Announcing the World of Warcraft Student Art Contest 2023 Winners!
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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
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"Glade of Ysera"
Joshua Tyer
Laguna College of Art and Design
Runner-Up
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"Journey to Oasis"
Fred Osborn
College for Creative Studies
Runner-Up
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"Forge in Darkmaul Plains"
Kyle Chen
University of Central Florida
Character Art Category
Winner
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"Sphynx Cat Desert Assassin"
Ryle Sammut
Savannah College of Art and Design
Runner-Up
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"Heartsbane Refugee: Worshipper of Elune"
Jonathan Nhim
DigiPen Institute of Technology
Runner-Up
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"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.