what I've been working on in my painting class

its still wet so it comes across all shiny and weird looking in the pic

its done using the Grisaille technique that the old masters used (think Mona Lisa or this guy ) where you paint the whole thing in black and white (or similar monochromatic scheme) and then glaze layers of color over top. I loved it.

anyway, mine isn't done yet so I'll update it when it is. I need to retouch the highlights and shadows and I think I'm going dark on my background.