Announcing the World of Warcraft Student Art Contest 2023 Winners!
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.