9/06/2017

Several Things To Do Before You Create School Mascot Murals

By Jason Fisher


Mascots are animals, persons or objects used in symbolizing a group that has public identity like military unit, professional sports team, school, society and brand name. They are confused with usually their team nicknames though they can be interchangeable sometimes. These could adopt form of inanimate objects, persons, logos, live animals and costume characters.

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 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 your wall as it will help for letting the paint more easily stick and can be applied over its existing drawings directly. It you want a longer lasting mural then some measure in preparation must be done before starting your painting. Acrylic coats have longer and better adherence if existing ones will be stripped off using sanding block and dust is lessened when dipped with mild solution.

Allow the wall to properly dry and apply on its entirety after the acrylic primer and you may now start painting directly. You can add texture also like plaster application and create intriguing surface but its effect on the final result will not be sure. If you prefer painting on an unstretched canvass then first, glue it one before it is painted.

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 in creating texture such as clouds on sky and the leaves on trees or a color can be sponged over another for more depth. This is a useful technique for filling colors quickly in larger areas. Wet first your sponge and squeeze the excess water out then lightly dip paint on it and softly blot it at some paper in avoiding to overload it.

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 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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