Announcing the World of Warcraft Student Art Contest 2025 Winners!

Presented by Blizzard Entertainment's Early Careers and World of Warcraft development teams, the 15th 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

"Crystalbreeze Respite"
Galina Wachs
College for Creative Studies

Runner-Up

"Beacon of the Holy Light"
Addison Bacheller
College for Creative Studies

Character Art Category

Winner

"Pink Fairy Armadillo Mount"
Vanessa Abbo
College for Creative Studies

Runner-Up

"King Wilfert Flemming IV"
Supasorn Chantavichitwong
DigiPen Institute of Technology

VFX Category

Winner

"Sanguine Strike"
Rosemary Cooper
DigiPen Institute of Technology

Runner-Up

"Arcane Verdict"
Ethan Chen
Savannah College of Art and Design

Animation Category

Winner

"Charging Pot Slam"
Adrian Garza
University of the Incarnate Word

Runner-Up

"Ystra the Astral Witch's Bop of the Cosmos"
Dominic Guiddy
Cleveland Institute of Art

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.