The Head Of The Class

I'm not dressing up this year, but that's no reason why we can't get in the spirit of Halloween.

5x7 Acrylic on Canvas Board

I used Payne's Grey and Titanium White, so the painting looks more "blue and white" rather than "black and white". I mixed about 5 different greys ahead of time, then blocked in the darkest and lightest areas, and went from there. I didn't worry much about blending.

It was a nice change of pace to paint a picture and only have to focus on the values without worrying about getting the colours right too.

Valuable Lessons Learned Today:

• Real skulls are yellow, not white.
• Doing a painting using only one colour is a great exercise in getting the values right (darks and lights).
• Black and white paintings look cool. I'll have to do one from time to time.