The winners of Blizzard's first Student Art Contest have been announced!

In the fall of 2011, Blizzard Entertainment's University Relations and World of Warcraft teams put out the call to college and university students to submit an original 3D environment piece fit for World of Warcraft. The challenge was to create something the art team has never seen before, but still works within the World of Warcraft universe. The response from the talented and eager student community was overwhelming!

The winners' artwork can be found below. Click on each image to enlarge it. Our judges are in the process of reviewing 2012 Art Contest submissions. We will be announcing winners soon!

Grand Prize Winners

Jessica Dinh Laguna College of Art & Design

Peter Kyuyoung Lee Academy of Art University, San Francisco

Marie Lazar Savannah College of Art & Design

Honorable Mentions

Kyle Jensen Laguna College of Art & Design

Arthur Ramazanov Academy of Art University, San Francisco

Nicholas Dariano Bowling Green State University