/cgl/ - Cosplay & EGL

>>7274860
Now lets look at the main prize: A Ben Nye personal clown Palette. Everything you need to create your clown face in one kit. Great for new clowns or for travel.

Includes:
>0.5 oz. Creme Foundation Clown White Lite
>0.5 oz. Clown Palette (Black/Blue/Red/Yellow)
>White Eyeliner Pencil
>2 Latex Wedge Sponges
>3/8" Flat Brush
>3" 0.5 oz. Quick Cleanse Makeup Remover.

I'll also throw in a small bottle of Mehron Barrier/sealant combo spray.

The mystery box...Well, you'll have to wait and see. Just trust me it will be worth winning.

>clown contest wrapping up
mybodyisready.jpg

Hows everything? Im sorry for your loss.

>>7274876
Im fine. Thank you for understanding, though I apologize for the wait.

Current submissions as of now are Four stories, 2 guys, 6 girls and one very sad puppy.

Makeup guide before anyone asks.

>>7274890
And of course, I always have copious amounts of clown pics.

>>7274890
Just take care of yourself clownbro

>>7274912
Don't I always?

>>7274981

>>7274866
Want to give us some hints on the mystery box?

>>7274860

Hey Gropey - any recommendations as to where I can get good quality clown clothes? Places I've bought from are all flimsy and fall apart in a matter of days

>>7275064
That is because you bough costumes, not clothes. Same deal for historic reenactment/larps/ and even cosplay.

Honestly? Vintage shops, thrift shops, garage sales, historic costuming sites and making your own. Most clown clothing is based off of out-dated and exaggerated styles.

Classicaly clowns tend to be roughly designed off of 16-18th century clothes, as they were based off of comedia del arte. Golden age (1920-40's) American clowning tends to be an exaggeration of turn of the century clothes. Silver age (40-60's) spoofs the clothing of the 20's and 30's. Modern clowns are riffing the 40's-80's.

>>7275048
Nope! Just trust me it will be good.

>>7275089
can i submit for a friend?

>>7275091
You sure can, but I need that friend's contact, so they get the prize if any.

Thanks Gropey - I've been trying to get the 1930s style correct, though I'm finding it difficult to fill an exaggerating figure as all the clothes I acquire just fit me too well. I want to represent an emphasised caricature of the atypical clown (with flamboyancy) however everything seems so tame

I've got sensible clown clothes - now I'm on the hunt for stereotypical circus clown clothes

>>7275099
But don't go stereotypical. They loose the effect of being part of the clown.

Think about taking historic clothes and underwear and exaggerating them. You find a style you like and post a pic, and i'll help you pick them out.

Yay clown thread! Sup Gropalope?

>>7275128
Gas prices and spy drones.

>>7275198
bump

Hmm, I'm gonna give a shot at an entry! I'm not into clowning personally, but I do costuming for theatre, so this is right up my alley. It should be fun!

>>7275294
yes.... fun.... yesssss.....

>>7275376

>>7274890
>>7274876
Whoa, wait, I only know Gropey from his posts on /tg/. What happened?

>>7275616
I do lots of clowning, circus/vaudeville performance and makeup advice here, and have for a long time.

I am doing a new-years contest. Prizes include professional quality makeup, and the Super-Gropey funtime mystery box.

So Grope told me to ask here:
When clowns get together to make little clowns, what is the average clown mating dance like?

Oh no I was going to try another clown face but I guess I've already entered twice. I can't wait to see the results, do we get to see the clown faces of the winners? it would be cool if we did. Plus I am leaving in an hour and won't be back until the 7th so I don't really have teh time to make another face. The best to anyone who has entered.When I get back if the thread is still active I might do another clown face just for fun. Have a great week end everyone!

>>7275653
I meant what happened to YOU Gropey.

>>7275667
When a male clown reaches maturity, he sheds his drab, juvenile coat, and adopts a more attractive hide with which he may use as plumage to entice a female.

But before he gets anywhere, he must first drive off competing males.

Though rarely lethal, dominance is established through competitions of physical slapstick (see figure a), presentation of plumage, and displays of skill. The lesser male, driven off, will have to find an uncontested spot for which to complete the next step...

>>7275669
Eh, do it. I havn't had a single entry today.

>>7275678
Total count is 4 dead family members, one dead friend, and my darling rat Bella having passed. Its been a shitty holiday.

>>7275690
>Total count is 4 dead family members, one dead friend, and my darling rat Bella having passed.
All it once? It must have been a hell of a slapstick routine!

(sorry to hear that, hope you'll be okay)

>>7275575
Oh shoot, this picture looks so much like the entry I (>>7275294) just did makeup and took pictures for. At least, the color scheme is... Oh well! I'll be sending them your way after I clean up.

>>7275690
After territory has been established, the male clown begins the second stage of a mate.

Through the procuring of baubles, brightly colored scraps, and alcoholic beverages, the clown will construct a nest with which he will use to hopefully house his mate in.

After construction of the nest, the clown announces his preparedness through a call unique to each male. With luck, his honking will be answered by the buzzing kazoo of a female clown (figure B), who will then inspect the nest and the male's plumage and nose. Should competition between suitors be tense, the male clown can always seal the deal with an offering of food, to show that he is a fit mate and provider (figure C, cont next slide)

>>7275690
FUCK YES Clown Nature Documentary!

Okay, I'm going to try and come up with something with my regular makeup (and maybe some of my sister's Homestuck makeup). If I can make something I like instead of something that makes me want to slam my head into a desk I'll post it in a bit.

>>7275709
(figure C)

>>7275695
C'est la vie.

>>7275699
Do it anyways!

>>7275708
You bet your sweet ass it is.

>>7275575
holy crap, that's cute. I wonder if my coulrophobic friend would object to this.

>>7275714
>>7275709
>>7275708
Can we get Morgan Freeman to narrate?

>>7275690
I might, I packed and washed the dishes in less time than i thought it would take so I guess I have time. I think I might try a scarier look since my first attempt for more cutesy. Yay clowns.

>>7275714
With the female receptive, the mating ritual may begin in earnest.

Lasting several hours, a complex choreography takes place, involving the imbibement of alcohol, telling of bad jokes, watching of PeeWee's playhouse on DVD, and the eventual makeup-smearing dirty marathon sex on no less than 3 different surfaces in the dwelling.

This is followed immediately through prolonged contact and bonding. (figure D)

Why typically clowns mate for life, this is not always the case.

It has been known for a clown of a mated pair to die should the other half leave.

But that is for another documentary, as we continue on with the cycle of life....(con't)

>>7275712
Agh, fuck, I wasn't expecting this Final Sealer stuff to smell like mouthwash.

>>7275712
Go for it!

>>7275717
Don't push the subject though, OK?

>>7275718
I could think of no one better!

>>7275721
Please do!

>>7275727
After a gestation of 4 months, the gravid female will birth as many as 14 larva, which will blindly craw to her pouch. Here they will remain, and fight amongst themselves until only one or two finish development 6 months later. With only the strongest clownlings succeeding, the best of the species is available to pass on its genes.

The male and female will take care of their clownling(s) until the full juvenile hide replaces their downy infant fuzz. At this point, the Juvenile clown is driven from the nest, where they will either join another pack, or form into a new pack with neighboring clown young.

As time passes, and the young clowns enter into maturity, the beautiful cycle of nature begins anew.

And thus, life goes on.

I love you Gropey. In a non-homo, we've never actually met but I think you're cool kinda way.

>>7275745
This is fucking brilliant.

Didnt you also write about how clowns get thier noses?

>>7275749
Do I smell a budding Bromance?

>>7275752
Indeed I did.

EVERYONE knows that REAL clowns get their noses is hunting down a male proboscis monkey, and fighting it to the death with nothing but a polkadoted loincloth and rolled up newspaper (week print, with the ads taken out, not the sunday edition. You can read the funnies before the hunt if you like).

The prospect, if successful with then tear off the mighty schnoz of the proboscis monkey, and craft his nose under a moonless sky, the blood of his slain foe dyeing the prize as red as the sunrise that will don upon the newly initiated clown.

And thus the cycle of life continues.

>>7275767
Hell, you smoke? You ever find yourself in the American Southwest near a certain border town were a man once fell in love with a Mexican Girl and I'll get you crash on my couch and get you some weed.

>>7275776
Thanks for the offer, but after the whole "train hopping around the south looking for a place to kill myself" thing, I'm avoiding that general area for a while.

Also, I don't smoke weed.

>>7275778
Well alright then. Damn shame, our Day of the Dead celebrations seem right up your alley too.
And you strike me as one of those crazy bastards who'd still be willing to venture into Juarez.

>>7275790
Im from New Orleans bro. Dia De los Muertos is nothing new to me, and I have been to Mexico for it.

Maybe another time.

>>7275795
Well yeah, offer stays on the table.
And Juarez is Juarez man. I wouldn't go alone, or with less then 5 other guys.

>>7275807
This is Gropey we're talking about.

>>7275822
Yeah, MAYBE I'd go with Gropey, but it got so bad in Juarez a few years back the Mexican government stationed the fucking army there to try and keep the cartels in check. They failed.
Once a lady in downtown El Paso (Oddly one of the safest cities in America) got hit in the thigh with a bullet that came over the border. Juarez's Mayor responded that there was no proof that it came from Juarez (It did) and even if it did, it was probably purchased in the US anyway.

I find Gropey very attractive but if I met him in real life he probably wouldn't even talk to me.

sobs.

>>7275822
I still wouldn't dick around in Juarez without my gun and being mostly sober.

Im a little fucked in the head, but I am not stupid.

>>7275840
Don't say that! I love meeting folks! If you're near VA, drop me a line and come see a show, or meet me at a con.

Just because I don't do random hookups with seagulls dosn't mean I don't like hanging with them.

>>7275840
Maybe you should work on that self esteem and then realize that you can have a meaningful friendship with someone too instead of simply focusing on something more romantic... If I were him I'd be pretty put off and slightly insulted by your statement.

>>7275848
>Gun
What do you have? I have a little peashooter of a .38 semi auto, because guns are expensive and I got it for free.

>>7275848
>The sword swinging, bar fighting, freakshow clown won't go to Juarez unarmed

What do you think that says about the city?

>>7275857
We're all damaged goods, anon. Some people just need more time to sew themselves back together.

>>7275858
My CCW is a S&W airweight smallframe J in .357 magnum. First two are frangible round, last three are steel jacketed.

My "big" carry gun is my M1911 A1, still chambered stock for .45.

>>7275864
Nothing good. And I am sideshow, not freakshow.

>>7275887
Oh man, you have a 1911? Those are damn pretty guns. Like, I'd take one to the prom and NOT try to get into her pants until a few months of dating pretty.

>>7275897
And only after meeting her folks, and getting the ok from her Garand-pa?

Okay, this is my entry. My first time trying to use grease makeup, it was definitely different. I was original planning on doing some cute, cheerful clown girl makeup, but somehow it ended up like this. I guess this is my true clown soul.

>>7275905
Hell, I'd marry her. But hey, if she wanted to invite that Colt Navy from down the street in for some coffee, I'd be into it.

>>7275916
Awesome. You are now cataloged! Youcan either drop me an email, post it here or just keep an eye on /cgl/ for the last thread when I post it.

>>7275921
>Oh, anon-kun! have you ever oiled TWO actions at once? Tee Hee!

(cue accidental discharge)

>>7275897
>losing their shit over a 1911
Those are one of the MOST basic guns ever.
Are you serious.

>>7275925
I sent you an email right afterwards, if it hasn't hit you or I mistyped because I was convinced to do three shots in a row a couple of minutes ago it should hit soon or I'll resend if it bounces back.

>>7275745

Heh, I was just thinking hypothetically.

>>7275745
Okay I did It woo yeah productivity. Didn't turn out that clowny though i feel like a member of a glam rock band though.

>>7275931
Beauty in simplicity. They are pretty, well built and almost never fail or AD.

>>7275932
I got it!

>>7275938
Lovely! Same as the other anon, you can either drop me an email, post it here or just keep an eye on /cgl/ for the last thread when I post it.

>>7275931
I like simplicity and reliability. My grandpa would tell me story about how in Korea you could bury one in the mud, come and dig it out a week later, and it would still fire like you'd just cleaned it.
He also had a fondness for the AK-47 for the same reason.

Theatre Anon from earlier finally posting my entry! I'll send you an email in a moment, too!

Some how the pictures when I took my wig and wig cap off became cuter than the pictures with the wig on...

>>7275977
I Like it better with your natural hair too.

Again EMAILS.

Current submissions as of now are Four stories, 2 guys, 9 girls and one very sad puppy.

>>7276020
>very sad puppy
WUT

>>7276024
You heard me. This is one Anon's entry.

I totally accept it.

>>7276056
>>7276024
Aren't dogs the traditional clown companion?

>>7276400
The trained circus dogs were always my favorite as a kid.

>>7276400
>>7276729
Yup. Dogs and Pigs: Easy to take care of, and smart enough to train. Traditional companions to clowns.

>>7276782
No clowns with cats, then?

I feel cats have the clowning nature.

>>7276792
Not saying it never happened, but as far as animals you can perform with, I have never seen any posters or pictures of performing cats in a circus.

Cats are better of patrolling the grounds for mice, and cuddling with you after the show.

Poodles, Terrier and Lab breeds are favored due to their intelligence.

Bump

>>7276782
Any particular kind of pig?
And I hear pigs are mean sons of bitches.

>>7275091
so here is my best friend tayah
her facebook is in the email field due to the fact its the only way to contact her

>>7277996
sh comes from a family of clowns
this was their christmas pic a couple years back

>>7277417
Now we're getting beyond my knowledge. I have never actually worked with a performing pig except once, and it was a potbelly, not a traditional pig.

>>7277996
>>7278003
$1,000 question: Does she perform?

>>7278008
suprisingly no. she goes to art school with me and has little interest in performing. she is an amazing painter though

>>7278024
Just want to make sure. Hobby clowns are fine, but even street performing clowns are disqualified.

>>7278008
Hey Gropey, what's your favorite drunkfood? Once you can keep food down again I mean. Chicken and Waffles for me.

>>7278057
As I am straddling the boarder of alcoholism, and I love to eat, I will say "anything that looks tasty".

Though truckstop diner hashbrowns with mushrooms and onions at 4am have a special place in my heart.

Submissions end in two hours and twenty minutes

Well, thats it! Four stories, 2 guys, 10 girls and one very sad puppy have all been entered and accounted for.

Judging begins soon!

>>7280256
Gropey, man, I just gotta tell you how much I admire what you're doing here. I've been trying to figure out how to get qt anons to send me pics of themselves in clown makeup for years! You did it in once fell swoop. Kudos, m8

>>7281925
lots of seagulls are crazy for him already. If he just wanted sexy clown girls he wouldnt hold a contest.

>>7281925
It is all part of my plot to start a clown themed criminal empire and take over a major American city.

Besides, >>7282123 pointed out, if I really wanted to do this forother reasons, I wouldn't run a contest.

>>7282438
>thisismyfetish
>I wanna be under those balloons.

>>7282867
Im glad to be of service.

Got a kinda related question for you Gropes. How do you keep your face as clear as you do? Even Bennye makes me break out.

>>7283136
Pretty simple actually.

I wash my face first thing in the morning and in the evening with Neutrogena oil free daily scrub. Wash with hot water to get deep in, and rinse with ice cold to shrink the pores. I follow this with an anise astringent. I also change/wash my pillow cases every two or three days.

EVERY TIME I use makeup, I do as I do in my guide. At the end of the show, I use Ben Nye Remove-It All and wash my face again.

Yes, its aggressive, but it works.

>>7276782
Oh my gosh requesting clowns with pigs. That sounds amazing.

>>7282438
as a lolita who frequents ita threads, i've noticed lace, battenburg, and otherwise translucent parasols are generally hated.
and you look so sad and resentful holding that translucent parasol.
its okay gropey i feel u on that one
they don't think it be like it is, but it do.

>>7283853
They are sadly not as popular any more, but pigs are hardy, smart as hell and love doing tricks as much as dogs.

>>7283892
Thats not me.

>>7283926
That's very dissapointing to hear. I just want to see cute pigs doing cute thing.

>>7283939
I have a gift for you.

>>7283944
haha, it's little trotters in the air. I really love you sometimes Gropey.

>>7283951
But... Why don't you love me all the time? :(

Belive it or not, the front-hoof stand is one of the easiest and natural tricks to teach a pig. The way their center of balance is allows them to tilt to better root in deep holes.

I fucking love piggy pigs. I would sell a kidney for a Kune-kune.

>>7283944
OMFGKAWAIIIII.

Errr...'scuse me.

Can we still send pics for feedback even with the contest over?

>>7283956
Go for it. Email's in the field.

Im gonna grab a nap. Night folks.

>>7283955
I dunno, I don't think about you enough to love you constantly, all that love is saved for my husbando.
I can't believe it is legal and every clown in the world doesn't have cute little piggy side kicks, it just doesn't have sense.
Have anice nap, if you happen to want to post more cute piggies when you wake up I don't mind, hell I incourage it. Post pigs, you're not cool unless you do.
those pigs are so cute.

>>7283963
Good. He's my Husbandu. I'll cut a bitch.

>>7283968
It's okay Anon, you can have him, he's too 3D and non fictional for my tastes.

>>7283955
Holy shit that is the absolute cutest thing! I can just imagine the endless enjoyment that would be had with little teacup pigs doing tricks.

>>7283981
/cgl/: /clowns, girls and little pigs/

>>7283981
pigs belong in /an/.

>>7285401
fuck yo' shit. Those pigs are CLEARLY cosplaying clowns!

Judging has begun! Announcement of the winner will be after Marscon this weekend!

Any going to marscon, BTW?