Joker Halloween Costumes - Do It Yourself Tips & How To's

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Heath Ledger as the Joker
Why so serious?: Heath Ledger
as The Joker in Dark Knight.

Jokers are wild this Halloween.

Although Christian Bale is the undisputed star of Dark Knight... who's actually getting all the attention? You guessed it. The big, bad portrayal by Heath Ledger in his last epic film performance.

The Dark Knight was by far one of Hollywood's major summer blockbusters — and the inspiration for millions of fans who continue to paint the town purple and green at Halloween in honor of the movie's antihero.

While online costumes stores may selling out on premade costumes this season, you can find do-it-yourself instructions for Joker costume and makeup ideas aplenty around the Web.

Below, check out the latest buzz on on creating homemade versions with complete instructions, materials lists, tips & photos that will help bring out the Joker in you this Halloween...

How to make a Heath Ledger-style Joker Costume - Instructions for creating homemade Joker makeup with complete ingredients & materials list.

How to Make a Purple Joker Jacket for Halloween Simply by Using RIT - Grab a light colored jacket from the second hand store and follow these instructions ...

Joker Costume for Halloween - The Superhero Hype! Boards - Get ideas & tips with forum posts and pics submitted by do-it-yourself Joker costume fans.

Costume Makeup - How to Create a Scarred Joker - A professional makeup artist shows Joker makeup how to's, from applying molding wax and liquid latex - to adding the base coat and final details - in a series of instructional videos from Monkeysee.com.

Dark Knight Joker Costume - Time lapse video showing makeup application from start to finish, from YouTube.

How to Create a Batman Dark Knight Joker Costume - Step-by-step instructions with practical ideas (although pretty weak on the details), from eHow.com.

The Joker on Flickr - Get inspiration, and watch what everybody else is doing with hundreds of pics in fan galleries.

The Joker costume alternatives - Lest we forget, the Joker was also disguised as a cop and a nurse in Dark Knight ...

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