Celsys Names WAKFU Fan Art Contest Winners With Ankama
The contest ties Celsys' drawing app to an established French publisher's comic line, meaning the company is using a creator competition to place CLIP STUDIO PAINT inside Ankama's production pipeline rather than only advertising it.
Reporting from 1 source: ASCII.jp.
Celsys announced on October 9 the winning works of a fan art contest for the online game WAKFU, held with French publisher Ankama Editions. Arty_mango took the Grand Prize, Willow placed second, and _the_great_yellowbeard_ placed third. The works will appear in Volume 4 of WAKFU: La Grande Vague, scheduled for release in 2027. Winners receive prize money and CLIP STUDIO PAINT.
The judging carried a specific standard. Cynthia Leman, the author of WAKFU: La Grande Vague, judged the entries and said she favored illustrations where the image conveys story and emotion, calling Arty_mango's winning piece her personal favorite and pointing to its color, light, and atmosphere.
The prize is not only cash. Winners also receive CLIP STUDIO PAINT, the illustration, manga, Webtoon, and animation app that Celsys says is used by more than 70 million people worldwide across iPad, Android, Windows, macOS, and iPhone. The results are posted on a French page of the CLIP STUDIO site.
- Grand Prize: Arty_mango: Judged by WAKFU: La Grande Vague author Cynthia Leman, who called it her personal favorite
- 2nd Place: Willow
- 3rd Place: _the_great_yellowbeard_
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