Hey Linda and everyone. Happy snow day! I need some feedback so here we go!
The first sketch:

Being brought to finish in a way I felt too cold, and was unhappy with:

Testing to see if I could make things feel a little less sterile and stark:

And where I've come to at this point in a test:

Anything that's not smooth here I am planning on smoothing out and making look sharp. So I like where this is going, but I'm not 100% happy with it quite yet. I feel like it's not quite there yet, and I'm worried that my novice foray into the world of background's is looking sort of amateurish. What do you guys think?