Ear vents - to paint, or not to paint?

[f3tt4l1f3]

My 3D printed helmet has the ear cutouts as actual smooth "vents" rather than the rough cut openings that the vac-formed kits have.  I originally painted the inside of the helmet black, but masked off the ear vents, thinking that the "darkness" created in the recess would suffice.  However, the more I look at it, I'm thinking that it's just not "black" enough as compared to images of the screen used helmets.  So, I did a quick mock up (using black tape) of what the vents would look like if I were to paint them.  In my opinion, I think they would probably look a lot better painted, but I'd like to get opinions from the experts as to whether painting them would be advised, or not.

This is how it looks unpainted:

And, here's how it would look if painted:

Thank you, in advance!

 

[BikerScout007]

They used black gaffer tape in the movie so that's what I did with my bucket.  You would be more correct just leaving it with the tape!

[f3tt4l1f3]

1 hour ago, BikerScout007 said:

They used black gaffer tape in the movie so that's what I did with my bucket.  You would be more correct just leaving it with the tape!

I can do that, as well.  Thx!