If you mean the brown strappy bits on the surface then I'm gonna add those after the 2nd layer of paper mache in order to try and make them protrude slightly more
Unless I can find something to make them out of - like card - although I'm not sure
At the moment I'm ONLY trying to get the base shape, detail can come on the next layer
But yeah, painting them on wouldn't really be enough I don't thin, you're right