World of Warcraft Student Art Contest 2024 Winners

Originally Posted by Blizzard (Source)

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.