The First Miss Havisham Timed Assessment

This week I carried out my first timed assessment where I created my version of Charles Dickens' character Miss Havisham. I was pleased with the overall look of my interpretation and thought that the assessment went well. I managed to finish with a good amount of time remaining so it was not  stressful. I think this was due to my good amount of practise beforehand so I was confident with the look before I started. I was pleased with the way that the veil turned out and was pleased with what it added to the look and I believe it made it more realistic. I was also pleased with the overall look of the skin, I think that the colour was pale but not overly pale and this was the look that I was trying to achieve. I also think that the style of the hair looked good, but I wish that it had more volume, I also wish that the overall colour of the white was stronger as I feel that it looked a bit patchy. I would like to fix this in the next assessment but am keen to make it exactly the same as the last one, so will try to keep the effect the same. I was pleased with the way that the under eye area looked, I think that it made my model look tired, however I think that the effect and the way I wanted it to look had been more successful in some of the practises, but of course I will keep it the same for the next assessment. I was a little disappointed with the way that the lips turned out on the camera. I think that they turned out well behind the camera but on the final images they did not look as dry or as sore as I hoped. I was pleased with the eyebrows and thought that the shape as well as the colour was good. During this timed assessment I made sure that I prepared myself for the continuity assessment by taking step by step images of each element so that I knew exactly how they should be recreated, as well as making notes of anything that I thought would be useful, for example the number of curls I created across the head. Overall this was a successful assessment and, although I think it will be challenging, I am looking forward to trying to recreate the look again.