Quote - You're going to need props for the light to bounce off of, or an enclosed environment for the same reason.

I'm aware of that and I expect Bagginsbill is too, but it's good that you point it out.  Although, with GI bounces at 1-2 - if that's really what's going on with "Raytrace bounces" render setting, and it does seem to be the case - it's pretty much bouncing off the floor and off the figure, and stopping.

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