At that, the rest of the professional judges set down their own reviews and crowded in for a look.
To keep the competition fair, every submission came in anonymized nothing but a barcode in the corner, tying each entry back to an identity nobody could see until the results were finalized.
Since the codes couldn't be scanned until judging wrapped, the panel had no choice but to work through the actual content by hand.
Every set of eyes landed on the two sketches, nearly indistinguishable in both concept and linework.
"This is..." One judge frowned, leaning closer.
The two designs shared an unmistakable resemblance though the level of finish told a slightly different story, suggesting they hadn't come from the same hand.
"Compositions line up almost exactly, but the tool marks are diff
