Jeff Miracola
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Jeff Miracola (born October 10, 1971)children's book artist, and illustrator.
Miracola created illustrations for the children's book, Welcome to Monster Isle, along with children's author Oliver Chin in 2008. Miracola's illustrations have also appeared in
Apple iPod
.
Early life and education
Miracola was born in
Baltimore, Maryland
in 1971, the second of two children.
Miracola grew up in
freelance
art career.
Career
Miracola began his illustration career in 1993, working as a freelance artist for
Hasbro, Inc. In 2008, Miracola collaborated with author Oliver Chin to create the children's book Welcome to Monster Isle, which is targeted at ages 4 to 8.[3] His work received a favorable review in The Horn Book Guide to Children's and Young Adult Books, with the critic referring to the "slick illustrations".[4]
Personal life
Miracola works and lives in Wisconsin with his wife and three children.
Works
Books
- Welcome to Monster Isle, 2008
- Mail Me Art: Going Postal with the World's Best Illustrators and Designers
- World of Warcraft: The Art of the Trading Card Game
- Expose Vol. 4, Ballistic Publishing
- Spectrum: The Best in Contemporary Fantastic Art, Volumes 2, 3,4,5, and 15
- The Art of Magic: the Gathering
- High Tech & Low Life: The Art of Shadowrun
- 30 Years of Adventure: A Celebration of Dungeons & Dragons
Magazines
- ImagineFX magazine (Future Publishing)
- Advanced Photoshop Magazine (Imagine Publishing)
- Dragon Magazine (Wizards of the Coast)
- The Duelist magazine (Wizards of the Coast)
Card games
- Magic: the Gathering (Wizards of the Coast)
- World of Warcraft (Upper Deck)
- Rage (White Wolf)
- Battletech (FASA)
- Shadowrun (FASA)
- Deadlands (Five Rings Publishing Group)
- Judge Dredd (Target Games)
- Vampire: The Eternal Struggle (Wizards of the Coast)
Video games
- Mini-Golf (Electronic Arts)
- Hearthstone (Blizzard Entertainment)
References
- ^ a b "Jeff Miracola: Artist and Illustrator: Biography", jeffmiracola.com. Retrieved on August 21, 2010.
- ^ Danahey, Mike (December 14, 1999). "Magic the Moneymaker: A million in prizes is at stake as Elgin teen shows off his moxie with role playing game", Courier-News, p. B1. Convenience link (fee required)[dead link].
- ^ Lodge, Sally (July 21, 2008). "Children's Books for Fall", Publishers Weekly 255 (29): 31.
- ^ (Spring 2009). "Picture Books", The Horn Book Guide to Children's and Young Adult Books 20 (1): 13.
Additional sources
- Spectrum: The Best in Contemporary Fantastic Art, Volume 2
- Spectrum: The Best in Contemporary Fantastic Art, Volume 3
- Spectrum: The Best in Contemporary Fantastic Art, Volume 4
- Spectrum: The Best in Contemporary Fantastic Art, Volume 5
- Spectrum: The Best in Contemporary Fantastic Art, Volume 15
- The Art of Magic: The Gathering
- World of Warcraft: The Art of the Trading Card Game
External links
- Jeff Miracola's website
- Jeff Miracola at Immedium, Inc.
- Interview with Jeff Miracola at Woosta.com
- Interview with Jeff Miracola at HireAnIllustrator.com
- "Jeff Miracola at Pen & Paper RPG Database". Archived from the original on April 14, 2005. Retrieved April 5, 2009.
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