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also posted on my sketchblog: [link]

It is no secret that I am in favor of well-designed Olympic mascots , even though I have no interest in sports. Mascot design = character design, and that's definitely something I'm interested in.

The 2010 Winter Olympics (which close shop this weekend) feature a great quartet of mascots designed by the very talented artists of Meomi . Naturally, I wanted to try my hand at drawing these mascots.

From bottom left to top right, we have Mukmuk the marmot , Quatchi the sasquatch , Sumi the animal spirit (orca headdress, thunderbird wings, bear legs), and Miga the sea bear (part orca , part kermode bear ). Yeah, I'm pretty sure Sumi and Miga are FUZORS in disguise.

Note to self: start drawing picture of Sumi and Miga as Fuzors.Where was I? Oh yeah, mascots are rad. In the midst of researching the 2010 mascots, I also stumbled across these characters: [link]

Their names are Lyo and Merly , and they're the mascots for the first ever 2010 Summer Youth Olympics (taking place in Singapore). Lyo is a lion cub, and Merly is a merlion cub--ANOTHER FUZOR!!! Don't be surprised if I end up drawing these two when the Youth Games roll around.

For More on Olympic Mascots:
A comprehensive list of Olympic Mascots
More info on some of the Mascots, including pictures
Official page of the Vancouver 2010 mascots
Official page of the Singapore 2010 mascots
BONUS: Official Page for Team Australia's mascot, BK the boxing kangaroo!

Description
also posted on my sketchblog: [link]

It is no secret that I am in favor of well-designed Olympic mascots , even though I have no interest in sports. Mascot design = character design, and that's definitely something I'm interested in.

The 2010 Winter Olympics (which close shop this weekend) feature a great quartet of mascots designed by the very talented artists of Meomi . Naturally, I wanted to try my hand at drawing these mascots.

From bottom left to top right, we have Mukmuk the marmot , Quatchi the sasquatch , Sumi the animal spirit (orca headdress, thunderbird wings, bear legs), and Miga the sea bear (part orca , part kermode bear ). Yeah, I'm pretty sure Sumi and Miga are FUZORS in disguise.

Note to self: start drawing picture of Sumi and Miga as Fuzors.Where was I? Oh yeah, mascots are rad. In the midst of researching the 2010 mascots, I also stumbled across these characters: [link]

Their names are Lyo and Merly , and they're the mascots for the first ever 2010 Summer Youth Olympics (taking place in Singapore). Lyo is a lion cub, and Merly is a merlion cub--ANOTHER FUZOR!!! Don't be surprised if I end up drawing these two when the Youth Games roll around.

For More on Olympic Mascots:
A comprehensive list of Olympic Mascots
More info on some of the Mascots, including pictures
Official page of the Vancouver 2010 mascots
Official page of the Singapore 2010 mascots
BONUS: Official Page for Team Australia's mascot, BK the boxing kangaroo!