About:
I make heraldry crests and shields as a hobby. I mainly use drawshield.net for this, as I've found it to be the most versatile of the heraldry generators online, but I use a few other tools like GIMP where needed.
Asks are always open for questions pertaining to the blog, but please check whether shield requests are open before you send one! my main is @sushi1056. My askbox is completely open there, so please keep asks here on topic or a shield request.
Current Request Status: Shield Requests are currently OPEN!
A few guidelines for requests: - if you have a pinned post, I'll use information from that unless you say otherwise. - generally, what I'm looking for are favorite colors, sexual identity (if that's important to you), favorite animals/pets, and hobbies and/or interests. I also take blog themes into account - I will probably pop up in your messages either as this blog or my main (sushi1056) to ask for more details or feedback on WIP drafts. Please be aware of this if you make a request - if you would like a specific color scheme used, include it in the ask and I'll see what I can do. HOWEVER, the shields I make (usually) use only classic heraldic tincturesâdyes and paints that could be made in medieval times and applied to either wood or cloth, plus a few metalsâso that means that the color palette is quite limited. Custom colors are possible but a serious pain and generally discouraged. - If you include a decently sized png or svg in your ask (or link to one), I can use that as a custom charge on the shield. My generator tool has a lot of charges to choose from, so if you just say "I want a dog" and aren't picky I can usually do that too with the ones provided. - nothing crude or offensive please.
A note about pride flags: I have figured out how to do most of the pride flags at this point! If you don't see one you're looking for, feel free to drop an ask requesting it! My goal is to eventually figure out a way to do all of them. I still need to post a master list of all the ones Iâve done. Gay/MLM and Aromantic flags are currently very difficult due to an extremely limited color palette. Iâll do my best though.
Unless otherwise noted, all shields are under the Creative Commons license and are free to use. You donât have to credit me, but Iâd appreciate the notoriety if you did.
If I put a link in an image or a blazon, you can play around with skin effects and color palettes (To keep custom charges visually consistent, I stick with the flat effect and Drawshield palette, unless a specific palette matches a desired look, but Inked/CC3 and shiny/Bajuvarian are pairings that both always look nice). If you see one you like, let me know and I'll get you a full-size image of it! (The save image button on Drawshield is broken and/or janky sorry lol)
If you appreciate anything I create and want others to see it, please please reblog it! Likes are nothing to the algorithm
My profile pic will change regularly. I lied. Too much hassle. My pfp will only change for special occasions now
