“The Northern Lights over a frozen lake in Finland, with one lonely reindeer.”

Winner

Tom

83.49 points

“Forecast: scattered yellow stars, pink and teal smears, and a front of heavy graphite.”

Every shot 6 scored

Best first · #rank · How close, out of 100 · Gold won

#01 58

— currently top of the standings

83.49 pts

Forecast: scattered yellow stars, pink and teal smears, and a front of heavy graphite.
#02 47

58.19 pts

Lots of dust specks and brushwork. Somebody forgot to invite the cast.
#03 38

52.42 pts

just got a painting of a carved dragon prow with a very pointy overbite. no passengers
#04 24

33.79 pts

Four stars. Tiny fish arrived in bulk, the moon was cratered, the pen never gave up.
#05 First up 9

13.33 pts

Bird: confident. Cranes: unconvinced. Thought bubble: doing the heavy lifting.

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#06 4

5.55 pts

Here, in the dim maroon hush, a faint vignette keeps its secrets and its pixels.