Mr. Andrea wrote:Another tough choice for us. I recall having stared at the monitor for ages. In the impossibility of spotting any technical issue, I eventually voted by heart and went for Bill. His figure is dirtier,
Nearly the same experience for me except I eventually voted by heart and went for Aaron. In general terms I prefer a cleaner, brighter style of painting to a dark washed style, but when the figure is painted as well as this one of Bill's it makes the choice much harder, his figure looks super realistic. The canteloupe colouring of the jacket on Aaron's figure and the nice result with what I think is a difficult horse colour swayed my decision a bit. On the other hand I really liked the shading on the face and map and saddle cloth of bill's figure.
It was an agony trying to decide which of these entries I liked best. Better to just say I love them both and enjoy the show.
Congratulations Bill, good win with a fabulous entry. And thank you both for a really terrific duel.