Copic Awards 2019

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COPIC AWARDS is an event aimed at provide an opportunity to share the work created with Copic on the internet, connecting Copic fans all over the world by their art, and making their Copic experience more fun.

COPIC AWARD 2019 Ceremony Was A Huge Success!

The AWARD presentation ceremony successfully took place at LAND Shibuya, Tokyo on Friday June 14 and the winners were announced. We recap the biggest and best moments of the AWARD ceremony.

A wide range of excellent works across all genres gathered on COPIC AWARD 2019. This year, we received 2,108 entries from 72 countries. The AWARD presentation ceremony successfully took place at LAND Shibuya, Tokyo on Friday June 14 and the winners were announced. We recap the biggest and best moments of the AWARD ceremony.

The ceremony event was streamed live worldwide on YouTube and Instagram. The winners of Pixiv Award, Judges Awards, the Second Places and the Grand Prize were selected from the 40 shortlisted entries for the final round, after a rigid judging process by 5 prestigious judges. Gota Ishii (the president and CEO of Too Corporation) led the ceremony off with his heartwarming speech, then the winners of each award were announced by the judges.

The Winners Of The COPIC AWARD 2019

Congratulations to everyone who was nominated and an even bigger congratulations to those that won, and let's give a huge round of applause to all participants in the competition.

Entry is open irrespective of age, nationality, experience, or genre. We look forward to receiving your entries!

Winners

Grand prize: The Explorer

Grace Netanya

United States of America

Grand Prize was unanimously decided. We see an innocent boy standing front of the mirror but maybe he’s seeing his future self. This is very imaginative, unique theme! Imagination is essential for art - That's what art is all about, actually. What to draw is very important. If you want to share it to the world, originality is very important. So please keep on pursuing your own world and be original.

Comment by Junko Koshino

Key colors

R46:Strong red

G07:Nile Green

W5:Warm Gray No.5

Winners

Second place: 永き眠りから覚めて

Hoshimi

Japan

First of all, this girl in the middle has a strong impact. She doesn't look too strong but so pretty and even graceful. Also, it's fascinating that she is wearing a bit of sorrowful look at the same time. Everybody was attracted to this character. There were many entries featuring a girl character, but this piece stood out because the unique usage of greens. Color balance between greens and other colors is very beautiful. Of course, I was attracted by the theme of this piece. "Awakening from the Eternal Sleep" is very universal theme. I think many of you may recall "Sleeping Beauty”, and the same theme has been referred in various sci-fi novels, films or mangas including my father's work "Phoenix" by changing its form as Cold Sleep. It's wonderful she picked up this universal theme and succeeded to reflect that in her own world.

Comment by Junko Koshino

Key colors

YG00:Mimosa Yellow

YG05:Salad:

Winners

Third place: Mother

Rodrigo Matias

Brazil

All details are drawn beautifully. At the same time every single detail has connected each other and creating one harmonious world as a whole. I like this calm atmosphere created by soft color tones. When I see this piece, I'm pulled into the world of prayer. I also feel the depth of emotion. I'd like you to keep this intensity and keep on creating more artworks.

Comment by Kei Matsushita