World of Warcraft
Announcing the Blizzard Entertainment Student Art Contest 2018-2019 Winners!
Presented by Blizzard Entertainment’s University Relations and World of Warcraft development teams, the eighth annual Blizzard 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 runner-ups below for each of the four categories.
Environment Art Contest
Winners
Leah Jackson
Laguna College of Art & Design
Alexander Iveroth
The University of Texas at Austin
Runner-Ups
Tai Walker
Academy of Art
Thais de Souza Homem Del Rey
Full Sail University
Character Art Contest
Winner
Mackenzie Kade Patrick
Savannah College of Art and Design
Runner-Ups
Anh Tuan Phan
Academy of Art
Joshua Shelnutt
Laguna College of Art & Design
FX Contest
Winner
Luke Mason
University of California Santa Cruz
Runner-Up
MaKayla Hensley
Ringling College of Art and Design
Animation Contest
Winner
James Blackmer
AnimSchool
Runner-Up
Wechi Martin Chang
Purdue University
Environment Visual Development/Concept Art Contest
Winner
Clayton D’mello
Southern Methodist University Guildhall
Runner-Up
Xiaodong Xu
University of Massachusetts Dartmouth
Winners from each category were invited to Blizzard Entertainment’s campus for a tour, 1-on-1 mentorship with senior artists and more.
Visit our contest announcement to see a complete list of prizes.
Congratulations to all the winners and we look forward to seeing what incredible creations you submit next time!