Bozo the clown is part of the crew in Cirque du Pénombre, his act consists of making other people laugh at his health and dignity at stake. Although on stage he has a lively and joyful demeanour, there is nothing more in the world he wants more than to lock himself up in his trailer and watch his favourite TV show. His crewmates have no idea that he enjoys watching colourful ponies on screen fixing problems about friendship; if anyone were to find out, he would dig a hole 6 feet under and bury himself alive. Bozo has a very conflicting relationship with his occupation, he hates his job but appreciates the comfort his crewmates give him and doesn’t want to leave.
At this point of my design journey, I wanted to be more efficient with my time, so instead of making warm up sketches, I went straight into the action. I also chose images I was sure I was going to use for my design concepts, I chose images for my concept that I would use for certain and incorporate that into my design.
Finalised Design
This is my finalised design for Bozo, for his costume, I took inspiration from real clown costumes. I noted down that the clown costumes were large and loose, like it doesn’t fit the wearer. Finally, I added the stereotypical oversized clown shoes.