Dramatic lighting

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Help is much appreciated. I've been trying to do more dramatic lighting so I've been studying how others do it. Idk what to call this stuff. Big cast shadowy things I guess? As a way of studying it, in addition to looking at irl references, I've also been editing other people's nice art. I follow the typical protocol, adding a multiply shade layer over the top and erasing it where necessary. That and adding an overlay lighting layer. No matter how I adjust the hue, it always just looks nasty colour-wise compared to the finished piece on the right. Anyone know why?