Sunday, 10 September 2017

Several Things To Do Before You Create School Mascot Murals

By Jason Fisher


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 their images all around the campus to increase the morale of students and remind visitors of where they are. Their costumes are usually worn during sports and social events and others have school mascot murals painted somewhere everyone could see. Here are several things you need to do when you want to create one.

Make sure the wall where you will paint the murals is clean and does not have any structural problems or moisture damage. If you notice some cracks, spackle them but sometimes it has hidden issues which will cause cracks again eventually. Check closely for the presence of grease, oil, wax, dirt or mold and clean them thoroughly.

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 dry properly and apply the acrylic primer after on its entirety and you may start painting now directly. You can also add texture like applying plaster and create an intriguing surface although its effect to the final result is unsure. If your preference is painting on unstretched canvass then glue it on first before you painted on it.

When painting, sketch your design first based on your prepared image and enlarge it with techniques like grid method or art projector using a pencil. After having an outline then begin underpainting that consists of huge blocks of color which more details will be painted over later. Then use mural techniques, similar to painting ones, to put the 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 by applying thin coats over an underpainting, either a lighter or darker shade of it, after it has dried. While the new coat is wet, use a stippling brush to dab around the new color until that layer is stippled. If correctly done then the result will not look brushed and some underpainting would be seen through.

When you are finished making your mural, next is to protect it and ensure its beauty stays longer by sealing it. Apply an isolation coat and varnish with matte or satin sheen because glossy ones are too reflective. Check its bottle for instructions about the right ratio with water before applying it.




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