In the modern world it is very difficult to meet a person who has never heard of emblems. Even wild tribes in African countries have a certain symbolism of their people, by which other tribes recognize them. However, a lot of people do not perceive the emblem as a symbol of the state, as something important not only for each patriot of their country, but for the whole people as a whole. People in this simple drawing see only a picture, the creation of which worked a huge number of people.
Symbols of the children's team - school coat of arms
Recently, creating a family coat of arms for the school has become a very fashionable and relevant trend. There is nothing illegal in creating such symbols for a small team, in Russia and other countries only territorial coats of arms are regulated.
First of all, check whether there were persons in the family who had an official right to possess such an honor. Even if you did not find such people among your distant relatives, you can always turn on imagination and make a family coat of arms with your own hands.
Skillful hands and imagination are all that is needed to create a coat of arms
To create a specific picture (it does not matter what meaning the image will have in the future) you need to decide on the background. By it is meant the outline or field of the picture itself. For the background you can choose:
- shield;
- the clouds;
- field;
- leaf contours, etc.
It doesn't matter what the background is. This may be the usual thing that has just caught your eye, or a trifle dear to the heart. The most elementary contours are geometric shapes.
Next, you need to decide on the color palette that will be present in your coat of arms. Do not copy similar works of other teams. To answer the question of how to make a family coat of arms, only your own imagination and a small ability to draw will help you. The classic coat of arms has only 7 colors, but in the family, you can use at least the entire color palette, the main thing is that you like it.
If you have already decided on the color palette, and the outlines are clearly defined, begin to think through the small details. For example, birds, fish, horses can be depicted inside a maple leaf . You can not depict animals, but draw a weapon or your own dream. Do you want to combine several images in one picture? There is nothing unnatural in this either. Divide visually the coat of arms field into 2-4 parts and in each draw an image that is not related in meaning to the other. There is no clear indication of how to draw a family coat of arms. Nobody will tell you that without fail clear lines and real characters should be present on it. Even if the cloud will serve as a contour, and Kikimora Bolotnaya will sit on it , it is still considered to be your family coat of arms.
Background and color selection
When drawing a family coat of arms for a school, it is worth considering whether some figures will support it on the sides, it can be people or animals.
When choosing a color, think about its meaning:
- white - means purity, frankness, nobility and service to the truth;
- yellow, orange, gold - wealth, power, virtues of Christians (mercy, justice, faith, independence);
- blue - fidelity, trust, faith in the best, beauty, the will to go forward;
- black - wisdom and constancy;
- red - courage, courage, courage and love;
- green - freedom, abundance, prosperity.
If you want to portray an animal characterizing your family, then consider that each of them has its own meaning:
- Leo - courage, strength;
- phoenix - immortality;
- the snake is wisdom;
- eagle - fertility, a symbol of the sun ;
- dragon - immunity and inner kindness;
- dolphin - power;
- bee or ant - hard work;
- griffin - ruthlessness and rage.
Coat of arms presentation or motto
It doesn’t matter if you draw a family coat of arms for a school, kindergarten or just for your collection, the main thing is that this image has its own meaning. Not every person can understand what you wanted to say with sunlight and a lot of toys in your drawing, so it’s worth preparing a presentation or a motto.
Make a short story about why you chose these colors for the picture. What do these small images in the center mean for you, and why you chose them, and not something else. If there were great personalities with a family emblem in your family, then tell this story: who were your ancestors, why did they receive such an honor and reward.
Do not forget the motto. It should not look like an essay on a free topic. On the emblem you can write 5-10 words, but these will be the main words that everyone will remember, these will be the words that characterize you and your family. The motto can be written:
- on the coat of arms;
- at the top of the picture;
- at the bottom of the picture.
It will be useful to write a little about the owner of this coat of arms, give him a small description.
Coat of Arms Tips
Before you start drawing, figure out what you will portray. Do not grasp paints or felt-tip pens immediately; draw in pencil. You can always erase a simple pencil with an eraser, and a sheet of paper spoiled by paint will have to be thrown out.
Draw what you really care about at the moment. You think that there is nothing more expensive than Vaska's cat, let it be. If you want the family coat of arms to represent your mother’s portrait, this is also a good idea.
The description of the family coat of arms should correspond to the drawing itself. Agree, it sounds very stupid: "I love my mom and my dad, and in the picture I have a cat Vaska and a teddy bear." Nobody forbids you to draw mom, dad, bear, cat and a bunch of things.
High technologies of the modern world will also help
Not always the task of the school teacher is perceived with a great desire to immediately run and fulfill it. Do not want to invent and fantasize, then a computer program or specialists of the whole science - heraldry - will do it for you.
In fact, creating a family coat of arms for the school, you will not notice anything complicated. It is not necessary to sit in proud loneliness over the task until late at night and draw every stroke. Gather friends, parents, call neighbors. The more people, the more fun the drawing and the process of its creation will be.