What color is Christopher Reeve's hair as Superman?

[jessica]

Dark brown or black???

I have no clue. Please help.

[BlackKnight]

It's like Blackish Brown.
I think there is a Couple of Pics of one of the Wig's Reeve's Wore as Superman,.. out there on the Net. Try a Google. In the Movie, it does look Black,.. but when you see the Wig,.. there is Definately Brown in there.

[jessica]

I'm going to add dark brown to his hair then...but check out his eyes! These are the best eyes I have ever done on a Mego!!

http://i302.photobucket.com/albums/nn102/apecityoutfitters/christopherreeve002.jpg

[The Bat]

Even though it probably is a really dark brown...I always painted black...because Superman is suppose to have black Hair.:wink:

[knight errant00]

When I saw one of his wigs at the Superman Museum in Metropolis, IL, I was surpried by how brown it looked -- it always appeared almost black on film.

But, yeah, it's definitely dark brown.

[Jerry68]

Nice eyes!!!!

Jessica,

Please tell me how you did that. I will be painting my Superman head soon.

Thanks!

[jessica]

I painted the corners of the eyes a little pale pink, in addition to adding a little pale pink to the inside rim of both eyes. Put in the eyewhites after the paint dried. Then I added a very slight line of black for the eyelashes on the eyelids, both top and bottom. I used watered down black acrylic and the tiniest brush I could find. I believe it was size 10/0.

Then, for the pupils, I put on the black paint first. And then I layered light blue on top. And I kept messing up...until the iris and pupils were 3D!!! I then took an exacto knife and cut off the excess paint and left the outline of the eyes, which I colored in with light blue...and then put a dab of black paint on top of that. It was all quite by accident. I don't know if I'll be able to replicate it again. And they are both looking in the same direction!!! BONUS!!!!

[Jerry68]

Thanks!

[jessica]

Please post closeup photos of your Superman eyes when you are done. I would love to see somebody else's take on it.

[Jerry68]

Ok!

It is nice to see other peoples work .