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Presented by Blizzard Entertainment’s Early Careers and World of Warcraft development teams, the 14th 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
"Bastion Merchant Hub"
Sarah Krystallia Johnson
College for Creative Studies
Runner-Up
"Shrine of the Mother Dragon"
Daria Matlahova
College for Creative Studies
Character Art Category
Winner
"Crimson Dream Gorger"
Drew Mitchell
DigiPen Institute of Technology
Runner-Up
"Bhar'Gan: Gator Soup Trader"
Ethan DeWaard
Ferris State University
FX Category
Winner
"Chains of Annihilation"
Amanda Yinan Wang
ArtCenter College of Design
Runner-Up
"Chains of Regret"
Sasha Ponomarenko
DigiPen Institute of Technology
Animation Category
Winner
"Abyss and Moth Two-Hit Combo Attack"
Justin Nguyen
University of Southern California
Runner-Up
"Foxy Two-Hit Combo"
Savanna Foote
Savannah College of Art and Design
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.
Check out the winners and runners-up below for each of the four categories.
Environment Art Category
Winner
"Bastion Merchant Hub"
Sarah Krystallia Johnson
College for Creative Studies
Runner-Up
"Shrine of the Mother Dragon"
Daria Matlahova
College for Creative Studies
Character Art Category
Winner
"Crimson Dream Gorger"
Drew Mitchell
DigiPen Institute of Technology
Runner-Up
"Bhar'Gan: Gator Soup Trader"
Ethan DeWaard
Ferris State University
FX Category
Winner
"Chains of Annihilation"
Amanda Yinan Wang
ArtCenter College of Design
Runner-Up
"Chains of Regret"
Sasha Ponomarenko
DigiPen Institute of Technology
Animation Category
Winner
"Abyss and Moth Two-Hit Combo Attack"
Justin Nguyen
University of Southern California
Runner-Up
"Foxy Two-Hit Combo"
Savanna Foote
Savannah College of Art and Design
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.
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