>>2037838I'll use what I'm currently working on as an example.
As you can see its definitely shaded as if its nighttime. But there in lies the problem as it looks odd outside that dark background particularly the skin tone. I tried to even it out between the hands and the face but I don't know if that was a good idea.
The chest area is another issue. I feel like I'm going to need several gradients or a gradient mesh to replicate how that looks. I really don't want to make this super complicated though since I'm planning on printing it, but using a solid color looks really flat.