Today I finalized and registered the first fully commissioned, complete Armorial Achievement for Michael Mims Roberts. You can see it here: Roberts Coat Of Arms.
I wanted to use this opportunity to talk a little about the design process and what is involved. Michael purchased the Unlimited Design Consultation and Creation package for $300 dollars and it's probably a good thing he did as we went through about 15 revisions before finalizing the design. And he had a very good idea of where he wanted to go and was very articulate. The whole process took me about 8-10 hours not including some extra design time I took to get a few things just right.
It started when he called me and asked some basic questions. I gave him the answers he was looking for and we talked about basic shield shape and colors. we tried a couple of different sets of colors and finally found one he wanted to use. He told me some of his family's history and from that we gleaned some ideas for the charges we wanted to use. This is where most of the changes took place. I would try an arrangement and we would talk about what he like and disliked. This back and forth process, sometimes by email and sometimes by phone took about a month all told.
When we were all finished, I zipped up his master files and made some common sizes for use in various mediums and emailed them to him. Sizes for print, some for email, etc. I also color laser print the final product on fine parchment paper. It is hand signed, then framed and shipped.
Michael now has a completely unique coat of arms that he can be proud of and can be passed down to the next generation and you can too...
Yours In Arms,
Michael C. Richards
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