Hi pascal,
The second is much more better, the troll creature facial expression and skin shader looks better , the feel of his wrath and the feeling of movement is reinforced, the overall modeling is very good, the lighting and shading is exellent , and the mood is simply awesome, i do believe that it’s a matsterful piece and its deserve an award IMHO, the first version is enought good BTW, i can’t understand why it’s rejected !
Maybe it’s just an opnion but this is a wonderfull piece on every aspects, congratulation, i think it deserve more attention and consideration .
Bonne chance avec les prochaines oeuvres 