And so it happened – no one cast a vote!
What a shame! But on the bright side, this gives us the perfect opportunity to step in and judge for ourselves. So here we go – we've picked the best works based on our own arbitrary taste.
In short:
🥇 1st place goes to Gatubela – for that stunning bird portrait.
🥈 2nd place goes to Promzy23 – for expressive piece.
🥉 3rd place (ex aequo) goes to:
asterkame – for the majestic mountains at sunset, and
metioart – for the pen sketch of a rooster that just has something special about it.
Congratulations to all! 🎉👏
The winners
🥇 1st place:
This oil pastel and colored pencil artwork beautifully captures the serene essence of the winter tundra, deftly translating the artist’s step-by-step technique into a cohesive and visually striking piece. By utilizing blue construction paper as a cool undertone, the artist creates a convincing chilly atmosphere where the rock ptarmigan (Lagopus muta) takes center stage, its textured white and sky-blue plumage popping against the background. The clever use of atmospheric perspective—rendering the bare branches in varying shades of black, brown, and dark blue—lends an impressive sense of depth to the composition, while the brilliant addition of white eyeliner provides a creamy, high-contrast highlights on the snow. Complete with the bird’s signature red caruncle "eyebrow" for a perfect splash of warmth, this charming depiction is both anatomically thoughtful and artistically vibrant, making it a standout tribute to Arctic wildlife.
🥈 2nd place:
This striking pencil portrait excels at capturing a raw, dynamic energy through its bold character design and confident execution. Utilizing a 12B sketch pencil, the artist masterfully achieves deep, high-contrast shadows that give the piece an intense graphic quality, particularly in the heavy cross-hatching along the neck and shoulders. The true success of the drawing lies in its highly stylized facial expressions; the sharp, furrowed eyebrows and the brilliantly executed asymmetrical smirk seamlessly deliver the playful, humorous, and defiant vibe the artist intended. Furthermore, the loose, gestural curls at the top of the hair offer a wonderful contrast to the tighter, structured lines of the face, making this a delightfully expressive and personality-rich sketch that immediately commands attention.
🥉 3rd places:
This beautiful watercolor piece captures a striking, warm-toned sunset landscape that is both vibrant and balanced in its composition. The artist skillfully establishes a harmonious color palette, using bold layers of red, orange, and yellow to create a luminous sky and reflective water that immediately draw the eye. By using solid black silhouettes for the overhanging leaf branches, the shoreline hut, and the solitary figure in the boat, the artwork gains an excellent sense of contrast and a peaceful, tranquil atmosphere. A particularly successful detail is the textured white reflection of the sun on the water's surface, which perfectly breaks up the flat planes of color and gives the entire scene a lovely, shimmering quality.
This scribble art drawing of a rooster is a wonderful showcase of how loose, energetic pen strokes can convey immense life and form. By eschewing rigid lines in favor of quick, layered scribbles in blue and black ink, the artist perfectly captures a sense of immediate motion and raw texture, beautifully mimicking the dense, overlapping layers of a rooster's plumage. The deliberate variation in line density creates fantastic contrast, with heavily shaded areas under the belly establishing solid weight while lighter strokes elegantly define the contour of the back and tail. Capping off the sketch with a sharp, vibrant touch of red ink for the comb and wattles adds the perfect focal point, making this expressive piece a brilliant testament to the power of spontaneous, gestural drawing.
Congratulations to the winners! 🎉
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