Miss Havisham Second Assessment

For my second assessment I took in photographs from my first assessment and notes so that I could recreate the look accurately.

I chose this as my final design because I want to portray Miss Havisham a few months after her wedding. So I have made the skin very pale as she has not been out in the sun and also on her wedding day she would have had pale skin as in Victorian times the upper classes favoured pale skin. Her face has different shades of grey and purple on it to make the skin look a bit hollow and to try and make her look a bit ghost like as if her soul is fading away. The lips are pale and dry as they would not have had moisture on them and I wanted it to look like all the warm tones had drained away from Miss Havisham's skin. I did not put dark mascara on the eyes because although this would have worked well to define the eyes it wasn't used in Victorian times. So I used grey and white instead to make it look like the eyelashes had dust gathering on them. Also I used shading around the eyes to bring the viewers attention to them by making them look hollow and to try and make it look like its just her skin and not make-up.

I chose to use this design because I think the different elements work well to produce a bridal look. I am using  decorative flowers and a headband to make it look more bridal and using intricate twists in the bun. I will use powder on top of the hair to make it look as though dust has fallen on the hair because Miss Havisham has been inside in the same place for several months.