ILM Art Department Challenge

Industrial Light & Magic, Wacom and ArtStation teamed up to give thousands of artists the opportunity to experience the thrill of working as a concept artist in the world of Star Wars with the ILM Art Department. Through a series of challenges including The Moment, The Ride, and The Job, ILM’s Art Directors challenged artists to imagine key moments, new vehicle designs, character and droid designs, and epic battles within the Star Wars universe.

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Mario Alberti
1st Place
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Morgan Yon
2nd Place
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Fred Palacio
3rd Place
Honorable Mentions
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Sponsors
Industrial Light & Magic
Wacom
ArtStation
Judges
Christian Alzmann
Christian Alzmann
Senior Visual Effects Art Director
ILM San Francisco
Doug Chiang
Doug Chiang
Vice President/Executive Creative Director of Lucasfilm
ILM San Francisco
Amy Beth Christienson
Amy Beth Christienson
Senior Concept Artist, Star Wars Rebels
ILM San Francisco
Ryan Church
Ryan Church
Senior Visual Effects Art Director
ILM San Francisco
James Clyne
James Clyne
Senior Visual Effects Art Director
ILM San Francisco
Bianca Draghici
Bianca Draghici
Senior VFX Concept Artist
ILM Vancouver
Yannick Dusseault
Yannick Dusseault
Senior Visual Effects Art Director
ILM San Francisco
Jason Horley
Jason Horley
Visual Effects Art Director
ILM London
Alex Jaeger
Alex Jaeger
Senior Visual Effects Art Director
ILM San Francisco
Kevin Jenkins
Kevin Jenkins
Supervising Art Director
ILM London
Thang Le
Thang Le
Visual Effects Art Director
ILM San Francisco
Aaron McBride
Aaron McBride
Senior Visual Effects Art Director
ILM San Francisco
David Nakabayashi
David Nakabayashi
Creative Director
ILM Global Art Department
Killiam Plunkett
Killiam Plunkett
Art Director
ILM Star Wars Rebels
Stephen Tappin
Stephen Tappin
Visual Effects Art Director
ILM London
Eric Tiemens
Eric Tiemens
Senior Visual Effects Art Director
ILM San Francisco