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.