World of Warcraft Student Art Contest 2023 Winners

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.