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- 19:05, 31 December 2021 diff hist +9,958 N Artist Hints Created page with "If you engage a human artist to create a coat of arms for you it is often a collaborative process. On being shown the first draft, you might say things like - "That's lovely, but can you make the lion a bit larger and move it up a bit?". The same dialogue is possible with DrawShield, using the "Artist Hints" extension. These are placed within the blazon itself and should follow whatever it is the hint is about. Hints are introduced with the keyword <keyword>shown</key..." Tag: Visual edit: Switched
- 16:53, 31 December 2021 diff hist +27 m FAQs Tag: Visual edit
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- 15:49, 31 December 2021 diff hist +461 N FAQs Created page with "=== Can I Use Content Created in DrawShield for....(whatever)? === The source images that are used in the creation of content are subject to a variety of license conditions, however the final image as produced by the DrawShield program is released under a Creative Commons CC-BY-SA licence. You may therefore do anything with that image as permitted by that licence and you should refer to the Creative Commons License page for more information on what this is" Tag: Visual edit: Switched
- 15:06, 31 December 2021 diff hist +32 m Main Page →Contributions Welcome Tag: Visual edit
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- 20:01, 30 December 2021 diff hist +182 m Category:Manual Tag: Visual edit: Switched
- 16:17, 30 December 2021 diff hist +32 m Drawing Instructions current Tag: Visual edit
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- 15:53, 30 December 2021 diff hist +2,969 N Drawing Instructions Created page with "On the Create Menu there is an extra panel that can be opened which allows you to set various visual options about how the shield is drawn.In addition to setting options using the form there is also a facility to specify these options by a extension to the blazon itself. Options are introduced by the word <keyword>drawn</keyword>. Options set in the blazon override those set on the create page. You can place drawing options either before or after a shield description..." Tag: Visual edit: Switched
- 15:50, 30 December 2021 diff hist +54 m Category:Manual Tag: Visual edit
- 15:26, 30 December 2021 diff hist +20 m Glossary Tag: Visual edit
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- 12:24, 30 December 2021 diff hist +927 N Glossary Created page with "Heraldry contains many specialist terms and also common words that have specific meanings when used in a blazon. Unfortunately these terms are not always used consistently. For the purposes of DrawShield ''only'' we define the following terms and their usage quite precisely. They may not agree with other sources but always mean the same thing when you see them used on the DrawShield website or in messages. Arrangement When there is more than one charge, the arrange..."
- 23:25, 29 December 2021 diff hist +4 m Crests current Tag: Visual edit
- 23:12, 29 December 2021 diff hist +25 m Supporters Tag: Visual edit
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- 23:09, 29 December 2021 diff hist +858 N Supporters Created page with "Supporters are things placed either side of the shield, appearing to hold it up. Supporters can be any charges, if they are both the same then sinister version is automatically reversed. At present there are always two supporters, introduced by the word <nowiki><keyword>supporters</keyword></nowiki> and then followed a normal description of a charge. It is possible that other combinations may be supported in the future. It is also possible to have different su..." Tag: Visual edit
- 22:59, 29 December 2021 diff hist +833 m Category:Achievement Tag: Visual edit
- 20:04, 29 December 2021 diff hist +1 m Compartment →Catalog Tag: Visual edit
- 20:01, 29 December 2021 diff hist +1 m Compartment →Catalog
- 20:01, 29 December 2021 diff hist +613 N Compartment Created page with "The compartment is an object at the bottom of the arms upon which the other elements appear to rest. Only one compartment is allowed within an achievement (although you can "nest" achievements). You can specify them using, for example: <keyword>a compartment of a shelf vert</keyword> All compartments have a default colour but this can be overridden with any simple heraldic tincture. The compartment can be adjusted using the Artist Hints which must follow it immedi..."
- 19:55, 29 December 2021 diff hist +17 m Category:Achievement →Catalog
- 16:41, 29 December 2021 diff hist +103 m Mantling Tag: Visual edit
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- 16:02, 29 December 2021 diff hist +67 m Category:Ornaments current Tag: Visual edit
- 15:59, 29 December 2021 diff hist +25 m Mottoes Tag: Visual edit
- 00:05, 29 December 2021 diff hist +1,270 N Mottoes Created page with "Many achievements include a family motto or other text, usually displayed on a ribbon or scroll. You can introduce this with either of the words <keyword>motto</keyword> or <keyword>device</keyword>. This can optionally be followed by either of <keyword>above</keyword> or <keyword>below</keyword> to place the scroll in the corresponding position. You can use both variants in the same shield This is then followed by the text of the motto itself. If the motto is longer t..." Tag: Visual edit: Switched
- 23:53, 28 December 2021 diff hist +13 m Category:Achievement Tag: Visual edit
- 15:57, 28 December 2021 diff hist +11 m Helmets current Tag: Visual edit: Switched
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- 00:07, 28 December 2021 diff hist +11 m Helmets Tag: Visual edit: Switched
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- 23:55, 27 December 2021 diff hist +1,122 N Crests Created page with "Each shield may have up to three crests. A crest may contain any combination of the following things: * Helmets * Charges * A Torse DrawShield can usually work out where the description of the crest begins but if not you can use the either of the words <keyword>ornaments</keyword> or <keyword>crest</keyword> to indicate this. ==Multiple Crests== Again, DrawShield can usually correctly identify multiple crests. Each crest may separately have any comb..." Tag: Visual edit: Switched
- 23:30, 27 December 2021 diff hist −1 m Category:Achievement Tag: Visual edit
- 22:37, 24 December 2021 diff hist +1,164 N Helmets Created page with "You may specify up to 3 helmets to go on the top edge of a shield. For example: <keyword>(Shield) achievement a royal helmet</keyword> (The "achievement" is necessary to tell the program that the helmet is part of the achievement, without this it would be seen as a charge and placed on the field). If there is more than one helmet the rightmost helmet will automatically be reversed to face "outwards". Helmets all have default colours but you can specify a different co..."
- 22:24, 24 December 2021 diff hist +2,029 N Multiple Shields Created page with "(This page discusses multiple, separate shields displayed within the same achievement. There are other ways of combining different coats of arms within the same shield such as marshalling or dimidiating, these are discussed elsewhere TODO Add links) We sometimes see multiple shields combined in the same achievement. DrawShields supports this using the <keyword>joined with</keyword> and <keyword>alongside</keyword> words. These may be used between two shield descriptions..." current
- 19:57, 24 December 2021 diff hist +63 m Category:Achievement
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- 18:49, 24 December 2021 diff hist +1 m Roman Catholic Clergy current Tag: Manual revert
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- 18:17, 24 December 2021 diff hist +1,144 N Category:Ornaments Created page with "Sometimes a group of items gathered around the shield are commonly associated with a particular role or organisation; this is quite common in ecclesiastical heraldry. For DrawShield purposes we have chosen to use the word <keyword>ornaments</keyword> to name this grouping. So for example to have the group of objects normally associated with a Roman Catholic Archbishop added to the achievement use the construction: <keyword>(your shield) ornaments of a Roman Catholic Ar..."
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- 18:11, 24 December 2021 diff hist +316 N Roman Catholic Clergy Created page with "To use these fixed groups of items around the shield follow the shield description with, for example <keyword>(your shield) ornaments of a Roman Catholic vicar</keyword>. The following ornaments of Roman Catholic Clergy are available. All have fixed colours. {{#mkgallery:/catalog/achievements/ornaments/catholic}}"
- 15:56, 24 December 2021 diff hist +10 m Category:Manual
- 15:55, 24 December 2021 diff hist +39 m Main Page →Introduction
- 15:53, 24 December 2021 diff hist +218 N Category:Manual Created page with "The following pages currently exist in the manual. Eventually this page will continue a proper introduction. Drawing Instructions Achievements -Items around the shield Category:Documentation"
- 15:52, 24 December 2021 diff hist +592 N Category:Achievement Created page with "In DrawShield we use the term 'achievement' to mean all those things other than the shield. The description of the achievement must follow the description of the shield. Normally DrawShield can figure out where the achievement starts but if you need to make this explicit then you can just put the word <keyword>achievement</keyword> between them. This word has no effect on its own but instructs the parser to now look for parts of the achievement. DrawShield supports the..."
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- 12:01, 24 December 2021 diff hist +1,145 N Mantling Created page with "Mantling is something which encloses the shield and appears behind it, originally it was a cloak but other types of mantling are supported. For clarity you should use phrasing such as <keyword>mantling of a cloak</keyword> or <keyword>Napoleanic mantling</keyword>. The word <keyword>mantling</keyword> on its own produces the mantling of ribbons. All mantling variations have fixed colours '''except''' for the following: * mantling of ribbons * mantling of a cloak * man..."
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