Make an original BO2 cat emblem with strong ears, simple face planes, expressive eyes, whiskers, and a compact playercard silhouette.
8 minute BO2 tutorial - Updated July 2026
Let the ears define the cat
For a small emblem, two ears and a rounded head carry more recognition than fur texture. Make the ear tips high enough to survive at playercard size, then keep the face broad and uncluttered.
An asymmetric ear color, tilted brow, or one small fang can create character without turning the cat into a copied cartoon mascot.
Build the face in broad planes
Use a dark outer head, a pale muzzle or cheek pair, large eye regions, and one simple nose. Keep the face centered before adding whiskers and mouth marks.
If the cat stops reading clearly, hide the whiskers first. The head, ears, and eyes should still identify the subject on their own.
Control expression with fewer shapes
Raise brows for surprise, angle them down for mischief, or use level eyes for calm. Choose one expression and make both eyes support it instead of layering multiple conflicting emotions.
Reserve bright accent color for the pupils, collar, moon frame, or one ear. Too many accents compete with the eyes.
Use guides for the manual stage
Open a template's Build Guide when it is available. The guide is a paced reconstruction reference; it does not transfer a cat emblem into BO2 automatically.
Practical example
Compare Mint Menace and Lunar Cat. Mint Menace uses sharp ears, angled brows, and a small fang for attitude, while Lunar Cat lets a crescent frame the softer face. Both begin with the ears and face silhouette rather than whisker details.
Make one visual change at a time: first eye tilt, then muzzle width, then accent ear color. This keeps the cat expression intentional.
Before you finish
Ear tips are readable at thumbnail size.
The face works without whiskers.
Only one or two accent colors compete with the eyes.
The design is an original cat rather than a protected character.
Mint Menace is an original cat character based on a deliberately asymmetric troublemaker expression. Slanted mint eyes, mismatched ears, a crooked smile, and one exposed fang make the face feel like a character rather than a generic animal logo.
Tall ears, a forehead tuft, cheek points, and jaw points establish an angular cat silhouette. Mint eye ellipses are masked into sharp eyelids, while a broad cream lower face supports the coral nose, crooked mouth, and single fang.
Charcoal carries the fur, near-black shapes the eyes and expression, warm cream defines the lower face, mint owns the gaze, and coral is limited to the left ear and nose.
Try this variation: Move the right pupil outward for a more suspicious expression.
Lunar Cat places an original cat face inside an open crescent. The mint moon acts as both frame and atmosphere, while the compact mask keeps the character readable.
The crescent sits behind a dark cat silhouette with separate mint ears. A pale face plate contains narrow eyes, a pink nose, and a small mint smile.
Mint connects moon and ears, charcoal defines the cat, off-white opens the face, and pink is limited to the nose. The small accent hierarchy keeps the mascot calm.
Try this variation: Use lavender for a dusk version.