I used a red brilliant spray paint for the background, after that, I highlighted with matte vinylic paint in a bit lighter red tone leaving the grooves with the darker brilliant paint. I could have used matte varnish in order to remove the brightness of the grooves, but I left it that way so that it looks like Rulk is sweating.
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Just needs a little bit of gel in the hair to make it spikey.
JMA