Presented by Blizzard Entertainment’s Early Careers and World of Warcraft development teams, the 15th annual World of Warcraft Student Art Contest has drawn to a close. After some fervent debate and impassioned deliberation, our judges sifted through the many remarkable entries and identified the winning entries.
Check out the winners and runners-up below for each of the four categories.
Environment Art Category
Winner
"Crystalbreeze Respite"
Galina Wachs
College for Creative Studies
Runner-Up
"Beacon of the Holy Light"
Addison Bacheller
College for Creative Studies
Character Art Category
Winner
"Pink Fairy Armadillo Mount"
Vanessa Abbo
College for Creative Studies
Runner-Up
"King Wilfert Flemming IV"
Supasorn Chantavichitwong
DigiPen Institute of Technology
VFX Category
Winner
"Sanguine Strike"
Rosemary Cooper
DigiPen Institute of Technology
Runner-Up
"Arcane Verdict"
Ethan Chen
Savannah College of Art and Design
Animation Category
Winner
"Charging Pot Slam"
Adrian Garza
University of the Incarnate Word
Runner-Up
"Ystra the Astral Witch's Bop of the Cosmos"
Dominic Guiddy
Cleveland Institute of Art
Winners from each category will participate in a 1-hour virtual mentorship with a Senior Blizzard Artist and more.
Visit our contest announcement to see a complete list of prizes.