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Acrylic may refer to:

Chemicals and materials

• Acrylic acid
• Chemical compounds that contain the acryl group derived from acrylic acid
• Acrylic fiber, a synthetic polymer fiber that contains at least 85% acrylonitrile
• Acrylic paint, fast-drying paint containing pigment suspended in an acrylic polymer emulsion. It is a common medium used in modern fine art/art
• Acrylic resin, any of a group of related thermoplastic or thermosetting plastic substances derived from acrylic acid, methacrylic acid or other related compounds
• Acrylic glass, a generic term for poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA) hard clear plastic, commonly known by the brand names Plexiglas, Lucite, or Perspex.
• Acrylate polymers, a group of polymers (plastics), noted for transparency and elasticity

Other

• Creature House Expression (code name), a vector graphics editor, developed by Creature House and now Microsoft
• Acrylic (song), second single by indie band The Courteeners
• The Acrylics, alternative rock band

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Jeff Miracola (born October 10, 1971)^[1] is an American fantasy artist, 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 ImagineFX magazine, The Duelist magazine, Advanced Photoshop magazine, and on a Target Corporation gift card. In the gaming industry, he is best known for his work in the collectible card game Magic: The Gathering, the Shadowrun role-playing game and collectible card game, as well as the Dungeons & Dragons role-playing game.^[2] Miracola also created illustrations for the Electronic Arts video game, Mini-Golf, available on the Apple iPod.

Early life and education[link]

Miracola was born in Baltimore, Maryland in 1971, the second of two children.

Miracola grew up in Milwaukee, Wisconsin where he attended the Milwaukee High School of the Arts. During his high school years, a friend introduced him to the work of Frank Frazetta, Boris Vallejo, Berni Wrightson, Michael Kaluta, Gerald Brom and Jeff Jones, all of whom he cites as creative influences.^[1] In 1991, he attended college at the Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design, but left college after two years to begin a freelance art career.

Career[link]

Miracola began his illustration career in 1993, working as a freelance artist for Wizards of the Coast, FASA Corporation, Steve Jackson Games, White Wolf Game Studios, and many other companies in the role-playing game and collectible card game industry. He also did conceptual toy design for Warner Bros. Batman Beyond and Nickelodeon's Animorphs, through 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[link]

Miracola works and lives in Wisconsin with his wife and three children.

Works[link]

Books[link]

• 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[link]

• ImagineFX magazine (Future Publishing)
• Advanced Photoshop Magazine (Imagine Publishing)
• Dragon Magazine (Wizards of the Coast)
• The Duelist magazine (Wizards of the Coast)

Card games[link]

• 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)

References[link]

External links[link]

• 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 archive