Stardust Drawing Competition Winners
Big congratulations to our winners Bethany Inglesby-Wood and Loredana Micu!
In September we invited budding artists to create an evocative and original image that captured the essence of Neil Gaiman's Stardust story.
Our four judges – Chris Riddell, Sophie Rundle, Jeremy Howe and Sean Phillips – chose the winners from two categories: entrants aged 13 - 16; entrants 17 and over.
Our talented winners will have their work featured as the online episode images for the drama.
They'll also get a script signed by the cast and a beautiful print from Neil Gaiman with a personal note.
Bethany Inglesby-Wood, Winner, 13-16 age group
Bethany (16) says:
"I thought about the story and how everyone is after Yvaine for their own, different reasons.
I thought I’d have her at the centre with the hands symbolizing everyone after her.
I drew with graphite pencil, used water colour paints and added a bit of coloured pencil."
Loredana Micu, Winner, 17 and over age group
Loredana says:
"You’ve just made my year. I‘m so happy: I hope everyone likes it – it was fun to do!"
Meet our runners-up
As well as our overall winners there were two runners-up in each category:
Zoe Alexander, runner-up, 13-16 age group
Zoe (16) is a fan of the story and also loves the art of our head judge, Chris Riddell.
She says, "I wanted to make a connection between Tristran's and Yvaine's heart. I knew the story and had lots of ideas and images that stood out."
Ella Curry, runner-up, 13-16 age group’
Ella (15) says,
"The stars coming from her chest represent the essence of the story, with Yvaine being a star.
I love the story so much and Neil Gaiman is my hero, he’s amazing."
Benedict Carroll, runner-up, 17 and over age group
Ben says:
"This was an absolute joy to do. I absolutely love the story and Neil Gaiman, he’s very evocative in the away he writes."
Simina Popescu, runner-up, 17 and over age group
A student at Central Saint Martins, University of the Arts London, Simina began by using ink on paper. She says:
"I tried to convey the alert atmosphere and movement of that escape scene from the Serewoods in the beginning of the story using high contrast and bold shadows".
A huge congratulations to all our winners and runners-up and a big thank you to everyone who entered.
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