Masot Costume Crash Course
Much of the thinking and process of making a costume is contained in this less than 2 minute video.
More time could have been devoted to how the head is constructed, but I like that he speaks of the eyes, the expression and the colors and how critical they are to the overall personality of the mascot costume.
I live in a college football town (unnamed) and the local university has the absolutely worst mascot I have ever seen. The eyes are spacey and the smile (if you want to call it that) is bland. A few minor changes to the eyes and the mouth would at least give the hometown mascot some personality. Right now, the only personality that it gets is from the guy/gal wearing the costume…and at least he or she is animated.
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