Symbolic images designed to tell about the merits of a particular kind or state were used by people in ancient times. This tradition continues today. Like many centuries ago, there are not only coats of arms of states, cities, but also individual families. Everyone can come up with a coat of arms for their family.
Instructions
Step 1
The family coat of arms will be inherited and currently few families have a coat of arms of some kind. They remained only with families with noble roots and a rich pedigree. But each family can make their own coat of arms. Most often, children face this question when at school they are asked to come up with and draw the coat of arms of their family. Of course, this coat of arms will not fulfill its fundamental function. Its purpose will not be to identify the family lineage. But he will be able to rally all family members to create it. In addition, the school curriculum, as well as the kindergarten program, includes the study of the family tree and the coat of arms of the family.
Step 2
If the coat of arms of my family is homework for a preschool child, then the teacher most likely meant not just the coat of arms, but the “business card” of the family. The coat of arms can be schematically divided into several blocks, one for each family member. Ask the child what color he associates with his father, mother, himself, as well as brothers and sisters, if any. Make these colors the background of every block on the coat of arms. Now ask your child about his relatives' hobbies. Let the favorite activities of the family be presented in each block. If there are 4 people in the family or another even number, including a child, then divide the coat of arms into equal parts. Let the child understand that all family members are equal. If the family consists of an odd number, then put a young artist who was asked to draw the coat of arms in the center. If the child is still very young, then it is better not to draw the coat of arms, but to make an application. It will be easier for small and not yet very skillful pens. The images printed on the coat of arms can indicate pets, animals to which family members according to the Eastern calendar belong, zodiac signs, symbols of people, etc.
Step 3
If an older child needs to draw the coat of arms of the family, then it is already necessary to approach the issue much deeper. The family coat of arms can consist of symbols denoting the merits of the clan to the state and society, social status and the origin of the clan itself. The child should choose exactly the data that he considers most important.
Step 4
Think about what you need the coat of arms for and where you are going to use it. Russian legislation regulates territorial coats of arms, and their creation and use is determined rather rigidly. There are no rules for everything else, so you can think of anything you want. But if you already set about creating a coat of arms, it must be made according to all the rules. There is a historical discipline - heraldry, the rules of which govern the foundations of creating coats of arms.
Step 5
Check if your family had aristocratic ancestors who had the right to their own coat of arms. If such are found, feel free to use their emblems. Now there are no laws that would determine who can use the family coat of arms, and who is not allowed to do so. If the coat of arms did not exist before, then at the family council decide which symbols will be present in your coat of arms. You may need to delve into family or even government archives for this. Who were your ancestors? What tool or weapon is most characteristic of their profession? What are your family members doing?
Step 6
The coat of arms must consist of several mandatory parts. On it are images-symbols of the family family. The main one is the field. Come up with a field for your coat of arms. The knights had this shield. As a rule, the shield is also used in the coats of arms of cities. Role coats of arms must also follow this requirement. But for a family coat of arms, this is not at all necessary. The field can be an item that your whole family loves. A car, a guitar, a backpack, whatever. You do not strive to follow rigid canons. You can also take a geometric figure as the basis for the coat of arms. And you can use the standard shield shapes for different countries.
Step 7
Under the helmet is a ribbon with the family's motto. Most often, the motto is a catch phrase, proverb or saying that can characterize a family. You can come up with a motto yourself. It can be written in any language, but most often either the native language, or French, or Latin, or English was used. For example, the state motto of the Russian Empire was the phrase "God is with us." And the noble family of the Arakcheevs preferred the Latin language and used the motto "Labore et Zero", which is translated by "Labor and Diligence". If you can't come up with a motto, then you can replace it with a pedestal or a hill.
Step 8
Basting is located on the sides of the shield. The word went back to the time of the Crusades. It was very hot for the Crusaders to walk under the scorching sun in steel helmets and they were winding up pieces of cloth. Over time, the fabric ripped and turned into rags of various sizes around the helmet. Therefore, the outline is made in the form of fancy ribbons on the sides of the shield of the coat of arms and above the coat of arms.
Step 9
Decide how many pieces will be in the coat of arms. If we are talking only about your family, which, for example, consists of two generations, there may be one part on which the necessary signs are located in a different order. But you can reflect the origin of your family in the coat of arms by dividing the field in two. One part symbolizes the father's family, the other - the mother. Determine the location of the signs. Decide what connecting marks or lines might be. They are optional, but they are sometimes used.
Step 10
Decide on the color scheme. Seven colors are used in classical heraldry. These are two metals - gold and silver, as well as five enamels - red, purple, blue, black and green. For a role coat of arms, it is better to use this particular color scheme. In a looser family coat of arms, colors can be anything, but it is necessary that they are well distinguished.
Step 11
Above the shield is a helmet and crest (pommel). The helmet in heraldry is used strictly in accordance with the position in the family of the society. The crest is an additional identification symbol of the family lineage. Horns, figures of people or animals, feathers, headdresses or wings were used as pommels. In terms of color, they should correspond to the main color on the shield of the coat of arms.
Step 12
Sketch on a piece of paper. Arrange symbols and motto. Fill the coat of arms and slogan with paint of the desired color. Color the symbols. Draw their borders. Write a motto.
