AWARD PRIZES
Grand Prize（1 Entry）
Cash Prize of US $3,000
A full set of 358 Copic Sketch markers in a specially made acrylic case, trophy and more.
Extra prize: The winning work will be converted into digital data and sold at the COPIC AWARD NFT STORE (only when requested by the winner).
Second Place（2 Entries）
A cash prize of US $1,000
A full set of 358 Copic Sketch markers in a specially made acrylic case, trophy and more.
Extra prize: The winning work will be converted into digital data and sold at the COPIC AWARD NFT STORE (only when requested by the winner).
Future Generation Art Prize: Grand Prize（1 Entry）
A full set of 358 Copic Sketch markers in a specially made acrylic case.
*Winner will be selected from applicants 18 years of age or younger at the time of entry.
Judges’ Awards（4 Entries）
Special Edition Copic Set and with an autograph of one of the judges, trophy and more.
*Each judge will select one winning entry.
Future Generation Art Prize（100 Entries）
Special 2023 edition Copic set.
*Winners will be selected from applicants 18 years of age or younger at the time of entry.
pixiv Award（1 Entry）
Copic Sketch 72 Colors Set, free 12-month subscription to pixiv Premium, an exclusive interview on pixivision, and pixiv's art book "VISIONS 2023 ILLUSTRATORS BOOK"
*The winning entries will be selected by the staff from pixiv, the illustration communication service.
Social Media Award（1 Entry）
A full set of 180 Copic Ciao markers.
*This award is open to entries submitted to COPIC AWARD 2023 and images posted on Instagram.
*Please be sure to include the appropriate hashtag when posting images of your work.
Three-Dimensional Work Awards（2 Entries）
Copic Sketch 72 colors set and Copic Airbrushing System.
*This award is for three-dimensional works.
*Please refer to the Application Rules and Guidelines for the dimensions of the work.
Regional Awards（5 Entries）
Copic Sketch 72 colors set.
This award is a special award selected from the entries submitted from each of the following regions: APAC (Asia Pacific), EME (Europe and the Middle East), NA (North America), LATAM (Latin America: South America and the Caribbean), and Africa (African continent).
Ink Art Award（1 Entry）
Copic Ink 100 colors set in a specially made acrylic case.
The winning entry will be selected from alcohol ink artworks using Copic Ink, and popular ink art artist Anne Roos Smink will judge the 2023 edition.
>>About Anne Roos Smink
Vexx Awards（3 Entries）
Copic Sketch 72 Colors Set, and Vexx's latest book.
The winning entries will be selected by a popular visual artist, Vexx himself.
>>About Vexx
Applicants’ Choice Award（1 Entry）
Copic Sketch 72 colors set.
Team Copic Awards（3 Entries）
Copic Sketch 72 colors set.
*Winning entries will be selected by the Team Copic staff.
Multiliner Award（1 Entries）
A complete set of Copic Multiliner pens (including all colors and line widths), Copic Pochette
This prize is for an entry using Copic Multiliner and/or Copic Multiliner SP.
>>About Copic Multiliner
JUDGES
KATSURA HOSHINO
Manga Artist
Hoshino made her debut in 2002 with the manga series ZONE. She is best known for her work D.Gray-man, which began serialization in Shueisha's Weekly Shōnen Jump in 2004 (the series is currently being serialized in Jump SQ. Rise) and has now been published in 28 volumes and has sold over 24 million copies. D. Gray-man has been adapted into an anime series, and two video games have been released.
TOMOE SHINOHARA
Designer／Artist
Shinohara made her debut as a singer in 1995 and has had a prolific career as a television, film, and stage actress. Shinohara has also worked as an illustrator and costume/textile designer. In 2020, She founded the creative studio "STUDEO" with art director Tatsuki Ikezawa. In 2022, the leather kimono she designed and directed won the Tokyo and New York ADC Awards.
YASUHIKO TAKEUCHI
Editor-in-chief, Illustration magazine
Born in 1982, Takeuchi joined Genkosha Co., Ltd in 2010 and has been editor-in-chief of Illustration magazine since 2017. He has edited numerous books on art/illustration.
KAZUTOSHI OSHIMOTO
Associate Professor of Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music/Artist
Oshimoto is an associate professor at the Faculty of Fine Arts/Department of Design, Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music. He is also active as an artist in solo and group exhibitions.
