How to Make a School Mascot Design
Most high schools have a mascot that encapsulates a school's spirit or highlights something regional. Many schools have a mascot costume designed to be worn at sporting and other school events, particularly when the school is visiting another school for a game or participating in a parade, to help identify them and support them. Here's how you can design one.
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Decide on the type of mascot you believe represents your school. While animals are good choices, consider staying away from obvious choices such as eagles or tigers. But your mascot doesn't have to be an animal. You might want to consider creating an original human character or even an inanimate object. Ask members of the football, basketball or cheerleader squad for their input.
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Sketch your idea on paper. Think about caricature drawing and try to add some of those exaggerated elements to give your mascot a comic or satirical appearance. Or perhaps your mascot is serious and fierce. If so, use the drawing to convey this. Incorporate the name of your school or school initials into the design if possible.
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Use colored markers or pens to add color, shading and depth to your mascot. You want to develop the final design at this point. Use good-quality paper. This will be your nearly finished design, so you want something that can be scanned and used as the basis for putting your mascot on shirts, school mugs, the yearbook and other school-related items.
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Use graphics software to make any minor adjustments to your mascot, whether you simply want to clean up any lines that are off or adjust the color. With graphics software such as Photoshop, or even any of the free software products available online, you can polish your mascot design so it's print-ready (see resources).
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- Photo Credit http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/9/92/Clutch-Halloween-2005.jpg
