Official Results
Celebrating the artists, imagination and exceptional painting that defined this year's contest.
SEE THE TOP 10After an incredible contest featuring artists from around the world, we are proud to present the winners and Top 10 of the Tanuki Painting Contest 2026.
Each finalist was evaluated independently by our international judging panel. The artists’ identities remained hidden during the voting process, and the entries were displayed in random order. The final score was weighted across four criteria: Visual Impact (40%), Technique (30%), Finishing (20%), and Fidelity to the original character or design (10%).
1ST PLACE
Grimsouls · @grimsoulslab
2ND PLACE
Filipp Drozdov · @evoprintstudio
3RD PLACE
Robin PCP · @jabo_lab
4TH PLACE
Bruno Papa
5TH PLACE
Steven Kodani
6TH PLACE
Samuel Rose · @samuelrose
7TH PLACE
Goose Bay / Гусиная Бухта · @gusinaya_buhta
8TH PLACE
9TH PLACE
10TH PLACE
Kamila Persato · @KamilaPersato
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Celebrating every artist who shared their work with us.
164 artworks
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Adutelluma
Alexandru
Andrea g
Billy Bass
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David Riedl
Eduardo Theodoro
elsar
Galomt
GDG
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Ivan payne
Luis Calzado Requeni
Mike
Milos
Mélie Chopin
nOoxxey
ROME CT
SirJohn
T3D
TheBunker3D
Vigil
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The Tanuki Painting Contest 2026 received nearly 300 entries from artists around the world.
Every model submitted represents hours of dedication, patience and passion for miniature painting.
Whether you reached the Top 10 or not, you are part of what made this contest such a success.
Thank you for making this community so special. We can't wait to see you next year.
We would like to thank our international judging panel for the time, attention, and expertise dedicated to evaluating every finalist.
Thank you to every artist who made this edition so special. We hope to see you again in May 2027 for the next Tanuki Painting Contest.
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