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Facepaint, In The 2012 San Francisco Pride Parade

Just A Touch Of Facepaint
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On of those marching in the purple column wore a purple armband and two delicate purple details on her cheeks.


Balloon Magic   •  Facepaint In The 2012 San Francisco Pride Parade   •  The theme this year was Global Equality   •  Market Street near 2nd Street, San Francisco, California   •  (Photo posted Sunday 22 July 2012)   •  (Photo taken 10:57:47 Saturday 24 June 2012)   •  © 2012 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #B12_5998
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Rainbow Face
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In the middle of of a large group of those marching for Marriage Equality was this single woman with a painted face. She carried a sign that read, "Love is Legal."


Marriage Equality USA external link   •  Facepaint In The 2012 San Francisco Pride Parade   •  The theme this year was Global Equality   •  Market Street near 2nd Street, San Francisco, California   •  (Photo posted Sunday 22 July 2012)   •  (Photo taken 11:28:18 Saturday 24 June 2012)   •  © 2012 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #B12_6173
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Clouds And Sky
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One person twirled rainbow cloth with a face accented in the color-matching abstract. The design could have been clouds and sky, but probably wasn't.


Virgin Atlantic   •  Facepaint In The 2012 San Francisco Pride Parade   •  The theme this year was Global Equality   •  Market Street near 2nd Street, San Francisco, California   •  (Photo posted Sunday 22 July 2012)   •  (Photo taken 12:01:58 Saturday 24 June 2012)   •  © 2012 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #B12_6271
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Drag Facepaint
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Two men on the back of a truck float, were dressed in drag and wore the traditional overly-done facepaint.


Supervisor Scott Wiener   •  Facepaint In The 2012 San Francisco Pride Parade   •  The theme this year was Global Equality   •  Market Street near 2nd Street, San Francisco, California   •  (Photo posted Sunday 22 July 2012)   •  (Photo taken 12:41:01 Saturday 24 June 2012)   •  © 2012 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #B12_6431
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Done Up As Furry Animal
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Those marching for the San Francisco Department of Animal Care And Control wore abstract animal outfits. Here one such marcher wore just a smattering of facepaint.


San Francisco Department of Animal Care And Control   •  Facepaint In The 2012 San Francisco Pride Parade   •  The theme this year was Global Equality   •  Market Street near 2nd Street, San Francisco, California   •  (Photo posted Sunday 22 July 2012)   •  (Photo taken 13:02:03 Saturday 24 June 2012)   •  © 2012 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #B12_6529
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Even Kids Wore Facepaint
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Here was a young girl in a stroller with Bay Area Independent Schools, who wore a rainbow on her forehead.


Bay Area Independent Schools   •  Facepaint In The 2012 San Francisco Pride Parade   •  The theme this year was Global Equality   •  Market Street near 2nd Street, San Francisco, California   •  (Photo posted Sunday 22 July 2012)   •  (Photo taken 13:07:21 Saturday 24 June 2012)   •  © 2012 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #B12_6575
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Clown Makeup Under Outrageous Hat
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Many of the folks with the San Francisco Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Community Center wore makeup and costumes. Here was a clown face over an outrageous dress and under an equally outrageous hat.


The San Francisco Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Community Center   •  Facepaint In The 2012 San Francisco Pride Parade   •  The theme this year was Global Equality   •  Market Street near 2nd Street, San Francisco, California   •  (Photo posted Sunday 22 July 2012)   •  (Photo taken 13:30:01 Saturday 24 June 2012)   •  © 2012 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #B12_6713
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Sparkles Over Face Paint
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Here was facepaint overlaid with sparkles.


The San Francisco Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Community Center   •  Facepaint In The 2012 San Francisco Pride Parade   •  The theme this year was Global Equality   •  Market Street near 2nd Street, San Francisco, California   •  (Photo posted Sunday 22 July 2012)   •  (Photo taken 13:30:16 Saturday 24 June 2012)   •  © 2012 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #B12_6721
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Green Face Over Red Letter A
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Here was one of those people marching with Atheists Of San Francisco. On his chest was a scarlet letter and below that the word, "Science."


Atheists Of San Francisco external link   •  Facepaint In The 2012 San Francisco Pride Parade   •  The theme this year was Global Equality   •  Market Street near 2nd Street, San Francisco, California   •  (Photo posted Sunday 22 July 2012)   •  (Photo taken 14:20:56 Saturday 24 June 2012)   •  © 2012 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #B12_7020
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