Call for Nominations: Copic Award 2025

It connects Copic fans from around the world to inspire each other and to enjoy a collective creative experience. Anyone can enter regardless of age, nationality, or genre.

The aim of the award is to spread the joy of creativity with Copic and provide an opportunity to showcase your artistic expression to the global art community.  Within this global platform, they connect in a collective creative experience and synergize by learning from each other.

Prize Information

• Cash Prize: US＄1,500:
  • Prizes:
    • A full set of 358 Copic Sketch markers in a custom acrylic Copic case
    • Full Copic Multiliner lineup
    • Full Copic acrea lineup (24 colors)
    • Full Copic Paper Selection lineup
    • Commemorative trophy
    • Commemorative art book featuring this year’s finalists’ works
    • Certificate of Commendation
    • Winner Interview
    • Paid art commission and more!
• Second Place:
• Cash Prize: US＄1,000:
  • Prizes:
    • A full set of 358 Copic Sketch markers in a custom acrylic Copic case
    • Full Copic Multiliner lineup
    • Full Copic acrea lineup (24 colors)
    • Full Copic Paper Selection lineup
    • Commemorative Trophy
    • Commemorative art book featuring this year’s finalists’ works
    • Certificate of Commendation
    • Winner Interview and more!
• Future Generation Art Prize: Grand Prize:
  • Prizes:
    • A full set of 358 Copic Sketch markers in a custom acrylic Copic case
    • Full Copic Multiliner lineup
    • Full Copic acrea lineup (24 colors)
    • Commemorative Trophy
    • Commemorative art book featuring this year’s finalists’ works
    • Certificate of Commendation and more!
• Judges’ Awards:
  • Prizes:
    • Special edition Copic set (the set includes colors selected by one of the judges and custom cases signed by them).
    • Full Copic acrea lineup (24 colors)
    • Commemorative Trophy
    • Commemorative art book featuring this year’s finalists’ works and more!
• Finalist:
  • Prizes:
    • Special edition COPIC AWARD 2025 set
    • Commemorative Trophy
    • Commemorative art book featuring this year’s finalists’ works and more!
• Future Generation Art Prize:
  • Prizes:
    • Special edition COPIC AWARD 2025 set
• pixiv Award:
  • Prizes:
    • Copic Sketch 72 Colors Set
    • Commemorative Trophy
    • Commemorative art book featuring this year’s finalists’ works
    • pixiv Premium 12-months subscription
    • Exclusive Interview on pixivision
    • “VISIONS 2025 ILLUSTRATORS BOOK” pixiv art book and more!
• Team Copic Award:
  • Prizes:
    • Copic Sketch 72 Colors Set and more!
• Three-Dimensional Work Award:
  • Prizes:
    • Copic Sketch 72-Color Set and more!
• Social Media Award:
  • Prizes:
    • Copic Sketch 72 Colors Set and more!
• Applicants’ Choice Award:
  • Prizes:
    • Copic Sketch 72 colors set and more!
• Copic Multiliner Award:
  • Prizes:
    • Full Copic Multiliner lineup
    • Copic Pochette and more!
• Copic acrea Award:
  • Prizes:
    • Full Copic acrea lineup (24 colors) and more!
• Alcohol Ink Art Award:
  • Prizes:
    • Copic Ink 72 colors set
    • Full Alcohol Ink Art Paper lineup (2 types) and more!

Eligibility Criteria

• There are no restrictions for nationality, age, experience, residence area, etc. Applicants must be individual artists, not groups.
• Entry is limited to artworks which have not already been made public either though another competition or an exhibition (excluding personal exhibition or own social media pages).
• Artwork Criteria:
  • Your artwork must have been created using Copic products.
  • The artwork should be no larger than 420mm x 297mm x 300mm and weigh no more than 5kg.
  • L420mm x W297mm is equivalent to the international paper size A3. There is no restriction on the orientation of length and width.
  • Not only paintings or drawings, but three-dimensional works are also welcome. The base material does not have to be paper, but the use of fragile materials such as ceramic or glass is prohibited.
  • No categories, no specific theme: they’ve purposely kept this broad to encourage imagination!
  • Only one piece of artwork may be submitted per person.
  • Submitted works may be used for global promotional activities related to the COPIC AWARD, conducted by the Too Corporation Group, including use in product catalogs, packaging, websites, and other promotional materials.

Application Requirements

• Entries must be original works created by the applicants.
• Entries that infringe the intellectual property rights or copyrights of others (e.g., plagiarism, imitation, or tracing) will be disqualified.
• Entries generated using AI will not be accepted as they may infringe on the intellectual property rights of others.

For more information, visit Copic Award.