Special effects that you could used

The burns you can use for the scene when Mrs haversham burns from the candles I was thinking that I could do this 

Firstly I applied  Tuplast onto the skin blending it outwards to make it look more realistic  with my supra colour pallet from Kryolan I then started to paint on to my burn I used pinky colours at the center going into  black I used a cotton bud to smooth the outer areas then added fake blood from this photo the burn didn't look fresh and realistic so I then added glycerin to make it look shinny which completely changed the appearance and made it look more realistic overall I'm really pleased with the out come. I think I should practice on blending and going away from theatrical looking makeup and more realistic. I really feel that the glycerin made such a difference and changed it from a flat object to something 3D. I will take that into consideration I feel it would work really well for Mrs Haversham and would like to play around with this look.

The scratches you could do
For this I used eyelash glue and layered it in certain areas once it had dried with a tweezers I areas lifting it to create a lifting of the skin appearance the I applied the colour I used for the foundation ( illamasqua skin base mixed with kryolan supra colour foundation) to make it blend into the skin  then with a small brush I started adding supra colour to create a 'painful appearance'  I do like the effect eyelash glue has its easy to use and very quick (depending on amount of layers) although it still is quicker than latex  and I had a lot of fun using it as I never thought about creating cuts and sore skin with it. I feel this could work very well for Mrs haversham as she doesn't look after herself her skin would be dried out and usually people that have physiological issues have a nervous scratch. I was inspired by the TV series where the  character Mrs Haversham had a scratch on her arm which progressed worse further throughout the series.
  

For this Look Firstly I scraped the different colors of red from my supra colour pallet for the part on the forehead I decided to use a soft sponge and dab over the area It did look too strong and slightly theatrical so I decided to take a tissue and wipe some of the color off then Which made it look more realistic then I added some yellow and purple. blended the colours together with my sponge until I was pleased with my look.

For the scratch on the cheek bone I firstly chose the red I wanted from my supra colour pallet Then using a stipple sponge and with a quick motion dragged it across the cheek I feel this worked well for a scratch look although I feel it looked more realistic as I didn't use straight on the skin Firstly I dabbed my sponge for the colour not to be as strong as I feel it looks more realistic now.

I'm pleased with my scratches so far I feel that I could experiment further and try out different types of scratches.

Scratches with eyelash glue
I like the effect this has Firstly I used eyelash glue then I used to create a base skin, covered it with illamasqua skin base foundation, picked certain parts to raise the skin, powered with mac loose powder then used supra colour and a sponge to dab on the colours then tidied it up with a small brush
I really liked this technique its fast and gives a realistic effect and would defiantly use this technique again. I would try and experiment further and try adding different colour tones to see what different effects it has.

 









Research on why people have nervous 'scratches'

''Itching is more contagious among nervous people, according to a study which found that an emotionally stable person is more able to suppress the urge to scratch.''

scientists from Hull and Sussex Universities instead found that contagious scratching was more strongly linked to neuroticism, or the tendency to have negative emotions.Which portrays  Mrs Havershams character full of negative emotions. According to the scientists scratching gives the person the feeling of relief and the sense of control which we all know that Mrs Haversham lost control the day she got left at the alter

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/science/science-news/9673006/Itching-more-contagious-among-nervous-people.html.

 ESTELLA BLACK EYE

For this black eye I used eyeshadows from my Kryolan eyeshadow pallet for this, I used the colours '                   firstly I used the lightest colours building up layers to get to the darker tones I blended from the crease of the eye outwards. This was my first attempt of creating a blackeye although I like the look but I feel it could be improved by adding more yellow tones throughout but I thought it would look too theatrical I do think I could of gone stronger with the pink pigments at the top but overall I'm pleased with the look it could be improved but my favorite aspect is the bottom blending outwards.

Yellow, red, black and purple are good colours to use to create a realistic black eye but you can use the other colours if needed. Powder over the top if you want the bruising to look old.Use red eye drops if you want the eye area to look blood shot.


         Black eye using supra colour

For this I used  red, yellow and purple. I preferred using Supra colour instead of eyeshadow as it gives it a more realistic fresh black eye look. I'm really pleased with look I feel that I could of adapted it slightly more and added a darker colour in the crease of the eye I started with the red the added the yellow and purple blending the clours together trying not to make it look too theatrical although I feel it turned out well. I wanted to base the back eye for Estella to protray the domestic abuse that she has been suffering from I feel the supra colour pallet makes it look fresh and new and eyeshadow creates an old looking  bruise although theres room for improvement as always I am happy with the results.