It’s that time again when we ask our talented players to submit their pet designs, and this year’s contest is doubly exciting! That’s because for the first time ever we’re asking you to submit your ideas for a pet that will be created in Webkinz Classic AND in Webkinz Next!
The winning pet will be available to purchase at Ganz eStore and the Classic WShop (Classic version) and in the Next Adoption Center (Next version) starting on Webkinz Day, April 29, 2024!
Pet submissions must fit into one of the following categories:
- four legged pets, like a dog or a cat
- knucklewalking pets, like an ape
- hopping pets, like a bunny or a frog
Bird and fish submissions will not be selected.
The winning designer will receive two virtual pets based on their design, one in Classic and one in Next. They will also receive a Pet Design Trophy. Ten finalists will each receive a virtual Webkinz Next Best Of Mystery Capsule, and a virtual Webkinz Classic Buttercup ?? Box.
Here’s how it works:
Between January 10 and 31, 2023 design a four-legged, knuckle-walking or hopping pet that you think would make a great addition to Webkinz Classic & Next!
You can use any kind of art supplies that you want – markers, pencil crayons, crayons, or other art materials. While we will not accept images that have computer generated patterns or graphics copied and added to them, participants may use programs like Paint or Photoshop to color and draw freehand. We can’t accept submissions with company logos or sports team emblems. Please make sure you save your images as a jpg, gif, or png.
You don’t need to include a suggestion for the pet’s PSI and PSF but you can if you want!
Submit your drawing to the Classic and Next Pet Gallery in the Share Center by January 31, 2024.
Then wait to see if your design is one of the 10 finalists.
Please note that while the Webkinz Next artists will use the winning design as inspiration for a new pet, the design may need to be adapted in order to work as a 3d pet.
We can’t wait to see your submissions for a new pet in our first ever Next (and Classic) pet design contest! Good luck!
When will the finalists be announced after the contest closes?
I’d say give us at least a week to go through the entries to make the shortlist, maybe more.
Good Luck, Foxes, I just love your submission. Right down to the hand made plush. It is exquisite!
I know this contest isn’t to make a plush pet but that arctic fox plush is amazing! I really hope webkinz has plans to make fox plushies in the future, and I hope they’re as cute as FoxesRule612’s design!
Aw shucks, thanks so much guys!!! :”D
listerinaeloisa, I love your bubble ball sheep! It is so cute, and I hope it at least becomes a finalist!
Whoever submitted the Amalthea/The Last Unicorn style unicorn for a previous challenge, I would LOVE if it got added in-game!
Webkinz, thank you so much for hosting this contest every year! I have so much fun drawing a few webkinz every year to enter, and it is what I look forward to all year long.
I accidentally named my tinkerpunk pegasus submission “tinkerpunk unicorn” that won’t be a big deal right?
If it wins I’m sure you can email them about it
Ok, thank you! :)
Again, lol
I love your pegasus! Those magenta details are so pretty!
aw, thank you so much! :D
Is there any chance you will bring back the coloring pages? The little ones loved them.
Will we still get an email verifying our submission?
They don’t really do that anymore. Check your “My Submissions.” If it’s there, it got approved, if it’s not, it didn’t.
Ok thank you! :)
I submitted a design but it never got approved?
When did you submit? The Share Center is moderated once a day, Monday through Friday. If you submitted over the weekend, something went wrong and you should try again. If you submitted yesterday, it hasn’t been reviewed yet.
Someone submit some colorful otters pls :)
Hi Peaches1018! I submitted a Sweet Otter design that you can see in the share center. Otters are my favorite animal!
Just made a ss of this post my desktop wallpaper so I won’t let my shrimp memory sabotage me since I may forget about this lol. Joining this might be a great way to celebrate my nostalgia trip back to webkinz after uhhh 10 years or such?