The drawings were very cute, and even if the end result didn't quite turn out as originally hoped, congrats on giving it a go and still managing to submit something!

It's alright but very lackluster. Lacks difficulty. The biggest point of contest is likely the application (as you put it "the execution") of the theme and the discrepancy between the material used for inspiration and the end product. 

A great attempt nonetheless! Well done!

Interesting concept, not sure what the purpose of the zooming mechanic was though as all it did was switch between two separate scenes. Nice job on the art though, it has its own charm!

It's okay. Your game theme fit description makes me think it's supposed to have a zoom feature, but I didn't find one, except for switching to the underwater scene, maybe I was misunderstanding the meaning? That would certainly be an interesting challenging twist, but it sounds like the art took more than the gameplay this time. And the art is okay, though some form of colour, even if partial hints, would make it stand out a lot more.

Good on you for having a go at making big illustrations ! I suggest : Making the items found colored, making the fading animation of the items on the left faster, and of course sound. Please have fun making more illustrations :D

Welcome to the art world !