I know some of this maybe due to photography, but here is my intial impressions:
- the jawline is too rounded and unpronounced
- the orbital bones (cheek bones) are not pronounced enough leading to not deep enough eye sockets on the bottom side.
- the face is not weathered enough giving no structure to the skin
- the eyebrows are too pronounced
- the hair is too symetrical
- the eyes seems too bloodshot
It seems the Frodo within this sculpt need to lose about 10 vanity pounds and needs a tanning bed. With the lack of bone/skull structure or density along with depth and/or shading, you are forced to focus on the eyes. It kind of reminds me of Village the Damned or, minus the hair and eyebrows, the Alien from Cocoon.
On the positive side, I believe the eyes, eye color, symetry of the face, chin, nose, and mouth are correct. Also, I am satisfied with pose, base, and costume.
I really hope that a bright room during photography is the cause for such a detail draining exposure...... So I have too hold out for further perspectives.....I won't be purchasing this yet.
