Creating bruises

One of the last scenes in the story 'Great Expectations' shows Estella in a state of despair  after marrying a man she thought would treat her right she soon finds herself the victim of domestic violence. During our practical session we where taught how to create simple bruising and scratching.

I felt it was important to gather images of real bruises to use as a guide when creating my own. It is easy to want to completely cover the eye area in black but a real bruise is built up of many colors which differ depending how old the bruise is.

I started by genitally applying a thin layer of purple from my Kryolan bruise wheel. Blending the colour outwards aloud for the bruising to look more realistic. To complete the look I built up more layers of purple, red, green and brown tones. I feel the bruises created look effective and realistic. To create the scratches i simple pulled a stipple sponge across my supra colour palette mixing purple and red, then softly scraping the sponge across areas of the skin with no pressure. I am happy with how the scratch was applied to the forehead but i feel the one on the lower side of the face is to heavy. This takes away from the realist outcome I wanted to produce.