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There used to be a great software program to create your own heraldry, but I can't find one any more. What do you guys use to create your heraldry? Doesn't need to be perfect, but I'd love to have a graphic representation of what I want before I send it to Eff to get it beautified...

I generally do the work myself. I can happily throw something together for you.

Cilléne mac Conghalaigh wrote:I generally do the work myself. I can happily throw something together for you.

Certainly would take you up on that for my Bro-in-laws heraldry, Argent, a squirrel dormant transfixed by an arrow bendwise proper, a chief vair

I'm trying to help my sis, and she has a bunch of ideas in her head, but wants to see them to help her finalize, so I was hoping we could use a simple program to approximate her ideas, neither of us being artistic.

Adeliz wrote:http://www.digiserve.com/heraldry/hersoft.htm

None of the links to the software worked for me.
I used to have Blazon95 but, that at least three computers ago.

Tom

Found it!

http://www.harnmaster.us/blazon.html

something like this?

Cilléne mac Conghalaigh wrote:something like this?

Looks great, but its vair (Blue and White fur) not vert!

And that squirrel needs a color.


Effingham

Oops. Sorry. Here you go. Let me know the tincture for the squirrel

Cilléne mac Conghalaigh wrote:Oops. Sorry. Here you go. Let me know the tincture for the squirrel

The squirrel is supposed to be "proper" so I guess brown? Otherwise, looks great! Might try to convince him to go with blue instead of white behind the squirrel... What do ya think?

I kinda like the argent background. Thoughts?

Cilléne mac Conghalaigh wrote:I kinda like the argent background. Thoughts?

Argent background, hands down. Although the arrow transfixed proper would have to be brown too, right? I'd much rather see it some other color, like the Or in the emblazons.

Brown squirrel on blue: bad idea.

Argent field, brown squirrel. Proper arrow (and I'd fletch it a specific color, as white fletching on white is... well, hard to see).


Effingham

Effingham wrote:Brown squirrel on blue: bad idea.

Argent field, brown squirrel. Proper arrow (and I'd fletch it a specific color, as white fletching on white is... well, hard to see).


Effingham

Maybe fletched gules? Wadda ya think?

That would work.


Effingham

Photoshop will let you create preformed shapes, I use them to drastically cut down on time necessary to make certain heraldic images.

Though if you don't have Photoshop already, it would be a little bit like buying a high-powered laser-sighted assault rifle to trim a bush. It works, and works well, but it a bit of overkill.

I needed the extra excuse to get photoshop. My Digital Rebel XT wasn't quite enough to go past Photoshop elements.

Photoshop is da bomb for heraldry! I use it all the time to create the designs for all the members of my household. You can find damn near anything you need by way of individual charges as heraldic clipart (I've amassed a collection of the stuff pretty quickly) and then just open each component in PS, copy paste it all into one image, arrange as desired, flatten the image layers and voila! Job done.

Presuming that I have already gotten all of my components off the net, I can assemble a coat of arms in photoshop in less than ten minutes.

I have photoshop at home and it is great.

But... if you don't want to spend that much money try this software. It is free and bad ass (especially for being free.

http://www.gimp.org/

I second that nomination too!

Cilléne mac Conghalaigh wrote:something like this?

Wow, what would it take to get that in "Argent, a Cow Salient and a Chief Purpure" (though black and white would be just lovely)? I cannot for the life of me find a salient cow clip art that doesn't look like a cartoon cow jumping over the moon .

-Guillaume

Bjorn Leorhals wrote:I have photoshop at home and it is great.

But... if you don't want to spend that much money try this software. It is free and bad ass (especially for being free.

http://www.gimp.org/

I'll check it out! Thanks!

Guillaume Beauvin wrote:I cannot for the life of me find a salient cow clip art that doesn't look like a cartoon cow jumping over the moon .

You know, that *should* be a hint to you.


There is a reason that some things just didn't show up in heraldry. Just because it's "possible" based on rules doesn't mean it's acceptable stylistically.


Effingham

Effingham wrote:You know, that *should* be a hint to you.


There is a reason that some things just didn't show up in heraldry. Just because it's "possible" based on rules doesn't mean it's acceptable stylistically.


Effingham

Ah, but some things having been done in our ignorant youth are now nostalgic, whether accurate or not .

-Guillaume

Well, unless it's a tattoo, there's no reason not to learn and grow.


Effingham