonsanddragons
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Here is a full shot of my painting for the cover of D&D's new adventure, Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden. AD Kate Irwin. #IcewindDale #dungeonsanddragons
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Along with painting the new Dungeon Master's Guide for D&D, AD Josh Herman also tasked me with giving a legendary villain from the cartoon show a big update. This was Venger. I hope everyone likes this new version of a classic. #dungeonsanddragons
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The Battle of the Pelennor Fields, a multi card illustration that spans 18 individual cards for Magic's upcoming Lord of the Rings set. Super excited to finally be able to show this full piece which took up a huge chunk of my daily life back in 2021. #LOTR #MagicTheGathering
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I had a lot of fun working on the Draugr for Kaldheim. It was a fun challenge developing a dead frozen look but not too far into zombie. Shared with permission from Wizards of the Coast.#kaldheim #MagicTheGathering #draugr
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Lolth, Spider Queen. This is my original painting of Lolth for the upcoming #mtgafr set. AD @zack_stella This one is near and dear to me because I had the opportunity to completely update her design during visual development. #dungeonsanddragons #magicthegathering #lolth #drow
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My cover for #dnd 's new Dungeons Master's Guide has finally been revealed! I am super honored to have had the opportunity to paint the cover for this book again after 10 years. Huge thank you to AD @DroidsForSale for trusting me with this one. Here are the front and back pieces.
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In 2019 I had the pleasure of working on the concept push for Magic's Kaldheim set. In a room packed full of amazing artists, we cranked out a insane amount of imagery inspired by norse mythology. Here is Fenrir. #kaldheim #MagicTheGathering
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Way back in 2020 I worked with art director @ovidiocartagena and Wizards of the Coast to create a new interpretation of The Lord of the Rings for a new Magic the gathering set. Here is my sketch of Aragorn. #aragorn #magicthegathering #MTGLOTR
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To my surprise & excitement #MagicTheGathering previewed my #Tiamat for the upcoming Adventures in the Forgotten Realms #dungeonsanddragons crossover set. I worked really hard on this set at many levels of production. What do you think, should I sell the painting? AD @zack_stella
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Planescape!! Here's the full image of the cover I painted for the D&D book "Sigil and the Outlands" as part of the new three book Planescape release. It's hard to put into words how honored I feel to have worked on this setting. #dungeonsanddragons #Planescape #Ladyofpain
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Happy New Year everyone! Here is The Birth of Meletis. Saga I painted for #therosbeyonddeath AD Dawn Murin #MagicTheGathering #Saga #Meletis
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Just revealed at D&D Live 2019: the cover I painted for Baldur's Gate: Descent Into Avernus #DescentIntoAvernus #DnDLive2019 #DungeonsAndDragons
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Here's a little peak at a major project I worked on last year. It was a satisfying puzzle. Big thank you to @ovidiocartagena, the AD that placed a massive amount of trust in me to pull this thing off. Also, don't worry. They are aware that my last name is misspelled. #mtg
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Nightmare Shepherd for MtG Theros Beyond Death. AD Dawn Murin #MagicTheGathering #therosbeyonddeath #demon
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Really happy to finally show Hautli, a planeswalker character I designed for @wizards_magic upcoming #Ixalan. AD Cynthia Sheppard
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A little while back I had to opportunity to re-envision the legendary Dakkon for #MagicTheGathering Modern Horizons 2.
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This is a concept of the crime boss Lord Xander for Magic's Streets of New Capenna. Really had fun with the teeth horns. The final card illustration was brilliantly painted by the incredible @MFackova . Please go check out her work. #MagicTheGathering #StreetsOfNewCapenna
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It's been a surreal ten years! What a journey! Huge thank you to the folks at D&D for putting their faith in me once again. Especially my AD @DroidsForSale . I'm really looking forward to holding this one in my hands. #dnd50th
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In 2016 I had the honor of working as lead concept artist for an entire Magic set. Dominaria. I am really looking forward to seeing all the hard work that went into this set revealed over the next few months. Here is the key art I painted for the set.
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Here's the full cover for D&D's Dragon Heist. My goal was to hit the look and feel of a movie poster. Had a blast with this one. AD Shauna Narciso. Huge thank you to Shauna for letting me try something a little crazy. #waterdeep #Dnd #dungeonsanddragons #dragonheist
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Lazav, Familiar Stranger, for Magic's Outlaws of Thunder Junction. AD Taylor Ingvarsson. Always love working in the western genre! #magicthegathering
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The auction for my original oil painting of Kairi ends this evening. This was painting for #MTG Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty which releases soon. #Neokamigawa
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Married my best friend! @katewelchhhh Covid stopped our plans for getting married in New Zealand but we couldn't allow it to delay us any longer. We crafted our own ceremony and found a Hobbit hole in the mountains for our perfect day. #hobbitinn
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Recently previewed, Vilis Broker of Blood for MtG's 2020 core set. I had a ton of fun painting this guy. AD Taylor Ingvarsson. #MagicTheGathering #m20 #demon
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My illustration of Cemetery Gatekeeper was recently previewed so here are a few detailed shots. Who doesn't love a creepy vampire! AD Taylor Ingvarsson The auction for the original oil painting is currently live and ending tomorrow evening.
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Jace, Mirror Mage for #Mtg #ZendikarRising This is my third original oil painting for Magic. I went big this time at 24 by 36 inches. Stay tuned for the auction coming soon! AD Taylor Ingvarsson. #Jace
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Way back in 2020 I worked with art director Ovidio Cartagena and Wizards of the Coast to create a new interpretation of The Lord of the Rings for a new Magic the gathering set. Here is my take on Gandalf the Grey.#gandalf #mtglotr #magicthegathering
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This was an early set of concepts for Laeral in Dragon Heist. We went in a different direction, ultimately. I really enjoyed the metallic silver hair and iridescent armor. #DnD #Waterdeep #laeral
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It's been 10 years on these two as well. It's pretty fun and humbling to see these together. What a journey! #Dungeonsanddragons
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Strixhaven's gotta buncha cool kids!! During the push I worked up a few concepts for these students and their personalities. Posted with permission from Wizards of the Coast. #magicthegathering #strixhaven
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Strixhaven had a lot of dragons. It was a great challenge making each one unique and representative of it's colors in the card set. Here's the initial ideas for all 5. #strixhaven #magicthegathering #dragons
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During the #Kaldheim concept push I sketched out a good number of characters for the set. It's one of my favorite things to work on during concepting. Here are some sketches for various legendary characters. Shared with permission from Wizards of the Coast. #MagicTheGathering
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Just previewed, my painting of Drana, the Last Bloodchief for Magic's upcoming Zendikar Rising set. This was painting in oils at 18 by 24 inches. AD Taylor Ingvarsson. #magicthegathering #zendikarrising
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2008 vs 2018. It's been a journey. I think I've got figures walking down stairs worked out. From #lestat to #MagicTheGathering #Huatli
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This is the concept art I created of Jetmir for Magic's Streets of New Capenna. There were a number of cool crime bosses in this set and I had a blast playing around with their designs. #magicthegathering #streetsofnewcapenna #catdemon
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I wanted to share some details shots and in progress photos of my Sigil and the Outlands cover illustration for D&D's upcoming Planescape campaign. I always enjoy seeing some of the behind the scenes so here it is! This painting is 30 by 24 inches on gessoboard. More below.
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Here is the early sketch of Jarlaxle for #DnD Dragon Heist. I'm excited to show all the concepts I worked on for this book. More to come!
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Here's the Rakdos jester with Jace marionette concept I sketched for Mtg's #ravnicaallegiance This was a super fun one. Release permission granted by WotC #Rakdos #magicthegathering
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Here's a personal favorite. My concept for the Gruul Shaman in Magic's #ravnicaallegiance Release permission granted by WotC #magicthegathering #gruul #ravnica
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Over the years I've developed many different merfolk for MtG. For Throne of Eldraine I got to make freaky mermaids. Big thanks to @SheppardArts for letting go a bit crazy with these. Shared with permission from Wizards of the Coast. #mermaids #throneofeldraine #MagicTheGathering
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She definitely said HELL YESssss, and changed my life forever ❤️❤️❤️.
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A little while back I created a really fun painting for the recently released Acquisitions Incorporated D&D book. It was really great working with these iconic characters. #acqinc #dungeonsanddragons
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Here is my original oil painting of Gyruda, Doom of Depths for Magic's Ikoria. I went back to my roots and picked up real brushes again! AD Andrew Vallas and Taylor Ingvarsson #ikoria #gyruda #seamonster #MagicTheGathering #kraken
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The Wild Beyond the Witchlight for D&D. I had some much fun with this one. #dungeonsanddragons #DnD
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Huatli, Poet of Unity for Magic's Lost Caverns of Ixalan. It was really fun returning to Ixalan as well as returning to a character I originally designed. Her new costume was really great to work with. AD @ovidiocartagena #magicthegathering #ixalan
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"Opt" for Magic's Dominaria. AD @MarkWintersArt. This is one of my favorites from the set. It started as a concept piece used in the set's initial development. Special thanks to @kellydigges. I'll post the original concept soon.
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Here's another mood plate from the Throne of Eldraine concept push. I think I had the most fun with this one. Shared with permission from Wizards of the Coast. #throneofeldraine #MagicTheGathering #redcaps
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My painting of Targ Nar has been revealed for Magic's Adventures in the Forgotten Realms. I had a blast painting this monstrous Gnoll chieftain. AD @zack_stella .The Auction for this original oil painting will begin soon. #dnd #MTGAFR #gnoll
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"Black Panther, Wakandan King" for Magic the Gathering's Secret Lair.Oil on Linen 16 x 20 .AD Cassie Murphy . © 2024 MARVEL & Wizards of the Coast.
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The day has arrived! The Art of Tyler Jacobson Kickstarter campaign is now live! Check it out!
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Here is a short clip of my painting process for Kaya the Inexorable #Kaldheim #MTGKaldheim #kaya #MagicTheGathering
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Here's an exploration of an ink magical effect for MtG's Strixhaven. I always love working on costume design too. Posted with permission from Wizards of the Coast. #strixhaven #magicthegathering
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Another concept for Magic's Streets of New Capenna. We wanted to give the Riveteers some flashy details that were almost hidden, while the other factions were a bit more obvious in their costuming. Posted with permission from Wizards of the Coast. #MagicTheGathering
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A bit of a throw back but I realized recently that I never posted about this piece. Beamtown Bullies from Streets of New Capenna Commander (Magic the Gathering). AD Dawn Murin. I had a ton of fun with this one! #MagicTheGathering
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You can't have Vikings without Berserkers. Here are a couple final concepts for Magic's Kaldheim. The tattoos and markings come from all the crazy cool pattern and motif designs created by @AlixBranwyn for the set. #magicthegathering #kaldheim #berserker
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Way back in 2020 I worked with art director Ovidio Cartagena and Wizards of the Coast to create a new interpretation of The Lord of the Rings for a new Magic the gathering set. Here is my design for Eowyn. #magicthegathering #MTGLOTR #eowyn
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Way back in 2020 I worked with art director Ovidio Cartagena and Wizards of the Coast to create a new interpretation of The Lord of the Rings for a new Magic the gathering set. Here is my sketch of Boromir. #MTGLOTR #Boromir #magicthegathering
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2018 was a great year! Thank you all for the likes!!!
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This was the second concept for Manshoon, which eventually was used in Dragon Heist. Some aspects of the first sketch made it through. #DnD #Waterdeep
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A while back I did a number of Gruul concepts for Magic's #ravnicaallegiance. Here are a couple favorites. Release permission granted by WotC #ravnica #gruul #magicthegathering
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Varragoth, Bloodsky Sire for MtG Kaldheim. Sooo Metal!! AD @SheppardArts The auction for this original oil painting will begin soon. #magicthegathering #kaldheim #varragoth
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With the upcoming #MtG Kamigawa Neon Dynasty set coming out, I wanted to share a piece of concept art I created for red Samurai. What a fun set to concept for! Cheers to lead AD @zack_stella .Posted with permission from Wizards of the Coast. #kamigawaneondynasty
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I had a ton of fun concepting knights for the Cabal in Dominaria. This was one of my favorites. #cabal #knights #mtg #dominaria
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Here is Sorla Kahn, the hero card art I painted for @playartifact AD: Sandra Everingham #artifact #valve #sorlakahn
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A while back I was part of Magic's concept push for Throne of Eldraine along with @lake_demonui @TitusLunter @depingo @ChrisRahnArt and art directed by @sheppardarts. This is Yorvo. Shared with permission from Wizards of the Coast.
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It's been a while since I posted any art but I'm planning to do a big update over the next few weeks. For now, here is Kumena, Tyrant of Orazca for Magic's Rivals of Ixalan AD Cynthia Sheppard. #MTG #rivalsofixalan
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Sketch of a little messenger girl in Waterdeep for Dragon Heist. It's tough on those streets #dnd #waterdeep
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Often on concept pushes for MtG "mood plates" are needed to illustrate the overall feel of the set. This is one of a few I sketched up for Throne of Eldraine. A different take on an old fairytale. #MagicTheGathering #throneofeldraine
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Throw back Thursday!! After watching the D&D movie last week, I was really tickled to see all the amazing Red Wizards of Thay on screen. I thought I would do a throw way back to 2013 when I designed and painted a whole bunch of new Red Wizards for D&D. This was for Dead in Thay
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The cover I painted for D&D's upcoming Dragon Heist just got revealed at #Streamofmanyeyes
Waterdeep: Dragon Heist will be the next @Wizards_DnD storyline, and our own @jamesjhaeck and friend @JamesIntrocaso have writing credits! You can pre-order the adventure on D&D Beyond starting Sunday night at 9 pm PT!
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Developing the Cabal for Dominaria had to start somewhere. The Demon Lord Belzenlok was the best place. Many of his characteristics informed the costumes and design of the Cabal and vice versa #dominaria #mtg #belzenlok
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Wintermoor Commander for Magic's Throne of Eldraine. AD @SheppardArts #MagicTheGathering #throneofeldraine #Knight
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As requested, I just updated my print store with two recent D&D covers. Icewind Dale and Wild Beyond the Witchlight. Check them out and please let me know if you want to see any in the store that isn't currently available.
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"Wyleth, Soul of Steel" for MtG's Commander Legends. I had a blast designing and painting this character. AD Andrew Vallas #magicthegathering #wyleth #commanderlegends
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Way back in 2020 I worked with art director @ovidiocartagena and Wizards of the Coast to create a new interpretation of The Lord of the Rings for a new Magic the gathering set. Here is my Sauron. #MagicTheGathering #thelordoftherings #Sauron
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Space Beleren for Magic's upcoming Unfinity set. Really had a blast with this painting. Creating a wacky retro costume for Jace was so much fun. AD Dawn Murin. The auction for this original painting ends this evening.
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This was a "mech" armor design for MtG's Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty. I was going for a non-mechanical construction using ropes and more natural materials which were powered by magic. Pretty fun to try and solve. #magicthegathering #kamigawaneondynasty
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Here are a few giants I sketched out for the Throne of Eldraine concept push. Always fun guys to draw. Shared with permission by Wizards of the Coast. #MagicTheGathering #throneofeldraine #giants
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Way back in 2020 I worked with art director @ovidiocartagena and Wizards of the Coast to create a new interpretation of The Lord of the Rings for a new Magic the gather set. Here's my sketch of Gollum for the set. #mtglotr #gollum #MagicTheGathering
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My illustration of Karsus Depthguard has just be revealed for Magic's upcoming March of the Machine release. This was a super fun piece to work on. The auction for this original painting will be posted soon. AD Taylor Ingvarsson. #magicthegathering #mtg
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