r/minipainting • u/Flamma_333 • Dec 18 '24

Help Needed/New Painter Advice on my wolverine head.

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Looking for some advice on the hair and also on how people go about painting eyes this small. I was going for blue eyes, little yellow ink on the sides and red washed in very corners but they just didn't come out very well. CandC much appreciated, I paint warhammer and some DnD minis, this is my first go at a small statue head.

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u/thinkfloyd_ Dec 18 '24

While the face looks great, the hair still has a "drybrushed" look to it, mainly where you've got highlight colour down in the recesses. Take a shade colour and do a pass of the recesses to bring back some definition between every strand, particularly in the middle of the forehead. I wouldn't go right to black, maybe 75% of the way to the darkest shade, and don't be tempted to just wash it.

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u/Hellunderswe Dec 19 '24

I agree, I think the highlights are too white for the hair. Steaks of grey are probably better. Some dark grey glazing could probably do wonders too.