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21 June 2006 20:56
 

Since the AHS forum was offline for a week, I decided to take the time to draw-up a new and improved emblazonment of my arms to replace the current rendition in the member’s roll-of-arms.

http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e221/pblanton/Heraldry/phil3.jpg

 

While I was in the artistic mood, I thought I’d try to tackle a form of artwork that I truly love, but is rarely seen in modern heraldry—that of the arms in their originally intended use on a shield with the man-at-arms, his banner, and sometimes even his mount with heraldic trapper.  This is what I came up with:

 

http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e221/pblanton/Heraldry/knight.jpg  http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e221/pblanton/Heraldry/Schwenkel.jpg

 

The only difference being the fringe used around the first banner and the schwenkel used in the second.

 

I was thinking of placing the motto on the schwenkel, but didn’t know if there was any historical precedence for this.  Any ideas?

 
 
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22 June 2006 01:10
 

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I was thinking of placing the motto on the schwenkel, but didn’t know if there was any historical precedence for this. Any ideas?


I think you should go for it Philip.

 
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22 June 2006 01:26
 

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I think you should go for it Philip.


I second that.

 

Phil I like it. It is simple, clean and attractive.

 
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22 June 2006 01:27
 

Looks good amigo

 
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22 June 2006 03:27
 

I like them all.  Sure wish I knew how to do all this stuff.  Some of the renderings I see from our members is really fantastic!  It just goes to show the diversity we all like to celebrate through heraldry.  Keep ‘em coming!

 
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22 June 2006 08:49
 

Ah Chap,

I see your using your 3D rendering of your Shield on your avatar….It has come out really well and has a nice affect, what program did you use? I think you told us before but I have forgotten.

 
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22 June 2006 12:35
 

How are you doing John, I used a combination of Maya 6 and Photoshop7. I am still learning of course and it could have turned out better in my opinion but the best way for me to learn is to do.

I figure in about 2 years time I will be shelling out masterpieces.

 
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22 June 2006 12:40
 

It did come out nice Chap.

 
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22 June 2006 12:48
 

Thanks Donnchadh, I’ll hone it in I’m sure

 
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22 June 2006 14:00
 

Thanks for the encouraging comments, guys.  smile

I kinda like it!

 

Chapulin - I really like your avatar, too!  Some day I’d like to learn how to do that same kind of 3D imaging.

 

(Edited so you could actually see the motto)

 

Take care,

 
 
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22 June 2006 14:36
 

Phil I like the motto like this. I’d keep it.

 
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22 June 2006 15:22
 

Philip, I really like your setup as well, a nice presentation indeed.

 
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22 June 2006 22:59
 

I like it to Philip but I would suggest changing the font to something not quite so fancy. I feel that by using a plainer font it would make the motto easier to read and it would stand out more.

 
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23 June 2006 10:56
 

Very nice and very impressive!  I do agree with John above, that a plainer font would be a bit easier to read however, if you were to make a serious painting out of it, with a background scene like a jousting tournement going on in the background, I would leave it as is.

 
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23 June 2006 20:54
 

May I suggest that you provide a compartment of some sort for the knight to stand on - I am not fond of figures floating in mid-air - other than angels.

Otherwise, a great representation of your arms.

 

Regards,

 

Iain Boyd

 
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25 June 2006 14:44
 

OK, I see the problem with the font, so let’s try this one:

http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e221/pblanton/Heraldry/Schwenkel3.gif

 

I like the idea of a compartment also,  I’ll play with it and see what I can do.

 

Thanks for the ideas, guys.

 

Take care,