Presented by Blizzard Entertainment’s Early Careers and World of Warcraft development teams, the twelfth 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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"Aldricgos' Archive"
Andrew Terrell
DigiPen Institute of Technology

Runner-Up

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"The Burning Sanctum"
Gloomy Thomas
Thomas Edison State University


Character Art Category

Winner

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"Peryton Mount"
Nadine Malan
Irvine Valley College


FX Category

Winner

“Arcane Frost”
Jhon Waterman Acanda
Arizona State University

Runner-Up

“Arcane Burst”
Joonwoo Choi
Cleveland Institute of Art


Animation Category

Winner

Jack Quintin Alexander
University of the Incarnate Word

Runner-Up

“Two-Hit (Combo) Attack”
Goga Gogua
Santa Monica College


Winners from each category will take part in a 1-hour mentorship with a Blizzard artist and more.

Visit our contest announcement to see a complete list of prizes.