Announcing the World of Warcraft Student Art Contest 2021 Winners!

Presented by Blizzard Entertainment’s Early Careers and World of Warcraft development teams, the tenth 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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"The Immortals Garden"
Daphne Fiato
College of Creative Studies

Runners-Up

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"Solitude at Eventide"
Jessi Macko
CG Master Academy

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"Nightborn Shrine"
Enya Oreshkin
Laguna College of Art and Design


Character Art Category

Winner

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"Quilboar Spear Fisher"
Hwa Min Jung
DigiPen Institute of Technology

Runner Up

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"Bogglefin the Odious"
Joe Rouverol
DigiPen Institute of Technology


FX Category

Winner

“Soul Shiver”
Annie Hanson
DigiPen Institute of Technology


Animation Category

Winner

“Ninja Two-Hit Combo Attack”
Jinju Bang
San Jose State University

Runner-Up

“Attack”
Tony Kim
Academy of Art University


Winners from each category will take part in a 1-hour virtual 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!