Well, after what many considered a long wait; the results for the annual GameArtisans Comicon challenge are in!

And Scarecrow ended up in the top 20! Which by itself is a huge honor, considering the awesome amount of work done by many artists in both 2D and 3D. Suffice to say, I’m very happy I made it that far, and although I didn’t end up in the final top 10 list, the memories and experience of joining this competition was one to remember!

In any case, my full and honest congratulations to Comicon 2009’s final champions!
Comicon 2009 Grand Champions

Check out the other finalists as well!
Comicon 2009 Top 20

Last but not least, scarecrow received some very nice judges comments all round. I took the liberty to quote a few here as well.

Jeremy Gritton (Blizzard Entertainment) said

Probably the highest quality beauty render of the competition. Great lighting, pose, colors, and framing. It created a lasting first impression and is the main reason I chose this piece. I really enjoy the fun, stylized take on Scarecrow and the silhouette is fantastic. Nice touch with the Hangman’s Knot being used as a necklace. This one has a fun Jack Skellington type of feel. Overall a great piece and easily one of my favorites.

Tony Tsang (8th place Dominance War IV) said:

This is another excellent portrayal of a well-established character.  The stylization and the execution of Scarecrow are excellent.  Maph did a beautiful job with both the model and the texture of the character.  There is a great attention to detail and everything is exactly where its need to be. This Nightmare Before Christmas take on Scarecrow adds so much fun and character to this infamous comic book villain.

See you at Dominance War V and Comicon 2010!