My customer wanted a Coat of Arms as a family crest, intended both as an heirloom and for logo creation. The images above demonstrate the journey of this piece from final agreed concept to finished hand illustrated artwork.

 

This Coat of Arms was created using a mixed media approach. Once the final concept had been agreed, I got to work with the main base design in black Faber Castell fine liners and graphite pencil. Colour was then introduced using Winsor & Newton watercolours, Promarkers and white acrylic paint pen. 

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I particularly enjoyed working with the vivid contrasting colours requested for this piece, along with the more traditional composition typically seen in traditional Coat of Arms displays.