The world’s largest illustration art contest “Copic Award 2024” has finally decided the grand prize out of 3,639 entries from 70 countries around the world!
Two Marker Products Co., Ltd. Press release: November 7, 2024 The grand prize for the world’s largest illustration art contest “Copic Award 2024” has finally been selected from 3,639 entries from 70 countries around the world! Gorgeous creators including manga artist Paru Itagaki and illustrator Yusuke Nakamura will judge! Introducing passionate comments on analog works https://copicaward.com/ja/
(Headquarters: Meguro-ku, Tokyo; President and Representative Director: Gota Ishii), which manufactures and sells the art supplies brand “Copic” which is currently sold in over 70 countries around the world, will be hosting the 7th annual event sponsored by our company. We have announced the final judging results for the Copic Artwork Contest “Copic Award 2024.”
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/138307/44/138307-44-f3a6894ee0586a0c06bc2a1b53048407-750×500.jpg • One of the world’s largest illustration and art contests, which receives over thousands of entries every year, will be held again this year This contest is one of the world’s largest* illustration and art contests, with over thousands of entries received every year. Based on the concept of “connecting with Copic users around the world,” anyone can apply for free on the website, regardless of age, nationality, or genre of work. Held since 2017, this year’s seventh edition brought together over 3,600 unique works from 70 countries around the world in about a month and a half. *In-house research. This is an illustration art contest sponsored by a manufacturer that specifies tools, and is the largest in the world for individuals to enter. • What are the Grand Prize works that highlight the unique charm of “hand-drawing” that cannot be expressed with photos or AI? This year’s judges are Paru Itagaki (manga artist), Shohei Ochiai (painter), Yusuke Nakamura (illustrator), Kota Nezu (designer), and Michihiko Yanai (creative director). This year’s Grand Prix was decided after an initial screening in which the judges themselves looked through all 3,600 works published on the website and selected the winning works, and then a rigorous final screening in which the original drawings of the selected works were ordered from all over the world. , has been selected as “Ayan’s Akio Komaruko” by CYL Hayashi.
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https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/138307/44/138307-44-589a28636dd6aa3b46db6368ba255ad2-1920×1280.jpg A number of winning works from all over the world ◆Grand Prix: Mr. CYL Hayashi’s “Ayo’s Akio Komaruko” This work expresses the landscape of a night market using modern colors, with the effective placement of pink in particular, and the artist’s unique color expressions that cannot be expressed in photography or AI, which the artist must have put into the work. His thoughts were highly evaluated and he was unanimously selected.
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/138307/44/138307-44-810429fdd43d4046831edd4a6c799baa-1915×2700.jpg Mr. CYL’s “Ayan’s Chapter Fish Komaruko” ◆Semi-Grand Prix: Mr. Iro “Kuruguru”, Mr. Aya Benumi “Zukun” In addition, the two runner-up prizes were “Kuruguru” by Mr. Iki and “Zukun” by Aya Koume. Mr. Ki’s works have a sense of individuality and energy, with a variety of colors and an obsessive swirling expression, while Aya Benumi’s works utilize the transparency of Copic alcohol markers to express coloring, and carefully illustrate manga-like elements. The expression that was incorporated into this work caught the attention of the judges and was selected.
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https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/138307/44/138307-44-302719333eb1867d62fb105ef21e0ab9-1906×2700.jpg Aya Benumi “Zukun” • Comments from manga artist Paru Itagaki and other judges have arrived!
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/138307/44/138307-44-850be08ec3938945ad1241aded529824-1920×1280.jpg Manga artist Paru Itagaki, who participated as a judge this time, has finished judging this award. “Works drawn with Copics convey the artist’s sense of urgency and purity, as he knows he can never go back to analog work.With digital technology becoming the mainstream, he draws with Copics as an art medium. I think the people who have taken on this challenge have done something truly meaningful, and at that point they have won some sort of award.I hope they will continue to draw many more. “I think so,” he commented about his passion for analog works. In addition, Yusuke Nakamura, an illustrator with extensive experience as a contest judge, “It was unique in that we received more works from all over the world than any other contest, and it was a lot of fun.You can’t redo Copics, so if you’re not confident in your skills, it’s hard to choose, and in that sense, everyone’s standards are high. It was very expensive,” he said, looking back on this award from the perspective of a creator who has been using Copic products for many years. ・All 129 award-winning works are published on the results announcement page On the final results announcement page, in addition to the Grand Prix, Semi-Grand Prix, and Next Generation Artist Grand Prix selected by five judges, 100 works of the “Next Generation Artist Award” selected from the works of applicants under 19 years old, pixiv Co., Ltd. In addition to the selected works, many award-winning works have been announced, including the “pixiv Award” selected by Copic, and the “Area Award” selected based on recommendations from overseas Copic agencies. Please see the official website for announcements of each award. [Copic Award Official Website] Japanese page:
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sXq1wotJzIY [Copic Award official SNS account] X account: https://x.com/COPIC_AWARD Instagram account: https://www.instagram.com/copic_award/ • About Copic Award 2024 〈Application summary〉 ・Application period: May 10th (Friday) to June 30th (Sunday), 2024 ・How to apply: Please apply from the official website and register your work during the work recruitment period. *Once the work is determined to comply with the application rules, it will be posted on the “Entries” page of the Copic Award special website. URL: https://copicaward.com/ja/ ・Entry and screening fees: Free ・About the work: 1. Applicants’ age, occupation, and nationality do not matter. 2.The theme is free. 3. Please be sure to use Copic products for production. However, it is possible to use art materials together. 4.It doesn’t matter whether the work is three-dimensional or two-dimensional. Size is within L420mm x W297mm x D300mm (A3 size), Please make it within 5 kg in weight. There are no horizontal or vertical regulations. 5. Limited to works that have not been published in previous Copic Awards, competitions, public exhibitions, etc. (However, solo exhibitions, works published on SNS, public exhibitions sponsored by Copic-related companies, or sales agents) Presentation works may be submitted as an exception) 6. Works must not infringe on the copyrights of others and must be original. 〈Judge〉 ・Mr. Paru Itagaki (manga artist) ・Shohei Ochiai (Painter) ・Yusuke Nakamura (Illustrator) ・Mr. Kota Nezu (designer) ・Michihiko Yanai (Creative Director) • About “COPIC”
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/138307/44/138307-44-9e4b68c8eafdafcc2e79401ebfaaf09a-705×480.jpg Copic is an art supplies brand from the Too Group based on the concept of “making everyone creative.” We mainly sell color markers, and they are used by many people in over 70 countries around the world, regardless of their purpose. Main products: Copic Sketch, Copic Ciao, Copic Classic, Copic Multiliner, Copic Ink, Copic Aclair [Company Profile]
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/138307/44/138307-44-cb85a36368782fcfd08ac16f8e3266e2-720×245.jpg Company name Too Marker Products Co., Ltd. Address: Meguro Higashiyama Building, 1-4-4 Higashiyama, Meguro-ku, Tokyo Representative: Representative Director and President: Gota Ishii Date of
establishment: October 6, 1989 Capital 16 million yen Business details Manufacture and sales of drawing markers / Import agency business / Sales of design materials, art supplies, picture frames, picture frames, frame processing, architectural model materials, comic production materials, stationery, miscellaneous goods, and books URL: https://copic.jp/