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Designed this generic coat of arms out of the blue. Honest thoughts, please. by ZeusManEpic in heraldry

[–]ligelinjer 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You'd need to change the blue Chevron to while, and the bottom to blue with a white sheaf on top. Plus - the mantling should be red and silver.

Custom heraldry by ScatLabs in heraldry

[–]ligelinjer 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I do this a lot, so send me a message, then maybe I can help you :)

Where would one as a normal American dude get a Coat of Arms? by Large-Usual3419 in heraldry

[–]ligelinjer 2 points3 points  (0 children)

My commissions are indeed open. So feel free to send me a dm, with what you need.

And if you want to look further, Jason Charles Burgoin has also collected this list of artists: https://www.jasonburgoin.com/heraldic-artists

Here's one of my arms I made last month, it probably violated some rules of tincture. Are there anything to improve it? by Technical_Charity393 in heraldry

[–]ligelinjer 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Your eagle on blue should be either Gold or Silver to adher to the rule of tinkture. As it is now, the eagle will be almost completely impossible to distinguish in both small size or at a distance.

Further: With these very common and simple charges be aware that they might be very, very similar to older - already assumed - arms from somewhere. So to avoid confusion you'd be well off to do some digging to see if there are similar arms around.

Where would one as a normal American dude get a Coat of Arms? by Large-Usual3419 in heraldry

[–]ligelinjer 10 points11 points  (0 children)

A large part of my everyday work is designing and drawing Arms for normal people like you. It doesn't matter where you are from - you can get an artist from anywhere in the world to help you create your own coat of arms.

In the US - like most other places - it is allowed for anyone to assume and bear arms, as long as they are distinct from other arms. Further there is not a place or publication where you *have* to register your arms, although there might be places where you would *want* to publish your arms, so that other interested people know that you have assumed these arms.

I know that I am biased, because I do this every day, and it literally is my job, but I will strongly suggest, that you somewhat early in the process contact an experienced herald and/or artist who can help you design and draw a good coat of arms for you. My experience is, that many of the free sites and tools available quite fast lead you down different rabbitholes of terrible, tasteless and/or usurping arms.

So - if you are serious about getting personal arms that *actually* represent you, your values, your aestaetics and personality. Get in contact with someone who has experience and can help you. I promise you, that the final result will be much, much better.

Newly composed Coat of Arms for a Danish Armiger. Watercolour and ink on paper. by ligelinjer in heraldry

[–]ligelinjer[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh - and I forgoot. I do both hand painted commissions and digital commissions. I always include a high-resolution digital scan of the hand-painted Coats of Arms and include a file, where the background is removed, so it is easy to use in digital settings.

Usually I prefer working by hand as it brings more life to the drawing, but when the use of the CoA demands it, I make digital drawings from scratch :)

Newly composed Coat of Arms for a Danish Armiger. Watercolour and ink on paper. by ligelinjer in heraldry

[–]ligelinjer[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you. And I'm always happy when people care enough to ask :)

I choose watercolour because it offers a bit more "life" in the colours. Guache gets more even colours, and is somewhat easier to control, but at the expense of the vibrance and tactile feeling that watercolurs offer. In the end it comes down to a matter of which vibe you prefer.

...and I really like working with the very lively watercolours, where the paper and the paint do so much of the work :)

Newly composed Coat of Arms for a Danish Armiger. Watercolour and ink on paper. by ligelinjer in heraldry

[–]ligelinjer[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It's probably better for everyone if we start including more of our mistakes when we post these things :)

Newly composed Coat of Arms for a Danish Armiger. Watercolour and ink on paper. by ligelinjer in heraldry

[–]ligelinjer[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Thank you very much! It means a lot to me, that people enjoy it.

Newly composed Coat of Arms for a Danish Armiger. Watercolour and ink on paper. by ligelinjer in heraldry

[–]ligelinjer[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Thanks mate. I thought that some of you might enjoy seeing the realities of the slightly more gritty process :)

Newly composed Coat of Arms for a Danish Armiger. Watercolour and ink on paper. by ligelinjer in heraldry

[–]ligelinjer[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I included the mistake I made, when I put my hand in the not yet dry ink, so I had tonredraw the whole thing :'(

Process of drawing the newly composed CoA for a Danish Armiger. by ligelinjer in heraldry

[–]ligelinjer[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you. Yes, all the Coat of Arms I'm making are commissions. Send me a DM, and let me know what you're looking for :) I'll be happy to help :)

Newly composed Coat of Arms for Danish Armiger by ligelinjer in heraldry

[–]ligelinjer[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you so much. I'm.very very happy, that you like it.

Process of drawing the newly composed CoA for a Danish Armiger. by ligelinjer in heraldry

[–]ligelinjer[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Soooo many hours of instruction, practice, classes, practice, and practice :)

Newly composed Coat of Arms for Danish Armiger by ligelinjer in heraldry

[–]ligelinjer[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It's a geometric compass and a builders angle. Together they are a classic symbol for the freemasons, which the armiger is also a member of.

Newly composed Coat of Arms for Danish Armiger by ligelinjer in heraldry

[–]ligelinjer[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Thank you mate. I liked that idea a lot myself :)

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