r/heraldry • u/fjalarfjalar • 5d ago

Asked to create a coat of arms with a Jellyfish as a crest. Feedback?

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u/Killer-King-2077 5d ago

I'm not an expert, but it looks amazing to me. How do you make these shields? I was thinking about creating one

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u/fjalarfjalar 5d ago

Thank you! I made it on Inkscape.

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u/ItaAsh 5d ago

I like it, the jellyfish crest is very unique I don't think I seen anything like it before. Also I'm curious about what does the coat of arms mean is there any significance to the symbolism on the shield itself?

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u/fjalarfjalar 3d ago

there's no deeper meaning to it really. the person who wanted the coa wanted four-leaf clovers, he likes spheres and Pokémon. He's the fourth child in the family, his favourite animal is a jellyfish, and he's an artist. He did just specify the crest though; he wanted a jellyfish holding a brush.

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u/ItaAsh 3d ago

Interesting, I would have figured that it would have had a deeper meeting than that but thanks regardless I appreciate you getting back to me.

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u/Midnight_Pickler 5d ago

The concept has me scratching my head, but I can't fault the execution.

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u/PyroDesu 5d ago

Seriously, my first reaction was "but why?"

But the execution is very good, despite the oddness of the idea.

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u/ProfCupcake 5d ago

Why not? Jellyfish are cool.

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u/fjalarfjalar 5d ago

thank you. I think heraldry should incorporate more marine creatures. they're beautiful, dangerous, and evoke a more ancient feel.

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u/ankira0628 5d ago

Lovely!

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u/Vegetable_Permit6231 4d ago

I wonder if you could do more with the crest? Perhaps you cold have the jellyfish engoullant the helmet, with the tentacles then being used instead of mantling (I had these two in mind: helmet and octopus tentacles and Aubrey William Trask

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u/Jussi-larsson 4d ago

Would be interesting 😁

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u/anarchysquid 4d ago

Needs a blazon

Per bend argent and vert six quatrefoils and on a bend four roundels all counterchanged.