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Creating a society/order?
Sir Edward:
--- Quote from: SirNathanQ on 2010-11-13, 13:36:48 ---Hey, this might sound a bit stupid but how does one go about making a coat of arms? I understand purposes of heraldry and such, and I have a few ideas that I like, but how do you get your coat of arms on the computer? Because I'd really like a shield by my name on that roster ;D
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Sadly, the best way to do it is just in a graphics program, like Photoshop or Paint Shop Pro or something along those lines. The rules of heraldry can be picked up pretty easily with the SCA's primer on it here: http://heraldry.sca.org/primer/
And you can do some experimentation and simple design with a program called Blazon95 (get the Windows 95 version): http://www.harnmaster.us/blazon.html
Sir Patrick:
Lots of useful stuff can be found here: http://www.heraldicclipart.com/
Sir Brian:
--- Quote from: SirNathanQ on 2010-11-13, 13:36:48 ---Hey, this might sound a bit stupid but how does one go about making a coat of arms? I understand purposes of heraldry and such, and I have a few ideas that I like, but how do you get your coat of arms on the computer? Because I'd really like a shield by my name on that roster ;D
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Just make sure you are following at least the rules of tincture and you'll be ok...Don't be like me and go so far as to paint your shield and have the charges put on a surcoat before you realize you've made that major heraldic faux pas! :)
Sir Patrick:
Don't feel bad, Sir Brian. Heraldry is so convoluted, the faux pas are quite "rampant" :D
Sir Brian:
--- Quote from: The Red Knight on 2010-11-13, 22:30:42 ---Don't feel bad, Sir Brian. Heraldry is so convoluted, the faux pas are quite "rampant" :D
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OUCH! Who would've guessed a pun could deliver such pain! ;)
Perhaps that is where the word "punishment" comes from! :D
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