EesiOh Posted May 20, 2015 Share Posted May 20, 2015 Not really sure where to put this so I'll just pit it here, does anyone know any good way to make custom Iconography for chapters? especially Iconography that would fit the stuff that the chapter creator on this website already makes? thanks Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/307883-custom-chapter-iconography/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frater Cornelius Posted May 20, 2015 Share Posted May 20, 2015 Well, what do you mean by 'make'? Come up with? It can be literally anything if you have a good reason to. Apply to miniatures? Drawing them free-hand would be you best bet. You might also look through other systems (WHFantasy, Warma/Hordes, etc.) or simply third party manufacturers if you find equivalent bits. We also have a member here, who makes custom decals if that interests you. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/307883-custom-chapter-iconography/#findComment-4050624 Share on other sites More sharing options...
EesiOh Posted May 20, 2015 Author Share Posted May 20, 2015 Well, what do you mean by 'make'? Come up with? It can be literally anything if you have a good reason to. Apply to miniatures? Drawing them free-hand would be you best bet. You might also look through other systems (WHFantasy, Warma/Hordes, etc.) or simply third party manufacturers if you find equivalent bits. We also have a member here, who makes custom decals if that interests you. Ifell i should of been MUCH more specific with my question, oh well. No i meant more like program that creates symbol or whatever (not ms paint) and hopefully (tho not necessarily) something that fits the custom chapter maker program already on this website Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/307883-custom-chapter-iconography/#findComment-4050643 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frater Cornelius Posted May 20, 2015 Share Posted May 20, 2015 Well, that goes into the direction of Photoshop (or eqv.), which is beyond my field of expertise. Sorry. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/307883-custom-chapter-iconography/#findComment-4050689 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carlson793 Posted May 20, 2015 Share Posted May 20, 2015 I typically use a mix of Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator for the decal sheets I create. GIMP and Inkscape are free alternatives (though I'm too much an Adobe man to be comfortable using them). Others have used MS Paint, Corel Draw, even Powerpoint to good effect. When making decal sheets, I use anything from tracing a Photoshop image to create vector paths, freely downloadable vector art, even creating stuff from scratch (a star is, after all, just a few diamonds stacked and rotated). Depending on what you're looking for in a symbol, a lot of the chapter iconography for 40k comes from historical heraldry, while others are just the same chapter symbol they did before in a different color scheme. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/307883-custom-chapter-iconography/#findComment-4050723 Share on other sites More sharing options...
War Angel Posted May 23, 2015 Share Posted May 23, 2015 Do we have a member who can 3D print chapter badges on shoulder pads? Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/307883-custom-chapter-iconography/#findComment-4054994 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Posted May 23, 2015 Share Posted May 23, 2015 Doubt it. You'd probably have better luck using green stuff to achieve the desired design and then casting the pads using resin. Either that or Blender. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/307883-custom-chapter-iconography/#findComment-4055015 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikemc Posted May 23, 2015 Share Posted May 23, 2015 I used MS Paint combine with a program called Logo Design Studio ($20 US) to modify clipart images and then combine them to make transfers i am happy with. This way has limits but it works and is inexpensive. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/307883-custom-chapter-iconography/#findComment-4055046 Share on other sites More sharing options...
War Angel Posted May 23, 2015 Share Posted May 23, 2015 What is "blender" Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/307883-custom-chapter-iconography/#findComment-4055075 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cornelias Posted May 23, 2015 Share Posted May 23, 2015 There is a company that makes custom pads,expensive though.. Edit: Found it http://www.shapeways.com/shops/customminis Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/307883-custom-chapter-iconography/#findComment-4055342 Share on other sites More sharing options...
War Angel Posted May 25, 2015 Share Posted May 25, 2015 How can I get in contact with this guy? Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/307883-custom-chapter-iconography/#findComment-4058062 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carlson793 Posted May 25, 2015 Share Posted May 25, 2015 How can I get in contact with this guy? At the top of the page, beside his avatar (Custom Minis) is a 'Contact the Designer' link. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/307883-custom-chapter-iconography/#findComment-4058080 Share on other sites More sharing options...
War Angel Posted May 25, 2015 Share Posted May 25, 2015 Oh, yeah I tried that back at the end of last year(or begining of this one?), never heard back. I thought this was a differnt guy. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/307883-custom-chapter-iconography/#findComment-4058128 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carlson793 Posted May 26, 2015 Share Posted May 26, 2015 If he's not available, do a search on Shapeways for common 40K terms (Warhammer, Knight Titan, Shoulder Pad...). There are a number of creators on there; maybe one of them could be commissioned. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/307883-custom-chapter-iconography/#findComment-4059002 Share on other sites More sharing options...
War Angel Posted May 27, 2015 Share Posted May 27, 2015 Thanks for the idea! Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/307883-custom-chapter-iconography/#findComment-4060588 Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeoKrush Posted May 27, 2015 Share Posted May 27, 2015 Hopefully you don't mind if I (slightly) hijack this thread, but for custom decals, what is a good water transfer paper to print them on? Are they good quality relative to normal GW water transfers? Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/307883-custom-chapter-iconography/#findComment-4060868 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carlson793 Posted May 27, 2015 Share Posted May 27, 2015 Hopefully you don't mind if I (slightly) hijack this thread, but for custom decals, what is a good water transfer paper to print them on? Are they good quality relative to normal GW water transfers? Home printed decals are a completely different beast than professionally printed ones, even though they do the same thing. Pro sheets, each decal is its own item separate from others on the sheet, while self-print decals are a solid sheet with multiple images printed on the sheet (if you look at a pro printed sheet under a light and slowly turn it, you'll see the glossy decal is separate from the matte backing paper). I only have experience with decal paper from one source (but then I haven't had reason to go looking for another source) and their paper is unmarked, so can't give a brand name. Still, if you read up before hand (see Ye Olde Decal Project), and do a little testing, you can achieve pretty good results... Hidden Content Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/307883-custom-chapter-iconography/#findComment-4061007 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nomus Sardauk Posted May 28, 2015 Share Posted May 28, 2015 Hopefully you don't mind if I (slightly) hijack this thread, but for custom decals, what is a good water transfer paper to print them on? Are they good quality relative to normal GW water transfers? Home printed decals are a completely different beast than professionally printed ones, even though they do the same thing. Pro sheets, each decal is its own item separate from others on the sheet, while self-print decals are a solid sheet with multiple images printed on the sheet (if you look at a pro printed sheet under a light and slowly turn it, you'll see the glossy decal is separate from the matte backing paper). I only have experience with decal paper from one source (but then I haven't had reason to go looking for another source) and their paper is unmarked, so can't give a brand name. Still, if you read up before hand (see Ye Olde Decal Project), and do a little testing, you can achieve pretty good results... Hidden Content Are those... Saturnyne Rams? Awesome! :D Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/307883-custom-chapter-iconography/#findComment-4061080 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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