Recently I finshed a couple wonderful family crests on canvas and leather.

For my paintings I prefer to use small brushes to bring out all details, adding fine brushwork, blendings and shadows.

The first crest is painted on canvas, the second on soft leather -

I love painting on leather it adds a noble /  rustic feel to the finished crest painting.

http://www.familytreesandcrests.com/1-CREST-Canvas.jpg

http://www.familytreesandcrests.com/1-crest-leather.JPG

these are very nice!  I look forward to seeing more work.

WOW WOW WOW these are beautiful!!!!!!!

http://www.familytreesandcrests.com/1-CREST-Canvas.jpg

Very nice but the crest is to small :(

yes - that;s a good rule too. I have seen so many different crests which are always changing in the design. This particular crest is actually a copy from an original crest painting which were found in an old manor house while restoration work - small changes has been made on the latest version.

Thanks everybody for the compliments - I will be happy to add once in a while some unique family crest paintings / projects…maybe they will give you some new ideas.

Well done! When you paint on leather, Gerhard, what type of leather is used?

Thanks Richard - most of the time I use, elk - deer- cow and goat hide.

Goat and deer are very soft hides.

azure22;98188 wrote:

Thanks Richard - most of the time I use, elk - deer- cow and goat hide.

Goat and deer are very soft hides.

Thank you.

azure22;98182 wrote:

Thanks everybody for the compliments - I will be happy to add once in a while some unique family crest paintings / projects…maybe they will give you some new ideas.

You are from Germany?

...no - Austrian , but live now since almost 30 years in the US

Na dann schönen Gruß aus Österreich, ich lebe in Linz.

Na so was…;)

Well - I’m from Linz too - have still family there…. So, that’s great heraldry art brings people together !!!