Dragon’s Rise: The Forgotten Realms Challenge Award Winners and Honourable Mentions
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Art: Dragon Rock, Maciej Drabik.
ArtStation’s tenth Community Challenge, Dragon’s Rise: The Forgotten Realms, launched in July 2022 with more industry-based challenge hosts, new VFX categories and a completely redesigned challenge platform with new feedback features. Like all our community challenges, the submission process was entirely open, and close to 6,600 artists took up the challenge to imagine the Dragon Age. Submissions across all categories approached the levels of quality you’d expect in game or film projects, with hosts and fellow entrants providing the encouragement and feedback to push artists to create their best work.
An all-star judging panel took on the difficult task to sort through the very strong entries in all categories. Huge thanks to: Yekaterina Bourykina (Riot Games), David Nakabayashi (Industrial Light & Magic), Virginie Bourdin (Art of Direction), Devon Fay (Riot Games), Sandra Duchiewicz (Freelance), Conar Cross (Playground Games), Tyler Smith (Probably Monsters), Finnian MacManus (Terraform Studios), Greg Rutkowski (Freelance), David Shovlin (Riot Games), Sjors de Laat (Tuatara Games), Grace Liu (Monomi Park) and our amazing challenge hosts Bogna Gawrońska (CD PROJEKT RED), Rembert Montald (Riot Games), Suzanne Helmigh (Ghostfire Gaming), Thomas Chamberlain-Keen (Playground Games), Randall Mackey (Freelance), Marina Ortega (Freelance), Elodie Mondoloni (Freelance), Gavin Goulden (Insomniac Games), Karen Stanley (PlayStation Visual Arts), Javier Perez (PlayStation Visual Arts), Dorine Laplanche (Cyanide), and new hosts Jason Keyser (VFX Apprentice), Kees Klop (VFX Apprentice) and Dmitry Parkin (Cold Symmetry).
The challenge winners each receive a virtual ArtStation Challenge trophy, designed with meticulous attention to detail by industrial designer Ivan Šantić (check out the process of designing the Awards).
We’re very pleased to present to you the 1st, 2nd and 3rd place winners in each of the categories along with the Honourable Mentions. 80 amazing artists received awards in the Dragon’s Rise: The Forgotten Realms challenge! Congratulations to everyone who entered!
VIZ DEV
Dragon’s Rise: The Forgotten Realms – Keyframe Design
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1st Place Dragon’s Rise: The Forgotten Realms
Keyframe Design: Sergey Grechanyuk
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2nd Place Dragon’s Rise: The Forgotten Realms
Keyframe Design: Qiu Jin
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3rd Place Dragon’s Rise: The Forgotten Realms
Keyframe Design: Xiaofei Ye
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Honourable Mention Dragon’s Rise: The Forgotten Realms
Keyframe Design: Peng Lu
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Honourable Mention Dragon’s Rise: The Forgotten Realms
Keyframe Design: Ngan Pham
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Honourable Mention Dragon’s Rise: The Forgotten Realms
Keyframe Design: Manh Lu
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Honourable Mention Dragon’s Rise: The Forgotten Realms
Keyframe Design: Julien Theo Simon
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Honourable Mention Dragon’s Rise: The Forgotten Realms
Keyframe Design: Vladimir Krisetskiy
Dragon’s Rise: The Forgotten Realms – Character Design
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1st Place Dragon’s Rise: The Forgotten Realms
Character Design: Mole Wang
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2nd Place Dragon’s Rise: The Forgotten Realms
Character Design: Jeanne Plounevez
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3rd Place Dragon’s Rise: The Forgotten Realms
Character Design: Sang Nguyen
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Honourable Mention Dragon’s Rise: The Forgotten Realms
Character Design: G.X. Guoxue
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Honourable Mention Dragon’s Rise: The Forgotten Realms
Character Design: Tony Sart
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Honourable Mention Dragon’s Rise: The Forgotten Realms
Character Design: Roy XVI
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Honourable Mention Dragon’s Rise: The Forgotten Realms
Character Design: M K
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Honourable Mention Dragon’s Rise: The Forgotten Realms
Character Design: Lily
Dragon’s Rise: The Forgotten Realms – Environment Design
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1st Place Dragon’s Rise: The Forgotten Realms
Environment Design: Yuyun/Jessie Jiang
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2nd Place Dragon’s Rise: The Forgotten Realms
Environment Design: Laurène Bonnet
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3rd Place Dragon’s Rise: The Forgotten Realms
Environment Design: Solène Michon
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Honourable Mention Dragon’s Rise: The Forgotten Realms
Environment Design: Florian Coudray
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Honourable Mention Dragon’s Rise: The Forgotten Realms
Environment Design: Delphin Casado
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Honourable Mention Dragon’s Rise: The Forgotten Realms
Environment Design: Joshua Chia
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Honourable Mention Dragon’s Rise: The Forgotten Realms
Environment Design: Sergei Ryzhov
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Honourable Mention Dragon’s Rise: The Forgotten Realms
Environment Design: Otis Nyiti
Dragon’s Rise: The Forgotten Realms – Prop Design
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1st Place Dragon’s Rise: The Forgotten Realms
Prop Design: Valeria Ivanova
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2nd Place Dragon’s Rise: The Forgotten Realms
Prop Design: Jenny Brozek
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3rd Place Dragon’s Rise: The Forgotten Realms
Prop Design: Lara D’Adda
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Honourable Mention Dragon’s Rise: The Forgotten Realms
Prop Design: Sandy Chhun
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Honourable Mention Dragon’s Rise: The Forgotten Realms
Prop Design: Eliette Scherer
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Honourable Mention Dragon’s Rise: The Forgotten Realms
Prop Design: Adrien Cantone
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Honourable Mention Dragon’s Rise: The Forgotten Realms
Prop Design: Priskah Khazaei
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Honourable Mention Dragon’s Rise: The Forgotten Realms
Prop Design: Anastasia Buh
Dragon’s Rise: The Forgotten Realms – VFX Art
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1st Place Dragon’s Rise: The Forgotten Realms
VFX Art: Jeanluc Kol
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2nd Place Dragon’s Rise: The Forgotten Realms
VFX Art: Marina Nechaeva
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3rd Place Dragon’s Rise: The Forgotten Realms
VFX Art: Anthea Zammit
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Honourable Mention Dragon’s Rise: The Forgotten Realms
VFX Art: Benjamin Adam
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Honourable Mention Dragon’s Rise: The Forgotten Realms
VFX Art: Théo Droulez (zelud)
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Honourable Mention Dragon’s Rise: The Forgotten Realms
VFX Art: Daniélle Viljoen
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Honourable Mention Dragon’s Rise: The Forgotten Realms
VFX Art: Oskar Larsson
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Honourable Mention Dragon’s Rise: The Forgotten Realms
VFX Art: Luis Aguas
PRODUCTION
Dragon’s Rise: The Forgotten Realms – Game Character (real-time)
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1st Place Dragon’s Rise: The Forgotten Realms
Game Character (real-time): Yumi Batgerel
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2nd Place Dragon’s Rise: The Forgotten Realms
Game Character (real-time): Carrie Warwick
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3rd Place Dragon’s Rise: The Forgotten Realms
Game Character (real-time): Juras Rodionovas
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Honourable Mention Dragon’s Rise: The Forgotten Realms
Game Character (real-time): Alina Zhdanova
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Honourable Mention Dragon’s Rise: The Forgotten Realms
Game Character (real-time): Alla Shustova
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Honourable Mention Dragon’s Rise: The Forgotten Realms
Game Character (real-time): Lola Lipsum
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Honourable Mention Dragon’s Rise: The Forgotten Realms
Game Character (real-time): Gia-Han Lam
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Honourable Mention Dragon’s Rise: The Forgotten Realms
Game Character (real-time): Aleksandr P.
Dragon’s Rise: The Forgotten Realms – Film/VFX Character (rendered)
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1st Place Dragon’s Rise: The Forgotten Realms
Film/VFX Character (rendered): Mikel Rekondo
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2nd Place Dragon’s Rise: The Forgotten Realms
Film/VFX Character (rendered): Irina Kniazhentceva
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3rd Place Dragon’s Rise: The Forgotten Realms
Film/VFX Character (rendered): Maria Anikina (Rogue-One)
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Honourable Mention Dragon’s Rise: The Forgotten Realms
Film/VFX Character (rendered): Zhelong Xu
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Honourable Mention Dragon’s Rise: The Forgotten Realms
Film/VFX Character (rendered): Konstantin Gdalevich
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Honourable Mention Dragon’s Rise: The Forgotten Realms
Film/VFX Character (rendered): Xiaonan
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Honourable Mention Dragon’s Rise: The Forgotten Realms
Film/VFX Character (rendered): Khoi Nguyen
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Honourable Mention Dragon’s Rise: The Forgotten Realms
Film/VFX Character (rendered): Manuel Jordán
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Dragon’s Rise: The Forgotten Realms – Game Environment Art (real-time)
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1st Place Dragon’s Rise: The Forgotten Realms
Game Environment Art (real-time): Sophie Rose Stübinger
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2nd Place Dragon’s Rise: The Forgotten Realms
Game Environment Art (real-time): Antonio Bravo
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3rd Place Dragon’s Rise: The Forgotten Realms
Game Environment Art (real-time): Yinuo Chen
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Honourable Mention Dragon’s Rise: The Forgotten Realms
Game Environment Art (real-time): Huang Jing
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Honourable Mention Dragon’s Rise: The Forgotten Realms
Game Environment Art (real-time): Bart de Vries
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Honourable Mention Dragon’s Rise: The Forgotten Realms
Game Environment Art (real-time): So Mira
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Honourable Mention Dragon’s Rise: The Forgotten Realms
Game Environment Art (real-time): Cory Billett
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Honourable Mention Dragon’s Rise: The Forgotten Realms
Game Environment Art (real-time): Kate Blackshear
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Dragon’s Rise: The Forgotten Realms – Prop Art (rendered)
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1st Place Dragon’s Rise: The Forgotten Realms
Prop Art (rendered): Alina Pesotskaya
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2nd Place Dragon’s Rise: The Forgotten Realms
Prop Art (rendered): Malwina (Mawluna) Czech
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3rd Place Dragon’s Rise: The Forgotten Realms
Prop Art (rendered): Hugo Bliard
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Honourable Mention Dragon’s Rise: The Forgotten Realms
Prop Art (rendered): Una Markovic
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Honourable Mention Dragon’s Rise: The Forgotten Realms
Prop Art (rendered): Arantxa Minteguiaga López
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Honourable Mention Dragon’s Rise: The Forgotten Realms
Prop Art (rendered): Dzmitry Doryn
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Honourable Mention Dragon’s Rise: The Forgotten Realms
Prop Art (rendered): Alex Hoffman
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Honourable Mention Dragon’s Rise: The Forgotten Realms
Prop Art (rendered): Timothy Dunn
Dragon’s Rise: The Forgotten Realms – VFX Art (real-time)
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1st Place Dragon’s Rise: The Forgotten Realms
VFX Art (real-time): Darin Aranda
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2nd Place Dragon’s Rise: The Forgotten Realms
VFX Art (real-time): Nicolas Ceriani
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3rd Place Dragon’s Rise: The Forgotten Realms
VFX Art (real-time): Ilya Pavlov
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Honourable Mention Dragon’s Rise: The Forgotten Realms
VFX Art (real-time): Edison Ding
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Honourable Mention Dragon’s Rise: The Forgotten Realms
VFX Art (real-time): Nadir Khabibullin
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Honourable Mention Dragon’s Rise: The Forgotten Realms
VFX Art (real-time): Aleksei Shcherbina
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Honourable Mention Dragon’s Rise: The Forgotten Realms
VFX Art (real-time): Mathias Donz
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Honourable Mention Dragon’s Rise: The Forgotten Realms
VFX Art (real-time): Théo Droulez (zelud)
Check out the submissions!
You can see all of the entries for the Dragon’s Rise: The Forgotten Realms Challenge here:
- Keyframe Concept Art
- Character Design
- Environment Design
- Prop Design
- VFX Art
- Game Character Art (real-time)
- Game Environment Art (real-time)
- Film/VFX Character Art (rendered)
- Prop Art (rendered)
- VFX Art (real-time)
Huge thanks to Maciej Drabik for his Dragon Rock challenge banner.