Single mane vs double mane
Lionheads come in two mane types. Single-mane rabbits have wool around the head only, fading out by the shoulders. Double-mane rabbits also carry a wool skirt along the flanks. We read which type your rabbit has from the photo and renders the wool distribution accordingly. Neither type gets normalized to the other — your specific mane structure carries through.
The mane is a paint problem
Wool is harder to render than short fur because it has volume and direction simultaneously. We paint the mane with directional brushwork radiating from the head, with shadow falling into the wool rather than across a flat surface. The result is a mane with actual depth — visibly thicker around the cheeks, thinning toward the body, holding the lion-ruff association the breed was bred for.
Formats built for the mane
King and Cardinal were built for this breed without anyone planning it — the wool mane reads as a natural ruff under court regalia, the small body bearing the formality with the same gravitas a Pug carries. Library frames the mane as the subject. Knight works because armor against wool is a clean visual contrast. Garden and Watercolor risk softening the mane into the background.
