WotC Monster Art Contest Winner Announced

WotC held a contest back in October to create art of a new monster, the prize being $5000, a visit to WotC, and their monster becoming a miniature. The winner has just been announced as Will Kalkanis, who created the monster below.

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There were also ten runners up which you can see in a slideshow over on SyFy.com. Thanks to Oryzarius for the scoop!

[video=youtube;jdFdOtUuW2Q]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jdFdOtUuW2Q[/video]​

 

[castlewise]

The Sweet Daughter of Halaster is pure nightmare fuel.

 

[Henry]

That thing is freakin' hideous. Almost reminds me of one of those eyeless cave fish, or a Giger alien.

 

[Mercurius]

Wow. The slideshow makes me think that WotC should pull from fandom more often. My favorite is also the Sweet Daughter...so creepy.

 

[Bitbrain]

Looks like the cave troll from the fellowship of the ring film's grandpa . . .

Awesome artwork, by the way.

 

[Gradine]

The Sweet Daughter reminds me quite a bit of the Gaping Dragon in Dark Souls...

 

[Hussar]

Cool stuff. I love the three eyed three headed dog.

 

[Mercador]

I see that Dark Souls inspiration in 3 monsters. Really good stuff, take a look at the slide show, worth it.

 

[Chronos96]

Looking through the runner-ups it's obvious why this one was chosen, it has the 5th ed house style feel with the slight brushstroke quality.

 

[dave2008]

I think the 3-headed cyclops dog is my favorite - might have to stat that up. Speaking of which, I know there is to be a mini, but are they going to give this thing stats.