Here is the shield that David Burkart and I did for Joshua. David’s splendid drawing of the wolf made this possible.

http://i166.photobucket.com/albums/u119/bbheraldry/Shield-JoshuaStolarzbjb09a.jpg

Well done, Barrie - and David, of course.

The finished product is much better than the early drafts thanks to you two talented artists.

David Pritchard;70133 wrote:

The finished product is much better than the early drafts thanks to you two talented artists.

Thank you Kathy and David for your comments, we both appreciate it.

The image that was originally posted above, was removed while we made a small adjusment to the wolf’s toungue…it didn’t look right.

http://i166.photobucket.com/albums/u119/bbheraldry/Stolarz-Joshua.jpg

it is nice. good job. 8)

I LOVE the effect of the diapering.  Looks like a "distressed" surface, having encountered more than a few swords and lances in its day.

Very nice, Barrie.

Doug Welsh;70168 wrote:

I LOVE the effect of the diapering.  Looks like a "distressed" surface, having encountered more than a few swords and lances in its day.

To be honest Doug, it’s not diapering at all but exactly as you say, a distressed effect to make it look like having encountered more than a few swords and lances in its day.

Greetings, Barrie.

I absolutely love the distressed look of the shield.  The only criticism that I might offer is that I think that the charges should all have a black outline, or none.  Personally, I like the simplicity of no outline.

I love the shield, the only thing I don’t like is the outline on the wolf, otherwise it looks fantastic.