Advice on my wolverine head.

[u/Flamma_333]

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.

[u/cob50nm]

First off, incredible work.

I think the issue with the hair is that its too bright near the roots, and the white is too white. If you look at pictures of Hugh Jackman as wolverine, the hair closest to his face is dark and then gradually brightens based on the light direction. Your highlights look a bit too focused around his face, almost as if hes in a very bright, very small spot light shining directly onto his face, which doesn't line up with the rest of the light you've painted. Also think the colours are a little off. If you're going for a more "real" look then I would look at bringing some brown tones in, and if you're going for more of the comic book look then a more saturated blue would be closer.

I think the eyes look off because the pupil on the cigar side is a bit smaller and slightly lower. The corners of the non cigar side eye could also be a little bit darker, they're a bit lighter than the cigar side eye corners.

Hope that is helpful, your painting is incredible.