Fourty Four - Clown Halloween Costumes: Big Shoes, Slapstick and Evil Chuckles

By Gabriel Mathews


If you want variety to choose from it's hard to beat versatile keyword. From silly makeup to the scary leer of an evil clown mask you create your clown as you choose. Many of us have fond memories of clowns from our childhood as silly funny characters with big noses and bigger shoes. Others prefer the evil clowns created by Hollywood.

No matter what tone you choose for your disguise you'll need a few basic supplies for your clown Halloween costume. To keep it simple, borrow a shirt and pair of pants from your largest sized friend or family member, find suspenders in a loud color and a disreputable hat. Add some greasepaint for your face and perhaps a pair of gloves. If you want to add more, visit a costume shop for some oversized shoes and a trick necktie that squirts water.

The style of the character you create can be humorous or frightening. This is called the tone of the costume. With a clown Halloween costume it's easy to alter the tone from silly slapstick to terrifying and evil. The trick to creating a sense of danger is to take an innocent and well-loved character such as a clown and twist it slightly. Making your character seem just slightly warped increases the fright factor.

Happy clown Halloween costumes tend to include bright colors, sometimes-baggy clothes; bright hair wigs, and usually face paint. We usually associate these clowns with "good times," such as birthdays or carnivals. Of course, some people already find these gaudy creatures frightening without any added intent by those wearing the attire.

For a more adult clown tone that brings images of evil deeds, use darker colors for the basic clothing. Paint a sneer or frown on your face rather than a traditional smile. Use accessories such as weapons (toy or prop variety, of course). At a costume shop, pick up a severed head to carry or a sawed off leg to prop on your shoulder. Splash some fake blood on your hands and neck.

If using clown make up you can use as much or as little as you want. For full face paint, use a base color such as white and build on that with other colors around the eyes, on cheeks and for the comical big red mouth. If you are applying bright hues over a base white foundation, it's best to provide a clean edge with a black grease pencil. Good quality make up can be stored from year to year.

If getting paint all over your skin doesn't appeal to you (or if you have sensitive skin), you may prefer to wear a clown mask. The only downside of using a mask is that it doesn't change so any time you reuse your clown Halloween costume you will have the same look unless you purchase a new mask. Clown masks are always popular and the price to purchase them can be whatever you choose.

Create a clown Halloween costume that is uniquely you. Plan the look you want to achieve and go for it. Get your supplies together, choose the clothes you'll wear, draw a simple design for face paint or buy a mask. Clowns can be hilarious, devious, sad, or threatening - there is no right or wrong clown Halloween costume. Turn yourself into a clown and have some fun. Edited by Svetchey Sanorols



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