Character Art Contest

Using your creativity and ability to work within the World of Warcraft art style, concept, model, and texture a non-player character (NPC) or creature that you could imagine roaming the plains of Durotar, exploring the depths of Deepholm, or just sitting in the Pig and Whistle Tavern knocking back a mug o’ Thistle Tea.

Required elements are the character or creature, along with some sort of clothing or armor. Feel free to go further by adding weapons or other accessories.

The final piece should have a structure similar to the example provided below. Stay within a budget of 6,000 polys with one 1024x1024 texture for the finished character.

The final submission should be a high-resolution JPEG file no larger than 5MB.

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FX Contest

Using your creativity and ability to work within the World of Warcraft art style, create a player ability that could be added to the kit of one of our existing classes. You could conjure up anything from the power of the void for a massive flying ball of death, call upon the elements of nature to ensnare an entire mob or wield the power of the Light to rip a giant fissure through the ground.

Required Elements

Buildup of the ability, impact of the ability, and the aftermath.

Feel free to go further by adding characters, creatures, props, or other 3d assets if needed.

No frame length required.

Submit a movie file (format can vary) as your final submission.

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Animation

Using your creativity and ability to work within the World of Warcraft art style, create a unique combat animation from one of the three choices listed. Imagine entering a dungeon and battling against the Lich King and his undead army or traveling deep beneath the Firelands to take down Ragnaros.

Required elements:

Weapon (rig) of your choice, can be a character or creature.

Feel free to go further by adding weapons, additional characters/creatures, or other accessories.

Provide video(s) from 3 different angles: side view, back view (player view), 3 quarter view.

Must be animated at 30 fps and set to meters.

No frame length required.

No motion blur or camera movement.

Submit a movie file (format can vary) as your final submission.

Animation Choices: Please choose one

Two hit (combo) attack





Must start and finish in the same pose.




Model can end away from starting area if need be.








Weapon spell attack





Must start and finish in the same pose.




Should include a charge up/precast and release/spell cast.




Model can end away from starting area if need be.








Summon and transition





Example: Emerging from the ground or entering a room.




Should transition into a passive or combat stance.




Should have lots of personality.

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