In the majority of 'Great Expectations' adaptations , Miss Havisham is often portrayed in a very similar way; extremely aged, haggard and covered in dust and cobwebs. I wanted to create two alternatives to the standard Miss Havisham look though, so after discovering that the character could be any age, but old enough to look aged to the young protagonist Pip, I created these two initial designs for Miss Havisham.
Miss Havisham Interpretation 1: Aging
Again this is more of a ‘Classic’ style towards the adaptation
of Miss Havisham – with the contouring and use of latex aging this would give
the character the well known haggard look, although to make it slightly more
contemporary the eye make up has a slight flick to the eyeliner and the pale
pink/peach coloured lip would then be a subtle addition so that the eyes and
the facial contouring were the main aspects instantly viewed by an audience.
Miss Havisham Interpretation 2: Dramatic
This
is a more dramatic and attention grabbing design, so to be able to see on the
template the eye make up appears extremely dark, however to create this look I
would be showing a subtle design of a clearly ‘worn’ and emotional make up,
where due to the fact the character has been abandoned at the alter the mascara
running/tear marks would be visible on the face yet due to the time frame since
that incident and then the fact that she is still in this manner of dress in
case her runaway lover does ever return to her the eye makeup would look like
she has reapplied it every now and then but never in the same manner as it
would have originally been and always on top of the existing so the build
up/flaking make up would need to be visible, along with this slight contouring
to show age compared to the other characters, but not extreme enough to make
her into the usual elderly thought of woman and a neutral lip to showcase and
draw attention to the eyes.
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