World of Warcraft Student Art Contest 2023 Winners

The World of Warcraft Student Art Contest 2023 Winners have been announced! Check out the amazing winners and runners-up for this year.

Originally Posted by Blizzard (Source)

Presented by Blizzard Entertainment’s Early Careers and World of Warcraft development teams, the thirteenth 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


Glade of Ysera
Joshua Tyer
Laguna College of Art and Design

Runner-Up


Journey to Oasis
Fred Osborn
College for Creative Studies

Runner-Up


Forge in Darkmaul Plains
Kyle Chen
University of Central Florida


Character Art Category

Winner


Sphynx Cat Desert Assassin
Ryle Sammut
Savannah College of Art and Design

Runner-Up


Heartsbane Refugee: Worshipper of Elune
Jonathan Nhim
DigiPen Institute of Technology

Runner-Up


Heebo the Hippo
Andrew Moon
DigiPen Institute of Technology


FX Category

Winner


Arcane Rain
Quynh Ton
Ferris State University

Runner-Up


Moonkin, Nebula Beam
Christian Baca
Full Sail University


Animation Category

Winner


Two-Hit Combo Attack
Theresa Chang
California College of the Arts

Runner-Up


Two Hit Attack
Hee Seung Chung
School of Visual Arts


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.