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Posted on 25/05/07 08:49:33 AM

Steve Caplin
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Contest 148: Clowning around

Looking at Whaler's entry in last week's Challenge, I remembered that all clowns have their own distinctive make-up - and, I believe, their copyright is registered by them painting their make-up onto an egg. So I thought, who can I pick as the basis for a week of clowns? Only one face really sprang to mind.

Fun aside, the hard part here will be creating the base white coat of make-up: how can we do that without losing all the detail in the face?

High res is here.

Posted on 25/05/07 09:46:55 AM

GKB
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Re: Contest 148: Clowning around

Oh Neal, just what are you going to do with this? And how many variations? I can't wait!

Posted on 25/05/07 10:21:19 AM

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This is going to be fun.

Posted on 25/05/07 10:23:17 AM

stefan
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Re: Contest 148: Clowning around

cheated a bit...integrating him into a painting means I can get ayaw with a bad make-up job..........I guess.......

Posted on 25/05/07 10:24:40 AM

stefan
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I meant..get AWAY..............

Posted on 25/05/07 12:35:26 PM

Whaler
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Having started the clown business in the last challenge, I'm on my toes and just keep on going!

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Posted on 25/05/07 4:29:08 PM

hi-liter
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Re: Contest 148: Clowning around

Wow... why not use a likeness of Muhammed? Oh, wait... how'd that work out for the Danes?

How fortunate we have it... we can mock and deride our leadership without fear of imprisonment or death. Thank God the Chamberlains of our country have yet to hold Mr. Bush's office.

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Posted on 25/05/07 6:23:55 PM

dejá_vu
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Re: Contest 148: Clowning around

ok, here goes mine. Forgive me for my long absence. And, by the way, my congratulations Steve for your new book... hope to get it soon, here in Spain.

well, it's well known for everyone that certain presidents haven't had too much luck with the spelling contests when they were child, so... a little joke about it

hope you like it.

and for second, one frame taken of his last film, "bloody summer"
(he said yesterday literally: "this is gonna be a bloody summer")

Posted on 25/05/07 7:58:23 PM

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Posted on 25/05/07 8:16:53 PM

pauline
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I had fun with this one. Pastels and chalk were used.

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Posted on 26/05/07 06:59:15 AM

vicho
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Contest 148: Clowning around

[quoted]
Steve Caplin wrote:
... the hard part here will be creating the base white coat of make-up: how can we do that without losing all the detail in the face?

this one is tricky, i need a tutorial about the make up thing....

Posted on 26/05/07 08:32:19 AM

hi-liter
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Re: Contest 148: Clowning around

What pushes your buttons?

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Posted on 26/05/07 12:01:05 PM

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Re: Contest 148: Clowning around

The subject this week warrants 2 entries

Posted on 26/05/07 12:02:39 PM

tooquilos
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Bush as It

Posted on 26/05/07 2:02:43 PM

Wayne
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Good work Anna (especially the second one!)

Posted on 26/05/07 2:26:58 PM

BigVern
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tooquilos wrote:
Bush as It

Glad I had a look on the forum today, as I was just about to start Bush as Pennywise the clown on the front cover of IT. Very well done Tooquilos. I think much better than I would have done.

Back to the drawing board, I guess ...

Posted on 26/05/07 2:54:11 PM

dejá_vu
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Re: Contest 148: Clowning around

hi-liter wrote:
Wow... why not use a likeness of Muhammed? Oh, wait... how'd that work out for the Danes?

My opinion about the fact of politize (it's well said so?) a simple friendly game of retouching is basicaly that: this should't be happening.

This is a game, a joke, and it's a beautiful 'show' of freedom. We show our freedom,playing, joking, smiling and having the chance of making our opinions funny, to get out "fire" of them (I mean, make it them less 'hard' than could seem from outside).

And, by the way, the remembrance or comparision about the Dutch crisis about Muhammed (mahoma) only scares me because if we show the same lack of freedom than fundamentalist people did, only means that we are as shortminded or freedom blocker as that people was.

I love all people all over the world, don't hate anyone, but I'd wish certain fundamentalist people all over the world hasn't the chance of put his dirty thoughs over our clean, unpourposal, friendly games.

Today we joke about Bush... maybe tomorrow you'll be joking about my president (zapatero, we joke about him yet now), or myself indeed... it has no importance, it's only a game, for God shake.

So, keep playing