With over 175 entries from over 35 countries, this contest was by far the most competitive and compelling to date. The KitBash3d team thanks every single artist who participated in the contest and elevated its caliber. It was certainly no fun, however, having to choose only 10 winners from such a talented and inspiring group. Alas, much like the Powerball jackpot and Mother Nature, we had to eventually determine winners:
1ST PLACE:
BARTHELEMY AUPETIT
Environment Artist in London
In his piece titled "Sewers" Barthelemy's epic composition evoked the staggering solitude of a lone fisherman living amidst a timeless class struggle.
2ND PLACE:
WOJTEK KAPUSTA
Freelance Concept Artist & Illustrator in Poland
3RD PLACE:
Ronan Le Fur
Freelance Concept Artist & Illustrator in France
Previous Warzone kit #kb3dcontest winner Ronan aka DOFRESH illustrates with titanic scale the potentially doomed arctic expedition of humans facing an otherworldly adversary.
"It's been real fun, as always, and I'm just floored by the amazing content I've seen the rest of you put out. Truly amazing and like last time, I do not envy the judges and the job they have ahead of them."
-- Stig Fostervold, Contestant speaking to the KB3D community
In-Motion Award: Mike Johnson
We received a record number of videos this contest, so we created a separate video award to highlight the artists who went above and beyond in their creation. Mike Johnson, Lead Generalist and Matte Painter at Blur Studio, created 2 stunning cinematics as well as a concept piece, earning him this contest's well deserved In-Motion Award. As a result, we have to decided to have a completely separate video category for our next competition!
Our Finalists...
4. Edit Ballai - 2D/3D Artist / Concept Designer in the Netherlands. Edit's ArtStation
5. Irena Smitakova - 3D Digital Matte Painter at Moving Picture Company in London. Irena's ArtStation
6. Mitchell Stuart - Lead Concept Artist / DMP / Freelance / ARTIFEX Studios in Canada. Mitchell's ArtStation
7. Jean-Marc EMY - Architect / Graphic artist / Architectural visualization in France. Jean-Marc's ArtStation
8. Benjamin Morse - Comic artist. Benjamin's Website
9. Tarmo Juhola - Concept artist, illustrator, architect in Finland. Tarmo's ArtStation
