A simple request

[Legacy_Tarot Redhand]

               

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Do your custom shields look too clean? Do they look unused even though they have spent millennia in a mouldering tomb? Have you just mashed in an opponents face with your shield and yet it remains pristine? Fear not! All you need is the additional 7z archive on the same page on the vault. Yes with our new "Added Grunge" you too can create a shield with just that level of unloved-ness (probably) that you so desire. This package contains 21 levels of grunginess (21 images) for you to play with. So hurry on over and get your grunge today!

 

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These are pretty simple to use. All you do is create your shield design as normal, then as the last thing you do before you go on to make your icon, copy and paste one (or if you insist - or more - not recommended) of these images on top. Of course, if you want a before and after effect this does mean that you will need to make 2 versions - a clean and a grunged version.

 

TR

               
               

               
            

[Legacy_Tarot Redhand]

               

Here is what the grunge looks like. As I deliberately made 21 shades of grunge, I paired each one up with a shield design from the included hak. As I was doing this simply for the purpose of making pictures, I haven't made any grunged icons. Therefore the top hak created just for the illustrations will not be made available. Anyway, here goes.

 

These are the images after grunging.

 

 

Those are the grunged shields in the toolset.

 

 

While those are the shields in game. Lastly...

 

 

Here is everyone in actual usage (hint click the image to see large version). As you can see some grunge is more subtle than others but I assure you that there are 21 different grunge overlays in use here. BTW, the white rose shield is the one that was used to mash someone's face in... 

 

<thought to self - now will I get actual comments? I do hope so as that place where cats go reluctantly is just too damned hot...>

 

TR

               
               

               
            

[Legacy_Tarot Redhand]

               

Just wondering on a number of things -

1. As it looks as though it might be comparatively easy, should I make some matching vexillum (it's latin when you go look it up), using Lisa's method?

   
2. Having made a photoshop action that simplifies and speeds up the production of the icons, do enough people have either Elements (11 onwards) or photoshop itself for it to be worth releasing it as another add-on.

   
3. Talking of actions - How feasible would it be to make actions to automate the processes needed for Lisa's military shirts, surcoats and tabards?

Thanks.

 

TR

               
               

               
            

[Legacy_Tarot Redhand]

               

Having looked into it I have decided against making a matching flag (vexillum) kit. I came to the conclusion that there are just too many different designs. That is not to say that it is hard to do. In fact using "Lisa's Standards (or Army Flags)" as a basis (it includes instructions on just that), it is reasonably easy. Just make your flag to match your shield design.

 

If you choose to do this, here are a couple of references. The gallery of flags by design. The other is a pdf document on designing flags - Good Flag / Bad Flag.

 

TR