Summary: Adding white to Harlequin clown makeup can help emphasize the lips and the diamond shapes. Learn how to add white to Harlequin clown makeup in this free educational video.
Paul Anderson is a professional circus performer who has studied throughout Europe and the United States. He runs a circus school in Hollywood, Fla. Anderson is a clown, acrobat, tuba...read more
"On behalf of Expert Village this is Paul Anderson from Hollywood, Florida in the ABC circus. Today I'm going to show you about clown makeup. So Harlequin keep it really simple. But you notice purple is nearly the skin color not to much different and it is not that exciting. So I want to add a little bit more. White always sets it off. A little bit of white around my mouth there just to set that off so there is my mouth the perfect arrows to my mouth. Then maybe or underline a lip there we go. Perhaps outline one of the diamond shapes. Now these are just rough to get a idea I'm going to clean it up in a few moments so you can see the actual idea. But you see the diamond with the white outline shows up a whole lot more with the diamond without the outline. It is all about putting emphasis. Putting emphasis on the eyes on the mouth and brighten the part of the face that stick out like my cheeks do. "
eHow Article: How to Add White to Harlequin Clown Makeup