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Here's an upcoming WIP for you!

Xisuma: [in a pair of bunny ears] Well, one of the funner things we do here at the hermitcraft is the annual Easter egg hunt.

False: [looking around as others search] Mumbo hides the eggs, and I have to say, he did an exceptional job this year.

Doc: I've been searching for 25 minutes and I haven't found a single egg.

Night Patrol is his favorite part of his duties, he can stretch his legs, he can get a few decent scuffles to help with his frustrations and he can make himself useful. Something that had been coming way to short in the last few weeks.

His steps are sure as he follows the dark hallways, his optics roving over metal walls and taking in the atmosphere. He is happy to be back, happy to do this. 

You can hear it in his voice, the lyrics sang by a rough voice, but warm and contemplative, the radio clipped to his leg playing the melody in the background. He is not wanting to wake someone up, so he is not as loud as he really wants to be.

♫ No I'm not goin' crazy, but lately these thoughts in my head Are a whirlwind of a world of a million regrets All the things I should have done, all the things I should have said All the pain that comes with hating the mess you've made of yourself I know I'm chasin' rainbows thinkin' I could make it work But the fact is that my actions speak louder than my words ♫

This is my most recent piece. I need help with the lighting, which the main source is coming from a small, soft lamp, indicated by the grey circle.

Let’s have a look!  It seems your style is rather simple in terms of anatomical volumes. So shading it should be rather simple. But of course, shading something that is only lit from the back can be a bit tricky, given how a good amount of the character would have to be rendered in shadow. 

It can seem a little overwhelming in the beginning ( panel 2 ), but with his back to the source - there’s not much light spilling in over him, save for the exception of some of his larger volumes, such as his pectorals ( panel 3 ). I added a slight highlight following the midsection of his abs, as it would be a shame to keep those hidden, and the lamps position -just- allowed for the abstraction.   If you look closely at panel 2, you can see that I've started out by lining the “edge” of the shadows directly on top of the character ( most visible at the left leg ). This kind of rough but solid beginning step can help you get started on mapping out your shadows. Although, since your anatomy didn’t show too many details, i went on and mapped the light out in bigger chunks/ or blocks, which is why you don’t see much detail in the final panel.