Flaming Skull

Position the inside template on your underpainting to align the motif.

Apply the outside template as soon as you have found an adequate position on the underpainting. Fix this into position.

Spray a few thin layers of white into the skull area.

Now position the inside template again and spray a few thin layers of black over it.

You can see the intermediate results here. The most important characteristics of the skull are now in position.

Now continue with light and shadow. Spray some light shading into the upper skull area to give it a rounder appearance.

Spray some additional light areas on the bones and teeth.

The initial development of the central skull is now apparent.

Now position another skull on the left-hand side with the aid of the inside and outside template.

Spray on a few layers of white after you have removed the inside template again. Keep the future central skull free of overspray. Position the inside skull template and spray it out with black.

The intermediate results are apparent here. A skull has also been integrated and elaborated on further on the right-hand side using the same technique.

The lower jaw of the central skull now takes shape.

Spray on a little white freehand for the lower jaw.

Now position the lower jaw template again and spray it out with black

Remove the overspray with black by reworking the outer contours freehand. You can then work in light and shade again using white.

Continue with the sword. Position the template centrally.

Spray the cracks in the skull with black and the sword area of the template with white.

Create a little shape by adding light and shade to the hilt and skull.

You can spray the shaded side of the sword with the straight edge of the template. Cover the left-hand side and spray carefully along the edge.

The intermediate results are apparent here.

Spray on the first flame shapes freehand.

Continue with the transparent turquoise. Mist over the illustration already created with this color.

Using transparent yellow will lend everything a really strong, virulently green appearance!

The intermediate results are apparent here. I have integrated further details and light areas in the motif.

Now use the curves on the Flaming Skull template to make the flames really flicker. Cover the area that should remain black with the curve template and spray in the edge in a small area of the flame only with yellow so that it is somewhat sharper defined and accentuated.

You can see a further positioning option on the flames here.