How To Construct A Mascot Head Structure?

This post outlines the process of creating a mascot head from scratch, focusing on the creation of a sphere with an outer diameter of 35cm. The process involves shaping the mesh into the desired shape, painting the Varaform black to reduce glare, cutting out appendages, gluing it together, and internally lining it with foam and attaching elastics. The patterns come in both A4 and letter formats and come with an ebook tutorial explaining how to construct the head.

The first step in the mascot head design is to create a general form out of paper mache, using a mixture of half white glue and half water. Folding a newspaper is also recommended.

When designing a mascot, consider factors such as brand and personality, research and brainstorming, finalizing a character, defining its personality, sketching ideas, choosing the right colors, and starting. Mascot vision can be through the eyes, mouth, or a specially designed foam shape.

When purchasing a mascot head, consider factors such as sizing, foam, glue, cutting tools, pens/markers, sanding material, faux fur, accessory parts, and helmet system. The post also covers creating a frame, measuring and cutting material for the shirt, adding shirt extras, attaching the shirt, and measuring and cutting material for pants.

In conclusion, creating a mascot head from scratch is a labor-intensive process that requires careful planning and execution.


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What is the mascot design method?

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How long does it take to design a mascot?
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How long does it take to design a mascot?

The creation of a mascot costume can take 10-12 weeks due to factors like demand and special materials. Our company specializes in crafting custom mascot costumes, including traditional, animatronic, and collapsible designs and custom plush toys. We offer professional costume cleaning and repair services to ensure the mascots remain in top condition. Although we don’t currently offer costume rentals, we can help manage mascot events and provide storage and event support services for previously ordered mascots.

We cannot recreate protected characters without proper authorization due to copyright restrictions. However, we specialize in creating unique and custom character designs tailored to your specific needs, transforming your mascot vision into a captivating character that stands out.

How can I make my mascot head fit better?

In order to enhance the fit of the helmet, it is recommended that foam sheets, with a thickness of either 1/4″ or 1/2″, be added. These can be sourced from fabric stores or online. Wearing a bandanna or headband can also be beneficial, but it is advisable to exercise caution as they may slip over the eyes.

How to create an effective mascot?

A modern mascot should be memorable, recognizable, and original, and if a brand logo, represent a consistent character. Character designers aim for a flexible, adaptable mascot that looks good in every medium while performing tasks and displaying emotions. A lively attribute is essential for top-of-the-line character design, as simple mascots often struggle to display emotions. Some designers are abstract, while others are precise and methodical. Some designers educate viewers with their designs, while others are precise and methodical. Some tips from character designers for creating a mascot logo design include:

How can I create my own mascot?

To create a successful brand mascot, follow these steps: 1) Choose the right character, 2) Think about the character’s personality, 3) Plan a visual and content marketing strategy, 4) Choose poses, emotions, outfits, and scenes, and 5) Design the character. Factors like humans, animals, or objects should be considered when choosing a mascot. Building the character’s personality involves answering simple questions and outlining the character’s usage to better budget planning.

How to make a mascot model?
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How to make a mascot model?

This article provides a comprehensive guide on designing a mascot for a brand. It covers nine simple steps: understanding the brand and its personality, researching and brainstorming, finalizing a character, defining its personality, sketching ideas, choosing the right colors, starting the design process, obtaining necessary licenses, and testing and refining the design. The process takes months, but the final product is nearing completion.

The article also highlights the importance of building a comprehensive marketing strategy around the mascot, sharing insights from the basics to advanced techniques. The article aims to provide a comprehensive guide for anyone looking to create a successful mascot for their brand.

How do mascot heads stay on?

The popularity of helmets as an installation is attributable to a number of factors, including their ease of installation, their ability to be adjusted for balance and vision, and their ease of cleaning. The helmets can be adjusted to accommodate a range of head sizes, thereby providing performers with a stable and supportive sensation. Each helmet is equipped with a flexible chin strap, which provides additional support. It should be noted that some performers may require a chip cup, although this is not a mandatory requirement for all performers.

Are mascot heads heavy?

Traditional foam mascot heads are the most common, with stiff, open-celled, or a combination options. They weigh around 2-6 pounds and are hand-sculped. Vacuum-formed foam is the newest material, offering a thick, flexible, and lightweight option. Plastic mascot heads allow for greater detail and contour in designs and are typically the longest-lasting, but are 2-3 pounds heavier. Both types of mascot heads are available in various weights.

How do people in mascot suits stay cool?

A mascot cooling vest is a garment designed to regulate a mascot performer’s core body temperature. It features ice panels that can be frozen and inserted into the vest for instant cooling. A cold collar, also featuring ice panels, can be worn around the neck for an additional chill factor. A mascot cold kit ensures a mascot performer is ready for the next performance, with extra ice packs and an insulated carrying bag for all cooling accessories.

What is a good mascot idea?
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What is a good mascot idea?

A mascot is a crucial marketing tool that represents the values of an organization and interacts with customers and employees. It is often used to show off the brand and interact with employees. Famous role models, such as MLB players, pilots, and world record-holding dogs, have been used as mascots to represent their values. If there is someone within your community who could become a larger-than-life character, consider using them as your mascot. Cross-promotion can benefit both parties if you have the blessing and rights to use someone’s likeness. To help match values and characteristics to mascots, consider the following ideas:

  1. Tiger: For a competitive football team, a tiger, warrior, or wolverine mascot is ideal. For a college prep school, a knight or pioneer is ideal. For a young organization, a teddy bear or squirrel may be best.

How are mascot heads made?

The traditional foam mascot head is a lightweight option available in various foam options such as stiff foam, open-celled foam, or a combination of both. These heads are hand-sculpted, resulting in limitations in appearance and some details may lose impact. Additionally, foam mascot heads are difficult to clean due to their porous nature, as they tend to accumulate and hold perspiration odors. Overall, traditional foam mascot heads offer a unique and lightweight solution for mascot heads.


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  • I know that most find it a minor detail with the claws being bendy an thus safe for the people around him, but its nice he’s considerate about outhers around him becuse I’ve been snagged, bruised and even stabbed by cosplayers costumes. Its sometimes unavoidable but its good to at least have personal awareness if you are going to be a porcupine. 😸

  • 4:50 Adam explaining material properties of synthetic catgut 16:09 Adam deeply looks into the fine details of how Totoros fur would feel 22:14 Adam begins to lose sanity 23:00 Adam has furgasm from the fluffiness 23:20 Adam loses all sense of maturity and reverts mentally to his 10 year old self 23:47 Adam cackles maniacally at his creation

  • This is my favorite One Day Build! So many different techniques were used, everything was customized with precision and so unique. . . PLUS Adam was 100% giddy the whole build:) So nice to see that a maker who’s been making awesome stuff for many years can still out do his own expectations and fill himself with delight.

  • For future reference/any one who wants to make this: To make the change of fabric stretch easier to work with, sew a fabric with the same stretch as the least streachy fabric to the streachy fabric. In this case, felt under the cream fur. You can also use fusible interfacing if its similar if you dont want to sew. Also it was amazing to hear appreciation for seamstresses. I felt the exact same way for all my mentors

  • This is probably my absolute favourite Tested article of all time, Totoro is a part of my childhood that I’m incredibly proud of. Seeing him brought to life like this is an incredibke thing to watch and I can’t thank you enough for making this costume. Have to admit, I reckon an impressive cosplay for next time would either be Falcor from The Never Ending Story or Korg from Thor: Ragnorok.

  • Hi Adam, great job on creating Totoro! While perusal you create this, I saw you using an Exacto knife to cut your fabric. As a quilter and seamstress, I wanted to suggest you buy yourself a rotary cutter. It will make cutting fabric for projects like this much easier for you. Make sure you get a cutting mat as well to use with the cutter. I loved perusal your creation come to life. Kudos!!

  • it would have been cool if he had backed the fur on the arms and legs with a layer or two of wadding to give them a little more density because they just kinda look like flacid hairy tubes of fabric when compared to the level of structure of the rest of the body. also, just another thought, maybe it would have been worth exploring taking it a little further into puppeteering territory and having a single rod (possibly PVC piping with a layer of foam simply tied around it) in each arm that was somehow mounted and suspended inside the costume similarly to how an oar on a rowboat is attached to the boat, so Adam could have the option of controlling and flapping the arms about while not constricting his own arms in furry sleeves. it would probably make it a 1.25 day build, but still would be cool to see because Adam obviously has a giant crush on the Henson creature shop.

  • Oh I like what he did with the camera it’s like Henson’s electric bra except it’s more of a… Hmmm it’s Adam Savage’s take on the electric bra… The electric neck brace The electric bra was what they called the viewing system that they used inside of big Bird since they didn’t have any way to view out it was a small TV monitor mounted on your chest so you stared straight down at your chest where is Adams is much easier to look at

  • Hey Adam, if you use that support structure for costumes in the future, you probably want to consider running some foam over the band of metal that runs in front of your mouth. If you were to have a fall you would be really grateful for the 30 seconds you took to glue something a little protective on there. Also, if you ever want to wear a big costume like this in a really high temperature, have a look into cooling vests. I use one for medical reasons, but I reckon they would be great for keeping comfortable doing something like this too 😀

  • Thank you for putting this up! I’ve been having some tough days lately and this article helped me forget about all of it for a while. My father used to make me wonderful costumes when I was a kid- the standout was a working stoplight- and seeing this reminded me of the way he inspired me to make things, test out ideas, and have fun. It is wonderful to see the joy in the process, too! Seeing your “handsome boy” and your happy dance made my night! May there always be joy and new projects for you and your amazing team! ☂️💚🌱

  • Adam, your comments about clothing manufacturers is spot on…I had to make an outfit for a prop skeleton (think pirate). The pants and sash weren’t too bad…the shirt…OMG…It turned out well, but after I finished I had a great amount of respect for the people who make shirts, suits, and dresses. They are masters in their craft.

  • I’m no cosplayer and i don’t know who or what totoro is but i always ALWAYS enjoy Adams articles (and all of tested) and always find joy and inspiration from these builds. That is also my dream workshop!…one day… Im working towards that goal so i can make random and fun builds like whats done on here. KEEP IT UP DUDE!

  • Amazing Adam, i’m just about half my 4th day in this 1 day totoro build an i’m just around finished putting half the rings on the model… i think this foam coars are great if you have a band saw and can make them all align perfactly, if you have access to tools and matirials like you do .. the sky is the limit ! to the rest of humanity that dont have access to all this tools / accesories it’s not always the easy rout

  • Lol could have used this for my costume months ago, the hand sewing took too long so it wasn’t even 40% finished, but I would have used duct tape instead of the catgut (my own preference) (same kind of process as Adam at 13 mins sewing except took far longer) the boning cost me a fortune but I’ll finish it one day, beside Glasgow comic con was jam packed I wouldn’t have been able to move in the costume with the amount of people their and I would have got soaked with the weather so maybe next year🙂

  • I have used this one day build to create a “mesh fursuit design concept” that makes the suits lighter sturdier and more realistically shaped. I have Adam savage to thank for this idea. Though mine is much more shapely and stronger made, though that’s the idea. It needs to withstand a lot more punishment as it has joints and such

  • Great work. Enjoyed perusal it come togeher. I could use advice on making a support for a an oversized heads. Ive gt the head part but need to make a framework to support the head and have my face around the level of the neck or chest of the costume where I can look out through the neck or sternum area. Do you know how to make one of those? Or, where in NYC I can go to a pro for help? Thanks. Tom

  • I’m visiting from the future {2023} and……wow! Looking at the “Man Cave” of six years ago it took a while to recognise it – so much space, so few machines and so clean! It was only when there was a wide shot which showed the attic/mezzanine that I realised it was the same building! I had completely forgotten that Adam’ “workbench” was a POOL TABLE! Some things stayed the same, and I suspect they always will. Adam did still use the word “Dude” to excess, and was of course still quite “swear-y”!

  • You are inspired! I just have one question. How are you going to interact with people? You can’t shake hands, pick up items, hold a mike or cup of coffee; you’ll have to remove the whole costume to pee, pay for anything, drink a cup of coffee, or show your ID(or your face–I’m sure that’ll work just as well as an ID!).

  • Firstly, thanks for this. Even after 36 years of mechanical engineering I’m still open to learning new ideas & techniques (even though “problem solving” was/is my main forte). I really enjoy perusal your articles for this reason and your passion & enjoyment of the projects. I’ve been semi-retired for some time now and the engineering is now my hobby so i can enjoy it more. Secondly, I had never seen “My Neighbor Totoro ” and although it may be a childrens movie I thought the way it was animated, how they gave “life” to the characters with all the little mannerisms (like the dirty knees) was brilliant and the story-line itself was really enjoyable. It made a refreshing change to watch something and get as invested in the outcome Totally Awesome…so thank you for that!> Lastly, last year i was going to build a MoonCake (from “Final Space”) costume and i tried using 6mm nylon tubing, filled with epoxy resin and paracord core string (to stiffen it) to make the hoops. But it turned out far too heavy seeing as how the “equator” of the costume was 6 feet in diameter…so i scrapped the idea…if only ida thought of Rattan!?! (which i already use in some of my spider enclosures, so i already have a bunch) Oh well…maybe next year there will be a giant green alien at Londond CC Catch You Later…Cheers!

  • I just wanna say! You are not only really adorable and super joyful -what made me smile and laugh along with you! But you are the type of sewer(?) and crafter I wanna be myself too! You draw around your arm and just sew it! And you just do it! You see something and your mind is working, I can see it through the screen. I just want to say, you are enlightening and encouraging me! You just became my personal rolemodel – for real! You are amazing!!! Thank you so so so much! ❤

  • From my perspective as a historical costumer, it’s fascinating to see how Adam makes what I see (as he pointed out in the beginning) as a souped-up crinoline cage. And i think it comes from the fact that he’s approaching the project from a modern-focused engineering pov/background, while historical reconstructors approach basically the same problems (making a large shape, having no bumps from the cage, etc) from a historical sewing POV. Like, using adhesive tape instead of thick ribbon/strips of fabric to connect the circles, foam instead of layers of gathered fabric, and basically just using foam in general! It’s obviously not a terrible difference, but it’s cool to see how Adam went along making something that’s, at its core, 170-ish years old, but with modern technology and insight.

  • Adam you truly inspired me! This year I made 2 Mr Meeseeks for LA comic con. Although it looks easy to make, it took a lot of planning, time and trial and error. But it was all worth it! I received a lot of compliments and it made me super happy to know people appreciate my creativity. I’m looking on a bigger challenge for next year. Thanks for this article! It will help me a lot. : )

  • Tip from a seamstress: if you’re sewing two different fabrics together, put the fabric with the most stretch (or the most ease) at the underside. The feed dogs of your machine help ease in extra fabric, while the presser foot might even stretch the upper fabric a bit, causing even more unevenness if the stretchy fabric is on top… Hope this makes sense, or helps with future projects!

  • You could’ve given him a small smile out of white buckram and painted teeth on it. Or if you get really fancy, make foam teeth, put a see-through black backing on it (speaker fabric?) and see between the teeth gaps. Always remember.. vision through eyes or vision through the mouth as your options. You did a fantastic job, Adam! Also, next time shave around the eyes and nose a bit so that they pop a little more, people want to see those cute features first. 😉 I’m thrilled to see what you come up with every year. Every costume maker tackles making a costume their own way, and you always think of materials I’d never heard of. You’re a great teacher!

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