Burnt Miss Havisham

When I showed my face charts and ideas to Kat in my 1 on 1, she said she really liked my ideas for a burnt version of Miss Havisham. Since that was not the look I created in my continuity assessment, I decided to create it in my own time, on my grandmother.

Woman who suffered burns

from the burns archive

medical photograph
19th century

(source: https://www.pinterest.com/tikitacky/momento-mori/)

Products used: 

 

Food Gelatin (powder)

079 Red, 081 Burgundy Red +071 Black Supracolor by Kryolan

Translucent Powder by Illamasqua

Vaselline 

To create the burn I used food gelatine in powder form and melted it in the microwave (15 sec) mixed with three tea spoons of water. I used the spoon to steer the mixture until it was cool enough to put on my model's face. Then, with my spatula, I applied it all over her left side of the jaw, up to the cheek and down the neck. I picked the gelatine with a pin the shape the burn, but as my pointed brush is quite firm, I shaped the burn as I started coloring, but before that I powdered. I started with the burgundy and kept adding red and black to create a 3D effect.

Coloring the burn

Coloring the burn

Coloring the burn

Then I decided to create a few smaller burns; one on her forehead and one on her right cheek. I repeated the same process as for the first burn. Then I blended the burns with the rest of the face to make them look more realistic.

 

Adding more burns and blending

Burn on the neck

Next, I took my stipple sponge and dabbed in into the red and applied all over the face, then I did the same with the burgundy and black and again, added more colour to the burns, used the stipple sponge, added more colour etc.

Stippling - Front

Stippling - Side

Close up of the burn on the neck

Close up of the burns on the right side

Close up of the burn on the cheek

Lastly, I wanted to add shine to the burn so I applyed some Vaselline on the burns and around the face and tryed to blended the colours better. Then stippled the red shade again.

 

Final look - left side

Final look - front

Close up on the burn on the neck and jaw

Close up on the burn on the cheek

Close up on the burn on the forehead

Although I have probably went a bit over board with the red all over her face, I think the burns, especially the one on the neck turned out quite well and look realistic.

Reference found on:  Feb 18th 2015