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A picture is worth a thousand words! And since most clowns/mimes don't talk, facial expressions and body gestures can make a good mime program great! As you prepare to do face paintings, think of how best to give the actors an artistic appearance that reflects who they are as individuals and followers of Christ. The make-up should reflect the character being playing in the mime service.
Judas: The facial symbols on Judas might appear similar to the other disciples. Judas might have symbols on the face that reflect his betrayal of Christ, such as a question mark or coins. Links: Order Info: |
Christ: You will probably want the Christ figure to stand out from the
rest of the clowns who are portraying disciples and soldiers. You can paint a large
cross across the face as shown at the right. The cross could be centered on the
forehead or off-set on a cheek. If the disciples also want to have crosses on their
faces, you might consider making their crosses smaller and uniform. Other facial
symbols for the Christ clown may include a dove, flames of fire, a heart, or a
candle. Be as creative as you want to be.
Disciples: Have fun bringing out the characteristics of each clown /
disciple with creative facial symbols. You could highlight the eyes with black
painted streaks or outline the lips with red paint. Some creative ideas for facial
symbols could include rainbows, a sun, trinity circles, flowers, balloons, a small cross,
musical notes, stars, a fish, a tear, etc. Have fun with the make-up and work at
making each face interesting and unique. There are really no rules for make-up for the
disciples, just enjoy being creative and colorful! 
Soldiers: Give
the soldiers a different facial appearance that will set them apart from the
disciples. You might paint half of the face black and the other half white.
Facial symbols might include nails, a chain, dice, etc.