Mascots are persons, objects or animals used for symbolizing a group which has public identity such as professional sports team, society, brand name, school and military unit. They are confused usually with the nicknames of their team though they can sometimes be interchangeable. These adopt the forms of persons, live animals, costumed characters, logos, and inanimate objects.
Schools display the images all across the campus for increasing morale of students or reminding visitors of their current location. Their costumes are worn usually during social and sports events and others paint school mascot murals on walls where everyone can see them. Here are a few things to do when you plan or were assigned on creating one.
Make sure that wall where you would paint the murals has been cleaned and without any structural problems and moisture damage. If some cracks are noticeable then spackle them but it sometimes has hidden issues that will cause cracks eventually again. Check closely for any presence of oil, wax, dirt, mold or grease and thoroughly clean them.
Prime the wall because it would help in letting the paint stick more easily and could be applied directly over already existing drawings. Although if you want your mural to last longer then some preparatory measures should be done before painting. Acrylic coats adhere better and longer when the existing ones are stripped with sanding block dip in a mild solution to lessen the dust.
Let the wall properly dry and apply acrylic primer on its entire surface after and you might start painting directly now. You could add texture also such as applying plaster to create intriguing surfaces though its effects on final results would not be certain. If painting on the unstretched canvass is what you prefer then glue it first before it has been painted.
When painting, sketch first your design using a pencil based on the image you prepare and enlarge it using techniques like the grid method or an art projector. After the outline is done then begin underpainting consisting of big blocks of color and more details would be painted over after. You can use mural techniques that are similar with painting ones in putting details.
Sponging is good to create texture like leaves on trees or clouds on sky and sponging color over another could be done for more depth. The technique is useful to fill in colors quickly on bigger areas. First, wet your sponge then squeeze out the excess water and lightly dip it on paint then blot it softly on some paper for overloading to be avoided.
Stippling is done through applying thin coats of either a lighter shade or darker one over a dried underpainting. Use stippling brush while that new coat is still wet and dab it around until the new layer is stippled. The result would not look brushed if done correctly and some underpainting will be seen.
When the mural is finished, next is protecting and ensuring its beauty would stay longer with seals. Apply isolation coats and varnish with either matte sheen or satin one because glossy are reflective. Check the instructions in its bottle for the right varnish and water ratio.
Schools display the images all across the campus for increasing morale of students or reminding visitors of their current location. Their costumes are worn usually during social and sports events and others paint school mascot murals on walls where everyone can see them. Here are a few things to do when you plan or were assigned on creating one.
Make sure that wall where you would paint the murals has been cleaned and without any structural problems and moisture damage. If some cracks are noticeable then spackle them but it sometimes has hidden issues that will cause cracks eventually again. Check closely for any presence of oil, wax, dirt, mold or grease and thoroughly clean them.
Prime the wall because it would help in letting the paint stick more easily and could be applied directly over already existing drawings. Although if you want your mural to last longer then some preparatory measures should be done before painting. Acrylic coats adhere better and longer when the existing ones are stripped with sanding block dip in a mild solution to lessen the dust.
Let the wall properly dry and apply acrylic primer on its entire surface after and you might start painting directly now. You could add texture also such as applying plaster to create intriguing surfaces though its effects on final results would not be certain. If painting on the unstretched canvass is what you prefer then glue it first before it has been painted.
When painting, sketch first your design using a pencil based on the image you prepare and enlarge it using techniques like the grid method or an art projector. After the outline is done then begin underpainting consisting of big blocks of color and more details would be painted over after. You can use mural techniques that are similar with painting ones in putting details.
Sponging is good to create texture like leaves on trees or clouds on sky and sponging color over another could be done for more depth. The technique is useful to fill in colors quickly on bigger areas. First, wet your sponge then squeeze out the excess water and lightly dip it on paint then blot it softly on some paper for overloading to be avoided.
Stippling is done through applying thin coats of either a lighter shade or darker one over a dried underpainting. Use stippling brush while that new coat is still wet and dab it around until the new layer is stippled. The result would not look brushed if done correctly and some underpainting will be seen.
When the mural is finished, next is protecting and ensuring its beauty would stay longer with seals. Apply isolation coats and varnish with either matte sheen or satin one because glossy are reflective. Check the instructions in its bottle for the right varnish and water ratio.
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