Ah, yes indeed Hug. That statement of bad mapping only seemed exaggerating.
As for what comes to helmet being part of the face, is design of the head, not mapping. Besides, at least i've seen bunch of samurai helmets around with face armour.
Futhemore on the head itself. On your next works, try to get rid of those black outlines, and try to work on 'outlining' with shadows/highlights. Not only that way can be used on most styles with decent outcome, it also will add depth.
Last edited by Jodarok; Jul 20, 2015 at 05:36 AM.