31 Days of Halloween - Day 14

Nothing says Halloween more than a skull.  Unless of course the skull is a sugar skull sometimes called a Calavera (actually the Spanish word for skull).  These are used to celebrate the Day of the Dead which truly is a celebration and usually involves lots of eating and partying.  It occurs on Nov. 2nd so Alex and I decided that her Sugar Skull was still just perfect for 31 Days of Halloween.

This was created using a paper mache skull picked up at a local craft store and then painted white with acrylic paints.  After the paint dried, Alex used stamps, stencils and a pencil to create some guidelines for the designs to decorate the skull.

Then the fun began!  Grabbing every color of Viva Decor Glitter Liners and Pearl Liners she had she began to select which color went where and go over the designs.  Because she has a tendency to put her fingers in to anything that needs to dry, she was smart enough to do a small portion at a time.

Since Alex doesn't have any Viva Decor in red (a problem soon to be remedied) she decided to use silver on the teeth.  Most of the images Alex has seen for Sugar Skulls have the mouth outlined and the teeth defined.  However, once she saw it this way, it looked so much like braces or a mouth stapled shut she decided to just leave it.

I told you she had a surprise for today!  Want to know a secret?  Even Alex is surprised with how well this turned out!

Challenges:
Macabre Monday HDH #060- Simply Sinister
Art on the Darkside #64 - In 3D

Happy Halloween!
Edgar