...at are treated like ordinaries, even if they might be categorised as other things in heraldic tradition. {{#mkgallery:/catalog/ordinaries/other}}

...e up to three crests. A crest may contain any combination of the following things: ...first and third crests and a helmet, crest and torse in the center, or any other combinations. You can use the term <keyword>no crest</keyword> after a helm

...around some of the common charges - in particular there are various pointy things that are described as "stars", "mullets" and "estoilles", often in contradi ...define these terms a bit more precisely, however I haven't explained these things very well, an ommission I hope to rectify now!

When referring to the quantity of things, such as charges, <ds/> can recognise numbers between 1 and 64 using either

You specified two things:

Supporters are things placed either side of the shield, or behind it and are intended (not always

...ten a collaborative process. On being shown the first draft, you might say things like - "That's lovely, but can you make ''always fixed'' in size and position, all the other parts of the achievement are sized and positions relative to the mantling.

...e 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 DrawS ..., the arrangement describes how the charges are placed in relation to each other.

...ree colours does NOT have heraldic precendent. In addition, there are some things such as [[Furs]] which it would be legitimate to counterchange but are not

...be channel] which includes an introductory video. It says many of the same things as this page but in spoken words!

...rgely about the actual implementation of <ds/>, for example limitations on things that can be shown or assumptions that have had to be made to allow the prog

One of the none-heraldic things that <ds/> can create is [[Fabrics|Fabric Patterns]] (including [[Tartans]]

...was! Although the names for heraldic colours did not come from English but other languages, mostly French, so the heraldic word for "all shades of red" is a Some things are give more than one colour, in which case you should just list as you wo

...o the colours used in the default map and will not stand out or "jar" with other map elements. ...ng "quartering" many arms on to the same shield, and adding supporters and other items around your shield. This page also has an options panel which include

...Author, although I might not always be able to respond very quickly due to other commitments ...d! Preference is given to things that have genuine heraldic precedence but other ideas will also be considered. The current list of suggestions is shown on

...ldic colour you can now also use the word "transparent", which, umm, makes things transparent. Initially my thought was so you could use it as the field colo

...th the expectation that there is a particular symbology and meaning to the things in heraldry. ...t there is any need to ascribe "meanings" to any of the shapes or colours, other than the cross, but that of course has a huge symbology that predates heral

...u can optionally use the term <keyword>heraldic azure</keyword> to get the other version.</herald> [[Category:Other colours]]