All about clown tattoos

All people have different attitudes towards clowns. Some find them funny and funny, others are afraid of them. By the way, there are much more people of the second type: as one independent survey showed, 82 out of 100 respondents admitted that they consider clowns to be very creepy and scary. This negative attitude even caused the emergence of courophobia - the fear of clowns.

However, as practice shows, no phobia interferes with the popularity of tattoos depicting this character. Today we will consider their varieties and meanings, and also find out in what style they are performed and on which parts of the body they are stuffed.

The image of the clown is very ambiguous. This is a jester, a joker, a merry fellow, a "generator" of jokes and practical jokes, always ready to laugh at himself or those present. But if you look closely and listen, then he is not at all so simple and kind.

It will be appropriate here to mention one of America's most famous and brutal killers - John Wayne Gacy Jr. He was nicknamed the "killer clown" because he always played the role of this character named Pogo at charity events and children's parties. While waiting for the verdict, sitting on death row, he painted several paintings depicting clowns, which, by the way, are still sold at various auctions. Many believe that it was Gacy who became the prototype of the demonic Pennywise.

Since we are talking about movie characters, it will be useful to remember how the image of a clown was exploited in cinematography.... Only negative characters come to mind: the aforementioned Pennywise, the killer clown Twisty from the American Horror Story series, the Joker from the Batman saga, Captain Spaulding from the House of 1000 Corpses.

First, let's figure out the common values.

• Laughing clown. It personifies fun, carelessness, even a certain recklessness. It is often chosen by people who are called the soul of the company. They constantly make fun of their friends (but innocently, kindly), joke around, and are very easy-going.
• Jester... Means luck. Remember what the fate of the court entertainers was: the ruler could both encourage his jester for a successful joke, and execute for a failed one. Therefore, this tattoo also symbolizes some kind of game with fate.
• Joker... A sign of the carrier's talent, his penchant for adventurism.
• Evil clown... Represents aggressiveness, even a certain tendency to manifest violence. It is also stuffed by people who have suffered a betrayal that left a deep wound in their souls.
• Clown mask... It can be funny or sad. He says that sometimes we all have to pretend, hiding tears behind laughter and putting on a mask in order to join the right circle of people. That the world is ruled by hypocrisy and hypocrisy. That rarely anyone can even just go out into the street without first putting on a certain mask.

Now let's look at what a clown tattoo means for people of different genders.

The most common interpretations are - aggressiveness, insolence, adventurism, love for practical jokes (and not always harmless ones), gambling, disregard for the established rules, unwillingness to play by the rules.

In general, ladies rarely choose this plot as a tattoo, because they are afraid of its too ambiguous interpretation. However, some still opt for sketches with clowns. The meaning of such tattoos on the female body practically does not differ from the male version: here there is a penchant for adventures, and an easy attitude to life, and a desire to laugh, and sometimes even make fun of others.

When choosing a sketch for a tattoo, professionals in the tattoo industry recommend not only pondering the general meaning of the picture, but also “trying on” it to your character.

A clown tattoo should be chosen by those who:

• wants to say goodbye to the past;
• solves all problems quickly, looks at them with humor and positive;
• is distinguished by an outstanding talent, has a creative streak, longs for self-expression;
• considers cunning, wit as his strong features;
• is afraid of clowns, but does not want to put up with his fear, dreams of overcoming it;
• never winds up either himself or others;
• possesses emotionality, impressionability;
• loves humor, jokes, practical jokes, jokes;
• with his cheerfulness he wants to lure happiness;
• has a slightly childish attitude to life, denies growing up;
• wants to capture on his body a significant event that occurred in childhood or adolescence;
• is proud of its uniqueness and dissimilarity from others, wants to emphasize this.

Now it's time to check out the most popular clown tattoo designs. Smiling merry fellow in a red puffy wig, with a tomato nose and a brightly painted physiognomy, dressed in an immense size jumpsuit with pompoms - this is the image of a funny clown from a traveling troupe. He is happy, he laughs, he does not express the slightest aggression, no one is afraid of him.

However, much more popular are tattoos depicting scary and evil clown... It can be a character from a horror movie, or just a stylized clown bandit, maniac or zombie. Consider a few characters:

• clown bandit with a cruel physiognomy and with weapons personifies destructive power;
• dead clown head, enveloped in fire and entangled in ropes, symbolizes evil;
• blood clown personifies betrayal;
• clown with blood red nose and with an evil face expresses hatred of people.

As you can see from the above, tattoos with creepy clowns have a very negative connotation. Although the body drawing depicting the character of the film (the same Pennywise) may simply indicate that its bearer is a fan of Stephen King's work, especially his work "It".

The tattoo called "Sad Clown" stands apart. Its meaning lies in the depths of the owner's soul, it is very complex. The essence of the picture is as follows: its owner despises the role masks adopted in human society. He wants to open up to people completely, showing himself as a real person. His true desire is to change this rough and callous world for the better. He does not understand why a person, even if he is sad, and cats scratch his soul, going out into the world, must wear a mask of cordiality and positiveness. Such a person does not want to pretend either in front of his family, or in front of friends and colleagues, or even in front of people he meets by chance. He is what he is: not understood by many and suffering from it.

Tattoos depicting clowns are presented in various stylistic variations. Below are the most common ones.

• Realism... The traditional image of a clown in every detail. Most often, movie characters are portrayed in this style in order to be easily recognized. It can be either a full-length drawing or just a portrait.
• Old school. The clear lines and bright colors characteristic of this style are the best suited for the image of a clown. It can be either a rather kind and cute character, or a creepy character.
• New school. Deliberate cartoonishness of the drawing. It also stands out for its bright palette of shades and clear contouring.
• Neo Traditional. Tattoos are bright, clear, voluminous, life-affirming. Although there are monochrome variations of the performance. This pattern looks like a very nice pencil drawing.
• Chicano... Most often, the image of a clown in this style is chosen by girls. A feature of Chicano tattoos is the use of mainly black and gray tones, no particularly bright shades are used here, although there are blotches of red and other colors, but only as unobtrusive accents.
• Trash polka. Perhaps one of the most creepy and depressing styles of wearable images. The color scheme is a mixture of achromats and bright scarlet. Trash polka is chosen by people who do not agree with the foundations of society, who vehemently deny its imposed rules. Clowns here, as a rule, are portrayed as scary, spiteful. These are maniacs and murderers, characters in horror films.

Clown tattoos are pretty versatile. They can be stuffed on any part of the body. But since they are quite detailed and voluminous, it is best to make them large. Suitable for this:

• shoulder;
• arm completely (sleeve);
• leg or a separate part of it;
• back;
• breast.

The rarest option is the back of the head (above the neck). It is chosen by men who prefer a haircut to zero.

Finally, let's present a small photo selection with tattoos in the form of a clown.

Chicano calf tattoo - attractive clown with a playing card in monochrome.

A scary clown in an equally scary style (trash polka).

Loved by many Pennywise in the style of realism.

He's only with Georgie.

An ugly grinning skull hiding behind a smiling clown mask.