2025 Team Champions
DPS Annual Design House Competition
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We are pleased announce the 2025 winners and congratulate all our talented alumni who competed this year!
House Anura - The Bogkin
Jake Dota (Creatures/Characters/Wardrobe/Props/Graphic Design), Hank Gerber (Character Lead/Props), Philipp Hazod (Assets/Wardrobe), Sean Hunter (Assets/Wardrobe), Zane Kindt (Creatures), Brianna Martin (Creatures / Assistance Art Director), Valentin Melik-Agamirian (Art Director/ Creatures, Environments, Props, Characters), Kathalina Neo (Characters/Wardrobe), Brandon Oates (Environment Lead / Creatures, Props, Characters), Pranav (Assets/Wardrobe), Stefan Prieler (Creatures), Steven Yaffe (Characters / Creatures / Props)
YouTube Judges
Thank you to all our judges for your time and thoughtful critique!
ADAM DUFF
Born in New Orleans, Louisiana Raised in the beautiful multicultural city of Montreal, Canada, Adam Duff has enjoyed a diverse career as Fantasy Artist, Concept Artist, Art Director and Art & Animation teacher for some of the leading video game, film and colleges worldwide.
CHRISTOPHE YOUNG
Montreal concept artist with
a wide and impressive career in the video game and entertainment industry.
SINIX
Sinix is a self-taught digital artist, concept artist, and art educator. He’s known for his YouTube channel, Sinix Design, where he shares art tutorials and design theory, focusing on making complex concepts accessible to other artists. He also teaches at LCAD and has experience in the video game industry.
Category Winners
Grand Prize - Best Overall Winner!
HUION KAMVAS PRO 16
Björn Rothig
Octo8 Design House
Environment Winner
Val & Boates
Anura Design House
Prop / Weapon Winner
Pranav, Hank Gerber, Jake Dota, Branddon Oats, Phillip Hazod, Valentin Melik
Anura Design House
Creature Winner
Jake Dota & Valentin Melik
Anura Design House
Character Winner
Björn Rothig
Octo8 Design House
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