The Gauntlet - April 2009

HERALDRY RAMBLINGS

THE ELUSIVE OAK WREATH

Differs from the chaplet or civic crown, in that you have more separation at the top...new this month.

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OH THAT BEZANT..

The old heralds have attached various names and significations to these round figures. When of gold they were called Bezants, and represented ancient Byzantine coins. This bearing has been said to denote one who had been found worthy of trust and treasure. Checkout the Symbolism Library under "Roundels"

Symbolism Library

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CHECKOUT THE UPGRADE SPECIALS NOW FEATURED

Click on the upgrades logo to see some of the money savings specials available to all members.

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MORE MANTLES, THIS MONTH

A Nice selection of new mantles are featured this month to add to your ever growing collection. Mantles are without a doubt the most popular amongst AG folks.

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THE FIX IS ON

Some lion TMP fixes are included this month, replacing those with two right forepaws...as pointed out by a helpful member....DAH

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FEMALE CADENCY MARKS?

In most systems of heraldry, each unique coat of arms is restricted to a single person. To differentiate identical arms, a system known as cadency was developed, which adds a mark known as a brisure to the plain coat of arms. Most Countries have cadences defined only for male children who inherit otherwise identical arms. Canada is unique in having a series of cadences for use by female children who inherit arms. As in other heraldic systems, these cadency marks are not always used, though when they are used, the cadences of the heir are removed once the holder dies and the plain coat of arms is inherited. Here are the Canadian marks of cadency for daughters:

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NEW TEMPLATES

Lots of new templates this month to help you to increase your design portfolio, and of course your imagination.

THE WORLDS LARGEST PROVIDER OF HERALDRY ART

We are leaving this help tip up, as more and more of you are upgrading

your Corel Draw software to X3 or X4

Corel Draw has changed some default settings in X3 and X4 that can render your vector images black, do the same for your F9 preview and in the case of X4 display your image excessively dark.

Fixes:

Top Command Bar/View Select “enhanced” and not “enhanced with overprints”;
Top Command Bar/Tools/Color Management Color Mode for Effects-should be set at RGB (not CMYK);
Top Command Bar/Tools Select “Save Settings as default” ;
When importing AG graphics into X4, make sure you first group your image before using the F9 full screen preview (X3 imports the graphic already grouped).

Adobe Illustrator Fix for CDR files using HSB color model

Some Art was created using the HSB color model (white). Illustrator CS and greater does not recognize the HSB color model, and shows those parts as black when opened. We have converted most Art to the RGB color model, but you may find the odd image that we missed.

FIX

ungroup the image and select the black, and using your mouse click on White in your color palette. If you can't figure it out, email the office naming the image file, and we'll do it for you. Note: the glitch applies to CDR files and not WMF files.