How Do You Create A Family Crest Image?
One of the most fascinating hobbies that anyone can ever have is genealogy. Looking into your family’s past is like an exciting detective story with plenty of surprises and twists. It also gives you an insight into who you are. One thing that many people look for when they are looking into their family tree is a family crest. Unfortunately, most family names do not have an official ancient crest associated with them, since traditionally in Europe only the upper classes had such crests. However, since traditions have to start somewhere, there is nothing that prevents you from creating your own family crest. You can do this using a graphics program like Photoshop or GIMP (which is freeware). Sketch out your ideas for your own family crest. Look at other family crests as references. A good book to look at is A Complete Guide to Heraldry by Arthur Charles Fox-Davies. You will see that most have a colorful background flag, a symbolic animal like a lion or a boar’s head, and a text inscripti
