Black and white, with a little gray somewhere in between.

This one I did in black and white because I felt like I could use a little help with my values. It is very difficult to convert what you see in life to not only the correct color but the correct value (by value I mean how dark or light the color is). One of my favorite portrait artists, John Howard Sanden, teaches that you should try to use 9 values from almost white to almost black. This keeps it easier to replicate. You really need to simplify what you see other wise you get very over whelmed. I am very happy with this painting because not only did I get the values very close I also drew it out with my paint brush accurately.