ellis_esquire Posted August 16, 2010 Share Posted August 16, 2010 Hi guys - I wonder if I can recruit the minds of my DA brothers/sisters to try and design a banner. Everytime i try and design one it seems to come up as a half rate copy of someone elses or not very visually impacting! I want an angel and sword - - not sure what else - oh its for the 3rd company! Any help appreciated! Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/208635-da-banner-3rd-company/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gillyfish Posted August 16, 2010 Share Posted August 16, 2010 Well, logically, it should include a reference to the company insignia - the diagonal red stripe. I actually think the original sacred standards applied to the 3rd, 4th and 5th companies in their heraldry. I'm not sure if they're in the current codex, but they were certainly in the 2nd ed codex. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/208635-da-banner-3rd-company/#findComment-2489548 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ellis_esquire Posted August 16, 2010 Author Share Posted August 16, 2010 Red stripe? OK thats good I didnt know that! What else... Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/208635-da-banner-3rd-company/#findComment-2489555 Share on other sites More sharing options...
pueriexdeus Posted August 16, 2010 Share Posted August 16, 2010 You will find some Banner inspiration on the Dark Fortress. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/208635-da-banner-3rd-company/#findComment-2489582 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gillyfish Posted August 16, 2010 Share Posted August 16, 2010 Red stripe? OK thats good I didnt know that! What else... Well, it depends if you want to use an existing design or something of your own creation. I'm guessing the latter from what you've said. Many DA banners depict the Lion with a sword. Some depict him with a shield or killing a daemon (sacred standard). How good are your painting skills and how confident do you feel about complicated imagery? I ask because you'll want to make sure you can actually paint it! Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/208635-da-banner-3rd-company/#findComment-2489612 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ellis_esquire Posted August 16, 2010 Author Share Posted August 16, 2010 Im not a bad painter ut low on inspiration so any images would be good - thanks for the contribution so far Gillyfihs - was goign the way of the avenging angel! Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/208635-da-banner-3rd-company/#findComment-2489638 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomevans Posted August 16, 2010 Share Posted August 16, 2010 I am interested to see what people come up with in reagrds to this, I think our Chapter's company standards are some of the least imaginative ever produced, simply the Company symbol with a Chapter Icon photocopied over the top. Has anyone seen any banners representing any famous battles the Battle Companies have taken part in? I am in a similar position to ellis and would love to see whats out there. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/208635-da-banner-3rd-company/#findComment-2489713 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ellis_esquire Posted August 16, 2010 Author Share Posted August 16, 2010 Exactly Tomevans! i think they are bold enough in that they tell you what they are, but other than that they carry no emotion - I thought these things were meant to inspire the troops. So anything a little more grandiose would be a good starting point... Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/208635-da-banner-3rd-company/#findComment-2489854 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alys Dwr Posted August 16, 2010 Share Posted August 16, 2010 Hmmm, i rather like the whole "giant company badge with a winged sword in front" as i think it is a good, functional design. I have always thought of the DA as funtion over frivolity. However, if you want a spanking statement of a banner, maybe go for something depicting the stand at Koth Ridge on Piscinia? Wasn't it mostly the 3rd company who held off the orks there? Could go for a mountainous background and an angel of death armed with a sword and shield standing before a turbulant green sea? Could easily put the 3rd compant symbol as the heraldry of the shield to add a little extra definition. Just a thought. Al [edit] and as i hadn't done any drawing for ages, and never really any on electronically, i thought i'd knock this up to kill time. http://i92.photobucket.com/albums/l39/bonsai-al/3rdcobanner.jpg I'm rather chuffed with what a few hours can achieve :( [/edit] Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/208635-da-banner-3rd-company/#findComment-2489888 Share on other sites More sharing options...
dynamicspartan Posted August 16, 2010 Share Posted August 16, 2010 Here is a thread with my custom 5th company banner. Hope it helps. http://www.bolterandchainsword.com/index.p...howtopic=207735 Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/208635-da-banner-3rd-company/#findComment-2489923 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomevans Posted August 17, 2010 Share Posted August 17, 2010 That is epic dynamic, as I said on the original thread :P I think that is a very nice idea, distinctly DA imagery as the picture with the company symbol somewhere on the banner to differentiate between the companies. Alys, you are right about the DA functionality, but if you look at the Deathwing banner and the Sacred standards, they look magnificent. Its almost as if they got to the Company banners and thought "My hand is tired and I've got Football tickets tonight too......... balls to it, no one really cares anyway, lets just crack the Chapter badge infront of the Company symbol and go home." A little variety would be nice ^_^ Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/208635-da-banner-3rd-company/#findComment-2490001 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ellis_esquire Posted August 17, 2010 Author Share Posted August 17, 2010 Alys Dwr - lovely stuff there - this is the direction i was going in - yes functional - but with flair! Dynamicspartan - nice 5th company banner there - this is more like it. Perhaps a DA design a banner competition? Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/208635-da-banner-3rd-company/#findComment-2490195 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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