Heraldic Education

Part of the fun of learning things is passing that knowledge along to others — and trying to share information can be a fantastic way of improving your own mastery of the material. Below is material from some of the classes I’ve taught as well as introductory articles, checklists, and illustrated guides for educational and reference use by non-heralds as well as new and intermediate heralds.

Blog Posts

Proposed Session for vKWHSS: “Heraldic IT Systems”

Heraldic Registration Basics Redux

Identifying Charge Groups Revisited

Ordinaries, Divisions, and Arrangements Revisited

Brainstorming Armorial Designs From Period Sources

Inkscape for Armorial Heralds

A Revised Armory Conflict-Checking Checklist

The Refrigerator Test

An Introduction to the Tinctures

Running an OSCAR Commentary Training Session Online

A [Revised] Grammar of Blazonry

Identifying Charge Groups

The Role of a Branch Herald

An OSCAR Commentary Checklist

An Armory Conflict-Checking Checklist

Complex Lines Quick Reference

Book Heraldry Symposium in Lion’s End

Artistic Variation in Heraldic Art

Armory Conflict-Checking Resources

Ordinaries and Divisions and Arrangements, Oh My!

The Submission Escutcheon

Registration Basics Class Notes

Every Distinct Tincture, Fur, and Field Treatment