Did a couple of studies of Mike Mignola, as I've always liked how bold he gets with the shadows. He seems to use pretty uniform line weights throughout, maybe using a fineliner pen, and then hes must be going back in with a brush or marker to put in those big shadows. I think it's pretty neat how much detail he can pack in with this technique. The shadow shapes seem pretty simple until you try to match them! He knows precisely where they need to go to sell the effect. I think I need to spend a few more thousands of hours drawing lines to get any where near as clean with it, but I'm starting to see improvement. I'm still fighting my instinct to scratch in lines instead of being more confident. Also proportions will be an area I will need to spend some extra time on going forward.