The 2023 Art Crawl got here to an in depth on Monday January thirtieth, and with 1000’s of entries to think about, our judges had their work reduce out for them. Before we crown our inventive champions, we need to thank everybody who participated this yr. From the lurkers sending upvotes from the shadows to the artists that took the plunge and shared your work with the world, you all performed a component in making this attainable.
If you had been one of many brave creatives who leaped, we hope you benefit from the shiny new Art Crawl trophy! You earned it. Like final yr, our judges had been tasked to choose three winners – 1 grand prize of $100 to the Imgur Store and a couple of prizes of Imgur Emerald and Stickers for the runners-up. With 1000’s of submissions, it was nonetheless a herculean process to pick out simply three. Our judges this yr had been EvilCatCreations, the9mm, and Joyousjoyfuljoyness. Without additional ado, let’s see what they chose!
First up, we now have the artful EvilCatCreations’ picks.
EvilCat’s first-place decide is a set of items in a peculiar model that appears almost embroidered. @Patricbates‘ style caught our judge’s eye, with them calling it “whimsical” and stating, “I feel cheated for only having discovered them now.”
Our runners-up had been @Tominator2000 in 2nd and @MaelleValantin in third.
Tominator’s Studio Ghibli-inspired mouse was a “one-of-a-kind masterpiece that has me totally in awe.” in line with our decide.
Maelle’s lifelike paintings had been praised as “nothing short of remarkable to look at” and “truly stunning work that draws you in for a closer look.” Great work, you two!
Next up, we now have our foil print professional @Joyousjoyfuljoyness‘ picks.
Their first-place decide is a pristine wood carving nearly indistinguishable from an precise tomato plant. Made by Imgurian @acadianmushrooms, in line with decide Joyous, this piece was “Simply stunning, rendered perfectly, and looks alive and delicious.”
Our runners-up right here had been a beautiful pastel portray from @dorkyducks and an award-winning sea turtle topiary from @hunnycat.
The 2nd place painting impressed our decide with “the perfect emotion captured, perfect texture, and perfect composition. Such a quiet and tender moment was rendered flawlessly with the fuzzy edges of the pastel.”
Hunnycat’s topiary gained 1st prize in an area occasion, and right here on Imgur, left our decide “In awe of this adorable living creation. It’s whimsical, magical, and wonderful.”
Last however not least, we now have the choices from Imgurian artisan @the9mm.
Our first-place decide was an accidental discovery. After making the borders of a portray a shiny purple coloration, Imgurian @claireleeartist observed a pleasant backlight impact on a white wall. This impressed our decide, who had this to say: “I couldn’t stop thinking about this work. You can even see the pink peering through in parts of the waves and sky, which ties the pink “glow” into the whole piece. Quite completely different in a wonderful manner!”
Imgurian @awarmgarlicyurt‘s embroidered otter and @dontbeahorse‘s oil work had been our runners-up.
The embroidery excited our decide, who “loved the expression and the optical mixing of greens and blues to get the final result akin to fur” and thought “the colour palette was expertly chosen and was nicely deliberate and nicely lit. Amazing job, actually!
Our final judge selection was an underdog that “Went wildly unnoticed” and had “Beautiful brushwork and overlaying of colors.” The talent on show was spectacular, and our decide “Really loved the use of oversaturated colors for optical mixing in it and the differing textures.”
Congratulations to our winners! You all made one thing fantastic and worthy of reward.
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From everybody on the Imgur crew, thanks all for collaborating within the 2023 Imgur Art Crawl. We had been persistently impressed by your collective ingenuity, creativity, and creativeness. A particular due to our judges for taking the time, and the unattainable process, to choose our winners. If you’d wish to atone for among the magnificent artwork you might have missed, try the tag here.
Art Crawl will return in 2024.
