Create a Shield from a Blazon | DrawShield
Enter a valid blazon into the text area below then click the Draw Shield button. For help see the Documentation , the Visual Catalog of available parts, or the tutorial on blazonry . For inspiration look at the gallery or have a random blazon created for you.
Heraldry Creation Tools | DrawShield
Blazonry is a special language, part English, part French, used to precisely describe the colours, shapes and objects that appear on a heraldic shield. There are several places to get help and information about DrawShield and the art of blazonry.
Drawing Options - DrawShield
In addition to the heraldic shield shapes shown here, there are shapes that trigger additional extensions, see the flags extension and the Warhammer Pauldrons extension. Options can be combined, for example drawn in a plain style and in emoji colours
Shield Gallery 13822 - 13797 | DrawShield
Click on each shield to see a larger version and to get more information about the blazon.
Create a Random Shield | DrawShield
Create a Random Shield Click the Random button to generate a random, but valid blazon. Scroll down to modify lots of options that control exactly what you might see in your blazon.
Blazon Structure - DrawShield
A blazon is split into parts, each part describing one thing or one area of the shield. The first part is the background and then more parts can be added, building up item by item. We will start out very simply and just talk about the background part, or field as we should really call it.
Marshalling - DrawShield
Marshalling is the weakest area of DrawShield, not in recognising marshalled shields but in drawing them properly. The two biggest shortcomings are the placement of charges in the various arrangements and the provision of ordinaries that mirror the shape of the shield ( …
Colours - DrawShield
Colours in DrawShield are a bit complicated. There is no single, agreed mapping between heraldic colour names and RGB hex colour codes, however there are several suggested "mappings" (which DrawShield refers to as "palettes" and can be selected using the preferences pane on the create page.).
Simple Charges | DrawShield
Unlike ordinaries, we can have one, two, three or even more charges on our shield. Let us start by looking at a simple geometric charge, the roundel (a circle). We can have any number of these, but in blazonry we seldom have to count higher than 12, and smaller numbers are MUCH more common than higher ones!
Design Your Own Tartan | DrawShield
Design Your Own Tartan. Choose a colour and the number of threads for that colour (you need at least two!). Add more colours by clicking on the box with the plus sign.