>>6560363>a lot of the shadows are decision-baseduhhh
Did you even look at the Marv in that post?
His shadows are all in the grooves/folds of the sculpt. The toy was sculpted with the paint job in mind.
They know what they're doing, even if they know that the final product won't look as great as their meticulous prototype. Go look at any ML or Marvel Toys prototype to see the differences.
>The Spidey custom is like halfway between both worlds.This is more like NECA's or Playmate's work...DCC's, McFarlane, etc
Obviously, it wouldn't be as meticulous, but it would still be up there to get that look right.