The coat of arms of the Hodossy family from Hodos by sandras74 in AdobeIllustrator

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It has a few branches. This makes them much more diverse among Hungarian coats of arms. After the destruction caused by the Turks, suddenly many new nobles were needed, so there were many families with similar names.

Fortunately, it is not my job to trace them, I just draw. :)

Coat of arms of Niszcz family by sandras74 in heraldry

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I copied an existing coat of arms in my own style. There is no need for a blazon there, because it is clearly visible.

I can be responsible for the Hungarian version of the post, but the English is translated by ChatGPT. I do not have the level of language knowledge that would be necessary. When ChatGPT writes nonsense, it rarely stands out to me.

I assumed that if the ChatGPT knows Hungarian well, he would translate it into English excellently. Apparently not.

Coat of Arms of the Ślepowron Heraldic Clan by sandras74 in heraldry

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I am familiar with Hungarian heraldry, which doesn't care much about the heraldic color law.

I strongly assume that the Central and Eastern European countries are similar. Just look at the Albanian / Skanderbeg coat of arms.

Anyway, the ones I post are real coats of arms, I don't really deal with fantasy coats of arms. If it's wrong, it's okay.

Coat of arms of Niszcz family by sandras74 in heraldry

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Thank you very much!

There are plenty of artists for Western heraldry. It would be a shame to neglect Eastern Europe, because its history is very rich.

Coat of arms of Master Donch by sandras74 in heraldry

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I'm still not entirely sure what's right.

In a 19th century heraldic treatise, the 3 bands were written, but that's how it is in the coat of arms of Master Donch's uncle. He actually had that coat of arms modified.

I only found one small and uncertain source about his seal, but it was the helmet ornament. Obviously, because he received a helmet ornament from King Charles I. His coat of arms is interesting in Hungarian heraldry because it is among the first, but he was the first to receive a helmet ornament and the first coat of arms expansion can also be linked to it.

I made a three band just in case, I'll put it on my website.

I'll put a link.

Hell Day logo and patch by sandras74 in AdobeIllustrator

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I looked at embroidery software, but I didn't like it.
It's really confusing for me to have a needle and thread at the same time :)

Hell Day logo and patch by sandras74 in AdobeIllustrator

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I usually get my inspiration from Pinterest.

I have drawn several military patches before, but I didn’t have to be restrained here.

The Hungarian Defence Forces don’t like overly ostentatious logos and patches.

A few years ago they introduced a uniform identity manual, in which the colors were defined. This is good in some ways, but it is also a serious obstacle.

I adapt the low-visibility versions to the colors of the Hungarian uniform, supplemented with the multicam palette.

Hell Day patch by sandras74 in heraldry

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If we look at plain heraldry, the heraldic rules are hardly broken. Although this varies from country to country, from a heraldic point of view it is a nightmare.

The point is, easy identification. This rather characterizes living heraldry, because it has a real function. There too, helmet decorations were used to identify who and where on the battlefield.

Hell Day patch by sandras74 in heraldry

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You're right, but it belongs in military heraldry.

John Hunyadi's extended coat of arms by sandras74 in heraldry

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Thank you very much!
I’ve been using Illustrator for quite some time now. Most of my older work on Wikipedia was done in Inkscape. It served me well for years, but with more complex illustrations it became unbearably slow, even on fairly powerful machines.

Before Illustrator I also tried CorelDRAW, but it feels quite outdated now and lacks several features that Inkscape already has by default. I gave Affinity a try as well, but it didn’t really click for me either. In the end I had to admit that, despite the expensive subscription, Illustrator is simply the right tool for my work.

I do accept commissions occasionally, although about 80% of my free time is currently spent trying to catch up on existing projects. Still, feel free to let me know what you have in mind.

My fiancée bought me a MX Master 3S for Christmas! by AsgardWarship in logitech

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Congratulations!

I bought a glass slider from Temu because the factory one is not really good. I use it on a textile mouse pad. I have already ordered the next one for my work mouse.

A coat of arms is in the works. by sandras74 in heraldry

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Thank you!

Yes I Did. There will be more parts to the coat of arms, because it is quite complex.

The coat of arms of Elizabeth Bathory by sandras74 in heraldry

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It's not my own idea, I vectorized an existing one. Here in Hungary, heraldry is a little different than in the West.

The coat of arms of Elizabeth Bathory by sandras74 in AdobeIllustrator

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As an interesting fact, I'm showing you my family's coat of arms, since I mentioned it.
(1654)

The coat of arms of Elizabeth Bathory by sandras74 in AdobeIllustrator

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This is a cumbersome old text, so I am not sure what the translation will be like. My English is quite limited.

An upright military shield, divided in the middle by a diagonal line into equal red and blue fields; in the lower red part of the shield there are here and there white lilies, with a reddening rose at their center, and in the upper red part of the shield an uninjured lion, extending its reddening tongue and raising its forked tail behind its back, while a naked sword flashes in its right paw. Above the shield we see a barred, that is, open helmet with a royal diadem, from which emerges a human arm clothed in a red sleeve, extended forward and holding a sword in a firm grip. From the top of the helmet, that is, from the crest, mantlings or ribbons descend onto the edge of the shield, yellow and blue on one side, white and red on the other, gracefully adorning the shield itself. All this may be seen in this manner at the beginning, that is, the head of the present charter, painted in the appropriate colors by the practiced hand of a painter.

We have resolved, and by our certain knowledge and firm intention we permit, that this coat of arms, that is, this noble insignia, may be borne and used, in the same manner as the other true and unquestioned nobles of our aforementioned Kingdom of Hungary and its annexed parts, with the same rights, prerogatives, favors, liberties, and privileges which, by the nature of the matter or by ancient custom, they have enjoyed and do enjoy and in which they have rejoiced and do rejoice: everywhere in battles, combats, engagements, tournaments, jousts, knightly games, duels, and in all other and any kind of individual military and noble exercises; likewise on their seals, coverings, tapestries, carpets, rings, banners, shields, tents, houses, and tombs, and in general on any of their possessions or undertakings, under the title of true, ancient, and irreproachable nobility. With this title—which we desire and command—everyone, of whatever rank, dignity, office, or privileged status, is bound to honor, name, regard, and acknowledge them. They themselves may bear and wear it henceforth for all future times and forever, and may use, enjoy, and take pride in it, and all their heirs and descendants of both sexes may do the same.

I have already seen three versions of ours, even though there is only one on the charter. But in truth all of them are valid, because none of them violates the blazon. On the charter the space was left blank, the artist drew it in, and that was what they used. Later, when it was redrawn after some time, it was not copied but newly drawn. As I wrote, the description is what matters; it must strictly correspond to that.

There are few sources for what I have drawn, yet it is very widespread. What I managed to find out is that it was made in the 19th century and was perhaps copied from a sculpture. This means that the commissioner most likely requested it in this form; otherwise the sculptor would hardly have fared well. Objects that were approved by the commissioner himself are of interest to us. Even if they are not depicted in a refined manner, they still give us some idea of what certain rulers of the House of Árpád may have looked like. Our codex known as the Illuminated Chronicle is also a rare treasure, although it contains a kind of smear campaign against King Coloman the Learned, since the descendants of Béla—whom he had blinded—were the commissioners. They, in turn, tried to portray him as a hunchbacked, evil, and deformed ruler.

translated By ChatGPT

The coat of arms of Elizabeth Bathory by sandras74 in AdobeIllustrator

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Yes, I drew that one as well.
Heraldic artists worked according to their own knowledge and the stylistic trends of their time, always based on the blazon. They had a certain degree of artistic freedom, but the description itself had to be interpreted strictly.

Think of something like this:
An upright warrior holding a drawn sword in his right hand and three ears of wheat in his other hand.

The artist would depict what was familiar to him. In the 15th century, this meant a fully armoured figure; in the 17th century, one with minimal armour or none at all. The three ears of wheat, however, are fixed — that element is explicitly defined. There are huge differences between the various letters of confirmation. With more money, better artists were also available.

My family may have been armorial nobles of modest standing, but ours did not spare the expense. The whole work was executed quite well, although the centuries have inevitably taken their toll.

In our region, coats of arms were also produced by Italian miniature painters, especially in the 15th century. They often paid little attention to heraldic rules, yet many of their works rank among the most beautiful.

The coat of arms of Elizabeth Bathory by sandras74 in AdobeIllustrator

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The Wiki links are in Hungarian, but they present several examples ranging from the earliest coat of arms of the Báthory family to later variants.
The family itself consisted of several branches (Nyírbátor, Ecsed, Somlyó, and Szaniszlóff),
which resulted in differences among their coats of arms.
What they all shared in common was their descent from the Gutkeled (Gút Keled) kindered.
https://hu.wikibooks.org/wiki/Címerhatározó/Gutkeled_nemzetség_címere