{"id":3579,"date":"2021-01-27T19:55:19","date_gmt":"2021-01-27T19:55:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/olympusmascots.com\/?p=3579"},"modified":"2022-01-20T15:24:30","modified_gmt":"2022-01-20T15:24:30","slug":"custom-mascot-makers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/olympusmascots.com\/videos\/custom-mascot-makers\/","title":{"rendered":"Meet The Mascot Makers [Video]"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
Custom mascots may steal the show at events, sports games and festivals, but mascots could not be made possible without passionate, dedicated, and skilled mascot makers. If you’e ever wondered, “Who makes mascots?” find out in this video. Watch it to meet the mascot makers that make all your favorite characters come to life!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
\u201cWe\u2019ve done hands that have webs in-between them. Horns, spikes, lizard feet, Viking boots, teeth. There is no \u2018mascot handbook\u2019, and if there is, there shouldn\u2019t be.<\/p>
My name is Brittany, and I make custom mascots. Olympus Group was founded in 1893. It is located in beautiful North Milwaukee, Wisconsin.<\/p>
Each mascot is different. It\u2019s such an art form. It definitely takes a lot of passion, takes a lot of creativity, and takes a lot of teamwork. The people that work here are absolutely amazing at what they do.<\/p>
There\u2019s Molly- she is the Head Fabrication Technician. Steve, he is the Sketch and Sculpting Artist. Sally is the Engineering and Prepress Specialist. Mary is the Foam Fabric Technician.\u00a0<\/p>
Whenever we get a request in, we gather around a table and come up with a plan. The request can be anything from a detailed presentation to a doodle on a cocktail napkin. The sketch team will sketch up a rendering for the customer, and then we\u2019ll send that out for approval.<\/p>
Collaboration is very important. One person can\u2019t make a whole custom mascot costume. First, it will go to the sculptor, who sculpts the mascot head. We\u2019ll turn that into a mold. The mold will then be vacuformed It\u2019s kind of like something out of a science fiction movie. It\u2019s a lot of fun to watch. Once the molds are vacumformed and all put together, then they go to our technicians on our head covering team. They will pull fabrics from the wall and begin gluing the fabric to the head.<\/span><\/p>