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Announcing the Blizzard Entertainment Student Art Contest 2018-2019 Winners!
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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
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Leah Jackson
Laguna College of Art & Design
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Alexander Iveroth
The University of Texas at Austin
Runner-Ups
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Tai Walker
Academy of Art
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Thais de Souza Homem Del Rey
Full Sail University
Character Art Contest
Winner
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Mackenzie Kade Patrick
Savannah College of Art and Design
Runner-Ups
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Anh Tuan Phan
Academy of Art
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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
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Clayton D’mello
Southern Methodist University Guildhall
Runner-Up
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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!