الخميس، 7 سبتمبر 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 its images around the campus in increasing morale for students or to remind the visitors of the current location. Costumes they have are normally worn during social or sports events while others display on walls some school mascot murals that is seen by everyone. Here are various things to do if assigned with planning for its creation.

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 as it would help to let the paint easily stick more and could be directly applied over existing drawings. If you want the mural to last though then some measure for preparation should be done first before painting starts. Acrylic coats have better and longer adherence when existing ones would be stripped with a sanding block dipped in mild solution for lessening 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, first sketch your design with a pencil based upon the prepared image then enlarge it with art projector or grid method techniques. After doing the outline, begin underpainting, which consist of large blocks of color that more details are painted on after. You could use mural techniques which are similar to the painting ones for 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 with applying thin coats in either darker or lighter shade over the underpainting when it has dried. When this new coat s wet still, use stippling brush and dab around that new color until this layer is stippled. When done correctly, the result would look not brushed and you will see through some underpainting.

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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