Hello, I also found the stepping stone house quite inspiring but imagined the scene to be underwater. I have included two points of illumination - the light at the back of the house and a hermit crab postie. I think I have tidied up edges a bit too severely as some edges lose the soft transition from image to background. But I found this to be a fun exercise overall and am looking forward to future ones!

Monsters and Well! I think that in terms of bounce light I always tend to dim it down a notch. This comes from trying to keep the value structure clear with separated light and dark families, so that bounce light isn't brighter than any halftone. Perhaps I'll push it a bit further in the next studies and artworks and really make it pop.

I imagined a tired bear wizard returning to his home with his trusty hooded staff of light. :)

I preferred not to choose the same draw that Jeremy did, to avoid 'copying', so I opted for the mushroom house. I did two versions: the first with a direct light from below coming from a shiny puddle, the second with a lateral direct light using the round fruit attached to the tail of the roof as light source. Any feedback is very appreciated.

Hello, here is my result.