Some custom shields... .::Updated 2/27/04::.
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Some custom shields... .::Updated 2/27/04::.
Yes I was really bored
^ That was stolen from my family coat-of-arms. ^
^ A re-designed forester shield. ^
^ I don't know why I made this but its my favorite ^
^ Some stolen clip-art, a little coloring and there we are ^
I would love some feedback on these.
Update 2/27/04
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^ That was stolen from my family coat-of-arms. ^
^ A re-designed forester shield. ^
^ I don't know why I made this but its my favorite ^
^ Some stolen clip-art, a little coloring and there we are ^
I would love some feedback on these.
Update 2/27/04
scroll down for update
Last edited by Rs_Conqueror on Fri Feb 27, 2004 8:07 pm, edited 1 time in total.
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lack of parts = innovation
lack of parts = innovation
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Thank you for wasting my morning! At GenCon (west) a guy was there in full Agincourt armor, so I looked at that clip art helmet, and just had to start retouching it a little, just to get an idea. And then a little more, and a little more...
And then I decided it didn't match the border, so I had to get rid of that. Then I wanted the color cross on a metal field, and then widen the crossbar closer to the down bar, and then the crown had to have the reflective metal look...
A helm, airbrushed?
And then I decided it didn't match the border, so I had to get rid of that. Then I wanted the color cross on a metal field, and then widen the crossbar closer to the down bar, and then the crown had to have the reflective metal look...
A helm, airbrushed?
Redwine the Ribald: Stare long enough into the abyss...
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Very nice shields, RS and TwoTonic. How exactly did you get the reflective look, TwoTonic?
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Kind of the opposite of Christopher McCleerey's unicorn shield? He simplified (wonderfully) and I rendered to death.Bricksidge wrote:Very nice shields, RS and TwoTonic. How exactly did you get the reflective look, TwoTonic?
I took the basic shield posted by RS and used photoshop. Then I mostly used the airbrush tool and rendered away. Unless I was wiping out the heavy interior black lines, I kept the pressure setting very low (8-16%). The traditional way to use a (real) airbrush is to build the color up slowly in a controlled fashion rather than try and get it right in one pass, though I do have the luxury of an "undo" button on a computer. It would help to have a pressure sensitive pen and tablet, but I used a standard mouse.
For the helmet, I used basically five colors (lazily chosen from the "swatches" drop down): middle gray, black, white, blue and brown (though I went to a lighter or darked blue or brown as called for, they were essentially the same hue). Anything angled "down" got a touch of warm earth color (dirt), anything angled "up" received some cool blue (sky). The crown was yellow, light orange, dark brown for contrast, and some white to punch up the highlights.
Metals usually have high contrast - extremes of light and dark, depending on what they are reflecting. You can make something look really bright by placing it next to something extremely dark. I used my shiny brass doorknob as inspiration (it's mostly dark from where I am sitting with a few very bright highlights).
The actual reflections were the crown on the top of the helmet, and the helmet in the collar. You just kind of have to imagine the angle that they are coming from and work from there. I could have added the reflection of the collar into the lower helmet, but I thought it would make an area that was already too busy even busier. Further, the angle was such that it might not reflect back to viewer, so I just went for a general shiny look there.
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I PICK UP THY GAUNTLET SIR KNIGHT; FOR IF EVER THERE WAS A CHALLENGE IT BE THUS!
*AHEM*
SHIELD THE FIRST:
GULES A CHEVRON NEBULY OR BETWEEN THREE FALCONS ARGENT, A MULLET OF SIX POINTS OF THE FIRST IN CHIEF
(note: I am not sure of the birds, they are kinda unclear, from the pose it could be a falcon... the chevrons border I am also unclear on.. it looks like a very open spaced nebuly.)
SHIELD THE SECOND:
VERT A SALTIRE BROWN A BUCKS HEAD AT GAZE PROPER
(shame on you for using brown...)
SHIELD THE THIRD:
SABLE A BORDURE GRAY TWO SABRES OF THE SECOND CROSSED IN SALTIRE OVERALL A SKULL ARGENT IMPALED UPON A GREATSWORD OF THE LAST.
(too many shades of gray. tch tch.)
SHIELD THE FOURTH:
AZURE A CROSS VERT A BORDURE DARK GRAY OVERALL A TILTING HELM PROPER CROWNED OR.
(naughty naughty dark gray again!)
SHIELD THE LAST:
ARGENT A CROSS VERT OVERALL A TILTING HELM PROPER CROWNED OR
*WHEW*
Stephen - please correct me on any mistakes... There are bound to be a couple in here..
LF
*AHEM*
SHIELD THE FIRST:
GULES A CHEVRON NEBULY OR BETWEEN THREE FALCONS ARGENT, A MULLET OF SIX POINTS OF THE FIRST IN CHIEF
(note: I am not sure of the birds, they are kinda unclear, from the pose it could be a falcon... the chevrons border I am also unclear on.. it looks like a very open spaced nebuly.)
SHIELD THE SECOND:
VERT A SALTIRE BROWN A BUCKS HEAD AT GAZE PROPER
(shame on you for using brown...)
SHIELD THE THIRD:
SABLE A BORDURE GRAY TWO SABRES OF THE SECOND CROSSED IN SALTIRE OVERALL A SKULL ARGENT IMPALED UPON A GREATSWORD OF THE LAST.
(too many shades of gray. tch tch.)
SHIELD THE FOURTH:
AZURE A CROSS VERT A BORDURE DARK GRAY OVERALL A TILTING HELM PROPER CROWNED OR.
(naughty naughty dark gray again!)
SHIELD THE LAST:
ARGENT A CROSS VERT OVERALL A TILTING HELM PROPER CROWNED OR
*WHEW*
Stephen - please correct me on any mistakes... There are bound to be a couple in here..
LF
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Actually those are carrier Pigeons, one of my ansesters must have been a messanger of sorts...SHIELD THE FIRST:
GULES A CHEVRON NEBULY OR BETWEEN THREE FALCONS ARGENT, A MULLET OF SIX POINTS OF THE FIRST IN CHIEF
(note: I am not sure of the birds, they are kinda unclear, from the pose it could be a falcon... the chevrons border I am also unclear on.. it looks like a very open spaced nebuly.)
Just using lego colors...SHIELD THE SECOND:
VERT A SALTIRE BROWN A BUCKS HEAD AT GAZE PROPER
(shame on you for using brown...)
Yes, true. I may change that later if your very very niceSHIELD THE THIRD:
SABLE A BORDURE GRAY TWO SABRES OF THE SECOND CROSSED IN SALTIRE OVERALL A SKULL ARGENT IMPALED UPON A GREATSWORD OF THE LAST.
(too many shades of gray. tch tch.)
True true, I'll make that shade lighter...SHIELD THE FOURTH:
AZURE A CROSS VERT A BORDURE DARK GRAY OVERALL A TILTING HELM PROPER CROWNED OR.
(naughty naughty dark gray again!)
I didn't make that one but I wish I hadSHIELD THE LAST:
ARGENT A CROSS VERT OVERALL A TILTING HELM PROPER CROWNED OR
Thanks alot legofreak
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lack of parts = innovation
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Update 2/27/04
Just completed this,
with the PSD::
http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/Elija ... ector1.psd
hope you likelike
with the PSD::
http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/Elija ... ector1.psd
hope you likelike
~ RS
lack of parts = innovation
lack of parts = innovation
Wow, nice sheilds. I especially like the pirate one (was that inspired by Yarons revoloving skull :) of yours, and TTK's brushed up version of your crownknight sheild. If I wasn't desperately short of sheilds and helmets I'd print a few out.
By the way, TTK, can I have a link to your brickshelf folder? I forgot your username
By the way, TTK, can I have a link to your brickshelf folder? I forgot your username
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