Let me tell you from the begining it was very hard to pick the winners. And I'm not just saying that to make you feel better - I mean it! There've been some impressing images, many coming from the space art field, but in the end what mattered the most in the eyes of the judges was originality.

As I've told you in the begining, I've started this contest having an idea in mind - making people push the limits, unleash their imagination, make things that weren't done so many times before, bring back that creativity spark especially in Space Art which got a forgotten genre. I wanted them to make something they are proud of. Sure, many images are great, some of them even impressing but they lack what matters the most...personality, originality, attitude...your artistic essence!

Thanks to everyone who participated in this second edition of Exotika! We'll meet again in spring, when, hopefuly, I'll manage to hook in more sponsors!

And don't forget: be creative!

The Winner



Exotika II by =Nameless-Designer

Congratulations! He will receive a one year subscription to DeviantArt and a DailyDeviation feature.

Runners up



Aether by ~theregisteredone for an original composition and execution.



The Dead of Winter by *Isilmetriel for a very good interpretation of the cold exotism mood.

Well done both of you! They will receive a 6 months subscription to DeviantArt.

Honorable Mentions

As I said, there were many great submissions and we felt sorry for leaving some of them out especially considering the hard time invested. Please take a time to look at them too; In the end, they are all winners!

A very nice concept and mood.

Great depth and detail.

A good image, unfortunately not much of a winter theme in it.

Great mood!

Congratulation to all the participants!