Celsys is pleased to announce the award winners of the International Comic/Manga School Contest. The International Comic/Manga School Contest was open from January 30 to students enrolled in art school or extracurricular art programs studying illustration, comic art, design, fine art, or other similar programs. With the theme of “Gift”, we received more than 1,400 comic and illustration submissions from 639 schools in 67 countries and regions all over the world.
▼ International Comic/Manga School Contest Winners Announced!
https://www.csp-web.net/promotion/comiccontest/result/en/index.html
This contest aims to support young creators around the world and encourage more artists to create comics and manga. Contest winners will receive prize money as well as Wacom devices and Clip Studio Paint software to support their art creation. Judges of this year’s competition were DC Comics’ Batman’s Javier Fernández and other award-winning creators Cameron Stewart, Ken Niimura, and Yoshiyasu Tamura. With their diverse experiences and backgrounds, they judged the entries to find winners with international appeal.
Ken Niimura said the following about judging the entries for this contest:
The level this year was really high, both in the illustration and comic section. The variety of graphic styles and approaches is a proof of how many different shapes comics can take nowadays - from paper comics to webcomics, black and white, color or limited color palette, of all possible styles. Comics and illustration are a form of expression with unlimited freedom, and the works in competition are a good celebration of that.
Celsys will hold this contest again next year on a larger scale, aiming to support talented students around the world to create comics.
【Comic Category Winning Entries】
■Grand Prize
HAND SHOP -Gift come with price
Pen name：Valery Yu
School name：
Savannah College of Art and Design (America)
URL：
https://share.clip-studio.com/en-us/contents/70acb3d7-2518-4834-8882-89514319916e
Judge’s Comment
Both beautiful and creepy, HAND SHOP is a highly unique concept for a story, expertly illustrated and makes great use of the wide library of tools available in Clip Studio. I look forward to seeing more of Valery's work in future!
Cameron Stewart
■Silver Prizes
My Dear Cosmos
Pen name：Emory
School name：
National Taiwan University of Arts (Taiwan)
URL：
https://share.clip-studio.com/en-us/contents/71c1cfd9-4068-425b-b98d-f408e10dfbfa
Judge’s Comment
To start with, to me, the graphics are beautiful. Its loose lines and warm color palette make this piece something very pleasant to enjoy. The story, even if a little bit predictable, has a final turn which gives the whole work perfect closure.
Javier Fernández
HeARTfelt
Pen name：Blacklimes
School name：
Savannah College of Art and Design （America）
URL：
https://share.clip-studio.com/en-us/contents/a5e7d45a-e372-4bd4-a06f-a4f9df41a03d
Judge’s Comment
This story has everything I want in a short story: fun characters, a clear premise, and an unexpected end. And all of that in just a few pages! The art is also very polished, and I like the choice of using a limited color scheme.
Ken Niimura
■ Bronze Prizes
Qualetaqa
Pen name：Pearl See
School name：
Institute of Art, Design + Technology (Ireland)
URL：
https://share.clip-studio.com/en-us/contents/69481f5a-6049-4233-896c-fd92b0f29115
The Border
Pen name：Mahour
School name：Alzahra University (Iran)
URL：
https://share.clip-studio.com/en-us/contents/2d3c2ff9-ee1e-4c11-a657-c3ee618bbf2f
Gift
Pen name：TURSH
School name：
Sreda obuchenia High School (Singapore)
作品URL：
https://share.clip-studio.com/en-us/contents/705c6fd7-5f34-473a-9cc7-db16827bf67f
A gift of mine
Pen name：Mioko-san
School name：Sreda obuchenia High School (Russia)
URL：
https://share.clip-studio.com/en-us/contents/ac9bf8f4-b984-40d4-b0d6-ae51d96ee538
EL LEGADO
Pen name：Maria de Lara
School name：
U-tad (Spain)
作品URL：
https://share.clip-studio.com/en-us/contents/378eaad1-bdfc-4252-972d-19c5fdc3eacc
【Illustration Category Winning Entries】
■ Grand Prize
Big hands, little hands
Pen name：shasa
School name：
Sheridan College (Canada)
Judge’s Comment
The "V" composition. I really like the selected brushes and the contrast in the colors. A work a little bit minimalist, very good artistic personality sample.
Javier Fernández
■ Silver Prizes
Present Factory
Pen name：Ina
School name：
Kookmin University (South Korea)
Judge’s Comment
The concept and the composition are excellent. I love the colorful impression and could look at this piece for ages. It is a professional-level work that could even be used as a book cover. The picture is easy to understand without words. I hope you keep on drawing with this principle of keeping your illustrations simple and easy-to-understand.
Yoshiyasu Tamura
ママへのプレゼント (Present for mom)
Pen name：Edoyannyan
School name：
Sheridan College (Canada)
Judges Comments
The painting technique here is beautifully executed, the soft and gauzy rendering making the piece reminiscent of a nostalgic memory. Instantly evocative.
Cameron Stewart
■ Bronze Prizes
happy present girl
Pen name：Ena Yukishima
School name：
Daiichi Hirata Gakuen Chinese Design College (Japan)
禮物 (Gift)
Pen name：O
School name：
National Taipei University of Business (Taiwan)
The beginning of the journey
Pen name：Crystal
School name：
Universidad del norte (Colombia)
A gift we often forget
Pen name：Ditaamy
School name：
Institut Teknologi Bandung (Indonesia)
The gift of imagination
Pen name：Marredae
School name：
Grekov Odessa Art school (Ukraine)
【International Comic/Manga Schools Contest】
▼Comic category
An original color or black-and-white comic of 8~48 pages
Webtoon style comics are also accepted (min. 30 panels, max. 690 x 20,000 pixels in size)
▼Illustration category
An original color illustration
▼Theme
Gift (Comic category & Illustration category)
▼Prizes
Comic Category
•Grand Prix (1 winner)
US$3,300 / 3,000 Euros cash prize
Clip Studio Paint EX*
Wacom Cintiq Pro 13
•Silver Prize (2 winners)
US$1,100 / 1,000 Euros cash prize
Clip Studio Paint EX*
Wacom Cintiq 16
•Bronze Prize (3–5 winners)
Clip Studio Paint EX*
Illustration Category
•Grand Prize (1 winner)
US$550 / 500 Euros cash prize
Clip Studio Paint PRO*
Wacom Cintiq 16
•Silver Prize (2 winners)
US$220 / 200 Euros cash prize
Clip Studio Paint PRO*
Wacom Cintiq 16
•Bronze Prize (3–5 winners)
Clip Studio Paint PRO*
* For those who already have a copy of Clip Studio Paint, points for Clip Studio ASSETS will be awarded to purchase materials and brushes for use in Clip Studio Paint. (https://assets.clip-studio.com/en-us/)
▼Judging Panel
Cameron Stewart
http://cameron-stewart.tumblr.com/
Cameron Stewart is an award-winning comic book writer and artist best known for his work on DC Comics' Batgirl and Fight Club 2, currently living and working in Toronto, Canada.
Javier Fernández
https://www.instagram.com/javifernandez_comic/
Javier Fernández is DC’s exclusive comic book artist. Nightwing, Detective Comics or Green Arrow are some of their most recent titles.
Ken Niimura
http://www.niimuraweb.com
Cartoonist and illustrator. His graphic novel “I Kill Giants” was adapted into a live-action feature film in 2017.
Yoshiyasu Tamura
http://www.tamurayoshiyasu.com/en/index.html
Manga artist, illustrator, and painter. His manga, "DEVIL's RELICS" is currently under publication through Glénat Manga in collaboration with Maître GIMS.
Photo by marfa-vasilieva.com
▼Sponsors
Wacom
https://www.wacom.com/en-us
Pioneer of creative pen tablets and displays which are being used to create some of the most exciting digital art, films, special effects, fashion and designs around the world.
SILENT MANGA AUDITION®
http://www.manga-audition.com/
SILENT MANGA AUDITION® is one of the biggest and most successful manga competitions in the world. Organized by Coamix, Inc., founded by some of Japan's most iconic manga creators, the competition aims to find, nurture and publish the next generation of international manga creators.
Comico (NHN comico Corp.)
https://www.comico.net/webtoon/index
Comico（NHN comico Corp.）is a comic/novel platform service optimized for smartphones with its vertical interface and fully-colored features. Comico was launched on 31 Oct. 2013. It has over 200 serialized original works, as well as renowned works from other publishers.
XFLAG
https://xflag.com/en/
XFLAG Studio is dedicated to creating thrilling and extraordinary battle-fueled entertainment that unites friends and families. As part of the mixi Inc. group, their business encompasses games, sports, anime, films, and live events.
Solmare Publishing (NTT Solmare Corp.)
http://www.nttsolmare.com/e/
NTT Solmare is the company that runs "Comic C'moa", one of the largest e-book websites in Japan. NTT Solmare's manga editorial department "Solmare Publishing" creates a variety of manga titles which appeal to foreign and domestic readers.
Coolmic (WWWave Corporation)
https://coolmic.me/
Coolmic is an online service run by WWWave Corporation. They deliver original comics and anime in digital format. They also accept posts from people who want to become comic artists.
No9 Inc.
https://no9.co.jp/
With the mission of enriching people's lives through manga, No9 Inc. is a digital comic agency that strives to maximize the manga market and sales in the digital age through four business pillars: manga agency services, manga app development, crowdfunding, and tax return services.
▼Organizer/Cooperation
Organizer: CELSYS, Inc.
https://www.clipstudio.net/en
Cooperation: Toutlemonde Production Co., Ltd.
http://toutlemondeprod.com/
【CELSYS,Inc】
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We provide solutions for content creation, distribution, and browsing, including support of creative activities through our illustration, manga and animation production software “Clip Studio Paint” and web service “Clip Studio”, as well as our e-book solution, “Clip Studio Reader”.
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