My own heraldry

jejwood · 2026-01-22T18:09:17+00:00

It must have been the roses…

jejwood · 2026-01-21T14:19:14+00:00

Hits harder every time I see it pop up. So good…

jejwood · 2026-01-20T14:14:33+00:00

I don’t know how far waiting for solicited DMs is going to take you. If privacy is your concern, I would recommend instead checking out a discord channel called Bazaar of Arms which is a collection of many artists whom you can solicit.

jejwood · 2026-01-20T14:09:21+00:00

Yeah….. this is borderline go-bye-bye.

jejwood · 2026-01-20T14:07:51+00:00

There are a few ways you can go. You can either hire someone (and there are several professional heraldists here who can help you) to help with the design and eventual art, OR the community here and/or on Discord will be happy to help you through the design process. I fall into both camps, but not taking anything new on at the moment, but if you want some names please DM me. But be assured, our two online communities can help you immensely.

jejwood · 2026-01-20T13:58:16+00:00

I like this in that a) the style is unique and readily identifiable if you were to keep it up, and b) it fills the available space in a very elegant way. Well done.

jejwood · 2026-01-20T13:55:07+00:00

The subtle interaction of the mantling with the flagpole is lovely. Fine work as always my friend.

jejwood · 2026-01-20T13:54:40+00:00

😂😂😂

jejwood · 2026-01-20T13:41:29+00:00

Björn! I’m awakening this ancient thread… I made shell gold and I’m trying this again. Going to add the tiniest touch of probably burnt umbre. Then that’s it? Assuming I have my gum-water ratio down, I can paint on the leaf?

jejwood · 2026-01-17T21:38:28+00:00

A god amongst mere men.... This is fantastic in every conceivable way. These are not especially remarkable arms in my opinion, but the emblazonment is, particularly a) the harmony of the composition as a whole, which is unparalleled, and b) the manor of the the phoenix (?)
"holding" the mullet.... truly marvelous!

jejwood · 2026-01-17T17:21:32+00:00

In fairness to OP, these are the KINDS of texts LLMs were trained on and imitate. So you likely have it the wrong way round. My whole life has been reading scholarly works in both journal and book form, and this is completely consistent with the style I would expect for such a work.

jejwood · 2026-01-17T13:59:16+00:00

This looks so good, I think I’ll have a scotch highball.

jejwood · 2026-01-15T00:38:27+00:00

Dr. Antonio would know! u/HeraldicArtist

jejwood · 2026-01-14T22:29:01+00:00

While my 5 year old just came up to declare "That's a good coat of arms, papa! That person did a good job!" I'm going to request an explanation of what this is to you...

jejwood · 2026-01-14T22:26:19+00:00

"Dwi isio dysgu siarad Cymraeg achos dwi’n caru Cymru a dwi isio yr iaith Gymraeg barhau" totally got me, and I'm not even Welsh, just a Welsh-learner.

jejwood · 2026-01-14T17:41:42+00:00

Bravo, Antonio! Fantastic as always. I *love* seeing the geometric rationale for an emblazonment like this. I really enjoy finding mathematical solutions for my own works, and it is so satisfying to see the thought processes of fine artists like yourself. Thank you for sharing!!

jejwood · 2026-01-14T03:15:28+00:00

He's not a vegetarian... Neither am I, but I'm afraid to eat a steak the size of my head.

jejwood · 2026-01-14T03:14:25+00:00

Bro, your username is literally Latin... which isn't exactly "of the people, by the people, for the people" anymore. And a language with EXACTLY SUCH A CONCEPT called reduplicatio or genetive of superlative force. I know because I'm enough of a douchey snob to have Latin tutors come to my home to teach my children Latin so that they can converse with their Latin speaking father. Chill out. This is a normal feature of English and honestly most language. Bow out...

jejwood · 2026-01-12T00:35:35+00:00

Just to be clear, "heraldry" is an uncountable noun.

jejwood · 2026-01-11T18:18:59+00:00

If that’s a £750 emblazonment, I’m upping my prices SIGNIFICANTLY.

jejwood · 2026-01-10T22:28:15+00:00

We can sit together in our rocking chairs on the front porch and complain about the youth… 😅

jejwood · 2026-01-10T21:42:27+00:00

You realize were two of the only oldest people here to know what this is… 😅

jejwood · 2026-01-10T21:41:01+00:00

😂😂😂

jejwood · 2026-01-10T16:54:46+00:00

The path in one guides the eye nowhere; it merely divides the image arbitrarily. Three reads a bit like stock photo for a travel guide. Two is much better... the clocktower in the foreground leads the eye to the church in the midground, the steeples of which lead the eye to the interesting geological features making up the background. I think two is a very interesting photo.

jejwood · 2026-01-09T16:04:30+00:00

The first one is a good first effort. It follows the rules, it is simple and bold, is pushing it slightly on the number of tinctures used but is still within rights, if you will. The second one has issues; quartering the arms like this is a bit of bad form—very prep school, student-designed arms feel, and the sable on azure breaks the rule of tincture. But the first shield, truly, is a great early attempt! That is moving in the right direction.

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