★ Digital Art Submissions & Awards ★ One of the most salient features of the festival was the digital art competition & exhibition. We received sixty total submissions and 27 of the juried pieces were selected to be part of the digital art exhibit currently being held at City Hall. Of these, First ($1,000), Second ($500) & Third ($250) prizes were given . These and all other submissions that were accepted will be on display at the Redmond City Hall lobby through November 7th, 2008. Information about the artists was kept completely anonymous during the selection process to ensure the unbiased attention of the jurors. Below is more information on the jurors themselves and the artworks that they selected. Dhabih Eng Juror Dhabih (zabee) was one of the early adopters of Photoshop as a tool for illustration and founded one of the first digital art forums on the net (Sijun Forums). Dhabih's contributions to the digital art community are well known throughout the industry and to his fans. For the last ten years, Dhabih has been working as a senior artist for Valve Software and has played a pivotal role in the visual development of the entire Half-Life video game franchise. He's done concept art, production work and branding for the series. WWW.FORUMS.SIJUN.COM Jeff DuLong Juror Jeff is a veteran 3D environment artist that brings over ten years of industry experience to the table. As former Environment Lead for Microsoft Games Studios he shipped four XBOX titles, creating dozens of environments while also managing and art directing a team of artists. Most recently, Jeff spearheaded the creation of hundreds of unique environments for Sony's Pirates of the Burning Sea by creating assets, managing, directing and training a group of twenty-five in house environment artists to produce one hundred and forty environments. In addition, Jeff provided oversight to third party developers in Russia and around the United States for the production of additional art assets. Ruth Caspary Juror Ruth Caspary has been a lead Texture Artist for film and video games for over 15 years. She has painted digital assets on 30 feature films, commercials and video games, creating the colors and patterns that build the look and feel of environments and characters. Her experience with fashion, film production, installation artwork and the museum environment has given her a unique perspective on combining artistic genres professionally and for fun! In addition, Ruth has been actively involved in supporting visual arts for many years through volunteer efforts, event planning and live musical and dance performances from Los Angeles to Seattle. ★ First Place ★ "Fall" by Vincent Hie Vincent Hie from Amsterdam takes first place with his beautiful piece "Fall". This magnificent work of art was painted in Photoshop using a stylus (a pressure-sensitive digital pen). The work features a dragon intertwined with a tree such that its wings almost become the tree's branches. To truly appreciate this work of art you need to see it in person. The piece will be on display at Redmond City Hall until November 7th, 2008 (9-5pm, Monday through Friday). VINCENT'S ONLINE PORTFOLIO ★ Second Place ★ "Vice" by Daniel Moyer Daniel Moyer from Redmond takes second place with his compelling short-film "Vice". This animated short was created using digital 3D animation techniques. It features a man quietly working in front of his computer until he becomes suddenly assaulted by it, which eventually consumes him into the monitor. ★ Third Place ★ "Club Cheyenne" by Leslie Harrington Leslie Harrington, also from Redmond, takes the third prize with her piece "Club Cheyenne". Leslie's whimsical style and excellent design sense made her work stand-out from the crowd. It's no surprise she is one of our award-winners. WWW.LESLIEHARRINGTON.COM Accepted Artwork Submissions